Local News

Police have ended their search for a 62-year-old-man accused of an alleged sexual assault involving a child.

The show must go on and so must the former Lyceum Theatre the city says.

The city won’t be stopping people from owning as many dogs or cats as they want. Coun. Aldo Ruberto wanted the city to look into limiting the amount of dogs and cats people can own.

City council is asking administration how it can help the hospital stop smokers on its property. The property Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has been smoke-free in principle since the hospital opened its doors nearly ten years ago.

A hitchhiker was charged with a seatbelt infraction after police observed a man jumping onto a tractor-trailer Saturday. Just before 9 p.m. Saturday night a city police officer observed a hitchhiker jump onto the stopped tractor-trailer.

North Hill Street residents came to the rescue of a seagull that found itself trapped in fishing line. Neighbours found the bird around 8 p.m. Sunday stuck 25-feet in the air on a piece of fishing line that was draped across the street.

City council could be implementing a new bylaw that limits the number of pets a resident can own. The city currently has no limit on the number of dogs or cats a single individual can own.

Officials with Pilot Flying J have confirmed plans to set up a gas station in the area.

The president of a local First Nation women’s shelter says they sometimes have to turn abused women away because they’re filled to capacity.

A provincial court judge sentenced a local man to 90 days in jail for possessing more than 1,700 child pornography images. Michael Todd Payne, 46, was sentenced Monday at the Ontario Court of Justice to three months in jail and one year of probation.