Local News

The Beaver Gas Bar on Shuniah Street was robbed early Sunday morning. Thieves, who fled in a dark-coloured pick-up truck, forced their way through the front door of the store and made off with an undisclosed quantity of cigarettes.

A man fled with drugs after allegedly robbing a Shoppers Drug Mart on the city’s North side. A lone male armed with a knife entered the Shoppers on River Street around 6:35 p.m. Friday night demanding narcotics.

THUNDER BAY -- The Lakehead Nurse Practioner-Led Clinic won’t be getting the $350,000 it needs to expand.

THUNDER BAY -- Mayor Keith Hobbs says residents leaving town for shopping trips is driving him crazy. Keeping shoppers and their money in the city was a key message behind a recent Facebook post the mayor made after returning from vacation.

THUNDER BAY -- A new water service connection is being installed in the 1200 block of Mountain Road. Work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 8 a.m. and is expected to be complete by 8 pm.

THUNDER BAY -- Fort William First Nation Chief Peter Collins hopes to be a part of the much-anticipated meeting with prime minister Stephen Harper next week.

THUNDER BAY -- The unemployment rate for this area was at 5 per cent in December, reports Statistics Canada. That's down from the 5.6 per cent recorded in November.

THUNDER BAY -- Ron Kanutski isn’t looking for vigilante-style justice.

THUNDER BAY -- The Valhalla Inn had to be evacuated for about four hours early Friday morning. At about 1 a.m. a fire began in the ceiling of the Timbers Restaurant.

THUNDER BAY -- The shipping season is approaching its end, but that didn't stop the port of Thunder Bay from seeing the most grain in a December since 1999. Last month more than 932,000 tonnes of grain came through Thunder Bay.