Local News

THUNDER BAY -- The area’s unemployment picture has improved to start the summer. According to new data from Statistics Canada, the Thunder Bay area featured an unemployment rate of 5.2 per cent in June. That’s an improvement from the 5.

THUNDER BAY – One person is dead after an incident at the Lac des Iles Mine Thursday afternoon. A statement issued by North American Palladium Ltd. confirms a fatality occurred around 2 p.m.

THUNDER BAY –- Damage that has kept the James Street Swing Bridge closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic extends well beyond last year's fire, says the city's mayor.

Local gamblers won’t have to take their fun and games south of the border after all.

A 29-year-old man is in custody following an Egan Street domestic dispute on Thursday.

THUNDER BAY -- A recently published Canadian study concludes community drug treatment programs lead to less people in jail. For many the study is strong evidence that this city is on the right track with its drug strategy.

THUNDER BAY -- The waterfront's busiest time of the year seems to be showing that parking in the city's north core isn't an issue.

THUNDER BAY -- City police have arrested two of four suspects connected to a vicious Canada Day assault that eventually became a homicide case.

KENORA, Ont. -- The Experimental Lakes Area near Kenora has some big names on its newly announced board of directors. The ELA was in danger of closing its doors in 2012 after the federal government announced it would end funding for it.

When Thunder Bay International Airport’s new terminal opened 20 years ago it was state-of-the art and the newest facility in Canada.