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THUNDER BAY -- The Vacancy Rate is on the rise in Thunder Bay and officials with Canada Mortgage and Housing say there's a few reasons for that. The Vacancy rate is sitting at 4.6 per cent in the city, up from 4.

There were no new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the afternoon of August 13. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low to moderate across the region with a few pockets of high hazard in the far north.

THUNDER BAY --More than 4,000 people attended this year’s craft beer festival and organizers say there’s no doubt BrewHa! will be back for round three.

THUNDER BAY -- Despite a low turnout for this year’s Dragon Boat Festival, organizers say there were more than enough participants to keep the tradition going.

There was one new lightning-caused fire in the Red Lake District of the Northwest Region by the afternoon of August 12.

Want to have your landscape and eat it too? Come out to EcoSuperior’s free workshop on edible landscaping, and learn techniques to incorporate food attractively into your flowers and yard or balcony.

THUNDER BAY -- With the rise in popularity of disc golf, the city course on the east side of Boulevard Lake is getting a major face-lift.

THUNDER BAY – Sometimes bigger is better when it comes to the craft beer market. Just don’t get too big.

THUNDER BAY – Ward councilors have water on their minds as administration wades through the city’s infrastructure needs to develop a priority list by month’s end.

GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. -- The tall ship Mist of Avalon may only be 49 years old, but it’s a stunning reminder of the ways of the region’s past.