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Green energy is the future for Ontario, says Mayor Lynn Peterson, a staunch backer of Horizon Wind’s controversial $75-million wind-farm project, slated for the Nor’Wester Mountain Range.

Police confirmed that the teen victim of a homicide last week was killed by blunt force trauma. Thunder Bay Police Service officials released the results of a post-mortem examination Monday of a 16-year-old girl killed near the County Park area.

The Thunder Bay and District Labour Council is backing Keith Hobbs for mayor. The union-based organization on Saturday threw its support behind a total of 24 candidates running in the Oct.

A visit from the Anglican archbishop had the annual police memorial parade reroute its march to Wesley United Church on Sunday.

A visit to Thunder Bay Art Gallery these days brings one quite literally face to face with brightness, lightness and considerable darkness too, as aren’t these what make up near everything in the natural, spiritual and human worlds? Three new exhibit

Five birds on a wire: hawks and falcons, or ravens come to mind; also thrushes, nightingales and swallows, possibly swans.

It took four years and a lot of hard work but Ben Johnson finally broke his personal record for the heaviest pumpkin. Johnson, a local grower, won the heaviest pumpkin grown at the fourth annual Pumpkinfest at the Murillo fair grounds on Saturday.

The principal goal of the original North West Mounted Police was to rid western Canada of ruthless American whiskey traders during a tumultuous time in the country’s history.

The construction of a new District Social Services Administration Board building is anticipated to begin next month.

Police closed the Trans-Canada highway between Nipigon and Red Rock for about an hour Friday morning following a head on collision between two vehicles just west of Nipigon.