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Police have arrested a man accused of using pruning shear in an attempted robbery in the Intercity area Thursday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say an employee of a business in that area was outside around 2:15 p.m. during a break.

Two swords are hard to conceal from police, a 21-year-old man has learned. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say they received a weapons call Thursday around 2 p.m. about a man walking down May Street with two swords.

A cyclist was sent to the hospital with head injuries after the woman and a vehicle collided Thursday morning.

The five per cent in slot machine revenues provided to municipalities across the province won’t be changing anytime soon, said the president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

The Assembly of First Nations is defending a national panel on education after 230 First Nations, including the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, pulled out of the meetings.

Entrepreneurialism within First Nations communities is the key to economic development in Northern Ontario, says the minister responsible for FedNor. Thursday Tony Clement (Con., Parry Sound-Muskoka), announced $1.

The City of Thunder Bay is asking residents to help thirsty trees around town. Throughout this summer, the city has been experiencing fairly dry conditions.

Striking workers at Bombardier are glad they could have a chance to go back to work Monday. The company and the Canadian Auto Workers Local 1075, which represents the more than 700 people at the plant, reached a tentative deal Wednesday night.

Hilldale Road, between Dawson Road and Downing Street will be closed on Monday, Aug. 15. Officials with the City of Thunder Bay say the closure is needed to allow water main work. The closure is expected to run from 9 a.m.

A person was ejected from a van and now has serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash early Thursday morning. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say officers responded to the corner of South Vickers and Donald Streets around 12:20 a.m.