Local News

A 12-year-old girl allegedly knocked out power to an entire First Nation community after hitting a hydro pole with a pickup truck last weekend.

Police have confirmed drowning to be the cause of death in a cliff-jumping accident last weekend. Dau Huston, 21, and a friend went to a swimming hole about 20 minutes upstream from the Mackenzie Inn around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Thousands of residents in Current River were without power Tuesday night. More than 3,500 people were without power after a car struck a hydro pole on Grenville Avenue around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The driver of an alleged stolen van is facing three charges after a crash Tuesday afternoon.

Darlene Stankevicius says waiting to know what happened to her 69-year-old brother is eating away at her. Ed Spakowski, 69, took the job as a driver with Smith’s RV Centre about seven weeks ago. Part of his job was to drive down to Elkhart, Ind.

The city wants to make meetings run more smoothly. City clerk John Hannam said city council and administration aren’t necessarily looking for ways to shorten meetings – which averaged more than five-hours last year – but make them more efficient.

Changes to the Canadian Wheat Board could mean more grain traffic for Thunder Bay, says the head of the local port authority.

Two men were sent to hospital on Tuesday following a bizarre hit-and-run crash on Camelot Street. According to police, shortly after 1 p.m.

Organizations and businesses wanting to start their summer renovations at the former Hillcrest High School will have to wait another month, says the director of Thunder Bay Centre for Change.

The North West Region Coroner's Office announced Tuesday that it will resume proceedings related to the inquest into the death of Reggie Bushie.