Local News

Striking workers at Bombardier are glad they could have a chance to go back to work Monday. The company and the Canadian Auto Workers Local 1075, which represents the more than 700 people at the plant, reached a tentative deal Wednesday night.

Hilldale Road, between Dawson Road and Downing Street will be closed on Monday, Aug. 15. Officials with the City of Thunder Bay say the closure is needed to allow water main work. The closure is expected to run from 9 a.m.

A person was ejected from a van and now has serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash early Thursday morning. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say officers responded to the corner of South Vickers and Donald Streets around 12:20 a.m.

The Canadian Coast Guard rescued a 19-year-old-man and his dog after their boat broke down on Lake Superior.

Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the 90s, James Forbes says he’s glad he didn’t have to travel out of town in order to have his angioplasty surgery.

Bombardier and the union representing more than 700 striking workers have reached a tentative deal. Canadian Auto Workers union Local 1075 president Dominic Pasqualino said they were called to the bargaining table at 9 a.m.

A vehicle collision near the corner of Oliver Road and Hill Street has residents in the area calling it one of the city’s most dangerous intersections.

A local company championed as a leader in the province’s value-added forest sector has had to get its wood supply from out of the country. Global Sticks, which has received over $5 million in provincial funding, began its operation in May.

New artwork was unveiled at Prince Arthur's Landing Wednesday, the first public art installations at the waterfront to date.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating a workplace accident on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, in which a young worker fell off a roof Wednesday morning. The accident happened on Willow Park Drive, off Dawson Road.