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Police say they have one man in custody and are looking for another in connection with a robbery at the Mac's convenience store on West Arthur Street. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the robbery took place around 8 p.m. Sunday.

An increased effort to encourage more Aboriginal, international and graduate students, as well as the continued push to get law school accreditation will be the immediate focus of Lakehead University over the next year.

Neighbours should help neighbours, says the executive officer at HMCS Griffon . On Monday Lt.-Cmdr. Les Newman did just that, donating a cheque worth nearly $1,400 to the Dew Drop Inn, the military’s way of giving back to the community, he said.

A one-storey Wharton Road residence received heavy damaged from a fire that may have started from the fireplace, fire officials say. Thunder Bay Fire Service crews responded to a call about a reported problem with a fireplace around 7 a.m. on Sunday.

A couple involved in a murder-suicide on the outskirts of Murillo Sunday had a history of domestic violence, police confirmed Monday afternoon. At about 1 p.m.

Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a convenience store with a stick on Sunday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say they responded to a call at the Mac’s convenience store on May Street around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

A local hand has been helping Google in its quest to create a massive online e-bookstore that already offers millions of publications to U.S. readers. Thunder Bay native Scott Dougall left his hometown in 2006.

With more than 300 residents expected to attend Salvation Army’s Christmas dinner, Herbert Kraus says feeding that many mouths at once is something he’s used to.

Austin Dunn gets plenty of skating in with the Westfort Rangers, but the 10-year-old is always up for another lap or two around the ice.

With 12 days left before Christmas Eve, an official with the Salvation Army says it will be a close call for the kettle campaign to reach its goal of $130,000. Maj.