Local News

A First Nation community near Kenora that has staged numerous protests over the years is making progress in having their issues resolved.

In 1936, the city of Port Arthur almost took on a pet moose. "There was a letter written to the parks board requesting they take over custody of a moose that somebody had," said city archivist Matt Szybalski.

Hundreds of people have voted already in the Fort William First Nation General election and it’s expected to get busier before polls close Thursday night an election officer says.

For centuries farmers followed in their parents’ footsteps. Cows were milked at dawn, crops were planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. There was little science involved.

The city's golf division is once again in the red. Despite an increase in the number of rounds played in 2010, the division is set to post its largest losses in eight years.

There was plenty of interest Wednesday at conference featuring the region's mining sector over a development that could provide more than 2,500 jobs.

The editor of a student newspaper hopes to fill a hole in their editorial policy after the student union pulled a front page story from the paper at the last minute.

Radiologist Neety Panu says the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre now has a tool that will make its breast cancer services world class. The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation kicked off its Cancer Awareness month Wednesday.

Police in Sioux Lookout arrested two men and a woman after a military rifle was seized.

At-large Coun. Ken Boshcoff is taking a leave of absence from his municipal duties to concentrate on his federal election campaign.