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Police have charged two males in conjunction with a pair of vehicle arsons on Carl Avenue on Wednesday morning. Timothy Jared Sean Atlookon, 18, appeared in court on Thursday morning, charged with arson and arson endangering life.

Native culture will be front and centre at Fort William Historical Park this weekend.

Motorists can expect some congestion next week on Golf Links Road as Thunder Bay Hydro moves its utility poles in advance of the planned widening of the busy corridor.

Citing his company’s conflict of interest rules, Justin Frape has stepped down as chairman of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce. Vice-chairman Michael Nitz will take over for the remainder of Frape’s term, which is scheduled to end on Nov. 30.

Retired naval officer George Kearney says he’s glad to see the air and maritime divisions of the Canadian Forces return to its royal roots.

A tornado touched down near Dryden Tuesday afternoon, Environment Canada says. The tornado was spotted around 4 p.m. Tuesday 12 kilometres northwest of Dryden.

While it’s almost a year late, construction on the Thunder Bay Expressway should be complete by the end of the season the Ministry of Transportation’s operations manager says.

The province’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is hurting the workers it’s supposed to help, says the president of a local support group.

There's some good news and some bad news for swimmers who frequent Boulevard Lake. Officials with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced that the swimming advisory placed at the lake's Sunnyside Beach has been lifted.

Buyer beware might be a familiar phrase, but in some it's the seller who needs to practice skepticism.