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Although the H1N1 strain of influenza is still around, health officials say this flu season is business as usual. “H1N1 is still moving around, but it’s not novel this year,” said David Williams, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health.

Con artists are targeting area seniors in what is known as the grandparent scam, police say. Thunder Bay Police Service officials report that the ongoing scam targets seniors who have grandchildren.

Just two months after Thunder Bay's Bearskin Airlines announced it was being purchased by a Winnipeg-based company, another locally-based airline is being taken over by one of its competitors.

Maria Hassan often brings her large dog into the small dog side of the Winnipeg Avenue off-leash dog park because of poor conditions and lack of space on the big dog side. “The big side is really gross,” she said. “It’s muddy; it’s dirty.

Thursday was the first Remembrance Day Catherine Banning spent without her father, Pte. Frank Banning, at her side. In February, the elder Banning passed away; he was the last veteran of the Second World War from Fort William First Nations.

The next step in the construction of a new courthouse in Thunder Bay is set to begin sometime before the New Year.

In his 30s during the Second World War, Peter Nabozniak was considered the old man in his crew. An air gunner with the 429 Bison Squadron, Nabozniak flew 30 missions with his seven-man crew, most in their early 20s.

Caroline McMinn has mixed emotions when Remembrance Day rolls around.

Despite a small dip in October’s statistics, housing-start numbers continue to look positive in the Thunder Bay area. Officials with Canada Mortgage and Housing say there were 25 new, single-detached home starts in October.

The Paro Centre for Women’s Enterprise has handed out its annual Business Women of Distinction and Business Awards to six pioneering women.