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Saying the public seems to be unnerved and that council could use a little help, former mayor and Liberal MP Ken Boshcoff is throwing his name into the at-large race for next month’s municipal election.

The list of election candidates for Thunder Bay City Council continues to grow.

Thunder Bay Police Chief Bob Herman is once again speaking out about the legislation to scrap the long-gun registry. In an open letter to local M-P's John Rafferty and Bruce Hyer, Herman says scrapping the registry would jeopardize community safety.

A Northwestern Ontario political icon is calling it a day. Greenstone Mayor Michael Power on Wednesday announced he won’t seek another term in office, though he won’t be sitting still for long, he promised.

For Innova Business Park, more roads will mean more business the city says. Construction has begun on improving access to Innova Business Park in a $1.

A three-vehicle crash on the southern outskirts of Thunder Bay sent two people to hospital Wednesday.

Thunder Bay's Keefer Terminal has been buzzing with activity recently. On Wednesday crews at the port were busy unloading wind turbines from a German ship.

A Vancouver-based lawyer says more people suffer from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Canada than people would like to admit. Alcohol-related disorders are a burden on Canada’s justice system, a Vancouver-based lawyer said Wednesday.

Helping collect and deliver toys to needy children may help change the stigmatic image of the motorcycle rider, says the chairman of the Motorcycle Toys for Tots fundraising campaign.

Both area MPs say they’re not changing their vote when it comes to killing the long-gun registry. Although fellow NDP MP Glenn Thibeault announced Tuesday that he’ll now vote to keep the registry when Parliament votes on a Liberal motion Sept.