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Nine-year-old finishes on-foot journey from Thunder Bay to Sioux Lookout

A young boy from the Eabamatoong First Nation has officially completed his two-week journey on foot from Thunder Bay to Sioux Lookout.

Mar 30, 2016 2:51 PM Read more >

Child welfare advocate describes serious inequality for students during inquest testimony

THUNDER BAY – Continued inequity in First Nations education funding is risking losing another generation of children.

Mar 30, 2016 1:55 PM Read more >

NAN releases official statement on fatal Pikangikum house fire

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, expressed heartfelt condolences following a tragic house fire last night that has claimed at least six lives in Pikangikum First Nation.

Mar 30, 2016 1:13 PM Read more >

UPDATE: Nine people confirmed dead in Pikangikum First Nation house fire

PIKANGIKUM, Ont. — Sources in a remote northern Ontario First Nations community say three generations of one family perished in a house fire that is reigniting calls for change on Canada's reserves.

Mar 30, 2016 10:12 AM Read more >

Apparent malicious website uses breaking news headline to dupe local web users

THUNDER BAY – Question: Did seven people die in a recent Thunder Bay shooting? Answer: No.

Mar 30, 2016 9:18 AM Read more >

Hospital program to focus on improving care of elderly patients

THUNDER BAY -- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is one of 18 hospitals across the country and around the world invited to join the Acute Care for Elders Collaborative.

Mar 30, 2016 8:50 AM Read more >

UPDATE: Police investigating Intercity area sudden death of 28-year-old woman

THUNDER BAY – Police are investigating a sudden death of a 28-year-old female along the Neebing Floodway bike path on the southeast side of the CN train trestle.

Mar 29, 2016 4:57 PM Read more >

Westgate students among beneficiaries of Law Enforcement Torch run donation

THUNDER BAY -- Mitchell Muncaster is a lifelong fan of Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Mar 29, 2016 4:14 PM Read more >

OPP believes alleged sex predator contacted more than two children

A 32-year-old former Tim Horton's camp counsellor has been charged with sexually contacting children.

Mar 29, 2016 3:46 PM Read more >

Minister Gravelle not aware of fundraising targets as described in Toronto Star

If the Liberal Party is expecting Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle to raise a quarter of a million dollars a year, Gravelle insists no one has ever told him.

Mar 29, 2016 3:23 PM Read more >