Local News

Local children can finally take a dip in the city’s outdoor pools, which opened Tuesday afternoon.

More than half of the reported child abuse cases in this city are connected to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, says a local FASD educator.

The Ontario Coroner's Office has decided who will be involved in the inquest into the deaths of seven Aboriginal youth in Thunder Bay.

Frank Iacobucci is heading into the Ring of Fire. The retired Supreme Court Justice is taking on the role of lead negotiator for the province in its discussions with Matawa Tribal Council, represented by Bob Rae, over the Ring of Fire.

Firefighters are about to start heading door-to-door in search of working smoke detectors. The annual residential inspection will be taking place for the remainder of the summer.

City police have arrested a man they suspect is responsible for a pair of recent robberies. The first robbery took place just after 2 a.m. on Thursday, June 27 at the Mac’s convenience store on Oliver Road.

Two drivers were taken to the hospital and traffic along a busy city thoroughfare was slowed after a Tuesday morning crash on Balmoral Street. The crash took place at about 11 a.m. near Forest Street when a small car crashed into the rear of a van.

City police are looking for the man who robbed a convenience store with a needle early Tuesday morning. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the suspect entered the Mac’s convenience store at 745 Simpson Street at about 2:20 a.m.

While there was a lot of red for Canada Day at Prince Arthur’s Landing, the parade was all green.

Fort William Historical Park celebrated Canada Day with a bang. Actually, it was more of a boom as cannon and musket fire echoed off of the Kaministiquia River to celebrate the country’s 146 th birthday Saturday.