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The proposed event centre wasn’t the only topic on the minds of voters at Thursday night’s ward council forum.

William Mullins-Johnson describes the 12 years he spent in prison wrongfully convicted of murdering his niece as torture. The Sault Ste.

THUNDER BAY -- The province has announced a 25 per cent tax credit for farmers who donate to Ontario Community Food banks. Farmers and food bank officials see this as a historic move in Ontario.

THUNDER BAY --Ontario’s Trillium Foundation will provide grants of $310,000 to a trio of social service organizations in this city. MPP Bill Mauro (Lib.

THUNDER BAY -- The emergency department at the city’s hospital is being recognized for having the lowest wait times in the province.

THUNDER BAY -- After nearly four years of working out of a trailer and then a community centre, local firefighters in the Neebing area have a new home. Mould forced Thunder Bay Fire Rescue out of the Neebing Fire Hall in the winter of 2010.

THUNDER BAY -- Officials with the city’s police service officers say officers dealt with an unusually busy day and night to start the month.

THUNDER BAY -- City police are looking into another armed robbery case, this time on the city’s northside. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to the reported robbery at a gas station on Red River Road just after midnight.

THUNDER BAY -- A safe and inclusive school environment was one of the top concerns raised by candidates and members of the public at the school board trustee forum Wednesday evening.

THUNDER BAY -- A pair of local credit unions say a merger between them just makes sense.