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THUNDER BAY -- Russ Aegard never had one of his Grade 6 students able to regularly beat him at chess until Darian Smith entered his class this school year.

Barring a last-minute contract resolution over the weekend, elementary school teachers at Lakehead Public Schools plan to begin withholding job-related duties on Monday.

OPP News Release (Sioux Lookout, ON) The 2015 Canada Road Safety Week starts May 12 at and ends May 18. It is an enforcement-driven initiative designed to increase public compliance with safe driving measures and ultimately, to save lives.

UPDATE: Power has been restored to Northwood hydro customers. Below is the original news story about the Friday morning power outage. THUNDER BAY – A section of Northwood has been struck by a small but prolonged power outage.

Each week, tbnewswatch.com will let you know about the new movies arriving at SilverCity Cinemas.

THUNDER BAY -- Expanding to more northern communities is in the cards for the Regional Food Distribution Association.

THUNDER BAY -- After concerns earlier this year about a mismatched vaccine, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, is reporting a better than expected season for the flu in this region.

Living on a dairy farm well outside the city limits, Christina Mol says it pays to be ready for anything, When the power goes out or an ice storm hits, having extra supplies on hand can be a lifesaver, especially if travelling into town isn’t a

An Environmental Assessment that endorses burying nuclear waste in southeastern Ontario will not have an impact on the potential plans to bury used nuclear fuel in Northern Ontario.

THUNDER BAY – This city isn't the hardest place in the country to live, but it's not even close to easy. That's according to a Mowat Centre study that ranks the district 68 out of 95 for hardest places to live in Canada.