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Some Thunder Bay residents say a Conservative majority has them worried for the next four years. The results from Monday’s federal election gave the Conservative party its long awaited majority government.

More Superior North voters participated in Monday’s federal election than in 2008, but the riding’s overall voter turnout was still below the nation’s average.

Some area gun owners are confident a Conservative majority government will stick to its promise and scrap the long-gun registry.

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.