Local News

A controversial decision to keep Wi-Fi away from Lakehead University four years ago may soon change. University officials have created an online poll to let students have t heir say whether or not Wi-Fi should be allowed on campus.

Candidates running in municipal elections in rural areas of this region have been finalized and it appears that the mayors and reeve in the three largest communities will have to defend their seats.

Police are searching for a boater who went missing while travelling through Quetico Provincial Park Thursday.

When Ellie Shaw’s daughter was four years old, she would draw a picture of a princess every day. One day Shaw gave her a canvas and asked if she could draw her princess on that instead.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is advising residents that the Ministry of Health has reported four cases of E. coli in Ontario associated with a specific brand of burgers.

Three more council candidates were added to the list at city hall late Thursday afternoon. Iqbal Khan and Marvin McMenemy are running in the at-large council race. Mike Komar has filed his nomination papers to run in the McIntyre ward.

A new shop officially opened in Thunder Bay Thursday that can compete for fabrication across North America its president said.

Northern Ontario School of Medicine picket lines caused some traffic delays as Lakehead University’s first day of orientation began Thursday.

A woman found dead at a south-side hotel last week was killed by blunt-force trauma, police confirmed Thursday following a post-mortem examination.

Walsh Street between Kingsway Avenue and Waterloo Street will be closed from Friday morning until Saturday. Construction crews will be upgrading the CN Rail crossing and the road around it.