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This summer Thunder Bay will witness SWAT teams, helicopters and roadblocks scattered across the city, but a terrorist attack or major disaster will not fuel this action.

An idled pulp and paper mill on the North Shore has secured another reprieve from its creditors, but three months after the province offered up $25 million in loans, a restart date for Terrace Bay Pulp is still uncertain.

MPP Howard Hampton (NDP, Kenora – Rainy River) questioned the fairness of pension plans for AbitibiBowater workers and retirees at Queens Park Monday.

Porter Airlines says it has plans to increase the number of passengers it carries and destinations it flies to out of Toronto’s island airport. The Toronto Star reports that the airline’s new $50 million terminal will triple Porter’s capacity.

Radiation emitted from electronics could be harmful to your health and will become a major health concern to Canadians in the coming years say some experts. Dr.

Anyone looking to adopt a dog will have to wait after a city-wide outbreak of kennel cough has the Thunder Bay and District Humane Society offering restricted services for dogs and potential owners.

Thunder Bay’s next municipal election may feature an online polling station. City clerk John Hannam said they're sending out a request for proposal later this week for companies that offer online and over-the-phone voting applications.

A former owner of the Marathon Pulp mill has been told to help cover the cost of an environmental cleanup at the mill site.

While it may not be completed this year, but OPP officials say a detachment in Dryden remains a priority. Sgt.

A local church launched a unique collection drive this week and will be accepting donations of tents in hopes of providing shelter for those in earthquake-torn Haiti.