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Thunder Bay family physician Stewart Kennedy is the new president of the Ontario Medical Association. Kennedy, the 130th OMA president, promised to ensure health care is front and centre during the lead-up to October’s provincial election.

A member of a Japanese dance group says the Multicultural Association Folklore Festival ensures that they have a chance to share their traditions with the broader community.

Landfills weren’t meant to be the final destination for TVs, computers and other electronics, says the president of Pack Pros Plus Ltd.

Police continue their search for an 11-year-old-girl who was last seen at her elementary school. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say the last time anyone saw Autumn Buchan was at St. Vincent Catholic Elementary School on April 26.

Ten years ago this May, Ryan Parr began a journey to discover the identity of an unknown child who died in the RMS Titanic disaster in 1912.

The owner of a bait shop says he’s horrified that someone from his Westfort community could be responsible for burning down his backyard garage. Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue firefighters woke 64-year-old Joseph Przy just after 11:30 p.m. on Friday.

Performer Shayne Stolz says he’s singing to bring Canadian soldiers back home safe and sound.

Wood allocation, a shortage of skilled workers and a lack of outhouses along the Trans-Canada Highway were the hot topics on Friday during a bear-pit session between municipal leaders and provincial ministers.

The province wants to send more than 8,300 Northern Ontarians back to school.

Bigger is better sometimes.