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Following in the footsteps of Mayor Keith Hobbs, the city’s child advocate is asking administration to prepare a report on the feasibility of a curfew for Thunder Bay’s youth. Westfort Coun.

Thunder Bay Police have responded to at least 18 vehicle collision calls since rush hour began on Thursday night.

Theft and fraud charges have been laid against a former employee of a city daycare centre.

Santa Claus is endorsing public transit, at least for today. “This is a very economical way to go considering reindeer need food and they have to rest up actually for the big trip coming up,” he said. “It’s the green way to go.

With less than a month left and almost $1 million to go, members of the United Way Thunder Bay are optimistic they can reach their fundraising goal by the end of the year.

Members of a local charity hope their raffle will land them some much needed resources in the coming months. Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay CEO Diane Mitchell said the charity has built four houses in the last two years.

With as much as 70 per cent of working age people in some Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities addicted to prescription drugs, Grand Chief Stan Beardy said they are taking ownership of the problem.

Giving back to the city is what Johnny De Bakker is all about.

Most children get to wake up on Christmas morning, race down the stairs and jump for joy at the sight of a tree lined with presents. Not all youngsters are so lucky, however.

Euthanizing a car is never an easy decision. But there’s a right and a wrong way to do it, says the project manager of the company behind the provincially funded Retire Your Ride program.