Local News

Things are now back to normal for Atikokan's water system. A boil water advisory was imposed on the community Monday after a power failure caused pumps at the town's water treatment plant to shut down.

A Thunder Bay man facing numerous charges for alleged incidents involving young boys has been released from custody. Jeff Paxton, 46, was released on a recognizance of $80,000 Thursday during a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice.

Less grain shipments are coming into the Thunder Bay Port this summer Port Authority CEO Time Heney says shipments were down about 30 per cent last month.

Kevin Durand thinks most people aren’t going to like his latest character.

A community movement to save the Treaty 3 Police Service is now underway. The services board announced last Friday that it would be shutting down the force in 45 days due to a fiscal deficit.

Fresh faces among Cliffs Natural Resources senior executives could mean new opportunities for the struggling company, says a spokesman for national mining advocacy group.

The local energy task force continues to try and reinforce its concerns about the region’s energy needs for the expected mining boom to the Ontario Power Authority.

Officials of a local women’s organization say they’re shocked, but not surprised, by the results from of a recent survey on sexual assaults.

A Thunder Bay entrepreneur says he’s being forced to relocated a proposed energy-production project to the Greater Toronto Area.

The Thunder Bay and District Health Unit issued a health advisory concerning the three beaches at Boulevard Lake Wednesday afternoon. Below is the media release issued in full.