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An assistant Crown attorney in Thunder Bay remains on leave as she awaits her next court appearance. Karen Scullion is facing charges that stem from an alleged drinking and driving offense.

More than two dozen city police officers had to be called into action Friday night to deal with what has been described as an out-of-control party. Police were contacted about the party around midnight in the Hacquoil Road area, just off Highway 61.

John Mazur breathed a sigh of relief when he took home the most cash at this year’s Money Pool. The annual event held at the Hymers Fall Fair had five participants search for $2,000 in cash at the bottom of an inflatable pool.

Wearing “Stephen Harper Hates Me” buttons, union members voiced their opposition to both the federal and provincial governments’ actions in dealing with negotiations at this year’s Labour Day picnic.

The controversial legislation to end negotiations with education workers dominated the first week for MPPs returning to Queen’s Park from summer break.

Most married couples travel for leisure but Marcie Lavoie and her husband, Ken McInnis spent the summer traveling to save the city’s marine communications and traffic services centre.

Thornley Christiansen said after the Second World War, those who served in Canada’s merchant navy have largely been forgotten.

Every Labour Day weekend you know where to find Irene Winslow. For almost 70 years the lifetime member of the Hymers Agricultural Society has been celebrating at the Hymers Fall Fair, now in its 100 th year.

Another bear headed into town on the long weekend was captured. Thunder Bay police received numerous 911 calls about a black bear roaming the streets of the city’s South side just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

As Labour Day approaches, so to does the start of another school year. The OPP wants to remind drivers a few days ahead of the return to the classroom to reacquaint themselves with sharing the road with students and school buses.