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Two men who robbed a taxicab driver at knifepoint remain at large. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a Roach’s Yellow Taxi driver picked up two male passengers in the Westfort area around 4 a.m. Saturday.

The federal government recently offered $3.5 million to settle a hundred-year-old Loch Lomond land claim. Fort William First Nation members voted on whether or not to accept the offer Saturday.

The city’s contribution to the first phase of Prince Arthur’s Landing may increase following a report Monday night. Waterfront project manager Katherine Dugmore said council’s $14.

Throughout Cindy Crowe’s life, she said she wouldn’t get involved in politics. That changed when she had a vision telling her to run for city council. Crowe, 50, attended the political forum at the Lakehead Labour Centre on Saturday.

The clean up of industrial chemicals from the idled Marathon Pulp Mill has hit another snag. The removal of millions of litres of black liquor has been delayed by numerous problems since December. Tembec project manager Bob Gregor said about 1.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation dished out $2 million in grants to community projects across the province Friday, with nearly $800,000 going to the Northwest. MPPs Bill Mauro (Lib. Thunder Bay – Atikokan) and Michael Gravelle (Lib.

Red River Coun. Brian McKinnon says busy schedules can often get in the way of exercise, but he does his best to hit the gym on a regular basis.

Red River Coun. Brian McKinnon says busy schedules can often get in the way of exercise, but he does his best to hit the gym on a regular basis.

The fix is a simple sliver of metal, but without it Toyota fears its 2009 and 2010 customers could be at risk, including as many as 800 in Thunder Bay. The world’s largest automaker has been forced to recall about 2.

St. John Kakegamic is looking to graphic design for his future, specifically to make posters for events or any use people might need. For now, it’s just a school project for the Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School student’s Grade 11 business class.