Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Ontario’s premier made a $4-million visit to the city Wednesday.

MARATHON, Ont -- Provincial police responded to reports of a capsized boat on Lake Superior Sunday. The sailboat was reported to have capsized at the east end of Peninsula Harbour.

Shelter House clients have new mattresses on which to lay their heads, thanks to a $20,000 donation from Fort William Rotary.

THUNDER BAY -- Ontario’s Premier is in Northwestern Ontario. It's Kathleen Wynne's first trip to the region since she secured a majority government in the June provincial election.

THUNDER BAY -- The sound of volunteers shoveling gravel was a sign for two local families that a new home is on the way. This year's Habitat for Humanity construction project on Hodder Avenue officially broke ground Tuesday.

THUNDER BAY -- The case of a 28-year-old charged after a fatal highway collision earlier this year is continuing to work its way through the courts.

THUNDER BAY -- Some city residents woke up Tuesday to a family of bears roaming their neighbourhood.

THUNDER BAY – A convicted sex offender accused of sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled man has had the counts against him withdrawn, though he still faces charges in a separate case.

THUNDER BAY -- The fraud case involving the former chair of the Christmas Cheer Fund is inching closer toward trial.

GRASSY NARROWS FIRST NATIONS, Ont -- Members of this northern ontario First Nation community have unveiled a provincial report they say proves Ontario has known about ongoing mercury poisoning issues for five years.