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A dozen or so years ago, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine was little more than a pipe dream. The provincial government was adamant it could serve the medical needs of the region through other options.

Iain Angus says Ontario’s auditor general did a disservice to Thunder Bay and Atikokan in a damning annual report that criticizes the cost to produce electricity at biomass generating stations in the two northern communities.

THUNDER BAY – The unemployment rate for this area was on the rise in November. New data from Statistics Canada shows Thunder Bay’s unemployment rate in November reached 5.3 per cent, which is up from the 4.9 per cent recorded in October.

THUNDER BAY -- The Christmas magic returned to the city Thursday evening with the CP Holiday Train rolling into town.

OPP News Release (MARATHON, ON) – At approximately 1:45 p.m. on December 3, 2015 Anishanabek Police Service (APS) responded to a call of a suspicious person and vehicle at Pic River First Nation.

Thunder Bay Police Service Media Release The Thunder Bay Police Service received three complainants from citizens who discovered that their vehicles had been spray painted Thursday morning on Ashland Place.

THUNDER BAY -- A city business has been hit with a hefty fine for a building permit violation, and it’s the second time they've been fined for the same offence.

Citing power that is 25 times more expensive to produce than other biomass facilities in Ontario, the conversion of Thunder Bay’s coal-fired power-generating station has come under fire from the province’s auditor general.

THUNDER BAY – A number of vehicles in a Northwood neighbourhood were vandalized Wednesday night, spray painted with offensive material.

THUNDER BAY – In addition to providing a Christmas time boos to regional food banks, a food drive this weekend should have one additional benefit.