Local News

Attawapiskat First Nation evacuees who fled flooding conditions earlier this week are returning home Thursday. The first flight carrying 47 people left around 9 a.m. from the Thunder Bay International Airport.

Justice has been put on ice in a 2010 local murder case.

A 21-year-old man is in custody Thursday after a late-night stabbing after being chased into the public vestibule area at Shelter House. Police say the 27-year-old victim was chased to the George Street homeless shelter at about 11 p.m.

Fort William’s only diagnostic imaging machines are heading toward Port Arthur. The Fort William Clinic, which sees around 17,000 patients, houses the south side’s X-ray and ultrasound machines.

Keith Hobbs wants Premier Kathleen Wynne to reverse the decision to stop the conversion of the Thunder Bay Power Generating Station to natural gas.

Police are warning people to use caution when purchasing or selling items on online classified sites like Kijiji and Craigslist. “People have to make sure that they know who they are dealing with.

It began around a kitchen table over coffee 50 years ago.

A local family physician calls Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a preventative double mastectomy a brave thing to do.

The police can’t do their job without the support of its citizens. “We need the community to help us find out information, gathering intelligence and so on,” said OPP Const. Diana Cole.

Cancer prevention needs to be addressed on a societal level, says a high-ranking Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute official.