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Crash claims life

Crash claims life

One person is dead and another was sent to the hospital after a highway crash Wednesday afternoon. A westbound dump truck collided with an eastbound pickup truck on Highway 11-17 just east of Highway 527 to Armstrong around 12:50 p.m.
Fire guts Home avenue house, firefighters battle blaze for five hours

Fire guts Home avenue house, firefighters battle blaze for five hours

A fire seriously damaged a Home Avenue residence after firefighters finished a five-hour battle with the blaze Tuesday night. Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue Service firefighters responded to a call about a fire that began shortly after 10 p.m.
Children’s Wish Foundation to get chili sale boost

Children’s Wish Foundation to get chili sale boost

The more chili Thunder Bay manages to eat in May, the happier some of the city’s children will be.

Copper wire thieves nearly zapped, police say

Police say copper wire thieves came close to being fatally electrocuted before making off with $300 worth of wire.
Project Lifesaver

Project Lifesaver

A new project for the local search and rescue unit could save countless lives of those suffering from autism and Alzheimer's.
Winning words

Winning words

It’s official – Ryan La Via’s writing is award winning.
Agreement reached

Agreement reached

A Montreal company has signed a conditional purchase agreement to buy the shuttered Atikokan Forest Products Ltd. mill from the Buchanan Group. Eacom Timber Corp.
Election reflection

Election reflection

Some Thunder Bay residents say a Conservative majority has them worried for the next four years. The results from Monday’s federal election gave the Conservative party its long awaited majority government.

Voter turnout in Superior North slightly below national average

More Superior North voters participated in Monday’s federal election than in 2008, but the riding’s overall voter turnout was still below the nation’s average.

Sportsmen’s Alliance president confident that gun registry will be scrapped

Some area gun owners are confident a Conservative majority government will stick to its promise and scrap the long-gun registry.
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