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Fall fair begins

Fall fair begins

Trudy Reid doesn’t want people to lose their connection to local farms. An educator with the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Reid wanted to make sure people knew where their milk came from.
Joy ride damages George Burke baseball field

Joy ride damages George Burke baseball field

Police are looking for more information about a stolen vehicle used to damage a park near the McIntyre River.
New role

New role

Kenora MP Greg Rickford’s new job may keep him on his toes but he said he isn’t going to let the workload distract him from his obligations in his riding. On Aug.
House fire

House fire

A resident handyman said he wanted to make sure no one was inside when he went into a burning Egan Street home on Saturday. Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue received a 911 call around 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Man continues cross-Canada trek for smoke-free world

Man continues cross-Canada trek for smoke-free world

Tobacco companies have a grim reaper named Errol Povah and he wants to eradicate the trillion-dollar industry. The 57-year-old-Vancouver resident took his first and only puff of a smoke when he was a teenager and hasn’t touched a cigarette since.

Water levels still low despite rain

After a summer with little rainfall, the Thunder Bay area is in the midst of a rare downpour.
Murder charges laid

Murder charges laid

Police charged two Thunder Bay women with first-degree murder in connection to the death of a 30-year-old-woman at a south side hotel on Friday.
Local man bikes in cross country relay for cancer research

Local man bikes in cross country relay for cancer research

For Harry Feduik, the worst words he could hear as a parent are ‘your child has cancer.’ Fediuk and his wife were told their youngest son Braeden had acute lymphoblastic leukemia when he was two-and-a-half years old.
Video takes aim at Type 2 diabetes

Video takes aim at Type 2 diabetes

Gilbert Legarde is one of the lucky ones. Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes more than two decades ago, he first found frustration.

Sudbury company awarded highway contract

A Sudbury company has been awarded a $41.9 million contract to twin a six-kilometre stretch of highway between Thunder Bay and Nipigon.
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