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The Thunder Bay Police Services Board has voted to move forward with increasing security outside city police headquarters on Balmoral Street, but funding for the $107,000 project would need to come from the city budget.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Thunder Bay district continues to drop after hitting its highest level in three months.

A 25-year-old Thunder Bay man is facing charges after a senior citizen was assaulted on the city’s north side on Sunday morning.

The Liberals have maintained their hold on the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding for a third consecutive federal election.

The northwestern Ontario riding of Kenora will stay blue after Conservative incumbent Eric Melillo was re-elected to the House of Commons early Tuesday morning.

Thunder Bay-Superior North will be represented by a familiar face, as Patty Hajdu was re-elected in Monday’s election.

A slew of voting problems in remote First Nations in the tightly contested northwestern Ontario riding of Kenora have resulted in allegations of disenfranchisement of First Nation electors.

A slew of voting problems in remote First Nations in the tightly contested northwestern Ontario riding of Kenora have resulted in allegations of disenfranchisement of First Nation electors.

After years of boil water advisories, clean drinking water is a reality for two northwestern Ontario Indigenous communities.

One new case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the Thunder Bay district on Monday.

For the past two summers, people who live in Red Lake, Ont., have thanked local volunteer firefighters and forest firefighters for keeping their community safe.

A street outreach group in Kenora, Ont., is celebrating the first year of its existence and looking ahead to expand its services and impact working with vulnerable people living in the small northwestern Ontario city.

The Thunder Bay Police Services Board will once again discuss possible ways to improve security at city police headquarters at its meeting Tuesday.

The two parkades in Thunder Bay’s north and south cores could have a for sale sign on their gates, if Coun. Aldo Ruberto has his way.

While housing availability and affordability have been key issues in this federal election campaign, there are concerns that what’s happening on First Nations reserves in Canada has largely been overlooked.

A 21-year-old Richmond Hill man is facing drug trafficking charges following an incident on Thunder Bay’s south side.

Faced with a slim job market during the pandemic, Taylor Green switched from comedy to baking biscotti, founding the Sleeping Giant Biscotti Company last September.

Thunder Bay police have charged a 43-year-old man following an assault on the city’s south side.

Thunder Bay’s mayor is asking for options for the possible redeployment of more city police officers into front-line roles.

An ongoing shortage of drivers notwithstanding, the company that handles school transportation in Thunder Bay, Ont., said the 2021-22 school year is off to a good start.

Cattle farmers in northwestern Ontario will receive some financial relief from the province this winter, as they struggle to cover feed costs that are being driven up by a countrywide drought.

A rural neighbourhood on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, Ont., has concerns over a proposal only a handful of property owners were originally told about. 

Community members in the remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario, about 440 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, had been without water for two days when the declaration was announced on Wednesday.

The front lawn at Habitat for Humanity in Thunder Bay, Ont., is smaller, thanks to the work of some volunteers to build a new rain garden.

Two environmental groups in northwestern Ontario say they are concerned federal political leaders seem to know little about a proposal to bury nuclear waste in the region.

The United Way of Thunder Bay is asking people to celebrate their love of the city with a donation to this year’s fundraising campaign.

The Northwestern Health Unit announced the one positive test result, located in its Dryden and Red Lake region.

False online reports about crime in Thunder Bay can undermine legitimate investigations, police said.

Hot and dry weather this summer in Thunder Bay, Ont., meant the Bare Point Water Treatment Plant pumped a bit more of Lake Superior though the city than normal.

A study confirming that high levels of mercury in fish consumed by the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation has won a prestigious award.

Candidates and party leaders are criss-crossing their ridings and Canada seeking every last vote in the final days of election campaigning. In the 10 federal ridings that make up northern Ontario, First Nations community members are an important demographic.