New Juno nominee Coleman Hell to take to award ceremony stage

A Thunder Bay-born singer-songwriter is waiting for his chance to perform on Canada's biggest musical stage this weekend. Coleman Hell is nominated for the Juno for breakthrough artist of the year for his hit 2 Heads. He will be performing at the awards show on Sunday.

New Waste not want not

by Ron Desmoulins

A Thunder Bay company is moving closer to its goal of giving people in northwestern Ontario a chance to compost waste they would normally throw in the garbage.

Pikangikum First Nation mourns deaths of 3 generations of family

Ontario's Regional Chief Isadore Day says a fatal fire that claimed nine lives in a remote First Nations community is the result of third-world living conditions for Canada's aboriginal population.

Video Cutting a new path: Chainsaw carver sells his creations online to the world

by Gord Ellis

A Thunder Bay, Ont., man who carves wooden sculptures with a chainsaw says he's expanding his business online.

Start your engines: Kenora could be getting a new speedway

by Matt Prokopchuk

Kenora in northwestern Ontario could soon be the home of a new speedway, if the project being led by one racing enthusiast from Emo gets completed.

"Thank You, Carolina" writes Eric Staal to NHL city where he got his start

Eric Staal, of Thunder Bay, Ont., returns to Carolina for the first time since being traded to the New York Rangers in February and it's likely to be an emotional night, if a thank you letter, posted on The Players Tribune, is any indication

Thunder Bay honours artists and historians for adding beauty and diversity to city

The city of Thunder Bay will honour the people who remember the city's past and help to create a more vibrant, and diverse future, when it hands out the Arts and Heritage Awards at the Finlandia Club on Thursday night.

Ontario First Nations firefighters call for inquest into deadly fires

by Matt Prokopchuk

In the wake of a deadly house fire that killed six adults and three children in Pikangikum First Nation, the president of the Ontario Native Firefighters Society is calling for an inquest into the fatal fires in Canada's indigenous communities.

Four people sick after eating food from Bento Sushi in Thunder Bay

The Thunder Bay health unit wants to hear from people who bought food at Bento Sushi in the Real Canadian Superstore in Thunder Bay, Ont., on March 28.

Fire kills 3 children, 6 adults on remote Ontario reserve

The cause of a fatal fire on a remote northern Ontario First Nation that claimed nine lives has still not been determined, say provincial police who are investigating.

Deaths of Indigenous youth 'grossly disproportionate,' NAN lawyer says

About 65 per cent of the young people who died in northwestern Ontario in recent years are Indigenous — a statistic revealed Tuesday at the inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students in Thunder Bay.

Video Car strikes woman and dog at Hillcrest Park — pedestrian petitions for paint lines

by Heather Kitching

Jane Taylor and her dog were hit by a car on High Street on March 18

Audio 'Ridiculously heavy' fleece penguin suits adds to Antarctic marathon challenge

Two Thunder Bay women are back in the Ontario city after running a marathon, while dressed as penguins, in the Antarctic, on March 12.

Thunder Bay police investigate woman's sudden death

Thunder Bay Police are investigating the sudden death of a woman, after she was found in medical distress near the Neebing floodway in the Intercity area Tuesday morning.

Scotiabank to close Beardmore's only bank

The ward councillor that represents Beardmore, Ont. says her community is devastated by the news its only bank is closing.

Thunder Bay police 'racism' must be rooted out, lawyer says

by Jody Porter

A formal complaint filed this month against city police in Thunder Bay, Ont., is seeking a comprehensive review of the police service with an eye to eliminating alleged racism.