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Paramedics could save even more lives if a more people knew CPR, says the deputy chief of the Superior North EMS.

Independence is the key if the new Northern Policy Institute is to be a success. That's according to a group of northern organizations, which has drawn up some recommendations for the specials advisors of the Institute.

A teddy bear in every police car will go a long way to help children in traumatic situations, says the region’s OPP superintendent. The OPP re-launched its community bear program on Wednesday. Aviva Canada Inc.

Six people face charges following a recent drug bust by the combined forces crime unit. Police wrapped up a five-month long undercover investigation code-named operation Quasimodo Tuesday. The operation ended with police raids of two city residences.

Jim Madder says it’s a great time for education in Northwestern Ontario.

Suing the city for $126 million was like going to a parent during a sibling rivalry the head of a controversial proposed wind farm says.

Dog owners in Westfort will soon have an off-leash dog park to call their own. The City is moving ahead with plans to create an off-leash dog park at the Westfort playfields.

One person is injured after a vehicle struck a pedestrian on Algoma Street near the Bay Street intersection Tuesday afternoon. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service are still investigating what exactly happened.

Forest management decisions should be made at the local level, says the organizer of a community-based forestry conference held Tuesday at Lakehead University.

A new website offers the gay and lesbian community a chance to find information and resources without the fear of rejection, says a spokesman for Rainbow Health Ontario.