Greg Johnsen News Today

Tuesday is in the orange, or red, whatever color it is on your screen there. That is the last hour of trading on both of those days, and it traveled about 3500 points monday in just the last hour of trading, down 1600 points for a time, and then a 500 point or 900 point swing yesterday. As you mentioned, we had a big swing in the last few minutes here well see. Anything happens in the final hour of trade. More from bob on todays move, bob . Reporter other things moving things other than the vola...

Qaeda back . Or were the Embassy Closures and the terror alert misguided . Well take a look at those questions and examine al qaedas new stronghold. And well ask the last man to try to achieve peace in the middle east whether the current attempt is worth it. Ehud barak, the former Prime Minister of israel, weighs in. Also president obama cancels a summit with russias president putin. What is up with the russians . Finally, before and after. A stark reminder of the ravages of war. But first, here...

Staff now have until March 31, 2025 to report back to council on a potential sale of Hillcourt Estates.

The municipal tax levy is at 5.48 per cent after growth (5.93 before growth) with ratification set for February 12.

Council voted in favour of three curbside leaf and yard waste pick up days during the year. They also approved an increase to the recreation trails budget by $85,500.

The Thunder Bay Public Library received a yes for its $6.9 million budget for 2024. TBPL representatives were requesting $150,000 to hire an outside consultant to explore a potential Intercity mall location.

Staff have reported back on how much the city will save from controversial outdoor skating rink cuts.

City council narrowly rejected a second attempt to reduce the penalty Coun. Rajni Agarwal will face for violating council's code of conduct.

Thunder Bay’s city council adjusted an earlier decision, leaving an outdoor rink at John Kusznier Park off a list of cuts.

City council voted to close 9 outdoor rinks on Monday, mostly neighbourhood ponds that fell short of usership targets.