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Shadow flicker, low noise levels, ice throw and impact to nearby nesting birds from a proposed 18-turbine wind park on the Norwester Mountain Range will be negligible, according to a 700-page draft report produced for Horizon Wind Inc.

Tim Rappon has been conducting science experiments for fun since Grade 5 and that curiosity has paid off to the tune of $4,000. The Grade 12 Hammarskjold High School student is one of two recipients of this year’s Ross A.

Police charged a woman with murder in connection with the city’s first homicide of the year. Police charged Thea Debra Gliddy, 28, with second-degree murder Thursday.

Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck who blew a stop sign, crashed into a sedan and fled Wednesday evening. The driver of the sedan was sent to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre where she was treated for minor injuries.

The bidding is now closed for the design and construction contract for Thunder Bay's new consolidated courthouse near Victoriaville. No details are being released at this time regarding the bidders or the potential price tag for the massive project.

MP John Rafferty (Thunder Bay – Rainy River) is celebrating a successful vote for his private member’s bill in the House.

The city has its first ever confirmation of a deer tick carrying Lyme disease.

An unidentified person had to be rescued after a vehicle plunged into Lake Superior near the Marina Park band shell Wednesday night.

To assist in the demand for supportive housing, McKellar Place is offering 75 suites for seniors needing assistance for everyday activities. St.

A well-known local tavern received a liquor licence suspension following the drowning death of one of the bar's patrons last year. The Hodder Tavern will lose its license for 35 days, with the suspension beginning on June 7.