Local News

THUNDER BAY -- The start of the city’s shipping season continues to run into delays. The Thunder Bay Port Authority expected two ships to arrive into the harbour early Monday, but they have both been bogged down by harsh ice conditions.

GERALDTON, Ont. -- Major upgrades are on the way for the Geraldton District Hospital's emergency department. The province has announced funding of $9 million for a major re-development of the Unit.

THUNDER BAY -- Shaldon Wabason is free on bail after the proceedings of his murder trial were handed a lengthy stay.

An early morning fire nearly gutted a north-side home. Witnesses spotted smoke and flames coming from the Merrill Street home at about 3 a.m. Monday.

A local group specializing in a form of Japanese percussion is getting an opportunity to learn from the masters of the art.

ATIKOKAN, Ont. -- The plans for a new arena in Atikokan have hit a roadblock. A lack of federal and provincial funding partners has resulted in construction the municipality was hoping to start this summer being halted.

City police continue to be kept busy by an individual who has yet to learn not to drink and drive.

It’s going to be a busy year for the local port, a grain industry expert says. Everything that could go right or wrong did last year as the largest grain crop in the country’s history is still making its way through the shipping system.

Lucy Kloosterhuis has officially launched her re-election bid for mayor of Oliver Paipoonge. Kloosterhuis has served as the mayor of the municipality representing Rosslyn, Slate River, Kakabeka Falls and Murillo since first being elected in 2003.

It looks a lot more like Christmas than it does Easter in Thunder Bay. Nevertheless, the annual Easter egg hunt at Gammondale Farm went on as scheduled as families braved the weather conditions on Saturday.