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Requesting support

Requesting support

A First Nation family home found burnt to the ground has sparked the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief to call on the provincial and federal governments to provide financial help for all evacuees.
Opening the network

Opening the network

Access to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre's Wi-Fi service will soon be available to everyone, and not just hospital staff.

Local man wins big on scratch ticket

A Thunder Bay man has scratched his way to $50,000 in a lottery game. Clyde James Bannon, 69, won the jackpot on an Instant Crossword ticket purchased at a Mac’s Mart on South James Street.
‘Devastating tragedy’

‘Devastating tragedy’

Police say the driver who killed a two-year-old girl on the city’s south side Tuesday probably didn’t know what he had done.

Northwood trail closed for upgrades

A small portion of a popular recreational trail in Northwood will be closed and under construction for the next few weeks. The trail along the Neebing River at the Edward Street underpass is being closed in both directions for two to three weeks.

Long-weekend ATV crash claims teen’s life

Officers with the Greenstone detachment of the OPP are reporting a tragic death over the recent long weekend. Police say a 16-year-old girl was killed in an incident involving an all-terrain vehicle on Saturday evening.
Expensive arbitration?

Expensive arbitration?

A union president believes the city could waste tens of thousands of dollars going to arbitration with its homes for the aged workers.

Americans join fight to put out region's forest fires

For the first this season, Ontario has called in assistance from American firefighters to help bring one of the largest fires ever recorded in the province under control.
Two-year-old killed after pedestrian-SVU collision on city's south side

Two-year-old killed after pedestrian-SVU collision on city's south side

Police confirmed that a two-year-old girl involved in a vehicle-pedestrian collision on the city’s south side Tuesday afternoon has died.
Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Rainfall didn’t dampen plans to return the remaining Sandy Lake First Nation evacuees back home Tuesday. More than 250 members of Sandy Lake First Nation stayed in Thunder Bay while they waited on news that it was safe to go back home.
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