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THUNDER BAY -- The reconstruction of the Court Street bridge is on schedule and expected to be completed by the end of this month. The bridge has been closed to both pedestrians and vehicles since the old bridge was demolished back in June.

THUNDER BAY -- It was a grand old hospital, which played a very significant role in the community. And now, plans are underway to honour and remember the former Port Arthur General Hospital.

This has been a difficult day for our brothers and sisters in the Canadian Forces. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the soldier who was shot and killed today in Ottawa.

THUNDER BAY -- Barbara Coloroso says people have to be taught to be mean. “It’s not a natural behavior,” the world-renowned anti-bullying expert said Wednesday, after speaking with students at Agnew H. Johnston Public School.

THUNDER BAY -- Police say it would be a mistake to think the Hells Angels left Thunder Bay completely after a police raid in 2006 seized its clubhouse and dismantled their charter.

THUNDER BAY -- City police are investigating a home invasion that reportedly involved four masked men. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say officers responded to a 911 call after 6:30 p.m.

The following information has been provided by The City of Thunder Bay and was sent as a media release on Wednesday, Oct.

Shane Judge believes there needs to be a change in attitude for those tasked with running the city. The retired city hall reporter, who is challenging for the mayor’s chair on Oct.

OTTAWA, Ont. -- John Rafferty is in lockdown with the rest of his colleagues after a gunman opened fire at Parliament Hill Wednesday morning. Speaking quietly on the phone from a safe place in Ottawa, Rafferty told tbnewswatch.

THUNDER BAY -- Students with Pope John Paul Senior Elementary School will join forces with Thunder Bay Auto Parts to host a weekend battery drive. The battery drive is scheduled for Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Thunder Bay Auto Parts.