Highlights

Police are investigating and the highway has been closed since 8:29 a.m. 

Thunder Bay has agreed to act as a host community for some of the evacuees, forced to leave their community due to ongoing water treatment plant issues.

All lanes are closed in both directions.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank and RBC are financing an energy-efficiency retrofit for the Matawa Training and Wellness Centre.

Quisses died in hospital after being stabbed at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre.

Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to determine whether negotiations in the Canada Post labour dispute are at an impasse — and to order operations to resume.

Police say the suspect is believed to have died in the incident, which took place on Thursday morning.

A member of Netmizaagamig Nishinaabeg, Melissa Twance is Lakehead University's newest Canada Research Chair.

A 49-year-old Nipigon woman is facing multiple drug trafficking charges after a Dec. 10 arrest.

The Bank of Canada has cut interest rates by half a percentage point, but at the same time suggested any further easing could be slowed by a less-than-stellar outlook on the Canadian economy.