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An area MP had a disappointing victory on Parliament Hill after a vote on his private member’s bill.

The mother of Levi Schaeffer said anyone who spoke to her son for more than 30 seconds would know he suffered from a mental illness.

Alexandria Szeglet added a strip of green tape to her St. Patrick High School uniform Thursday with the word “choice” written on it and was sent home for the day after refusing to take it off.

It was an afternoon of networking and information sharing for dozens of area small business owners. Business, Government Services and You was the titled theme of Thursday’s business conference hosted by FedNor and Canada Business Ontario.

Some Fort William First Nation members say they are upset about the band council's plans to hold back money owed to them from a pair of massive land claim settlements.

Every year Bob Hookham says he sees the need for help in Thunder Bay growing while aid from the provincial and federal governments continue to shrink.

A routine traffic stop Thursday morning turned into a drug bust after a police officer smelled pot from the vehicle. Officials with the Kenora detachment of the OPP say officers stopped an eastbound vehicle on Highway 17A in Kenora around 2 a.m.

Kenora detachment OPP officers arrested a 17-year-old boy from Dryden and charged with him trafficking narcotics after seizing 350 grams of marijuana. Officials with the OPP say officers with the Kenora detachment stopped a vehicle just after 8:30 p.

Three Ontario men were fined a total of $2,750 after being convicted for a number of offences related to illegal moose hunting. Officials with the Ministry of Natural Resources say Jim Martin, of Owen Sound, Ont.

Police closed a lane on Highway 11/17 Wednesday west of Thunder Bay for nearly four hours after a house on a flatbed truck caught fire.