Thunder Bay

• Police end Thunder Bay landfill search after no new evidence found in woman’s death

  Deborah Anishinabie, 42, was reported missing in early December 2024 and confirmed to be dead later that month.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2025
  
• Police search Thunder Bay, Ont., landfill as part of investigation into woman’s death

  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they are searching a landfill in an ongoing investigation into the death of an Indigenous woman last year.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2025
  
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• 19-year-old motorcyclist dead after crash on northern Ontario highway

  Ontario Provincial Police say a motorcyclist from Thunder Bay has been found dead. 

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2025
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• ‘Things get worse’: Ontario driving teacher stopped for talking on phone, police say

  A driving instructor may need to go back to school after he was recently pulled over on route to work while under 'the warn range,' according to police in Thunder Bay.

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2025
• Battle for Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay ridings puts northern issues in spotlight

  And the northern cities of Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay, which politicians of all stripes have represented over the past few decades, have become key battlegrounds. 

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2025
• Day parole revoked for man who killed Indigenous woman with trailer hitch

  Brayden Bushby, now 25, was sentenced in 2021 to eight years in prison for the 2017 manslaughter of 34-year-old Barbara Kentner.

  Crime

  Aug 1, 2024
• Inquest explores challenges of remote health care after death of First Nations woman

  A coroner's inquest into the death of a First Nations woman is expected to shed light on the challenges of delivering health care in remote communities.

  Health

  Jul 29, 2024
• Ontario First Nation leaders call for disbandment of Thunder Bay police

  First Nation leaders are renewing calls to dissolve the Thunder Bay police as the force's former leadership faces charges in a widening misconduct probe.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2024
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• ‘Huge loss’: Fire destroys band office in northern Ontario First Nation

  Nishnawbe Aski Police says its crime unit is now investigating Thursday's early morning fire at the North Spirit Lake band office and a nearby abandoned home.

  Fire

  Apr 6, 2024
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• Thunder Bay getting $20.7 million from Ottawa to fast-track housing development

  The northern Ontario city of Thunder Bay is set to receive $20.7 million in federal funding to help fast-track housing development.

  Politics

  Feb 29, 2024