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A post mortem was performed Tuesday on the 44-year-old man who died in Thunder Bay Police custody over the weekend. Officials with the province's Special Investigations Unit say the man was arrested around 4:30 p.m.

THUNDER BAY -- Representatives of Bombardier and the union representing its striking workers met Tuesday, but according to Unifor it wasn’t about issues that really mattered.

THUNDER BAY -- The city’s new electronic Bingo Centre is beginning to take shape. The facility will be located in the former Tonic nightclub on Memorial Avenue, next to the Super 8 Motel. Renovations got underway a few months ago.

FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION, Ont. -- First Nations need to become more assertive in looking at ways to generate sustainable and independent economies, says the Nishnawbe Aski Nation grand chief.

THUNDER BAY -- Three men have been arrested while another two were sent to the hospital after an early morning assault Tuesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officials received a 911 call just before 3 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- City police have released surveillance video footage of a suspect involved in a pharmacy robbery Friday. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say the woman entered the Advantage Pharmacy on Barton Street just after 1 p.m. on Aug. 1.

THUNDER BAY -- Police are looking for a man who was armed with a pipe when he robbed a woman on the city’s south side Saturday morning. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say the 23-year-old woman was unloading her car just before 3 a.m.

A cab driver got more than he bargained for when a fare armed with a syringe robbed him of cash over the long weekend. Police say the robbery took place after the driver picked the suspect up in the May and George streets area on Aug.

THUNDER BAY -- It may now be up to Bill Mauro to decide whether the Ring of Fire is accessed by rail or road.

About 17,000 Thunder Bay residents went without power for a portion of Monday’s civic holiday. An explosion atop a north-side transformer appears to be the culprit. Fire crews responded to the call at about 10 a.m.