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Miyo Tanaka moved to Thunder Bay from Japan in 2009 and when she saw the devastation caused by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, she immediately needed to do something to help.

One of the four young men charged with the murder of a 54-year-old Thunder Bay man was in provincial court Friday. Nicholas Webber, 18, made a brief appearance in person at the request of his lawyer Chris Watkins.

For the first time in Ontario, guidelines have been created that give students the right to attend a publicly funded school without paying certain fees.

While most area federal candidates can agree they didn’t want an election, which party is to blame for the spring race depends on who is asked.

After watching the team searching for missing 15-year-old Jordan Wabasse from his Kaministiquia River shoreline office every day for the past two months, Maurice Mailhot realized they don’t plan on giving up.

Getting a provincial Class D tissue bank designation has researchers at the Lake Superior Centre for Regenerative Medicine saying the sky is the limit when it comes to their future.

Drivers have to pass rigorous tests before they’re allowed to hit the streets on their own. Yet many parents have no qualms whatsoever strapping a helmet on their child’s head and sending them off to explore the world on a bicycle.

Two teens in Red Lake are facing nearly 20 charges after a number of vehicle break-ins last weekend. The 19 charges include theft under $5,000, mischief under $5,000, trespass by night and breach of probation.

Mayor Keith Hobbs has made it no secret he wants the waterfront development project micromanaged.

Dee Jaroway is usually on the other side contest giveaways. On Tuesday, the co-star of Rock 94’s morning show got the surprise of her life, when her ever-present Blackberry buzzed.