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THUNDER BAY -- A city man has been sentenced to six months in jail on child pornography charges. Archie Hogan was sentenced on March 30 to the jail time followed by 18 months of probation on the charge of making child pornography available.

THUNDER BAY -- The city is looking to attract young professionals to Thunder Bay with a focus on active transportation. Next week will see Thunder Bay's first-ever Bike Summit, called Biking Means Business.

DORION, Ont. -- Ministry of Transportation officials have updated Dorion's Town Council on the twinning of Highway 11-17 in its area. Reeve Ed Chambers says there's still plenty of work ahead.

THUNDER BAY -- City council is expected to give the OK Monday night to about $7.8 million in infrastructure maintenance contracts. The Taranis Contracting Group is city administration’s choice to complete a $4.8-million paving contract in 2015.

THUNDER BAY – City council will receive an update to the Solid Waste Management Strategy Monday, which will include a recommendation to scrap plastic bags for leaf and yard waste.

THUNDER BAY -- An online petition is calling for a proposed Event Centre to be ‘taken to a vote.’ Created about a month ago, the change.

THUNDER BAY – City police have confirmed that their investigation into a north side convenience store robbery involved a possible handgun.

The City of Thunder Bay has produced a letter in which FedNor director general Aime Dimatteo directs the city to apply for event centre funding through the Build Canada federal gas-tax fund. The letter, dated Jan.

Lakehead University students will pay three per cent more in tuition this coming fall.

THUNDER BAY – If elected leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, Christine Elliott plans to start her tenure with a thorough review of provincial energy policies.