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Science fairs used to be about exploding volcanoes and lemon clocks. Sandra Dusolt has taken things to a whole new level, creating a bio-filter that cleans the filthiest water on the planet, ultimately making it potable enough for human consumption.

Thunder Bay's Definitely Superior Art Gallery is in the running for a $50,000 prize.

The provincial government is helping Atikokan upgrade its sewage pumping stations and wastewater treatment plant. MPP Bill Mauro (Lib. Thunder Bay – Atikokan) says the investment will help ensure that the community has safe and clean water supplies.

One man is dead and a search is underway for another person following a boating incident on Lake of the Woods. OPP police officers were called Monday night when the pair failed to return as expected from a fishing trip in the Morson area of the lake.

Anthony LeBlanc says there’s no reason why Thunder Bay can’t duplicate the success of a technology cluster he helped forge in Kitchener-Waterloo. This time the former Research In Motion executive wants to help from the government’s side of the fence.

An electrical fault is being blamed for a fire that caused major damage to a North side home Monday. The fire broke out at a Banning Street home around noon. Heavy smoke was billowing out of the windows when fire crews arrived.

The first shipment of wind turbine components, destined for a wind farm project outside Dorion have arrived at Keefer Terminal. The first of three shipments arrived from Denmark on Saturday.

All Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose wants is an equal playing field.

Work on the 8.5-megawatt solar park at the Thunder Bay International Airport is right on track with construction to wrap up in July, says the airport authority’s chief executive officer.

Aboriginal youth from northern communities need to know about the potential dangers found in a larger city a local police officer says. Thunder Bay Police Service Executive Officer Chris Adams and Det. Const.