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When Dr. Annabella Zawada went away for medical school she never expected to return to Northwestern Ontario. Yet the Thunder Bay-born physician has set up practice and her life in Terrace Bay.

Bill Heibein considers himself one of the lucky ones. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2000, the Thunder Bay man was put in touch with the local Alzheimer's society immediately and prescribed the medication Aricept.

The overwhelming popularity of the first annual Dirty Girls Mud Run last year caught organizer Sharla Brown by surprise. This year, now knowing what to expect, she is prepared to make the event even bigger.

The Ontario Provincial Police are on the lookout for a vehicle stolen near Atikokan. The vehicle, a silver 2006 Ford SRW, was stolen from the residence on Saturday. It was last seen parked in the driveway Friday evening.

A tentative agreement has been reached between the local transit union and the city. The local 966 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and the city reached the agreement at approximately 7:45 a.m.

A looming transit strike has the potential to risk the well-being of disabled passengers, says the executive director of Hagi Community Services.

The RCMP continues to investigate the claims of two Thunder Bay women who say they were sexually assaulted and shot at while vacationing in the Dominican Republic.

The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce is issuing a challenge to to city hall to get serious about controlling spending.

City police have lost one of their own. The flags at the Balmoral Street police station were lowered to half mast Friday to honour former police service dog Thunder, who died Thursday morning.

Health-care workers want the public to know about some of the workplace hazards they face, including daily assaults. According to Unifor, the union that represents about 500 workers at St.