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Take control

Take control

Norm Gale wants the Superior North EMS to follow the lead of communities such as Toronto, Ottawa and Niagara and take operational control of its dispatch service.

City’s unemployment drops in December

The city’s jobless rate was down in December. New data from Statistics Canada shows that the Thunder Bay area reported an unemployment rate of about 5.9 per cent for December 2013. That’s down from the 6.3 per cent reported for November.
Math money

Math money

City educators are welcoming a $4 million investment in mathematics education for Ontario students.
Flu fatalities

Flu fatalities

The district’s health unit is confirming that five people in this area have died from influenza, Thunder Bay District Health Unit, however, cannot confirm whether H1N1 is responsible for two of the most recent flu-related deaths.
Snow problem

Snow problem

The city is heading out to remove snowbanks for the first time in more than five years, or at least that’s the plan. Snowbanks have been reducing lanes and visibility on city roads this winter.

Housing starts down in 2013, but still a good year: CMHC

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has released its year-end statistics for local home construction. The CMHC says there were nine new single-family home starts in Thunder Bay during the month of December.

Red River Road Shopper's robbed at knifepoint

A woman armed with a knife allegedly robbed the Red River Road Shopper’s Drug Mart on Thursday morning.
Insurance hike?

Insurance hike?

A threat by some insurance companies to heftily hike homeowner premiums may or may not have an effect locally. W.

Murder suspect remanded, returns to court Jan. 16

A man charged with the murder of a Thunder Bay woman will appear in court next week. The 18-year-old suspect, who was 17 at the time of the victim’s death, was scheduled to appear in bail court Thursday morning and was remanded until Jan.

Atikokan man dead after Highway crash near Ignace

Provincial police have released the identity of a man killed in a Thursday morning highway crash. Members of the Ignace detachment of the OPP say Danny Henderson, 57, of Atikokan, was killed after a two vehicle crash just after 7 a.m.
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