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Free compost is coming, starting on Monday. City officials say they’ll offer it up just east of the former landfill entrance on John Street Road from Monday to Friday from 8:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

THUNDER BAY -- The investigation into a house fire Thursday afternoon on Simpson Street has wrapped up. Police and fire crews stopped traffic to the 800 block of Simpson at around 3 p.m. as smoke could be seen billowing out from windows.

THUNDER BAY -- Personal growth and leadership are among the skills being taught to over 300 students from around Thunder Bay this weekend. The leadership conference is being run by the Northwestern Ontario Secondary Schools Students Association.

Gas appears to be on the rise on the north side of town. While most south-side motorists can still fill up at $1.129, the majority of north side stations on Friday jacked up their prices to $1.169.

Northwestern Ontario’s young scientists brought home four medals from the Canada-Wide Science Fair earlier this month.

THUNDER BAY -- Lakehead University thinks it can revolutionize the way people Northwestern Ontario can get a degree. And the school says it's already started.

Their walk won’t bring back Sarah Skunk, Rena Fox, Viola Panacheese or any of the other 1,200 or more missing and murdered indigenous women.

Cancer care in Northwestern Ontario can always improve, says Mark Henderson.

THUNDER BAY – The Ontario regional chief says the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling to not overturn a manslaughter conviction based on lack of First Nations jurors is a sign that province needs to change legislation.

THUNDER BAY -- A two vehicle collision at Balsam Street and Huron Avenue sent one person to hospital with minor injuries Friday morning. Police responded around 8 a.m. and traffic was backed up as a result.