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Posted 19 November 2025

Special Edition: City Council Round Up with City Manager John Collin

On this edition – we covered a lot with City Manager John Collin. The explosion of growth in Innova Park, the TBaytel Multiplex, the temporary village and designated encampments and more.

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Posted 19 November 2025

Thunder Bay men charged after gas and vehicle theft

Two people face charges after police uncovered the theft of gasoline and a vehicle in Rock Bay First Nation. According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon detachment, officers were called around 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday to a business reporting the theft of gasoline. Arriving...

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Posted 19 November 2025

Housing starts down nationwide in October

Housing starts across the country dipped in October, but numbers are still up for the year compared to 2024. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released new data this week that showed the six-month trend in housing starts decreased three per cent in October. The trend measure is a...

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Posted 19 November 2025

Test of Alert Ready system on Wednesday

A reminder that alarms will ring out in Ontario this afternoon. It’s a test of the Alert Ready system. Cell phones, TVs, radios and other wireless devices will sound an audible alarm at 12:55 pm Eastern time on Wednesday. The system is designed to deliver critical and potentially...

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Posted 19 November 2025

Report released on school cyber attack

The Ontario information and privacy commissioner has released a report following a massive privacy breach through technology used by many schools in the province. The PowerSchool incident, which affected millions of Canadians across the country, saw personal information stolen in December of...

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Posted 19 November 2025

Internationally trained physicians speak out against high school requirement

The provincial government is being accused of making it harder for internationally-trained doctors to work in Ontario. The province requires at least two years of Ontario high school to be eligible for International Medical Graduate positions. Dr. Modupe Tunde-Biars calls the policy...

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Posted 18 November 2025

Maggie, Mary Francis, and a Father’s Quiet Advice: The Heart of Johnny Reid – Part One

Johnny Reid laughs when he talks about family — his kids, his Scottish grandmother, even his mother’s cleaning job. They’re the foundation behind every note he sings. When we speak ahead of his return to Thunder Bay, the multi–platinum selling, JUNO Award–winning singer-songwriter is open,...

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Posted 18 November 2025

Public discussion on next provincial budget begin in December

The public will have the opportunity to provide input in the next provincial budget, starting next month. A legislative committee will hold pre-budget consultations in eleven communities in December and January. They will begin in Toronto on December 4th. Its only northwestern Ontario...

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Posted 18 November 2025

Residents invited to give feedback on Thunder Bay budget

Thunder Bay residents have a chance to weigh-in on the City’s capital budget for next year. The first time the City of Thunder Bay has presented a two-year budget (through 2027), the public is invited to share their feedback on the proposed plan. Key initiatives in this year’s budget...

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Posted 18 November 2025

Nearly $2M worth of cocaine found during traffic stop

Police in Thunder Bay have charged two people after a traffic stop turned up a massive stash of cocaine. According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), officers pulled over a vehicle just before 11:30 a.m. on October 29 in the municipality of Shuniah for violating the Highway Traffic...

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