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The issue along Dawson Road isn’t about how fast trucks are going but the attitude of the drivers. That’s the message Vince Rutter presented at city council on Monday. Council in February unanimously passed MacIntyre Coun.

A local medical firm has again asked city council for help in order to expand its operations. RegenMed, the only non-profit bone and tissue bank in Canada, requested the city donate $500,000 to help the organization expand.

It took some time but Thunder Bay’s five business improvement areas are working together and learning from each other. “We’re helping each other. We’re trying to have continuity.

Without volunteers, Thunder Bay would not be the city its residents have come to know and love, says Deborah Poole-Hofmann.

Freedom of speech is something Canadians tend to take for granted, says John Hannam.

A local grocery store has taken shopping into the 21st century. Quality Market launched its online store Monday morning. For a $12.

With the streets too icy to maneuver, all school buses were cancelled Monday in the city, a move that isn’t uncommon for this time of year.

Ashinabek police say a woman is in custody in Thunder Bay following a disturbance at a Chippewa Road home. Officials with the OPP say they received a call of a woman waving a gun at a man just before 5 p.m. Sunday.

Two people are in custody following a police pursuit west of Marathon. Police say that just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, an OPP officer spotted what was believed to be a stolen black Ford Explorer travelling west bound on Highway 17.

The OPP are advising people to stay off highways due to weather conditions. Monday’s winter weather has forced road closures throughout the region. OPP provincial Const.