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Two men from southern Ontario have been fined over 10 thousand dollars for illegally killing a moose in the Armstrong area. Court heard that two men were hunting prior to legal hunting light in September of 2022. They had spotted a moose on a road and shot at it from a moving vehicle. The bull moose was transported bac...

City council will not move forward with a centralized library at Inter-city Shopping Centre. Councillors voted against the move, as they are not prepared to pay for a library in a leased space as the costs may become too high. Operating and updating the library's current branches will be cheaper than building a central...

Country on the Bay had its biggest turn out yet. The music festival featured artists Blake Shelton, Joss Ross, Trace Adkins, High Valley, Mackenzie Porter, Dallas Smith, and more. Shelton even brought his partner, Gwen Stefani, for a special performance. Thousands of people attended the three-day event at Fort William ...

Thunder Bay City Police say they have made an arrest in connection with a robbery in Oliver-Paipoonge. A man entered a business on Arthur Street West in April and brandished a knife toward an employee. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police say a 35-year-old Thunder Bay man has now been arrested and cha...

A section of John Street Road is closed this morning. The road will be shut down between Valley Street and Mercier Drive beginning at 6 a.m. to permit sewer and water installations. It is open to local traffic only. All others are advised to use Hutton Park Drive as a detour. City officials say the work should take abo...

CEO of the Thunder Bay Public Library, Richard Togman, says city administration's suggestion to council regarding a new library is disappointing. They have rejected plans for a new centralized library at the Inter-city Shopping Centre and recommend city council do the same. A master facilities plan for the new library,...

The Second Spin bicycle program is a new way to recycle unwanted or outgrown children's bicycles. It was created by Thunder Bay's Solid Waste & Recycling Facility to reduce waste and offer free bikes to kids who can use them. When a child's bike arrives at the landfill, it is visually inspected for functionality an...

The parking lot at Junot Park is temporarily closing for construction. The closure will take place weekday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is to allow for the installation of a pedestrian crossover in the area. In a statement, the city says "The improvements include installation of a pedestrian crossover linking to the ...

Plans for a new centralized library at the Inter-city Shopping Centre have hit a speedbump. City administration suggests City Council maintain Thunder Bay's four existing branches, sticking to the status quo option. This is in part because the new facility would be in a leased property. The other two options in the lib...

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is monitoring three separate outbreaks. The Transitional Care Unit at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center and the 2 North - Medically Complex Services Area at St. Joseph's Hospital are both dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks. Bethammi Nursing Home is dealing with an unident...

St. Joseph's Care Group has announced some changes to its addiction services. The medically-supported withdrawal management program currently operating at the Balmoral Centre at 667 Sibley Drive is relocating this fall to 500 Oliver Road the home of the Crossroads Centre. Both programs will operate out of the same site...

The Fort William Rotary had a surprise update about the 38th house lottery winner. It turns out it's house lottery winners. The Rotary had previously announced Jason Matyczuk as the winner, but it turns out that his ticket was purchased by a group. Six friends from work Domenico Giancola, Colin Daniels, Darcy Herman, J...

Synergy North says it's in good financial shape. The electrical utility operates both in Kenora and Thunder Bay. Acting president and CEO Andrew Covello their revenues remain strong. "At the end of last year, revenue was in the neighborhood of $28 million," Covello said in his presentation to Kenora city coun...

Dreams have come true for a Thunder Bay Border Cats player. Sean Heppner has been selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. He was selected by the Cleveland Guardians 335th overall in the 12th round. The 21-year-old from Washington has appeared in 11 games for the Cats this season and is 1-2 with five saves and...

The Thunder Bay Border Cats have two players set to participate in the 2024 Northwoods League All-Star Game. Catcher/designated hitter Jackson Cooke and pitcher Max Ramirez IV were selected. Cooke is hitting .288 in 20 games with five home runs and 24 runs batted in. Ramirez is a perfect 5-0 with one save and has not a...

A high school student created her prom dress entirely from Duck Tape and won a $15,000 scholarship. Monica Walsh from Dryden spent 126 hours and 13 rolls of colorful tape making a unique and eye-catching prom dress. It was inspired by Romero Britto, an artist who uses contrast and colors. The creation earned her a spot...

A mom and her 13-year-old son are heading home from the hospital after he nearly drowned at a pool in Thunder Bay. The teen was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after reports indicate he was pushed into the water at Widnall Pool. He was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to London, Ontario where he ha...

A 13-year-old boy is alert and awake after time on a ventilator following after an incident at a pool in Thunder Bay. The teen was rushed to a local hospital before being transferred to London, Ontario following a medical emergency at Widnall Pool on Saturday. A GoFundMe for the boy has raised more than $30,000 in one ...

Thunder Bay is giving the go ahead to install 31 new security cameras across the city. The project is through 'Eye on the Street', a safety initiative in conjunction with the Thunder Bay police to monitor suspicious or criminal activity. Manager of the project, Matthew Pearson, said this can also be used as a data coll...

City council is yet to settle on new distancing guidelines for tents in Thunder Bay. A list of proposed guidelines was brought to council three weeks ago, but controversy arose with some of those guidelines. Two guidelines were brought to council last night, stating that tents should be five meters from rivers and rail...