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1 day ago | tbnewswatch.com | Mike Stimpson

THUNDER BAY — The five candidates for Thunder Bay–Rainy River’s seat in the House of Commons all seem to agree nixing the consumer carbon tax was a good move, though for different reasons. At least one of them says the program was addressing a problem that isn’t real. The consumer carbon tax, part of a federal program of carbon pricing, was unpopular and Liberal Leader Mark Carney reduced it to zero it soon after becoming prime minister. The industrial carbon tax remains.

5 days ago | tbnewswatch.com | Brendan Miller

6 days ago | tbnewswatch.com | Leith Dunick

THUNDER BAY – Ivy Heatley was raring to go, her eyes laser-focused on the Easter egg prize. Seconds after officials gave the go-ahead, she raced straight ahead, then slid along the grass Indiana Jones-style, scooping up as many chocolate-kiss-filled plastic eggs that she could get her hands on.

6 days ago | tbnewswatch.com | Leith Dunick

THUNDER BAY – Elections Canada workers are prepping for record numbers of voters by the time all is said and done on April 28. Advanced polls opened on Friday in Thunder Bay, with steady traffic and up to half-hour waits to vote for some wanting to cast their ballot early in the 2025 federal election, a vote that’s has drawn interest from coast to coast as Canadians get to have their say in who forms the next government in Ottawa.

6 days ago | tbnewswatch.com | Leith Dunick

THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Police Service’s major crimes unit and forensic identification unit a holding a scene in the 100 block of Court Street South. Police, in a release issued on Friday, said they plan to stay on scene as the investigation, but have not indicated what type of incident they are looking into. They did say there is no safety concerns for the public at this time. Anyone with information is asked to please contact police at (807) 684-1200.