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Bruce Hyer has little doubt he’ll be appointed to the NDP shadow cabinet in the coming days. New Democrat Party Leader Jack Layton announced the Members of Parliament who would challenge the Conservative MPs elected to the same portfolios Thursday.

Airports in Fort Frances and Thunder Bay will likely see more aircraft landings now that some smaller airports have decided to suspend seasonal Canada Customs services.

City officials say another 500 parking spaces should be created to accommodate the development at Prince Arthur's Landing.

While not a part of the federal government’s cabinet, MP Greg Rickford (Con. Kenora) does have some new duties.

Intercity Shopping Centre has acquired a new Target. The Thunder Bay mall’s current Zellers store could become a Target sometime in 2013.

Shebandowan Village only has about 4.5 kilometres of road to maintain locally. But with only 52 ratepayers footing the bill, when the unexpected arises, the coffers run dry pretty quickly.

Many people in Schreiber say they are worried following an incident where a young girl was burned after grabbing onto a live railway electrical cable on the CP line.

Thunder Bay’s Aboriginal population has grown by more than 20 per cent within the past five years and continues to grow, a recent survey of urban Aboriginal peoples concludes.

The Regional Cancer Care has out shined other Ontario centres for treatment and wait times, according to the annual Cancer Quality Index report.

Environmental concerns at an idle local mill are the responsibility of its current and previous owners, a review tribunal says.