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A report that states Michael Gravelle may not run in the 2011 provincial election is completely false, the cabinet minister says.

Jason Bociurko decided to quit smoking in 1995. Trouble is, seven years later, he was still puffing away, knowing the habit was slowly killing him. He tried nicotine gum, he tried nicotine patches and he tried the cold turkey route several times.

Justice Joyce Elder is now a judge for the Ontario Court of Justice. The local lawyer was sworn in at a ceremony at the Superior Courthouse on Monday. The room was filled with supporters from her family and friends to fellow colleagues and judges.

Wasaya Airways will layoff between 20 and 25 of its employees, affecting operations in Thunder Bay, Winnipeg and Timmins. "Wasaya Airways is not immune to the recent economic downturn," said the airline’s president Tom Morris.

Trevor Giertuga says just because for the past year-and-a-half he hasn’t lived in the McIntyre Ward he was elected to serve doesn’t mean it’s been neglected at City Hall.

High school students aren’t pulling punches in a drama production against drunk driving. St. Patrick High School's Grade 12 drama class, in partnership the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, has started its performance of Smashed .

Police are looking for two men who may have prevented a sexual assault. Thunder Bay Police Service officers are investigating an incident that took place just after midnight Sunday in the County Park Area.

The Red River ward still has had highest number of single-detached starts since 2008. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released data concluding that Thunder Bay’s housing starts by 0.6 per cent.

Independence is the most thing important thing a person can have, especially when living with a physical disability. For Jacqueline Lauchie’s son Zachary was two years old, when they learned he would never be able to walk.

Thunder Bay city councillors did not exceed their 2009 budget with their combined expenses totalling $65,898. Each city councillors receives a budget of $7,200 for the year.