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Three charged following ice fishing hut break in Police have charged three people with break and enter following an ice fishing hut break in near Marathon.

Academy Awarding winning films and Hollywood blockbusters alike will be hitting the silver screens twice at this year’s annual film festival.

Unseasonably warm temperatures and rain have forced the city to close the outdoor ice rink at Prince Arthur’s Landing for the season. The concession in the water garden pavilion will remain open from noon to 5 p.m.

A Regional Supervising Coroner says it’s too soon to tell if recent overdose deaths are connected to the changes in obtaining Oxycontin.

A North Spirit Lake man is in custody following a stabbing and extended standoff that began Tuesday. Nishnawbe-Aski Police were dispatched to a home in the remote community Tuesday following a report a man had been injured.

The Urban Boutique has turned to Facebook to help solve a recent break and enter at the Thunder Bay store. Around 1:30 a.m. on March 9, the Memorial Avenue clothing store had its front door smashed in and about $3,000 worth of merchandise stolen.

The city’s mayor says it’s time for the local police force to step up enforcement when it comes to convenience store robberies.

Police have charged a motorist with stunt driving following a speed enforcement blitz on Oliver Road Monday.

After more than two years, the city has a plan to erase its graffiti problem. Council approved a pilot project Monday night that includes a strategic plan, a tracking database and even a hotline number to deal with the problem.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy says the smell of greasy food almost made him cry after eating authentic Indian food for nearly a week.