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UPDATE: Monday, Aug. 31 at 11:40 a.m. THUNDER BAY – Two people involved in a major crash on Highway 61 Sunday evening have sustained “serious injuries,” police say.

When the smoke cleared after Ribfest, it still wasn't clear how much pork had been served. The four ribbers who traveled from Southern Ontario ran out of ribs and local restaurants had to step in to keep meat on the grill through Sunday.

The Ontario Provincial Police has closed Highway 11 west of Sturgeon River near Longlac. A police release says a two-vehicle collision is the cause of the closure. More details are expected shortly.

For Michael Rennie, whole-ecosystem research has come full-circle in a very short time at the Experimental Lakes Area.

PRESS RELEASE -- Leaders of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 55,000 education workers in Ontario's schools, voted overwhelmingly on the weekend in favour of escalating job actions to begin the first week of school.

It's hard to believe this used to be a prisoner of war camp. The beautiful beaches of Neys that were once a forced home to German prisoners captured in World War II are celebrating 50 years as a provincial park.

THUNDER BAY -- No one keeps score in backyard games. Horeshoes and murderball have always been played for fun -- until now. Now, Thunder Bay is known as backyard game champions. .

RED LAKE --- The Red Lake Detatchment of the Ontario Provincial Police is looking for information on a break and enter in a local residence. Between 1 p.m. on Aug. 26 and 7 a.m. on Aug.

Fire crews have extinguished Fort Frances Fire Number 18, along the shore of Rainy Lake near Red Gut Bay. The fire lit on Saturday and was held to 0.1 hectares.

TORONTO - Tne single winning ticket for the $7-million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 6-49 draw was purchased in Toronto.