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The city’s two major hospitals are among nine regional health care facilities reporting budget surpluses for 2009-10. St. Joseph’s Hospital leads all Northwestern Ontario hospitals in fiscal prudence, declaring a $3.

About 12 homes on Machar Avenue were evacuated and a large section of the North-end was shutdown after a construction crew dislocated the main natural gas line Monday afternoon.

City officials were forced to shut down the Sir Winston Churchill Community Swimming Pool Monday when a leaking pipe caused the pool to start losing water.

If the region were to lose Lake Superior as a source of clean freshwater, the area would be in bad shape, said Deborah Poole-Hofmann.

If the region were to lose Lake Superior as a source of clean freshwater, the area would be in bad shape, said Deborah Poole-Hofmann.

Police are looking for the person or people who spray painted "disturbing" messages across the city, including one that read "kill Indians" on a sign near a high traffic area.

After a two-week hiatus, Thunder Bay city council is scheduled to get back to business Monday night with a lengthy agenda.

As part of the National Peregrine Falcon Recovery Program, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources is again co-ordinating a province-wide survey of peregrine falcons.

Many residents say they enjoyed the weeklong events at the Old Fort but add that they wished more attractions were available throughout the summer.

Residents say they enjoyed the weeklong events at the old fort but they wished more attractions were available throughout the summer.