Local News

A new city administration building plans to expand before it’s even done being built.

Thunder Bay officials are asking regional communities for help as the city has been made a transportation hub for Far North residents fleeing forest fires.

City council is being asked to support an effort to renew the federal government’s urban Aboriginal strategy.

City council approved a call for traffic signals to be considered in the next budget Monday night. Coun.

The city took a good look at its Eye on the Street program Monday night. Video from the program, which has 16 cameras in 12 locations, has been used in 15 convictions said city central support division manager Charles Campbell.

A provincial judge has pushed back the case involving an OPP officer charged with intercepting private communications until next month. Const.

A local teacher charged with sexual assault will appear in court again next month. Luc Despres, 46, appeared at the Thunder Bay Court of Justice on Arthur Street on Tuesday. A provincial court judge adjourned the matter until Aug. 23.

Police are investigating a suspected arson case. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say home owners at a North Franklin Street residence woke up around 2 a.m. to noises outside.

City of Thunder Bay burning permits will be suspended until further notice starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Police have two people in custody following a south side robbery. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the robbery took place around 8 p.m. Monday. A lone male threatened to shoot an employee at Barb's Laundromat on May Street.