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Three months ago Sherri Lynne Macdonald walked into the emergency room and admitted she was addicted to prescription drugs. "It was the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever done in my life," she said.

A $23.4-million highway construction project aimed at making a series of improvements along the Thunder Bay Expressway appears to be moving along on schedule, says a Ministry of Transportation official.

Thunder Bay Police say they will be looking into allegations that a branch of an Italian Mafia organization is active here in the city. The allegations come from a Toronto Star news article that used Italian court documents as a source.

The OPP charged a 42-year-old Dryden man with child pornography charges following an undercover and online investigation.

Real Canadian Superstore grocery and retail store workers in Thunder Bay may have avoided a strike after the union that represents them reached a tentative deal with their employer Wednesday.

When it comes to rock star siblings and fist fights, Ann Wilson admits her band has been boring. As Heart, she and her sister Nancy have been too busy writing, recording and touring for the past 35 years.

A Neebing resident says the gusts of wind that knocked over two trees on his property had the power of a mini hurricane. A windstorm struck parts of Thunder Bay Wednesday afternoon, which led to knocked down trees and power failures in some areas.

Rock fans looking to rendezvous with The Stampeders and David Wilcox won’t get their chance Wednesday as the Fort William Historical Park had to cancel the Wednesday evening concert due to a power outage.

Police are looking for a suspected home intruder who spooked a north-side resident Wednesday morning. Police say the resident, who lives in the 200 block of Maple Avenue, was startled by the intruder around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

A disabled transit user said she doesn’t like the temporary city hall bus terminal and she isn’t happy the city may extend its life span for up to three years.