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Postal workers might be locked out, but that doesn’t necessarily mean your mailbox will be empty. Thunder Bay Hydro has been hand delivering bills to its customers who are not using the company’s online services.

Competition among municipalities might be a good thing when it comes to attracting a ferrochrome processing plant to the region, says the province’s mining minister.

Two Thunder Bay women pleaded guilty this afternoon to killing 30-year-old Verna Patricia Sturgeon. The victim was beaten to death on Sept. 3, 2010 at an Arthur Street hotel.

Charges have been laid in connection with a weekend fire at a Pruden Street apartment. The fire took place Sunday around 9:30 p.m. and resulted in heavy damage to the main floor of the building.

Singling out seniors, MediSystems Pharmacy has arrived in Thunder Bay after its 23rd year in business. The company, a division of Shoppers Drug Mart, has set up shop on Alloy Drive, servicing long-term care facilities and assisted living homes.

The City of Thunder Bay is looking for ways to help residents increase their daily physical activity, and reducing their reliance on cars.

A family of eight from Quebec is trying to raise money for kids' fitness in a unique way. The Chicoine family is running a Marathon of Health to raise money for Kidsport Canada, Right to Play, and Get America Fit.

After a year-long court battle, a 58-year-old man arrested in Thunder Bay on sex-related charges has been extradited to the U.S. Police arrested Patrick Molesti in March of 2010 on a bus passing through the city.

Firefighters have one more forest fire to worry about in the Northwest as they work to extinguish a blaze in the Dryden area. Ministry of Natural Resources officials say the 0.