THUNDER BAY — Firefighters from Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire on High Street South this week, successfully containing the blaze and preventing it from spreading to adjacent residential properties. Crews arrived at the scene to find flames emerging from a property on High Street South. Acting quickly, firefighters were able to establish containment lines and prevent…
THUNDER BAY — A 54-year-old man from Quebec has been charged following a stabbing incident in the Red River Road area that left one person injured and led to the discovery of additional victims. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service Primary Response Unit responded to reports of an assault on May 29, 2026, just after 1:00 PM. The Emergency…
THUNDER BAY — A Thunder Bay Police Service drug trafficking investigation has resulted in the seizure of illicit drugs and two firearms following searches of two homes on Finlayson Street. The operation, carried out by the Emergency Task Unit and Intelligence Unit, uncovered suspected fentanyl, crack cocaine, cocaine, and two guns. The total street value of the drugs seized is…
THUNDER BAY — A latest era of the Satan’s Choice outlaw motorcycle gang is picking up steam across Ontario as numbers grow, say officers, adding that membership is fluid and hard to monitor. A latest era of the Satan’s Choice outlaw motorcycle gang is picking up steam across Ontario as numbers grow, say officers, adding that membership is fluid and…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Residents of a seniors’ building in Thunder Bay, Ont. Residents of a seniors’ building in Thunder Bay, Ont., are weighing their options as their landlord faces unpaid utility bills and dozens of fire code violations. Formerly called McKellar Place, Vickers Manor, which is on sale for $18.9 million, is a privately owned six-storey building for those…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — The the Lakehead Chill are back for 2026, with the men’s team, and newly-established women’s team, taking the field at Chapples Park on Sunday for their Prairies Premier League home openers. The the Lakehead Chill are back for 2026, with the men’s team, and newly-established women’s team, taking the field at Chapples Park on Sunday for…
Thunder Bay residents are learning that Now that the snow has melted and the ground has thawed, the family of 21-year-old Mekhi Pelly from Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario has resumed searching for the rest of his remains. Now that the snow has melted and the ground has thawed, the family of 21-year-old Mekhi Pelly from Grassy Narrows…
A developing story from Thunder Bay: Six First Nations on the shores of Lake Superior have significantly increased their equity stake in the East-West Tie (EWT) Transmission Line. Six First Nations on the shores of Lake Superior have significantly increased their equity stake in the East-West Tie (EWT) Transmission Line. Bamkushwada LP (BLP), which represents the communities, now has an…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Tbaytel is advising people in the Shuniah area of an outage of crisis calls, as well as voice, text, and data services, this week as they upgrade a cell tower in the area. Tbaytel is advising people in the Shuniah area of an outage of crisis calls, as well as voice, text, and data services, this…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — The Municipality of Red Lake in northwestern Ontario is under a boil water advisory due to a water main break, which has created a loss in water pressure. The Municipality of Red Lake in northwestern Ontario is under a boil water advisory due to a water main break, which has created a loss in water pressure.…