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TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $13 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto-649 draw. The grand prize for the next draw on Sept. 23 will be approximately $16 million. The last 649 jackpot was won on Sept.

THUNDER BAY -- Bikers aren’t all bad. In fact, most of them are pretty good. But they do get a bad rap from time to time, thanks to Hollywood and the occasional sensationalized headline.

THUNDER BAY -- World peace is the highest aspiration of all. Dozens of people gathered at the city's waterfront on Saturday on the high ground above a line of waving state flags for the Peace Pole's annual dedication.

SHUNIAH -- By the third public consultation for Shuniah's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, all options are still on the table. Although GCK Consulting won't digest the data untill the online survey closes on Sept.

THUNDER BAY -- Shelter House’s shelves aren’t bare, but they’re getting close.

There was no winner in Friday’s record-tying $55-million Lotto Max jackpot. The rollover means next week’s top prize, for the first time in the game’s history, will hit $60 million.

THUNDER BAY -- A suspect is being sought after two men, one with a machete, allegedly stole a self-balancing scooter from a victim on Oliver Road on Friday night.

THUNDER BAY -- Police are on the hunt for a man they produced a knife during an altercation with two other men on Friday night.

THUNDER BAY – A provincial contribution will help Paul Giles grow his business. His company, Hardy Giles Consulting, was one of six recipients to receive a total of $550,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation.

The city’s development services office has been busy handing building permits. Des Stolz, the city’s building division manager, confirmed on Friday that three major projects are either under way or about to begin.