Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Nearly a month after a meeting with CN over the future of the James Street Swing Bridge, city hall is still waiting.

SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. -- One person escaped serious injuries in a plane crash north of Sioux Lookout. The Transportation Safety Board says it happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

THUNDER BAY -- Harvey Yesno says a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision sends a strong message on how to deal with Aboriginal title and rights.

THUNDER BAY -- Drug and alcohol abuse cuts a swath across all of society. It ruins lives, breaks up families and can lead to a life of crime. In the remoteness of Northern Ontario, the problems are exaggerated.

THUNDER BAY -- The Fort William Rotary Club is having trouble selling tickets to their annual house lottery. Sales have picked up over the last week, but they still have a ways to go if they want to donate their usual funds back to city charities.

Emma Hollanti loves animals.

THUNDER BAY — Highway 17 has re-opened. Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation, in a statement released to media, confirmed the re-opening of the highway, which closed Tuesday for emergency construction.

THUNDER BAY -- Five years and 640,000 passengers later, Porter Airlines is flying high in Thunder Bay. The Toronto-based airline celebrated its fifth anniversary in the city Thursday with a water cannon salute for its flight arriving at 10 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- Bill Mauro is taking his new post seriously. The Liberal MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan was named to Premier Kathleen Wynne's cabinet Tuesday as the Minister of Natural Resources, a portfolio that includes forestry.

THUNDER BAY -- Being constantly over-capacity continues to put pressure on the hospital's budget. Despite now having 425 patients, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is only funded for 395 beds.