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For the second time this week, a local resident has picked up a $50,000 cheque at the OLG's Toronto Prize Centre. Joseph Veltri, 53, won his prize after purchasing an Instant Keno scratch ticket.

Thunder Bay has become one of the top 20 places to live in the country, according to a magazine’s annual ranking of Canadian cities.

The town council in Fort Frances followed through on a threat to axe firefighting staff, following a wage hike awarded by an arbitrator.

The city solicitor has requested that city council ratify an increase the maximum hourly rate for legal representation.

The union representing rural paramedics has reached a deal with the city, closing the door on any possible work stoppage. Some 80 full-time EMS staff in the district will get a 1.5 per cent salary increase retroactive from Jan. 1, with another 1.

Police will conduct another underwater search in an effort to find a teen who has been missing since early February.

Improved co-ordination between health-care professionals will reduced wait times for patients with suspicion of lung cancer by half, a Regional Cancer Care doctor said Wednesday.

One local school board couldn’t be happier with the results of the Fraser Institute’s annual Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools. But an official from the other board says she doesn't put too much emphasis on reports like this.

The provincial government’s 2011-2012 budget was more about recommitment for Northern Ontario than it was about making new announcements. The budget, with a projected $113.8 billion in spending, was announced Tuesday afternoon.

Working in long-term care for 35 years, Jan McAlister has seen many things change throughout that time. “Used to be we thought – and we even went to council one time and said you’re warehousing our seniors,” she said.