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Ontario's Transportation Minister is acknowledging that some highways have not been properly snowplowed and cleared this winter.

The OPP are trying to find the driver who attempted an unsafe pass caught on video. The video, which has been viewed nearly 350,000 times on YouTube, shows a near head-on collision between two transport drivers near Nipigon on Jan. 4.

United Airlines has killed its direct flight between Thunder Bay and Chicago. The move is effective on April 24.

Bob Rae says progress is being made in negotiations between Matawa Tribal Council and the province over the Ring of Fire. Rae, lead negotiator for Matawa, said he and the province's lead Frank Iacobucci are in daily contact.

The Thunder Bay and District Humane Society is welcoming a new addition to their team. Melanie Blanchette has been announced as the new executive director of the local Humane Society.

McKellar Park School unveiled a home-grown legend Thursday afternoon.

WARNING: Story may contain graphic details A local woman is taking the lead in a $100 million class-action lawsuit that claims the province has systematically failed to protect the legal rights and claims of kids in care.

A woman charged in the city's first homicide of the year had her case adjourned until next week. Priscilla Thomas, 38, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Jan.

Dryden's budget deficit has doubled. The town’s mayor and city manager held a news conference Wednesday to announce the city is facing a $4 million deficit as it goes into its 2014 budget planning.

Although minimum wage in Ontario will increase 75 cents to $11 per hour, that's still 16 per cent below the poverty line.