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THUNDER BAY -- Officials with the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association say they will tentatively support pipeline transport of oil across the region, only if their provisions are met.

THUNDER BAY -- How do you think the region’s hospital can be improved? That's what the Patient Family Care Advisory Council for the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre wants to know for the hospital's development over the next f

THUNDER BAY -- Power has now been restored to more than 1,000 Hydro One customers around the Thunder Bay area, following a collision between a transport and a hydro pole Monday night. The outage occurred around 7 p.m.

The following information has been provided by the Rainy River detachment of the OPP: FORT FRANCES OPP SEARCH FOR MISSING FEMALE (FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking the publ

THUNDER BAY -- City council is one step closer to having an official vacancy policy.

THUNDER BAY -- A jackknifed transport has closed a portion of Highway 102. The OPP issued a media release Monday night, stating the highway that connects Highway 11/17 and Dawson Road was closed due to the transport on the Kam River Bridge.

THUNDER BAY -- The city has approved the sale of the Royal Edward Arms building. Council at Monday night’s meeting approved the sale to Habib Architects for $500,000.

Eleventh-hour negotiations have succeeded in keeping about 350 to 400 Resolute Forest Product forestry workers in Thunder Bay and Ignace on the job.

THUNDER BAY -- Despite a tough upcoming budget season, mayor Keith Hobbs wants the city to stay the course on its proposed event centre. Hobbs said the recent municipal election was largely about the proposed $114 million event and convention centre.

THUNDER BAY -- A proposed 5.68 per cent increase in the tax levy is a starting point, city administration says. The last four years have seen an average of 2.