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The Green Party of Ontario has been forced to bring in a parachute candidate for the upcoming provincial election. Toronto area resident Jonathan Milnes will be the Green candidate in Thunder Bay-Atikokan.

An important moment in local and national history has been missing from the public’s memory because someone forgot to bring a camera. On June 1, 1875 the first spike of the railway was hammered into the ground in Westfort.

Vince Simon hopes the SAAFE Walk will let people know there is one more addiction people are struggling with daily. “It’s solvent abuse,” said the executive director of the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre.

A 53-year-old man has been charged after a five-hour standoff with police Wednesday. Alan J. Kajutis has been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and uttering a threat. The incident began around 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Karin Sitko wants to make a person’s last days more comfortable for them and their families. She first got the idea four years ago when she was spending days and nights with her husband Rick at St. Joseph’s Hospice Palliative Care.

The leader of the provincial Liberal party says he can’t participate in a northern leaders debate on Sept. 23 because of a scheduling conflict.

Mary Kozorys may not have much experience as a politician, but she’s spent plenty of time around them.

Whether it’s running a university or a provincial campaign, Fred Gilbert says it all comes down to dealing with people. The 70-year-old rookie politician retired as the president of Lakehead University in July 2010, a post he held for 12 years.

Bill Mauro won the 2007 election by the skin of his teeth. In the interim the 55-year-old says he’s worked hard to better communicate what he and the governing Liberal party have done for Northwestern Ontario.

Dalton McGuinty is in Thunder Bay. The Liberal leader spoke to a room full of supporters at the Prince Arthur Wednesday night. McGuinty’s speech, which lasted under four minutes, touched on the Liberal’s track record on health and education.