Local News

The Chief of Police for the Treaty 3 Police Service has resigned. Conrad Delaronde will serve the final three months of his contract until November.

A newly-formed partnership between Confederation College and Northern College is bringing more mining education to Thunder Bay. Students enrolled in the Mining Techniques Certificate Program will now have the option to gain a diploma.

The Marathon detachment of the OPP has provided an update on a body that was found in a vehicle by a group of blueberry pickers on Saturday. Police believe the body is that of a Waterloo man who went missing in June.

Three young men are now in custody following a police pursuit east of Marathon this weekend. One of the men was arrested and two others fled after a vehicle was stopped yesterday afternoon.

The bear that attacked a man on two separate occasions at Sandbar Lake Provincial Park in Ignace has been destroyed. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources spokeswoman Jolanta Kowalski says its rare to see a bear demonstrate this kind of behaviour.

The city is looking at getting out of the meals on wheels business. The program, which started more than 40 years ago, brings meals to seniors at their homes. It recently came under the microscope of the city's core business review.

A homeowner has been fined for failing to install a smoke alarm after a fire severely damaged a Mountdale Avenue home Saturday night. Firefighters were called to the home on Saturday evening and were able to extinguish the blaze.

Police have closed off a section of Highway 17 near Williams Mine as they continue to search for two suspects in a possible stolen vehicle investigation.

The lead negotiators for both the province and Matawa First Nation in the Ring of Fire development had their first chance to meet since taking on their new roles.

A speeding ticket led police to lay drug trafficking charges on two Saskatchewan men. Nipigon OPP stopped an eastbound vehicle for speeding in the township of Corrigal Saturday morning.