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THUNDER BAY -- Most of our year in review features focus on what we, the editorial staff of tbnewswatch.com, have determined is the most important news of the year.

THUNDER BAY -- Porter Airlines has apologized to the teen it bumped from a recent flight to Toronto. The Thunder Bay 16-year-old, Xenia Ulok, had intended to fly to Toronto from Thunder Bay for a schedule chemotherapy treatment at Sick Kids.

THUNDER BAY -- There was no other way for Taylor Rankin’s family and friends to honour his memory than to start a memorial snowboard fund.

Be patient and you will get home. That's the message Roach's Taxi is sending out for this New Year's Eve. Most party-goers call a cab between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- Here is a recap of the 11 homicide investigations the Thunder Bay Police Service has been responsible for in 2014: Homicide case no. 1, Jan. 25: Jeffrey Munroe, 35, became the first victim linked to a homicide investigation in 2014.

THUNDER BAY – In just its first month this winter the Shelter House’s cold weather program is picking up where it left off.

There can be no other story of the year in Thunder Bay in 2014 than the senseless and tragic number of homicides the city has witnessed.

THUNDER BAY -- City police are looking for the public’s help finding a 12-year-old girl. Alice Kitakijick left her home on Dec. 25 around 6:30 p.m. She is described as 5’5”, 130 pounds with long brown hair and glasses.

THUNDER BAY – The chair of a city committee is defending the decision to deny a Shelter House appeal for additional funding. Coun.

THUNDER BAY -- Arthur Street is back open after pothole problems caused one lane to be closed over the holidays.