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THUNDER BAY -- City council is looking to help a woman's five-unit apartment building stay that way. Denise Parr bought 218 Powley Street six years ago.

THUNDER BAY -- The city clerk’s office is targeting youth in this year’s municipal election.

PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATIONS, Ont. -- Two youths face charges following the death of a man in this remote, Far North community last week.

An Aroland First Nation man will spend six years in jail, a sentence handed down Monday as a result of a 2011 crash that left one person dead and another injured.

Linda Rydholm believes a ward councillor should be accessible and accountable to the residents they represent. It is that bond between a councillor and their ward that leads her to mount another push to be Neebing’s voice at city hall.

Geoff Abthorpe wants to make a change in the community. The married father of two is looking to unseat incumbent Linda Rydholm in the Neebing Ward this Oct.

It is time for some fresh faces on city council, says Austin Haner .

Jory Zechner is The Next Star. The 15-year-old from Nipigon was declared the winner of the YTV singing competition during Sunday night’s live finale at Canada’s Wonderland, after 3.5 million votes were cast across the country.

THUNDER BAY -- City police responded to nearly 125 incidents during the week of Sept. 14 to Sept. 21. Those numbers come from the crimereports.com , a site that tracks reported crime via information from the Thunder Bay Police Service.

THUNDER BAY -- Summer may be over but city road crews still have plenty of work to do before the end of the construction season. City project engineer Rick Harms said progress has been made on the most recent phase of the Golf Links Road expansion.