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More than 1,800 Thunder Bay students are getting lessons in sports and fitness from the coaches and varsity athletes of Lakehead University through a new partnership.

The Regional Food Distribution Association board has lost its president.

The man charged in a fatal hit and run just before Christmas will have to wait through the weekend to see if his bail hearing will proceed.

A stop of a suspicious vehicle by OPP officers in Longlac led to the arrest of a Regina man. While attending to a traffic matter, OPP officials say officers noticed the vehicle being driven around the community, and pulled it over a short time later.

One man is dead after an apartment fire late Wednesday evening on South Cumberland Street. “The fire was reported by a neighbour at approximately 11:30 last night,” said Rolf Waffler, fire investigator with the Ontario Fire Marshall’s Office.

The province’s energy minister says he’s optimistic new policies will bring growth to Northern Ontario.

The man charged in connection with a fatal hit and run case just before Christmas had his bail hearing delayed again Wednesday.

Scott Ellery plunged through the ice and into the frigid waters of Lake Superior Wednesday. Instead of panicking Ellery laughed as he treaded water. Twenty minutes after being rescued, he went through again.

The eyes of the world are on Haiti as it marked the first anniversary of last year's devastating earthquake Wednesday.

A labour board hopes its new website that provides labour market information will stimulate job growth in the city. The North Superior Workforce Planning Board added more polish to its labour market information website Wednesday.