Local News

Canadian Blood Services has announced that it is closing the Thunder Bay Plasma Centre. New replacement products and a drop in hospital demand were cited as the reasons for the closure.

Police have arrested a teen boy in connection with three early morning arsons. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police say detectives received information and evidence following the Sunday. March 18 fires on Regina Street.

Someone has stepped forward to claim the winning ticket from last Friday’s $50-million Lotto Max draw, but Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation officials are saying little more.

Longtime hospital executive Michael Power is leaving the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for greener pastures.

Ken Boshcoff can now say he’s an award-winning apron designer.

An inquest will be held into the death of Thunder Bay resident Dwane Turk. Turk, 55, died at the North Bay District Jail last March while waiting to appear in court for the murder of his son-in-law Christopher Jean.

A local representative for the province’s public service union says Ontario’s latest budget is only good news for the rich and special interest groups.

Unless they get further bad news, a wedding scheduled for Saturday night at the Current River Community Centre will go on as scheduled.

Police in a remote First Nation are investigating the death of a teen. Officials with the OPP say a 17-year-old from Pikangikum First Nation was reported missing on Tuesday. At about 11:45 p.m.

Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue crews have already started to deal with brush fires. Fire crews were called to a pair of blazes that broke out along the Thunder Bay Expressway near Balsam Street Wednesday. The first happened just before 2 p.m.