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Police are adopting a new tool to help them solve cold cases – the Internet.

In Marathon, a dispute continues over how to deal with an estimated 1.5-million litres of industrial chemicals at the dormant Marathon Pulp Mill. Former Mill operator Tembec is now appealing the approval process of the environmental clean-up order.

The list of candidates planning to run in Thunder Bay's next municipal election continues to grow. Former Neebing Coun. Gary Shchepanik filed his nomination papers at City Hall, in hopes of winning back the seat from current Neebing Coun.

The longtime head of FedNor is leaving her post. Louise Paquette has spent the past 12 years as director general of the federal economic development agency for Northern Ontario.

After a three-week hiatus for the holiday season, city council will hold its first session of the New Year on Monday night. One of the items on council's agenda is a review of the city-owned golf operations during the 2009 season.

The OPP is warning the public about a scam that is targeting people across the country. The OPP and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre issued a warning about the "emergency scam" Wednesday.

It’s been a strange decade in television. Moving at the speed of light, who knew where it would go when 2000 began? In 1999, Matthew McConaughey starred in Ed TV, a movie about a guy whose life becomes a reality television show.

Glazed pork roast with root vegetables (serves 4 – 6 ) 2lb centre cut boneless pork loin roast Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 ½ tbsp Dijon or grainy mustard 1 ½ tbsp honey 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh sage ½ lb carrots (3 or 4) peeled

Mayor Lynn Peterson has made it official – she will run for a third term as the city’s top public official. Peterson has spent the past decade at city hall, first as a city councillor and then the past seven years as mayor.

Local police officers arrested two men at gunpoint Tuesday evening. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say officers were responding to a domestic dispute around 7:30 p.m.