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It’s Day 3 of the $50-million lottery watch in Thunder Bay, and still no one has officially come forward to claim the gargantuan prize.

Despite an austerity budget expected this week from the province, regional mayors are convinced Ontario is sincere in its commitment to protect the Great Lakes.

Helen Cote began to volunteer after cancer took the lives of her husband and daughter. Cote first joined the Canadian Cancer Society more than a year ago. Her husband passed away in 1990, and then her daughter died in 2007.

If you're retired and looking for ways to fill your time, the 55-plus centre on River Street has a solution. The facility is holding an open house all week to try to introduce Thunder Bay residents to what it has to offer.

The walls of Fort William Gardens may come crumblin’ down on June 26, when rocker John Mellencamp makes his Thunder Bay debut.

The bodies of three more people have been located on a lake near Kenora. The search for the missing persons began after the body of 55-year old Robert Kantimere was discovered on the ice at Selkirk Lake this past Friday.

Complaints about under-aged drinking and partying in the River Terrace Park area led police to arrest two boys for allegedly trafficking marijuana.

Transit riders better start digging for dimes. As of April 1, Thunder Bay Transit it hiking its one-way cash fares by 10 cents, from $2.50 to $2.60, the first increase in three years.

Police are looking for two men who allegedly jumped a woman from behind, assaulted her before stealing her purse Sunday afternoon.

Big blockbuster hits and some local short films had about 500 moviegoers waiting in line for the early morning showings at this year’s film festival. The 19th annual Northwest Film Fest opened the doors to Famous Players Silver City around 9 a.