Breaking Story… THUNDER BAY – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police were involved in an incident on Fort William First Nation this afternoon. The Tactical Unit along with the Canine Unit were involved in what sources are saying was a manhunt. The individual has reportedly been arrested. The incident took place on Mountain Road on […]

THUNDER BAY – CRIME – Thunder Bay is ranked sixth by Statistics Canada in terms of the cities with the most crime. The report for 2013 Crime reported to police puts Regina as Canada’s most dangerous city, followed by Saskatoon, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. Thunder Bay’s overall crime rate according to Stats Canada dropped by […]

Alonso Home Run the Difference in 3-0 Win Rochester, Minn. — On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 college baseball’s best players took part in the 2014 Northwoods League All-Star Game presented by Fiduciary Management, Inc. The game was hosted by the Lakeshore Chinooks at Kapco Park on the campus of Concordia University in Mequon, WI in […]

Changes in Diamond Allocations THUNDER BAY – MINING – De Beers Canada operates the Victor Diamond Mine in Northern Ontario near Attawapiskat. The company has put forward plans toward expanding the mine starting last January with environmental assessments. De Beers is also announcing the loosening of the market for diamond sales. The De Beers Group […]

SIJHL Sets New Directions THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that they have named Bryan Graham as their new commissioner, effective immediately. The Thunder Bay native brings a wealth of hockey, sports and broadcasting related experience to his new position. A long-time offical, Graham refereed hundreds of games […]

MONTRÉAL and HALIFAX – BUSINESS – Bell Canada is announcing the company’s decision to privatise Bell Aliant. The move will have impact in Northwestern Ontario as Bell Aliant is the owner of the Northern Tel which came out after Bell purchased the Kenora Municipal Telephone System six years ago. There is no word from Bell […]

Northern Jury Issues at Queens Park QUEENS PARK – POLITICS – Kenora MPP Sarah Campbell, the NDP Critic for Aboriginal Affairs, is demanding that Premier Wynne take immediate action to ensure a public inquest takes place now into the deaths of seven Anishinabek students in Thunder Bay. “In the recent throne speech, this government reaffirmed […]

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