Local News

The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce is issuing a challenge to to city hall to get serious about controlling spending.

City police have lost one of their own. The flags at the Balmoral Street police station were lowered to half mast Friday to honour former police service dog Thunder, who died Thursday morning.

Health-care workers want the public to know about some of the workplace hazards they face, including daily assaults. According to Unifor, the union that represents about 500 workers at St.

A man guilty of sending a series of threatening letters had his sentencing delayed after the court ordered furthered risk assessment. Eric Wirkkala, 46, pleaded guilty Nov.

Provincial police are not expected to lay charges in connection with a collision on Highway 61 Thursday.

The city is looking globally for answers to the region's recruitment and retention of health professionals.

The city has received four bids to buy the now-closed Municipal Golf Course. City council voted to shutter the course last year. The deadline for interested parties to submit bids for the Oliver-Paipoonge property was Wednesday.

The Thunder Bay International Airport had had another record-breaking year for passenger traffic. The number of airport users increased by 2.4 per cent last year, which is nearly 780,000 people.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has confirmed another person has died an influenza-related death, raising the total number of deaths to six. All told 93 people have been diagnosed with lab-confirmed cases of the deadly disease.

A local agricultural research station is looking for a way to grow its cash flow. The Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Association has been conducting research on Little Norway Road for a decade.