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Police have laid more charges against a suspect following an investigation into a stolen vehicle.

The city is still tallying the cost of a lightning strike on the Whalen Building. The building was struck Wednesday afternoon, destroying a terra cotta turret on top of the century-old landmark’s northwest corner.

Andrea Novoa says she’d have had a hard time opening the World Dance Centre last October without the help of the Thunder Bay and District Entrepreneur Centre. That was under its old way of doing business.

A strike by some railroad employees has led to layoffs for others.

Thunder Bay is walking down the right path when it comes to dealing with drug use and abuse, says the director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

The premier’s office is being tight-lipped about Dalton McGuinty’s surprise Friday visit to Thunder Bay. McGuinty is scheduled for a morning tour of the Bombardier plant.

The city’s police auction will not go ahead as scheduled. The Thunder Bay Police Service announced Thursday afternoon that it would have to cancel its regular scheduled police auction due to rain. The auction is now set for Thursday, May 31.

The Thunder Bay United Way has its board team in place for this year. New members were added at the annual general meeting on Tuesday. Keely Hartviksen, Mike Lepine, Shirley Rigato, Blair Smith and Susan Soldan, join the board.

Police say a 54-year-old woman had to be treated at the hospital after an assault early Thursday morning.

Curious councillors and Thunder Bay residents will have to wait a few more months before taking peek at the looming event centre Phase 2 feasibility study.