Local News

With the sounds of the accordion and smells of Italy’s famous cuisine hitting the air, Festa Italiana took over Algoma Street Sunday afternoon.

Residents walking near Birch Point will here "Fore!" coming out of the woods now that the city has created a disc golf course. The 18-hole course was set up over the Spring with target baskets installed earlier this Summer.

Police are looking for three suspects after a man was assaulted on the city’s South side Sunday morning. A 33-year-old man told police he was walking on Arthur Street when he was attacked by three men.

The town of Sioux Lookout has moved one step closer to banning plastic bags. During the most recent council meeting, a second reading of the controversial bill was passed.

Thunder Bay's Eye on the Street program is being credited for its protection to people and property in the City. Eye on the Street was first launched in November 2005 and this past Monday, city councillors received a review of the 2009 statistics.

A two month long billboard campaign aimed at solving a 44-year-old double murder cold case, is coming to an end. The Ontario Provincial Police launched the campaign on May 31 with three billboards and five bus signs posted around the City.

Thousands of artifacts estimated to be 9,000 years old have been found in what has been called one of the most significant archeological finds in Northern Ontario in an area behind the McKenzie Inn on Highway 11/17.

The name of a potential new federal conservative nominee for Thunder Bay – Rainy River might sound familiar to most residents living in Northwest Ontario.

It was a bittersweet day for Fred Gilbert Friday as he said goodbye to Lakehead University and looked toward an unknown future.

Construction on the May Street Bridge is now days away from completion, which would be more than a month ahead of the planned deadline.