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The first ever environmental conference focussing on First Nations communities in Northern Ontario is about sharing knowledge says a conference coordinator.

Ottawa is giving financial support to a remote Northwestern Ontario First Nations community that's declared a state of emergency as a result criminal activity.

A three-truck crash on Highway 11-17 is making the afternoon commute a little slower for some drivers. The mishap, which happened in a construction zone near the Terry Fox Lookout, sent at least one man to hospital.

After a day of reflection, the city’s mayor-elect took to the streets Wednesday as part of his campaign promise to reconnect with residents.

The jury for the Mervin Spence trial took a step closer to a verdict when they were excused from the courtroom Wednesday to deliberate. The manslaughter charge against the suspect was dropped Tuesday because of a lack of evidence.

The top elected official will be returning to council chambers in Shuniah and Oliver-Paipoonge, but it isn’t the same story in Neebing. In Oliver-Paipoonge, Mayor Lucy Kloosterhuis won her re-election bid after collecting 1,142 votes.

Delays by the city clerk’s office on Monday night releasing municipal election results were the result of a last-minute surge of voters, not computer glitches with electronic tabulators.

Strong winds and sometimes heavy rain are pounding parts of the area, leaving scattered scenes of destruction in and around the city.

Keith Hobbs says it’s time for Thunder Bay to start healing.

The city failed to deliver a knockout punch to voter apathy Monday night as only 46 per cent of eligible voters decided to cast a ballot in the municipal election. Monday night’s turnout is an improvement from the 38.