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Officials with the Thunder Bay Red Cross say one family will have to wait a bit longer, but everyone else should be returning home to their McLaughlin Street apartments Wednesday morning.

By turning its back on the Kyoto Protocol, MP Bruce Hyer believes Canada risks inheriting a global image of being a selfish bully.

A driver’s heavy foot helped police nab him for impaired driving Monday. Officials with the Thunder Bay detachment of the OPP say officers received reports of a vehicle driving west bound at a high rate of speed on Highway 11/17.

City council approved an outline for a new waste management strategy for the city. Councillors gave their approval during Monday night’s city council meeting at city hall.

Ticketing just became a bit easier for local police after a city council decision Monday.

A local business wants to buy city land to expand its operations.

An Ontario court judge sentenced a 20-year-old-man charged with killing his cousin to seven years in jail. Patrick Kanate appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay Monday for sentencing.

The Thunder Bay Police has shifted its annual satisfaction survey from the mailbox to the World Wide Web.

Thunder Bay Transit may have a solution for holiday shoppers growing tired of the hectic traffic and parking. Starting Monday, a new express service is in place to ferry customers between the two terminals and the Intercity shopping centre.

An early morning fire at a McLaughlin Street apartment forced residents into the cold Monday. Firefighters say no injuries were reported as a result of the blaze, and residents were kept in a city bus to keep warm after exiting the building.