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SUDBURY -- Residents of Sudbury just can't bear it anymore. City officials have set up a committee of experts in an effort to find a solution to an influx of unwelcome black bears, known as "nuisance bears." Coun.

THUNDER BAY -- The question has traditionally been paper or plastic. But the city will no longer be accepting clear plastic bags for leaf and yard waste starting this year.

THUNDER BAY -- Nick Purich spent his first Thanksgiving in town buying turkey dinner for the homeless -- 300 dinners, to be exact.

THUNDER BAY -- The Thunder Bay Field Naturalists are buying 162 hectares of land to create a nature reserve on the west side of Black Bay.

THUNDER BAY -- Social and environmental groups in Thunder Bay are accusing the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association of putting the cart before the horse when it comes to speaking for their constituents.

THUNDER BAY -- When Seija and Adam Nousiainen got married, it wasn’t the right time to take a honeymoon. The couple moved twice, Adam got jobs, Seija birthed two children and together, they settled in Thunder Bay.

THUNDER BAY -- A prohibited-class police handgun was stolen from a local officer's private vehicle on Saturday night. Sometime between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- The lineup for Thanksgiving dinner reached down the Salvation Army hallway and around the corner. A bus scheduled to arrive come from both downtown cores hadn't yet arrived but the need was already apparent.

LONGLAC -- After struggling with wood supply over the summer, Buchanan's sawmill in Longlac ran out of wood for a few days in early October.

TORONTO - No winning tickets were drawn for Saturday night's $41 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The grand prize for the next draw on Wednesday night will rise to approximately $50 million, with one guaranteed prize of a million dollars.