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THUNDER BAY – The city’s jobless rate fell slightly in March. New numbers released by Statistics Canada shows Thunder Bay’s unemployment rate for March sat at 4.3 per cent, which is down from the 4.8 per cent recorded in February.

THUNDER BAY -- For the second time in the past two months, a Thunder Bay call centre has shut down operations. Workers at the HGS call center, located in Victoriaville Mall were told Thursday that their jobs are being terminated.

Here are the stories that had the most reads for thirteenth week of 2015: 5 City man convicted in child porn case A city man has been sentenced to six months in jail on child pornography charges.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation leadership simply has no idea who the chief of Hornepayne First Nations is. This week about 45 members of that community began occupying NAN’s Fort William First Nations office.

THUNDER BAY -- City police have made arrests in several robberies with the help of video surveillance from area businesses.

THUNDER BAY -- Students at Bishop Gallagher Elementary School are planning to lock tobacco companies out of their classrooms.

THUNDER BAY -- A long-time French separate school board trustee has her seat again.

THUNDER BAY -- Scandals surrounding former CBC Radio personality Jian Ghomeshi and comedian Bill Cosby could lead to sweeping changes in Ontario’s approach to sexual assaults.

THUNDER BAY – A local couple says city crews broke a waterline in their home and won’t pay the estimated $7,000 bill to fix it.

THUNDER BAY -- The city’s Walk-A-Mile film project is going province-wide.