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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.

THUNDER BAY – Two people were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a Tuesday evening crash. Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Balmoral Street and Sibley Drive around 7 p.m.

THUNDER BAY – Revamping the city’s taxicab industry has taken longer than expected.

THUNDER BAY -- The city and transit union have reached a tentative deal that could avoid a strike by specialized transit workers. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 966 president Shelia Kivisto said the deal was reached Tuesday.

THUNDER BAY -- The city reached a tragic milestone early Tuesday morning as Thunder Bay Police Service officials confirmed they were investigating its 10th homicide case of 2014.

Mayor Keith Hobbs’ unequivocal support of the event-centre process has earned him the endorsement of Citizens for a Waterfront Event Centre.

THUNDER BAY -- A flight to Toronto from Edmonton made an unexpected stop in the city Tuesday morning.

THUNDER BAY -- Angel Souliere first saw paramedics on her street Sunday night. They were followed by police, more paramedics and finally a funeral home vehicle.

THUNDER BAY – The city police force’s switch to a new patrol model hasn’t started off as smoothly as hoped. Speaking after a police services board meeting on Tuesday morning, J.P.