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THUNDER BAY – The city’s jobless rate rose in February. According to new Statistics Canada numbers, the unemployment rate for this area hit 7.1 per cent in February, which is an increase from the 6.5 per cent recorded in January.

An hour of your weekend is about to disappear. This weekend daylight saving time returns, meaning we’ll be moving our clocks forward an hour early on Sunday morning.

Dates for an inquest into the death of a Sioux Lookout man who died in a confrontation with police have been announced. Brian Gray, 39, was killed in May of 2010 following an armed hostage taking.

Two faculty members at Lakehead University went home Thursday evening with the highest honour conferred by the University for research -- the Distinguished Researcher Award.

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OLIVER PAIPOONGE -- Kakabeka Falls can't afford anymore truck traffic the mayor of Oliver Paipoonge says. On Monday Thunder Bay city council voted to proceed with a plan that could see weight restrictions on Dawson Road, among other city streets.

Kidney disease doesn’t mean you’re forced to live a sheltered life. That’s the message Mona Hardy, a hemodialysis patient at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, has for chronic kidney disease patients.

THUNDER BAY – A local MP is hoping the prime minister’s state visit to the United States will help lead to the resolution of a trade issue that could benefit the regional economy.

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief Jonathan Solomon and First Nation Chiefs in north-eastern Ontario today affirmed their unwavering resolve to protect and defend their homelands fo

The best city in Canada to buy real estate is Thunder Bay. That’s according to MoneySense magazine, which in an article published on March 9 ranked the best cities in Canada to purchase real estate in.