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Southbound traffic was blocked on Edward Street just north of Northwood Plaza after fire crews responded to a house fire on the corner of Ironwood Avenue and Edward Street Friday afternoon.

For the past five years, the City of Thunder Bay has helped to reduce energy consumption by simply turning off its lights. The International annual Earth Hour event aimed at bringing awareness to Climate Change is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Although the details of the industrial hydro rate program announced in yesterday’s provincial budget are yet to be revealed, AbitibiBowater general manager Doug Murray said it’s good news for Thunder Bay’s only remaining pulp and paper mill.

For years organizers at Dilico Children’s Services held bake sales to help cover the costs of putting the Anishinabek children under their care into hockey and soccer and to reward them for staying in school.

In the wake of recent nuclear reactor shutdowns in other parts of the world, the Regional Cancer Care Centre is re-evaluating and prioritizing its patient needs regarding nuclear medicine.

A young member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been identified as the victim of a pedestrian hit and run on Secord Street early Wednesday morning.

The 2010 Ontario budget had some promising news for Northern Ontario, including an industrial hydro rate, said area MPP Bill Mauro.

More than 100 employees in the region's industrial, commercial and institutional sectors received a lesson in going green Thursday.

The opening of the shipping season began early Thursday morning when the M/V Saginaw arrived in the city’s port. Harbour master Guy Jarvis welcomed the Saginaw’s Capt.

Thunder Bay police are implementing some major changes to its community policing program in order to combat the city's rising crime rate. Chief Bob Herman announced the changes Thursday afternoon.