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Thunder Bay City council reconvenes tonight for a meeting the promises to offer a preview of the city's priorities and problems for 2016.

THUNDER BAY -- The future of local business is in well-prepared hands. Startup Weekend at Waverley Library came to a close on Sunday with seven projects presented, ranging from party planning to non-profit public health entities.

THUNDER BAY -- An emergency repair knocked out power from the unincorporated area east of Thunder Bay all the way to Caramat on Sunday morning. A Hydro One release says the 10-minute outage that began at 9:42 a.m.

KENORA -- Even as weight restrictions ease on the Nipigon River Bridge, regional municipal leaders are urging the province to proceed with caution regarding broader regulations.

TORONTO - No one has the winning ticket for the $10-million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 6-49 draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 27 will be approximately $14-million. The lottery's grand prize was last won Jan.

NAPS media release follows: SIOUX LOOKOUT -- On January 21, 2016, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service North West Region Crime Unit laid additional charges of sexual assault and sexual interference against Casey MacDonald of Calgary, Alberta.

THUNDER BAY -- Northwestern Ontario's young professionals gather every two years to recognize up-and-coming leaders in all fields but this year, there was one star who outshone them all.

THUNDER BAY -- A former Lakehead University student who worked with Roots to Harvest and the Fort William Historical Park was among two teachers killed in a school shooting in La Loche, Saskatchewan on Friday.

Thunder Bay MP Patty Hajdu is among those expressing her condolences after learning one of the four people killed in La Loche, Sask. was a graduate of Lakehead University.

THUNDER BAY -- It's not suffocating when snakes coil around their prey. The pressure simulates blood clots all over the body and causes cardiac arrest. At its most effective, it can even cause the heart to burst.