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Karin Sitko wants to make a person’s last days more comfortable for them and their families. She first got the idea four years ago when she was spending days and nights with her husband Rick at St. Joseph’s Hospice Palliative Care.

The leader of the provincial Liberal party says he can’t participate in a northern leaders debate on Sept. 23 because of a scheduling conflict.

Mary Kozorys may not have much experience as a politician, but she’s spent plenty of time around them.

Whether it’s running a university or a provincial campaign, Fred Gilbert says it all comes down to dealing with people. The 70-year-old rookie politician retired as the president of Lakehead University in July 2010, a post he held for 12 years.

Bill Mauro won the 2007 election by the skin of his teeth. In the interim the 55-year-old says he’s worked hard to better communicate what he and the governing Liberal party have done for Northwestern Ontario.

Dalton McGuinty is in Thunder Bay. The Liberal leader spoke to a room full of supporters at the Prince Arthur Wednesday night. McGuinty’s speech, which lasted under four minutes, touched on the Liberal’s track record on health and education.

A three-day preliminary hearing began Wednesday for two young girls charged with second-degree murder. The pair was taken into custody last September in connection with the death of a 16 year-old girl from the Sachigo Lake First Nation.

The on-scene investigation into a fire at a pair of Neebing Avenue townhouses should conclude Thursday, said fire prevention officer Bob Vander Ploeg.

The province's Education Quality and Accountability Office released its latest student testing results. The study measures students in Grades 3 and 6 across Ontario in the areas of reading, writing and math. It also measures Grade 9 math results.

Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak has agreed to a northern debate in Thunder Bay, leaving Dalton McGuinty as the only leader not to RSVP.