Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Just three years after announcing he was cancer free, Bruce Hyer has been diagnosed with a tumour on his tongue.

THUNDER BAY -- The Christmas season is over, and it's well known that it can be one of the toughest times of the year for some people. That's why organizations like the Christmas Cheer Fund gather donations to help those less fortunate.

KENORA, Ont. -- Three months have been set aside for a homicide trial in this Northwestern Ontario community. Ed Wilson was found dismembered on train tracks in the Keewatin-Kenora area in March, 2009.

John McCuaig is used to having kids come into his store asking for a Sydney Crosby jersey. The owner of Overtime Sports and Collectables, hockey is about 85 per cent of his business, but not this year.

It’s a tradition that goes back centuries.

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.