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The deadline in a competitive process that the province says will spur investment and create jobs in the forest sector has come and gone.

A Cochrane, Ont., man died after the snowmobile he was on broke through the ice on an area lake Sunday. Greenstone detachment OPP officers say the incident took place on Upper Jobrin Lake, located about 40 kilometres north of Longlac.

Although not initially intended to be an Easter event, the annual fun fly had model airplanes taking off on Sunday. Members of the Lakehead Aeromodellers and North of Superior Fliers flew everything from planes to helicopters at the Sports Dome.

Okay. Adult skin flicks might not be your first choice of movies to go see.

With no ice to jump off, participants walked into the crashing waves of Lake Superior for the first polar bear plunge. Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games and Northern Ontario Polar Bear Plunge held the first icy dip at Lakeview Lodge on Saturday.

Jonathan McCaul set a new personal best on Good Friday at the annual East End Easter Egg Hunt.

With talk of an online election in Thunder Bay, a group of concerned citizens want people to know the dangers of electronic ballots.

With Thursday marking the beginning of forest fire season, the Ministry of Natural Resources is urging area residents not to burn anything at this time.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation leadership declared a state of emergency for communities relying on winter roads to get essential services at their annual Winter Chiefs Assembly Thursday. "It’s a real crisis for us," said Grand Chief Stan Beardy.

There are no positives to smoking, but there are plenty of benefits to quitting, says the man in charge of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s cessation program.