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MARATHON, Ont. -- A transport truck driver has been charged after a highway collision near Marathon involving another transport. Officials with the OPP say the crash took place at about 11 p.m.

THUNDER BAY -- An organizer of many recent Idle No More rallies and events is stepping down. Joyce Hunter has accepted a new job, and as a result will no longer be participating as an organizer or spokesperson for local Idle No More events.

Hannah Johnson has always been a small coin collector. But the 23-year-old has taken the hobby to a new level has she hopes to collect 420,000 pennies for her latest art project. So far, she has about 5,500.

A collision east of Thunder Bay involving a pair of commercial vehicles closed Highway 17 in two locations. OPP have stopped traffic at the Marathon junction of Highway 17 and near Mill Road outside of Terrace Bay.

A community centre on the city’s North side has figured out a way to beat the winter blues. The North End Community Centre held its fourth annual February Freeze on Sunday.

When he was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Bill Heibein was told he only had five good years left.

The man accused of being involved in a fatal 2011 hit-and-run is back behind bars. Ashley Rheal Shabogomik was arrested Wednesday by Nishnawbe Aski Police for breach of probation, and breaching his bail conditions.

Traffic on one of Thunder Bay's busiest street was reduced to just two lanes this afternoon.

Hammarskjold High School students are getting an unexpected extended weekend. Officials with Lakehead Public Schools announced they would be closing the school Monday over health and safety concerns.

Some local students applied their literacy skills to fun and games Friday afternoon. Students at Claude E. Garton Public School celebrated literacy and numeracy by playing word and number-based games for their Family Literacy Day. .