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THUNDER BAY -- Whenever Marissa Ferriolo is in town for the August long weekend she makes sure she attends Festa Italiana. For her it’s like one big family reunion.

THUNDER BAY -- The term ‘civic holiday’ lacks a certain aura of festivity. “Civic Holiday means nothing to people,” city resident Darren Wright said Sunday. “It just means a day off.

THUNDER BAY -- The province’s Special Investigations Unit is being called in to investigate a Sunday morning death at the Thunder Bay Police Station.

THUNDER BAY -- In this area the August holiday has become synonymous with warm weather and a relaxing long weekend. For many, that also means celebrating with a fireworks display.

THUNDER BAY -- The chief of Fort William First Nation does not agree with new federal transparency legislation, though they have been publishing their financial records for the past six years.

Claudia Albany is looking to land a career as a pilot one day.

Close by isn’t close enough. That’s the message the OPP and coast guard want to deliver to boaters and jet skiers this weekend, imploring the public to wear lifejackets when on the water.

Long-time former city councillor Lawrence Timko is once again seeking an at-large seat in the Oct. 27 municipal election. Timko, first elected in 1977 in McKellar Ward, spent 29 years at the council table before he was ousted in 2006.

THUNDER BAY -- The president of Unifor Local 1075 doesn’t think Bombardier needs to rush to get a completed train car moved out of the Montreal Street plant.

THUNDER BAY -- Police have arrested a sixth person in connection with the city’s fifth homicide investigation of 2014.