Local News

THUNDER BAY -- A man accused of sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled man will appear in court next Tuesday. Police charged Ronald John Fossum, 55, with sexual assault, breach of probation and failure to comply with an undertaking in May.

NIPIGON, Ont. -- This small Northern Ontario town is no longer considering storing nuclear waste. Town council decided to step away from the process following a meeting Tuesday night.

THUNDER BAY -- City firefighters made quick work of a morning house fire on Johnson Avenue. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue firefighters responded to the fire at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and found a small fire on the second floor of the home.

A second team of OPP divers will be in Thunder Bay Wednesday to continue the search for a missing boater. The 57-year-old man has been missing since Saturday evening when he left his camp in the Forbes River Road and Silver Falls area.

THUNDER BAY - The new framework to govern the city’s taxicab industry might come together by the end of the summer. Coun.

After extensive planning, construction crews are almost ready to break ground on the new wing at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

THUNDER BAY -- The city’s police service is restructuring how its courthouse operations are being managed.

THUNDER BAY -- Kashechewan residents living in Thunder Bay after flood waters forced them from their community are returning home.

THUNDER BAY -- City police is continuing its crackdown on domestic violence. The Thunder Bay Police Service formed a specialized six-member domestic violence unit last June and presented its first year report to the police services board Tuesday.

TERRACE BAY, Ont. -- The council of this Northwestern Ontario municipality heard from opponents of storing nuclear waste in Schreiber.