Mac's Mart robbed with filet knife

Police are looking for a 20 year old man who they say robbed a Mac's Mart Monday night.  The lone man entered the Beverly Street Mac's armed with a knife and demanded cash from the clerk.  A police dog tracked the suspect to a nearby home but he had fled before they arrived.

Shocking robbery in front of Gardens

Thunder Bay Police call a robbery in front of the Fort William Gardens last night "shocking".  A mother dropping her kids off at the Hedley Concert was approached by two teens who asked for a cigarette.  Staff Sgt. Ryan Gibson says they then started to punch her and stole her purse. The suspects were last seen heading west towards Bethune Street.

Police release store name

Police say it was the Mac's Mart on Syndicate and Arthur Street that was robbed on Sunday.  In that situation, a man entered the store with a knife and made off with an undisclosed amount of money.

Unknown store robbed

Police are not releasing the name of a store that was robbed last night. However, officials say that a man entered the store with a knife and made off with an undisclosed amount of money.

Trial brings out city's unflattering side

Is Thunder Bay a racist community? A recent court case seems to suggest it may be.  During the Andre Wareham murder trial, Wareham is heard on a 911 call saying that you don't know what it's like to be a black person in Thunder Bay. During the course of the trial we learned that Wareham faced some challenges as a visible minority in the city. In one incident in particular, he testified that once while he was walking down a city street some people passing by in a vehicle yelled out the "N" word and threw bottles at him. Wareham says he came to accept the treatment and tried to be the better person for it, Wareham was eventually found not guilty in the stabbing death of William Atkins

Camper set ablaze

No one is hurt after a fire in a camper. Firefighters responded to a fire on Mission Road last night and found a man inside a camper that was set ablaze. Officials say that the man was living in the camper and an electrical heater is said to be the cause of the fire.

Woman charged after stabbing

Police have a 19 year old woman in custody after a stabbing early this morning on Victoria Avenue. Officials say the victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The 19 year old has been charged with aggravated assault.

City man charged after shotgun discharge

An 18 year old  is in police custody after a dangerous incident in Oliver Paipoonge. Police say the man was shooting a shotgun while he was intoxicated. He has been charged with numerous counts, including careless use of a firearm, and possession of an unregistered firearm.

Rickford supports Thunder Bay MP's

Kenora MP Greg Rickford says he respects Thunder Bay NDP MP's John Rafferty and Bruce Hyer. The Conservative is reacting after the two were punished by interim leader Nycole Turmel for voting to scrap the long gun registry. Rickford says Hyer and Rafferty were voting for their constituents.

No word on accident

There is no word on the condition of a man who was taken to hospital after being hit by a car on Fort William Road. Police say the accident happened after one o'clock Friday afternoon across from the Intercity Shopping Centre. 

Horwath not happy with Drummond Report

Are good jobs in Ontario a thing of the past? NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says if we based work in the province on yesterdays Drummond Report we'd be in trouble. Horwath adds that other jurisdictions and other countries have successfully maintained good jobs for their residents and thinks Ontario can do the same thing.

New grant for Research Institute

A federal grant of six hundred thousand dollars is going to the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute. Michael Wood, the Institute's Vice President of Research, says it will be used for a cancer study which will focus on cervical cancer and involve First Nations women in Northwestern Ontario.   

Accident sends pedestrian to hospital

There is no word on the immediate condition of a man who was taken to hospital after one o'clock Friday afternoon with a serious head injury after being hit by a car on Fort William Road .  They say the man, who is in his 40's,  ran out into traffic near Main Street.  Police say off duty paramedics were there to provide assistance until their on-duty colleagues arrived.

Meet the new boss....

Chuck McPherson has been returned as chief of Couchiching First Nation. McPherson beat out seven other challenges with counting of ballots reportedly going late into the night. Christine Jourdain, Dick Bird, Dan Mainville, Ed Yerxa, Dave Bruyere and Bugsy Morrisseau were elected councillors.

Teen charged in Fort Frances shooting

A Fort Frances teenager is facing several charges including attempted murder following an incident last night at a Trailer Park in that community. OPP were initially called to the area around 6 last night about a missing boy.  Family members later informed police he had been located, but was in possession of a gun. It was later determined that a family member was shot at, but was not injured.  The 14-year-old was eventually located inside a home at the park and taken into custody without incident.

Detectives facing Police Act charges

Three Thunder Bay Police detectives are remaining on active duty as they face Police Act charges of misconduct and unnecessary exercise of authority.   The three are: Detective William Wowchuck, Detective Constable Ron Popowich and Detective Constable Brad Bernst.   It follows an investigation by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director of an arrest they conducted in September of last year.

Not Guilty!

Andre Wareham is a free man. A jury found him not guilty in the death of William Atkins in 2009. Wareham calls the verdict overwhelming and just wants to put it all behind him saying it's been hard but "you have to walk through it all..stand strong, and just see it to the end". When the verdict was read Wareham  had  an expression of great relief.

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Wareham found not guilty

The jury in the Andre Warehem second degree murder trial has come back with a not guilty verdict.  Wareham was facing charges in relation to the 2009 stabbing death of William Atkin.  The verdict came down this morning.

Inflation rate stays the same in T.Bay

Thunder Bay's inflation rate went unchanged last month.  It was 2 percent in December and January.  That's below the national inflation rate of 2.5 percent in January.  Stats Canada released the info this morning.

United Way reaches goal

United Way is pleased as punch after raising it's 2011 fundraising goal.  The campaign wrapped up last night revealing they had raised just over 2.5 million dollars.  They raised around 200 dollars over their goal.