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The viral video about war criminal Joseph Kony inspired Algonquin Public School students to take a stand of their own. Brittney Cournoyer, a Grade 7 student at Algonquin, heard about the video from a fellow classmate a few months ago.

Thunder Bay council has given residents the go ahead to hunt deer in certain areas of the city. The bylaw to allow deer hunting with bow and arrows in certain areas of the city passed nine-to-two at council Monday night. Only Couns.

Cigarettes may be less expensive to buy on Fort William First Nation, but the penalty for possessing them within Thunder Bay city limits could set you back hundreds of dollars or more.

The plan to permit hunting deer with a bow and arrow in certain areas of the city will soon be up for discussion by the Police Services Board. Council is set to give final approval to the by-law Monday night.

Thunder Bay may be isolated in many ways, but cyber criminals have started to take notice. Det. Const.

While many people speak of the demise of the region’s forestry industry, experts from around the world are in Thunder Bay to discuss new opportunities set to bring it back.

A woman who has spent the past two years in prison awaiting trial on a murder charge has been set free. 30-year-old Thea Gliddy was supposed to begin her jury trial Monday on a second-degree murder charge for the death of Randy Cromarty in 2010.

Police are on the hunt for another vehicle arsonist. Just after 4 a.m. in the 500-block of East Empire Avenue police and fire received a call about red Acura Integra which was on fire in a laneway behind a home.

Stan Beardy has thrown his hat into the race for Ontario’s Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief announced his candidacy at a media conference at the Victoria Inn on Sunday.

Years of training boiled down to a single six-minute test for Iaido master Doug Martin. Martin stood in front of a panel six and seven dan masters as he performed his series of katas or sequenced movements with his katana.