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Thunder Bay First Nations families who lost loved ones in Thunder Bay seek answers amid renewed heat on police serviceFirst Nations leaders didn’t hold back at a news conference at Queen’s Park on the unresolved deaths of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., and called for the police service toContinue Reading

Thunder Bay Twins who topped Canadian females at Boston Marathon began running on northern Ontario dirt roadsTwin sisters Kim and Michelle Krezonoski are recovering from running the gruelling Boston Marathon after topping Canadian female finishers. Now living in Toronto, they grew up near Thunder Bay and say the pomp andContinue Reading

When Nicole Lukas-Mckenzie tells her clients she knows what they’re going through, she means it. At People Advocating for Change for Empowerment (PACE), a drop-in centre on Thunder Bay, Ont.’s south side, she sees people experiencing homelessness, addiction and the stigma that comes with facing complex social challenges. “I was inContinue Reading

Thunder Bay Benjamin Morrisseau, the artist’s nephew and one of the accused in the Norval Morrisseau art fraud ring case, has reached a resolution with elders as part of the restorative justice process. He appeared in a Thunder Bay, Ont., court on Thursday. Benjamin Morrisseau, in Thunder Bay, Ont., court Thursday,Continue Reading

Thunder Bay·CBC Explains Thunder Bay’s police service is back under the microscope after Ontario Provincial Police laid charges against several people linked to the force. Here’s a history of the longtime concerns as well as more about the charges and those facing them, including from court documents obtained by CBC News.Continue Reading

Thunder Bay Indigenous leaders say they need to see action after senior leaders of the Thunder Bay Police Service and its oversight board vowed to be committed to accountability and rebuilding trust in the wake of criminal charges against a former police chief.  Indigenous leaders in northwestern Ontario say they need action, not words KrisContinue Reading

Thunder Bay·New Thunder Bay’s police chief and the chair of its oversight board will speak to the media on Monday, three days after Ontario Provincial Police charged the service’s former chief with obstruction. Sylvie Hauth is the third current or former member of the force to be charged in recentContinue Reading

Anshul Jain says he hasn’t received a single payment from two tenants at his rental property in Thunder Bay, Ont., but is most upset about the unpredictability he faces with the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). Jain is a physiotherapist at a long-term care home in the northwestern Ontario city.Continue Reading

Police forces in northwestern Ontario have paid an estimated total of at least $3.4 million to 15 suspended officers since 2013, according to information revealed as part of a CBC News analysis of police services across the province.  The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) alone spent an estimated $1.2 million onContinue Reading