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Lakehead slips in annual Maclean's rankings

Lakehead slips in annual Maclean's rankings

THUNDER BAY -- Lakehead University has slipped one spot in Maclean’s 2013 university rankings.
593 claims filed

593 claims filed

Kari Chiappetta has had a busy few days. The manager of the Thunder Bay and Area Disaster Relief Fund said they received nearly 400 claims in the final three days before Wednesday’s Halloween deadline, upping the total number of claims to 593.
Conversion halted

Conversion halted

Energy Minister Chris Bentley says the plan to suspend the conversion of Thunder Bay's coal-fired generating station is a temporary pause.
Confusing cost

Confusing cost

THUNDER BAY -- A consultant for the city’s proposed event centre says he understands the multimillion-dollar confusion surrounding the cost of the controversial $106.1-million facility.
Movember shave

Movember shave

Keith Hobbs has had a goatee since he was a young cop working the undercover drug beat. But shaving it off for Movember is becoming an annual tradition.

Puppet show presents serious message

THUNDER BAY -- Students at St. James Public School were treated to a puppet show with a message Thursday morning.
Morning crash sends one to hospital, backs up traffic on High Street

Morning crash sends one to hospital, backs up traffic on High Street

THUNDER BAY -- A two-vehicle collision Thursday morning at the intersection of High Street and Oliver Road sent one person to the hospital with unknown injuries. Thunder Bay Police Service officers were at the scene of the crash just before 9 a.m.
NOSTA in need of new marketing plan amid provincial cuts

NOSTA in need of new marketing plan amid provincial cuts

THUNDER BAY -- A $100,000 shortfall has forced the North of Superior Travel Association to come up with a new market strategy.
American who helped pair illegally cross border says he isn't a human smuggler

American who helped pair illegally cross border says he isn't a human smuggler

THUNDER BAY -- An American desribed as a humanitarian who pleaded guilty to helping a Salvadorian couple cross illegally into Canada told a courtroom he’s not a human smuggler.
Cleared

Cleared

Rocco Minnella said he’s relieved and feels vindicated after being cleared of having ties to a nefarious Mafia crime syndicate by Italian prosecutors.
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