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The city has two reasons why it’s proposing hikes to 10 of its community services fees, says the man in charge of setting the price.

Research is vital in building top quality patient care for people in Northwestern Ontario, said the scientific director for St. Joseph’s Care Group.

Mayor Keith Hobbs says giving up on a proposed ferrochrome processing facility is not in his playbook.

Ontario’s minister of mines remains optimistic Northern Ontario has a good chance to house a proposed 500-job ferrochrome processing facility, despite warnings from Cliffs Natural Resources that power costs could see the province shut out.

Greenstone residents will have an opportunity next week to meet face-to-face with Ontario's Ring of Fire co-ordinator. The Greenstone Economic Development Corporation is hosting a Ring of Fire conference Thursday in Longlac.

Dance instructor Nicole Armstrong says she wants to bring Thunder Bay’s art community into the spotlight. The 24-year-old has danced since she was three-years-old and continues to stay active in the arts through dance and theatre.

Tolerance and diversity will be celebrated this June as Thunder Bay will have its first organized pride week celebration.

"Oui, oui ,” said the students at Ecole Gron Morgan on Thursday, when asked if they were enjoying their Carnival experience. And why not, when learning about another culture is made fun.

With half of all arrests in Thunder Bay last year attributed to public intoxication, the city is looking for solutions to its substance abuse problem.

Hospitals across Ontario are less than two months from the start of the next fiscal year, yet they have no idea how much money they’ll have to spend.