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Bashir Hashi says there’s no better place in the world to live than Canada. Hashi, 36, left his home country of Somalia when he was 19-years-old during a time of civil war.

With funding confirmed, a plan for a cyclotron in Thunder Bay is now a matter of location. The federal government re-announced its $4 million commitment to the project in its federal budget Monday.

The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy has opened the doors for Lakehead University researchers to work at a bio-refinery plant in Chatham, Ont.

A tree falling down near Boulevard Lake this weekend has definitely made a sound in the community.

Area MPs say they’re disappointed, but not surprised, by the federal government’s latest budget. MP Bruce Hyer (NDP, Thunder Bay-Superior North) said when the last federal budget came down in March, it took him 21 hours to read.

Pianist Christina Faye is travelling to Italy this summer for five weeks, but it’s not for a vacation.

Environment Canada has ended a severe thunderstorm watch it issued Tuesday morning for this area. The weather alert stated that there was a possibility for severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall.

The Combined Forces Crime Unit seized 35 pounds of marijuana and more than $50,000 following a south-side raid. Police also found small amounts of crack cocaine and Percocet tablets.

A Thunder Bay woman charged with fraud and theft will spend nine months behind bars. Toni Powers, 53, was found guilty Monday of stealing nearly $150,000 from the Lakehead University's bookstore.

Although city council approved more bike lanes across Thunder Bay Monday, some councillors aren’t happy with what they see as a lack of public consultation from the city’s active transportation plan.