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THUNDER BAY -- The Fort William Rotary Club is having trouble selling tickets to their annual house lottery. Sales have picked up over the last week, but they still have a ways to go if they want to donate their usual funds back to city charities.

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THUNDER BAY — Highway 17 has re-opened. Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation, in a statement released to media, confirmed the re-opening of the highway, which closed Tuesday for emergency construction.

THUNDER BAY -- Five years and 640,000 passengers later, Porter Airlines is flying high in Thunder Bay. The Toronto-based airline celebrated its fifth anniversary in the city Thursday with a water cannon salute for its flight arriving at 10 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- Bill Mauro is taking his new post seriously. The Liberal MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan was named to Premier Kathleen Wynne's cabinet Tuesday as the Minister of Natural Resources, a portfolio that includes forestry.

THUNDER BAY -- Being constantly over-capacity continues to put pressure on the hospital's budget. Despite now having 425 patients, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is only funded for 395 beds.

THUNDER BAY -- Around the world, Canadians have a reputation as being a helpful, yet passive nation. But once a year, when July 1 rolls around, they break out all things red and white and celebrate the birth of their country.

THUNDER BAY -- The city has announced the season’s opening of outdoor pools and public beaches. Residents will be able to swim at the city’s outdoor pools and public beaches starting Friday.

THUNDER BAY -- The fallout from a controversial political ad is still haunting the city’s daily newspaper.

THUNDER BAY -- This city had the second highest hate-crime rate per capita in the country in 2012, but Statistics Canada says those numbers are the result of better awareness and reporting.