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THUNDER BAY -- Three men involved in an alleged targeted kidnapping of a 17-year-old Thunder Bay man are now facing a litany of charges, a day after the youngster was rescued by police from his captors.

THUNDER BAY – Ribfest is set for another big weekend in Thunder Bay before the end of this month. The fifth annual Waterfront District BIA Ribfest is set for the weekend of Aug. 26 through the 28.

Area divers are looking for tips from the public about a pair of missing dive markers in Lake Superior. The floating buoys indicate the location of two popular heritage dive sites along the North Shore.

THUNDER BAY – The sexual assault case against a pair of former University of Ottawa hockey players has faced another delay.

THUNDER BAY – The 200 block of North May Street was evacuated on Tuesday morning after an escavation crew ruptured a gas line. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to reports of a severed gas line on the city’ south side at 9:35 a.m.

Jocelyn Bourgoin, Chair of the Board of the Northwest Health Alliance (NWHA), is pleased to announce that David Murray will be joining the NWHA as its new executive director effective September 1, 2016.

DRYDEN - Dryden continues its cleanup following a weekend of severe rainfall that closed roads and flooded more than 150 homes.

THUNDER BAY -- A Thunder Bay man is lucky to be alive after a drug-related stabbing this past Friday night at a Cameron Street residence.

THUNDER BAY – One junior company now owns the mineral rights to three quarters of the claims in the Ring of Fire. Noront Resources reached a deal MacDonald Mines Exploration on Aug.

Hogarth Riverview Manor will have its final expansion complete as early as fall 2016. In December 2015, the first phase of the 262,000 square foot Hogarth Riverview Manor expansion was complete.