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City man arrested following hotel assault
Posted 8 August 2023

City man arrested following hotel assault

A 37 year old Thunder Bay man has been arrested in connection to an assault at a north side hotel Saturday and a July 16th robbery. Police were called just after noon to a hotel in the County Fair area after the victim was attacked, unprovoked, by the attacker armed with an edged weapon. The...

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Grocery store founder and ‘buy local’ advocate passes away
Posted 8 August 2023

Grocery store founder and ‘buy local’ advocate passes away

The man whose namesake bears on one of the city’s locally owned grocery stores has passed away. George Thompson entered the world of groceries in 1961 when he opened Midway Grocery, now known as George’s Market. Among his advocacy work and achievements was his efforts in the shop local movement...

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Alterna to close Ignace Branch
Posted 8 August 2023

Alterna to close Ignace Branch

There won’t be any banking options in Ignace by the end of September. Alterna Credit Union has announced it will be closing it’s doors as of September 15th. In a release, Alterna says it was “unable to overcome the insurmountable challenge of hiring local staff for the branch, and the difficult...

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Nova Scotia couple wins $1 million dollar Lotto Max prize
Posted 8 August 2023

Nova Scotia couple wins $1 million dollar Lotto Max prize

A Nova Scotia couple is still in disbelief after they won $1 million off of a Lotto Max Maxmillions ticket. Stephanie and Tyler Frank, from Midville Branch, play the lottery a couple times per month and have often talked about what they would do if they ever won big. They had recently won $40...

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