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Terrace Bay Pulp shutting down, 350 out of work for holidays

About 350 workers at Terrace Bay Pulp will be out of work throughout the holiday season. The layoffs come as a result of a three-month shutdown of the operation that is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
Making the decisions

Making the decisions

A First Nation community near the Ring of Fire wants the public to know that it is autonomous.

Quebec company says city a possible location for manufacturing plant

A Quebec-based company says it may pursue Thunder Bay as a preferred site for a new wind farm tower manufacturing plant that could service Ontario’s wind energy market.
Suspect arrested

Suspect arrested

Police have taken a man into custody in connection with a Wednesday morning armed robbery. Thunder Bay Police Service officers arrested the man near Victoriaville Mall around noon.

Armed standoff in progress on city’s south side

Police have shut down a street on the city’s South side following an overnight robbery.

Police searching for armed robbery suspect

Police are looking for the man they say robbed a convenience store with a gun early Wednesday morning. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the hold-up took place at the Mac’s Mart on May Street and Northern Avenue around 3:30 a.m.

MPP says the province's Throne Speech shows there are solutions to tough times

Michael Gravelle says the province is going to be facing some tough times ahead. That’s why it’s going to be important for all MPPs to work together Gravelle (Lib., Thunder Bay-Superior North) said.
Five-year-plan

Five-year-plan

Lakehead Public Schools are getting some major upgrades over the next five years The board outlines its five year capital plan Tuesday, highlighting some of its successes over the last year. The eventual $11.

Stabbing spree suspect to return to court in December

The man accused of going on a stabbing spree at a Port Arthur apartment building won’t appear in court again until next month. Eli John appeared at the Thunder Bay Ontario Court of Justice on Tuesday.
Colourful donation

Colourful donation

A local businessman has brought hundreds of pieces of Aboriginal artwork out of storage and onto the walls of Port Arthur Collegiate Institute.
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