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Posted 21 July 2025

Thunder Bay City Council set to decide on Temporary Shelter Village Initiative host site

Thunder Bay’s city council appears set to decide the location for the city’s Temporary Shelter Village Initiative. On July 14, council tentatively approved 114 Miles Street East as the host location at Committee of the Whole, with six councillors voting in favour and five voting against....

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Posted 21 July 2025

Mack’s guide to not melting in the summer

You know what I love? Summer. You know what I don’t love? Feeling like a shag carpet left in the sun. I know summer is supposed to be all about fun – bare paws on warm grass, long lazy walk, the smell of barbeques I’m not invite to. But when you’re covered in curls like me, things get...

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Posted 21 July 2025

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD! “The Safe Trade Zone”.

Thank you THUNDER BAY POLICE.  They’ve introduced something called “The Safe Trade Zone”. If you’ve ever sold something on Marketplace and you’re preparing for the buyer to come and pick it up….where do you make that exchange? Do you ever feel slightly uncomfortable having a stranger...

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Posted 21 July 2025

Premiers meeting in Ontario

Premiers from across the country are meeting in Muskoka, Ontario. The summer session happens from Monday to Wednesday at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. Premier Doug Ford says it’s never been more important for the premiers to work together and protect Canada’s economy. They hope...

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Posted 21 July 2025

Red Lake 62 fire travel restrictions lifted

All travel restrictions due to the Red Lake 62 fire have been lifted. Forest Fire and Emergency Services says they were lifted on Saturday. Red Lake 62, the largest in the region, is still out of control at more than 31,000 hectares in size. In total 47 fires are burning across...

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Posted 21 July 2025

17 Ontarians sickened by contaminated salami

More than a dozen people in Ontario have fallen ill due to contaminated salami and cacciatore. Health officials have recalled more than 65 products so far due to possible salmonella contamination. Those products were distributed in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and...

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Posted 20 July 2025

Three Thunder Bay residents facing second degree murder charge

Three Thunder Bay residents are facing a second-degree murder charge following an investigation into a death in Thunder Bay. Officers with Thunder Bay’s city police were sent to Pearl Street on Saturday in response to a report of a weapon. When they arrived, they found an injured man....

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Posted 19 July 2025

Forest fires impacting air quality in Thunder Bay area

Forest fires through the Prairies and northern Ontario are expected to impact air quality in the Thunder Bay area. Environment Canada and the provincial government issued a Special Air Quality Statement for the Thunder Bay, Nipigon, and Kakabeka Falls areas around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday....

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Posted 19 July 2025

City police seeking public’s assistane locating missing 93-year-old

Thunder Bay’s city police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 93-year-old. Thomas Jacobson was last seen on Red River Road on Friday around 11:00 a.m. He is described as a white male standing five feet nine inches tall, weighing roughly 200 pounds. Missing...

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Posted 19 July 2025

Police in Thunder Bay investigating homicide on Pearl Street

Police in Thunder Bay are investigating a homicide on Pearl Street. The public is asked to avoid the area at this time. “The suspect remains at large and may be armed,” said city police in a media release. “The victim and suspect are believed to be known to each other, and there is...

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