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Thunder Bay police have a man in custody facing weapons charges following an alleged Limbrick Street break and enter early Wednesday morning. In a release, police said a man entered a residence around 1:48 a.m.

Traffic is back to normal on Oliver Road after a transport driver jackknifed his rig just west of the Thunder Bay Expressway on Tuesday night.

As the penny prepares to go the way of the dollar and two-dollar bills in Canada, Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay is hoping to cash in.

A ride that has been causing thrills and upset stomachs in the city since Canada’s centennial celebration has come to an end.

Lakehead University student Daphne Haggarty says she never expected someone to be so generous as to donate money for her education. Haggarty joined other university students at the Success Through Giving luncheon Tuesday.

The former Northern Wood property could see some new industrial life if a local businessman’s plans are realized. Pierre Gagne purchased the 160-acre piece of land along Thunder Bay’s waterfront and finalized the year-long deal last week.

Mining and exploration will not have any direction if the provincial budget doesn’t pass, says the executive director of Ontario Prospectors Association.

The cost of delivering cellular phone service to consumer demanding the latest technology has the Dryden Municipal Telelphone Service in an $8.3-million financial quandary.

Brandie Mabee is always on Facebook. “I get notifications popping up on my phone all day, so I’ll check them as they come up.

Kenora OPP are on the hunt for 200 stolen recycled car batteries. The detachment on Monday received a complaint about the theft.