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Thunder Bay fire investigators believe they have determined the cause of a Sunday morning blaze on Wharton Road. Fire crews responded to the fire around 7 a.m.

Nishnawbe Aski-Nation Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose is taking a wait-and-see approach following last Thursday’s announcement that the federal government and Assembly of First Nations are creating a panel of experts to look into possible changes to

Police say they have one man in custody and are looking for another in connection with a robbery at the Mac's convenience store on West Arthur Street. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the robbery took place around 8 p.m. Sunday.

An increased effort to encourage more Aboriginal, international and graduate students, as well as the continued push to get law school accreditation will be the immediate focus of Lakehead University over the next year.

Neighbours should help neighbours, says the executive officer at HMCS Griffon . On Monday Lt.-Cmdr. Les Newman did just that, donating a cheque worth nearly $1,400 to the Dew Drop Inn, the military’s way of giving back to the community, he said.

A one-storey Wharton Road residence received heavy damaged from a fire that may have started from the fireplace, fire officials say. Thunder Bay Fire Service crews responded to a call about a reported problem with a fireplace around 7 a.m. on Sunday.

A couple involved in a murder-suicide on the outskirts of Murillo Sunday had a history of domestic violence, police confirmed Monday afternoon. At about 1 p.m.

Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a convenience store with a stick on Sunday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say they responded to a call at the Mac’s convenience store on May Street around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

A local hand has been helping Google in its quest to create a massive online e-bookstore that already offers millions of publications to U.S. readers. Thunder Bay native Scott Dougall left his hometown in 2006.

With more than 300 residents expected to attend Salvation Army’s Christmas dinner, Herbert Kraus says feeding that many mouths at once is something he’s used to.