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Autistic child's stolen wheelchair recovered

Autistic child's stolen wheelchair recovered

THUNDER BAY -- An autistic teenager's wheelchair that was stolen from a Westfort neighbourhood garage on Thursday night has been found.
Tattoo parlour raises money and awareness for mental health

Tattoo parlour raises money and awareness for mental health

THUNDER BAY -- A tattoo will last for life but attending to mental health can make life last. The Sunday morning buzzing of tattoo guns in the back rooms of the Red River Trade Company hummed over classic jazz music in its lobby.
Investigators arrive at Pickle Lake crash

Investigators arrive at Pickle Lake crash

Two Transportation Safety Board investigators have arrived at the site of Friday's fatal Wasaya cargo plane cash near Pickle Lake.

One winning ticket for $14.5-million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 6-49

TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $14.5-million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 6-49 draw. The ticket was purchased somewhere in Alberta. The jackpot for the next draw on Dec. 16th will be $5-million.
City to decide fate of Current River bicycle lane

City to decide fate of Current River bicycle lane

THUNDER BAY -- City council is being asked to keep bikes lanes near a North side condominium as is despite a petition from people who live there.

Paris deal on climate change met with calls to action from Canadians

While Canada's environment minister applauds the newly approved "Paris agreement" on climate change, some say that merely signing the pact isn't enough.
Grassroots effort to sponsor Syrian refugees bearing fruit

Grassroots effort to sponsor Syrian refugees bearing fruit

THUNDER BAY -- The municipality and local church groups are shouldering most of the effort to bring up to 100 Syrian refugees to Thunder Bay but those operating outside of the church and state are finding success striking out on their own.
Vehicle collisions involving pedestrians on the rise

Vehicle collisions involving pedestrians on the rise

THUNDER BAY – The city’s roadways have not been safe places for foot traffic this year as the number of motor vehicle collisions involving pedestrians is on the rise.
Lotto Max Encore ticket worth $1 million sold in Thunder Bay

Lotto Max Encore ticket worth $1 million sold in Thunder Bay

No one took home the $55-million Lotto Max jackpot on Friday night, but someone in the Thunder Bay area could be a millionaire nonetheless.
Facebook user asks Westfort residents to help locate daughter’s stolen wheelchair

Facebook user asks Westfort residents to help locate daughter’s stolen wheelchair

THUNDER BAY – Not even the Grinch who stole Christmas would stoop this low. A Westfort resident says some ne’er-do-well broke into her shed and stole her autistic foster daughter’s wheelchair and some tools.
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