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A city police officer involved in a crash with a cruiser has been charged for running a red light. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service confirmed Wednesday that an investigation into the crash had wrapped up.

Bearskin Airlines is terminating a number of flights from its schedule, mainly in Southern Ontario. Starting next week, Bearskin will no longer be offering service to Ottawa or the Waterloo region.

The city spent more than $1.6 million on remuneration and expenses for councillors and board appointees last year. More than $1 million of that went to 62 city appointees for various boards.

The public nurses have reached a tentative agreement with the district’s health unit.

Expect snow. That’s the gist of a special weather statement - upgraded recently to a snowfall warning - issued by Environment Canada for the Thunder Bay area Wednesday morning.

Dozens of city residents are still without water due to frozen pipes, and the wait list to get fixed up remains at about two weeks.

Aspiring nurses probably didn’t expect an arts project for their first assignment. But that's what they were given at Lakehead University as more than 200 students learned about patient care through a mask-making project.

Ontario remains committed to the Ring of Fire, says the province's economic development minister.

The defence attorney for a man accused of manslaughter has asked the jury to put themselves in the shoes of the defendant. Kesley Jacob, 35, is charged with manslaughter in connection with the beating death of 53-year-old Barney Beaver.

The fraud case involving the former chair of the Christmas Cheer Fund continues to move forward. Linda Gambee, represented by attorney Gil Labine, had her case adjourned until May 13.