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With nearly 50 per cent of the vote, incumbent Bruce Hyer is holding onto the Thunder Bay-Superior North riding with a firm grasp.

The Conservatives have maintained their Northwestern Ontario representation. MP Greg Rickford won his Kenora riding re-election bid in a landslide victory over his opponents Monday night.

With a majority in the bag, Conservative Richard Harvey says he sees the bright side of his second-place showing in the Thunder Bay-Superior North race.

Thunder Bay’s economy is on its way up, says the head of the local economic development corporation. City council heard an update from the Community Economic Development Commission’s Steve Demmings Monday night.

NDP incumbent John Rafferty was re-elected in landslide fashion Monday night as the orange wave crashed through Thunder Bay-Rainy River on its way to second-place standing in the House of Commons.

Police found cocaine and cash after searching a man’s vehicle Sunday. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the force’s guns and gangs unit began an investigation into a man suspected of being involved in criminal activity.

The CEO of Metrolinx, the company purchasing light rail vehicles from Bombardier, says there is no timeline for a potential delay in the contract.

Election results for Thunder Bay – Superior North, Thunder Bay – Rainy River and the Kenora Riding are available by clicking here . To have the results viewable in a new window, click here . Polls close at 9:30 p.m.

Ken Oikonen is shedding no tears for the death of Osama bin Laden. “He caused a lot of pain, a lot of heartache for a lot of people (taking down the World Trade Centre) and the Pentagon.

Thunder Bay family physician Stewart Kennedy is the new president of the Ontario Medical Association. Kennedy, the 130th OMA president, promised to ensure health care is front and centre during the lead-up to October’s provincial election.