Local News

The next Municipal election will take place in November, but Monday was the first day for those wanting to run to file their nomination papers. Thunder Bay's longest serving City Councillor put his name back in the hat.

For the second time in two years, the city of Thunder Bay has terminated a contract with its concession provider at local rinks and golf courses.

Police charged a 90-year-old woman following a two-vehicle collision early Monday afternoon. The crash took place at the corner of Rockwood Avenue and Van Norman Street. The collision involved a car and an SUV.

Soccer players will be back on the Sports Dome field this Friday according to facility manager Norm Lamke. The dome developed a tear in the roof and collapsed on Boxing Day.

Thunder Bay’s DriveTest centre opened Monday at 1 p.m. after a three-month long strike, and as of 11 a.m. Monday morning at least one person was already in line to get their license renewed. By 1 p.m.

The LCBO will put concrete barriers in front of its Thunder Bay stores in an effort to stop drive-through smash and grabs.

Two Manitoba men face Tobacco Tax Act charges after police discovered almost 140,000 illegal cigarettes in the pickup truck they were travelling in.

The impact of the H1N1 virus went global long before it became local. The World Health Organization began speaking about a pandemic earlier in 2009, but few residents in Thunder Bay were affected by that initial news.

The spirit of the Olympics burned in the hearts of local torchbearers as the flame came through town over the weekend. The Olympic Torch Relay came to Thunder Bay during its trek across the country. The flame was in Sault Ste.

A deal to have Bombardier Transportation Canada build 204 state-of-the-art streetcars for the Toronto Transit Commission was officially inked in June. Getting the funding that led to the project, however, was a tense and bumpy ride.