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Ontario College representatives say teachers shouldn’t think that rejecting an employers' final offer won't lead to a strike.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine injects millions of dollars into the economies of northern communities, concludes a recently released study.

Police in Fort Frances arrested a senior citizen for drug trafficking after a search of the senior’s complex he lived in. OPP officers in Fort Frances searched the Elizabeth Manor Senior’s Complex in that community Wednesday, Feb. 3.

A suspected convenience-store robber turned himself in to police Monday. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a man entered a Mac’s Mart store on May at Dease Streets around 4 a.m. Monday.

The city will spend $2.2 million more than originally budgeted to complete the first phase of development at Prince Arthur’s Landing. Council on Monday night was told the 15 per cent increase over the original $14.

Lakehead University's Board of Governors has called a news conference for this Wednesday morning. It's expected the board will introduce the school's new president, to replace the outgoing Dr. Fred Gilbert. Gilbert is schedule to retire in May.

Since the distracted driver legislation’s education period ended Feb. 1, Thunder Bay Police Service issued only eight tickets and the OPP handed out seven to motorists using handheld devices while driving.

Start small, is what Friends of Big Thunder say when it comes to their desire to see the facility re-opened.

City officials have told the owner of a burned-down building on Simpson Street that he's responsible for the cleanup following a massive fire on Jan. 28. The blaze at the former "Triple Nickel" nightclub completely destroyed the building.

Fort William First Nation members voted in favour of the federal government’s recently offered settlement. With just more than 400 of the 1,350 eligible members voting, 344 ballots cast were in favour of the $3.