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THUNDER BAY -- The single biggest concern the federal minister of natural resources has is the cost of energy in Ontario.

THUNDER BAY -- An overnight fire caused major damage to a south side home. Firefighters were called to a house on Sillsdale Crescent around 4:30 a.m. Friday where they found heavy smoke and flames.

THUNDER BAY -- Twenty-minutes may not be a lot of time but it can go a long way to help make the city a cleaner place.

Children’s author Richard Scrimger may write for younger audiences, but he’s really got one target reader in mind. Scrimger, who wrote Zomboy, says he loves kids a lot and is in constant communication with his imagined audience.

City of Thunder Bay news release: May 1, 2015 - This week is all about youth in Thunder Bay according to Acting Mayor Rebecca Johnson, who officially proclaimed May 1-7 as “Youth Week” today at City Hall.

THUNDER BAY -- About 45 people gathered on Miles Street on Friday morning to protest job cuts at CBC Thunder Bay.

OPP News Release (GREENSTONE, ON) – When a physician prescribes medication for a patient, it is only intended for that person. When prescriptions become unused or expired, they can end up in the hands of those they are not intended for.

OPP News Release (GREENSTONE, ON) – On April 29, 2015 at 10:45am the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a Break & Enter to a local residence in Longlac.

THUNDER BAY -- A city councillor wants a report on the possibility of shutting down a major downtown street to increase business activity and get people out of their cars on the city's north side. Coun.

THUNDER BAY -- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says the number of brush fires so far this year is slightly more than normal. Fortunately, the larger trees are not dry enough yet for the fires to grow into larger scale forest fires.