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Some McIntyre Ward residents continue to voice their concerns about cross-Canada transport traffic on Dawson Road. The issue was the focus of a Ward meeting Wednesday night. Coun.

Long Lake First Nation is hosting more than 100 people for a three-day summit on prescription drug abuse. The goal is to share experiences and ideas on how to overcome the issue.

While some of his colleagues are lining up to host a golf-course fire sale, Current River Coun. Andrew Foulds says selling the municipal entities is nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction.

Phil Fontaine says a decent education is the solution to many problems that plague First Nation communities.

Opposing lawyers at the trial for Michael Kelly posed two different questions for jurors to consider. The final leg of the nearly three-week trial for Kelly started Wednesday at the Thunder Bay Superior Court.

Officials at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre say they believe cost cutting could end up being a welcomed relief. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is expecting recommendations from a provincial advisor on how to cut one billion dollars.

A girl injured in a crash on Lakeshore Drive has died, police confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

The city’s golf courses will always lose money, says a consultant hired to evaluate whether or not the city should put the municipal tracks on the market.

The owner of a dog that killed a neighbour's Yorkshire terrier in the Current River area late last year has received a suspended sentence. The incident took place on Nov. 24.

Rebecca Drake says she has to get out of Fort Hope. The 24-year-old-single mother lives in a two-bedroom home with her five children and her two parents. It’s crowded and the children share their rooms with their mom.