Local News

Although the provincial election is less than a year away, a crowded race is already shaping up to represent the NDP in Thunder Bay – Atikokan.

Maclean’s magazine has released its 2010 ranking of Canadian Universities, and has placed Lakehead University third overall among undergraduate universities in Ontario.

Bob Vander Ploeg says every child deserves to find a present under the Christmas tree. Once again Thunder Bay firefighters are bound and determined to ensure it happens, on Tuesday launching the annual Toys for Tots campaign.

In order to hit the ground running when they’re sworn into office next month, the city’s newly elected municipal officials are getting a crash course in city governance at city hall this week. Mayor-elect Keith Hobbs and Coun.

A dog suspected of attacking and killing another dog at an off-leash dog park last week has been quarantined and charges are being considered under the Dog Owner’s Liability Act.

The RCMP’s top cop in Ontario was demoted in Thunder Bay Monday due to good behaviour.

Police are looking for a man who robbed the Elks Lodge at knifepoint Friday night. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say a male armed with a knife entered the bar area around 11 p.m. Saturday.

Throughout the past decade the Fort William detachment of the Anishinabek Police Service has slowly outgrown its office on Mission Road. On Monday, ground was broken on an Anemki Place property – the site of the future facility.

A former city hospital is a welcome stop-gap measure for seniors awaiting construction of 132 supportive housing units for the Centre of Excellence for Integrated Seniors’ Services.

Police in Terrace Bay made a quick arrest following a weekend armed robbery in that community. Officials with the OPP say the arrest followed the theft of cash from an employee of the Imperial Bar and Motel around 11 p.m. Saturday.