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City manager Tim Commisso says administration is bringing forward a fiscally responsible 2010 budget during tough economic times. Tuesday, Feb.

Ontario's colleges will take their contract offer to the teachers, but the union representing instructors say they still expect their members to reject it, reports the Canadian Press.

An outbreak of respiratory illness struck a unit of an area hospital, health officials confirmed Tuesday. Thunder Bay District Health Unit and the Geraldton District Hospital declared an outbreak at the Geraldton facility.

The system designed to help Canadians in need is trapping them in poverty and needs to be fixed, says a senator during a local visit Tuesday. The senate’s subcommittee on cities released a report in December that looked at poverty in Canada.

Police are looking for witnesses of a weekend hit and run. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say the collision took place on West Arthur Street, around the 400 block, on Sunday, Jan. 31 around 8:40 p.m.

Before her son Connor was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, Kelli Gothard-McKinnon said she didn’t realize the Canadian Cancer Society gave back locally.

Grade 7 and 8 students from across the city put their engineering skills to the test Tuesday in a very sticky competition.

Environment Canada officials say January was definitely out of the ordinary in terms of winter weather averages for Thunder Bay. The statistics show the mean temperature for January was -11.9C.

Cooper Rybak’s dogs were healthy and happy creatures, or so it seemed. But both developed oral cancer and later succumbed to the disease. For years he couldn’t understand why.

The city beefed up security as developers of a proposed wind project appeared before council Monday to address concerns and answer questions. Enhanced security included extra guards and two police officers.