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Walleye season set to start this Saturday

Walleye season opens Saturday, May 21and officials with Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to have their fishing license on them at all times Conservation Officer Ross Johnston said MNR officials will be on the lakes this we

City gas prices still up despite national fall

City motorists are still feeling it at the pumps. Over the past week, gas prices across the province have fallen by six to eight cents a litre but that's not the case in Thunder Bay. Prices around the city continue to hover above $1.43 a litre.

Apartment residents will be out of their homes for at least 72 hours

It's not clear how long a dozen people evacuated from their apartments last night on Frederica Street will be out of their homes. Around a dozen people, including two children, were left homeless after a fire broke out around 8:30 p.m.
Volunteering teens

Volunteering teens

These kids are all right. Faced with a volunteer challenge, hundreds of teens from high schools throughout Thunder Bay donated their time and energy to help change the world.
Painful reminder

Painful reminder

All Joshua Gray remembers is that it hurt – a lot. The six-year-old was out cycling with his family on Redwood Avenue West at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday night when he bolted across the busy road and collided head on with a passing vehicle.
High school works now featured at Thunder Bay Art Gallery

High school works now featured at Thunder Bay Art Gallery

Art is therapy for high school student Gayle Buzzi. “If I have emotions I have to get out, I draw a picture or something. It helps,” she said.
Look United Way up

Look United Way up

People are trapped forty feet above the ground and the only way they can get rescued is by calling their friends and family for financial help.
Helping out

Helping out

Ken Whiddifield says more than anything, the people of Slave Lake need cash donations to help them survive the devastating fire that razed much of their northern Alberta community to the ground.
Residents evacuated after south-side apartment fire

Residents evacuated after south-side apartment fire

Some Westfort residents will be out of their homes for the next couple of days following an apartment fire on Frederica Street Wednesday evening.
First Nation chief says proposed wind farm encroaches on hunting grounds

First Nation chief says proposed wind farm encroaches on hunting grounds

A proposed wind farm will encroach on traditional hunting grounds, members of Fort William First Nation say.
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