by CJ GoaterMajor parking changes could be in the city’s future as city council has now heard the first report of the parking authority’s financial plan, and has approved receiving the official or final plan in January. Over the past few years, the parking authority’s finances have become an issue. If not...
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by Caitlin SnowA man has been arrested after barricading himself in a trailer at a campground in Lunenburg. Details are few at this time, but RCMP say it happened this afternoon at Little Lake Campground and that the man was armed. Residents of the campground were evacuated as a precaution. Update, 3:23 p.m....
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by Randy ThomsThe Ontario government wants to speed up the time it takes to build a new school. It is putting forward a series of new measures to cut construction time in half. Education Minister Steven Lecce says it is now taking four to seven years. “Our government is taking new measures to ensure school...
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by Randy ThomsA Fort Frances man will be back in court in the new year on a charge of break and enter. The charge stems from an incident early Saturday morning on Victoria Avenue in Fort Frances. OPP say a man was confronted by the home’s owner at around 4:30 a.m. before fleeing with a winter coat. Police...
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by Randy ThomsOntario continues to fight against the federal Impact Assessment Act. The Supreme Court, in October, ruled the federal Act was unconstitutional in its use of the Ontario Science Centre relocation to the Toronto waterfront. Because the feds are not accepting the ruling, the province is going back...
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by CJ GoaterTwo Thunder Bay residents face child pornography charges following two unrelated Cyber Crime Unit investigations. Arrest 1: Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Cyber Crime Unit began an investigation into the suspected possession of child pornography by a resident on August 23, 2023...
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by CJ GoaterTwo Children aged 8 and 10 were sent to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Saturday night with serious injuries following a hit-and-run collision by an alleged impaired driver. Thunder Bay Police Service responded to a call of a motor vehicle collision in the parking lot of...
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by CJ GoaterAccording to a report from the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, St. Patrick High School received a threat on the morning of December 11, resulting in a precautionary hold and secure. Due to the situation, students were dismissed early with buses and parents/guardians returning them...
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A site has been selected for the new Roseway Manor. The nearly 10-acre lot is located in the Town of Shelburne, accessible off King Street backing onto Hillcrest Academy and the EHS depot. Shelburne Mayor Harold Locke says the new, larger nursing home is great for both the town and municipality....
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Suspected arson of 2 vehicles in Clare. It happened early Friday morning in Meteghan Centre. RCMP say when they arrived at a business on John Thibodeau Road, 2 tractor trailers were in flames. The fires were extinguished, but both vehicles were heavily damaged. No injuries were reported, but...
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