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MP Bruce Hyer (NDP, Thunder Bay – Superior North) is off to China. The federal NDP’s small business and tourism critic leaves Saturday on a joint federal and provincial trade mission to help promote Canada as a tourist destination.

With one day left for advanced voting in the municipal election, more than 2,500 people have already handed in their ballots.

A 60-year-old man is dead following a highway crash in Greenstone Thursday. Greenstone area OPP say the fatal collision took place around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, just west of Geraldton on Highway 11.

With less than two weeks to go before the municipal election, the city’s mayoral hopefuls met with voters on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to win their favour.

With results from five polls, it appears Keith Hobbs is on his way to a landslide win in Thunder Bay's mayor's race. Hobbs has collected 3,295 votes to Mayor Lynn Peterson's 1,935 and 1,190 for Frank Pullia.

The Great Canadian Roadshow has made a local pit stop, attracting people who hope to cash in on some old valuables they’ve had laying around the house. The travelling event is visiting the Prince Arthur Hotel.

Toronto commuters got a sneak peek at the Toronto Transit Commission’s new high-tech subway cars, which are being built at Thunder Bay’s Bombardier plant, Thursday.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine released details of the tentative contract presented to striking support staff Thursday.

The city is offering people a sneak peek of the progress made at Prince Arthur’s Landing before the snow flies this fall. The first of two virtual tour videos will be released Friday depicting the work that’s been completed so far at Pier 2.

Food has never been a major issue in municipal politics.