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There were no injuries following a morning collision between a school bus and another vehicle on the city’s north side. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say the collision happened just after 8 a.m.

Ashlee Roukema was scared. The 16-year-old St. Patrick High School student on Monday was enjoying her first day back in class after the Christmas break.

Thousands of Canadians pledge on Jan. 1 to get healthier in the coming year, but most fail to follow through.

Bruce Hyer dares anyone to follow him around for a week and then say he’s not working for the people of Thunder Bay-Superior North.

No one was hurt in a Saturday evening crash between a small car and a transport truck reportedly carrying hazardous materials.

It’s a custom that dates back to the time of the Sun King, though today the annual New Year’s Day levee honours the English monarchy, not the French tradition of its origins in Canada. Capt.

Alexander Bunting just couldn’t wait to be born. Due at the end of the month, he gave mother Clarissa Wesley a New Year’s Eve surprise, deciding to enter the world a little earlier than planned. His arrival, at 7:05 a.m.

An area MPP thinks Northwestern Ontario’s economy started to snowball this year and shows no sign of stopping in 2011. But Michael Gravelle (Lib., Thunder Bay-Superior North) is quick to point out that there are still many obstacles along the way.

MP Bruce Hyer (NDP, Thunder Bay – Superior North) says his new year’s resolution is simple but not easy. Hyer said he wants to help bring jobs and prosperity back to Northwestern Ontario.

October’s municipal election results and rookie candidate Keith Hobbs’ mayoral victory beat out Horizon Wind Inc.’s lawsuit against the city, if only just barely, for tbnewswatch.com’s story of the year.