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Officials with the American company Pilot Flying J says they have no immediate plans to build their long-awaited truck stop and travel centre in Thunder Bay.

A 27-year-old Thunder Bay man is in custody facing drug charges after police seized 6.5 kilograms of marijuana from two boxes allegedly found in his 2004 pick-up truck.

Police continue to search for a missing Terrace Bay man who has been missing since Monday. Officers with the Schreiber detachment of the OPP are looking for Gregory Muckaday, 31, of Terrace Bay.

Some McIntyre Ward residents continue to voice their concerns about cross-Canada transport traffic on Dawson Road. The issue was the focus of a Ward meeting Wednesday night. Coun.

Long Lake First Nation is hosting more than 100 people for a three-day summit on prescription drug abuse. The goal is to share experiences and ideas on how to overcome the issue.

While some of his colleagues are lining up to host a golf-course fire sale, Current River Coun. Andrew Foulds says selling the municipal entities is nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction.

Phil Fontaine says a decent education is the solution to many problems that plague First Nation communities.

Opposing lawyers at the trial for Michael Kelly posed two different questions for jurors to consider. The final leg of the nearly three-week trial for Kelly started Wednesday at the Thunder Bay Superior Court.

Officials at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre say they believe cost cutting could end up being a welcomed relief. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is expecting recommendations from a provincial advisor on how to cut one billion dollars.

A girl injured in a crash on Lakeshore Drive has died, police confirmed Wednesday afternoon.