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More than 100 residents in the John Street Road area have signed a petition in opposition to the construction of a telecommunications tower in their neighbourhood.

Rides, food and good weather helped to draw in thousands at the annual Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Fair. Hundreds came early Sunday afternoon to beat the large crowds for the final day of the five-day fair.

An act of violence took Leona Keesic’s 19-year-old-daughter Charity away from her 10 years ago. “She was raped and murdered in my home community,” The 55-year-old grandmother from Moose Factory, Ont. said. “She went out one night and never came home.

Police are looking for information on a number of fires that happened across the city Friday night. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say an unknown number of people attempted to burn down a garage on the 100 Block of Pine Street.

After being on strike for five-days, Bombardier employees have voted to go back to work.

John Marchant can often be found surfing Lake’s Superior ice cold waters in the middle of winter, floating around icebergs. And he is always absolutely loving it.

The former Hillcrest High School is now officially the Thunder Bay Centre of Change. The non-profit business incubator received the keys Friday afternoon.

The inquest into the 2007 death of 15-year-old Reggie Bushie will be delayed for at least a year with the announcement of a review on First Nation representation on jury rolls, but Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s deputy grand chief Terry Waboose said it’s im

The province has so far spent about $107 million fighting forest fires this year. With the fire season not over until October, provincial fire information officer Art Osborne said costs will continue coming in over the next several weeks.

A group of seven Aboriginal men and women are making the journey from Vancouver to Ottawa on foot, raising awareness about the unsolved murders of Aboriginal women.