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A stand-alone agency for FedNor means more bureaucracy, a high-profile Conservative candidate said during a local visit Tuesday.

Bioenergy supports the local economy by providing jobs, says the head of the Canadian Bio-Energy Association.

Whitesand First Nation has accepted a provincial wood allocation that could create 40 new jobs for that community.

A report of a body floating in the Kaministiquia River on Tuesday afternoon had emergency personnel on the water conducting a thorough search.

Bruce Hyer has come a long way since he first moved to the Thunder Bay-Superior North riding in 1976. The NDP candidate spent his first two years in the area living first in a tent then a log cabin 25 miles from the nearest road West of Armstrong.

Liberal candidate Yves Fricot says he’s worried a Conservative government will make Canada weaker. The father of three entered the federal election as a candidate for Thunder Bay – Superior North.

Richard Harvey knows a thing or two about dealing with tough times.

With nearly 50 per cent of eligible voters traditionally staying away from the ballot box on election day, Scot Kyle believes the “so-called apathetic vote” will mobilize on May 2.

Last Sunday morning Jean Tozer knew something was wrong, though not immediately. Stricken with pains in her chest, she got out of bed and took an aspirin, hoping the discomfort went away.

OPP officers closed a portion of Highway 527 after a fuel truck travelling on the roadway burst into flames. Just after 3 p.m. Monday police received a call about the burning truck, located 45 kilometres north on Highway 527.