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THUNDER BAY – Regional municipal leaders are optimistic a new approach from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation will lead to fewer controversial reassessments that have financially threatened many Northwestern Ontario communities.

THUNDER BAY -- Workplace injuries can happen in a flash. Often, when they do, they can also be life-changing events.

TORONTO, Ont. -- At least one Thunder Bay man has been caught up in a massive provincial investigation targeting online child exploitation. Police say 38-year-old Dawson Street resident Kyle Craigs of Thunder Bay, is among those 80 people.

THUNDER BAY -- Two wildly popular movies from two completely different generations will be featured during the spring edition of the city’s popular Movie Nights in the Park outdoor screenings.

THUNDER BAY -- Thunder Bay Catholic District Board elementary teachers have given union officials a near unanimous strike mandate. Members of the elementary unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association voted 98.

Lakehead University has chosen Dreeni Geer as its first Director of Human Rights and Equity.

Former residents of 12 Ontario institutions for people with developmental disabilities have won a $36-million class-action settlement against the province. And one of those institutions was located here in Thunder Bay.

The Matawa First Nations group has new hope in its efforts to bring high speed Internet to five remote communities. Matawa officials met today with provincial and federal governments, to get the project moving forward.

(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) The Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges against a 53 year old man in relation to a false fire alarm.

THUNDR BAY -- Emilie Pike has been through a lot in her short, nearly six-year life. Born with cerebral palsy, the Thunder Bay youngster has been through countless surgeries and nonetheless almost always has a smile on her face.