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Higher gas prices have taken its toll on Thunder Bay drivers, many of whom say they are frustrated with the fact that the situation is out of their control. According to GasBuddy.com,, Ontario’s average price for regular gasoline rose to $1.

Kenora MPP and former Ontario NDP leader Howard Hampton is demanding answers regarding the disappearance of seven Aboriginal teens in Thunder Bay over the past decade. Hampton asked for the provincial government’s reaction in Question Period Monday.

Thunder Bay's BMX club is looking for support from council in an effort to curb vandalism. The group is requesting a feasibility report for a new $250,000 to $300,000 track on city property.

While some councillors are happy to see a report about selling city golf courses, others say the sale would be a bad idea. The city’s three courses posted a $405,000 loss last year, the worst in eight years. Coun.

The city needs to be able to leverage funding if it wants a new mutli-purpose events centre, the city manager told council Monday night.

Thunder Bay Police are looking for a woman suspect following an attempted robbery at the Polish Legion Friday. The incident happened just before 5 p.m. at the building on South Court Street. Det. Sgt.

Bruce Hyer said he was a deer caught in the headlights when he was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North in 2008.

Mabel Silver says she’s addicted to reading. The 78-year-old great great-grandmother has read thousands of books – from Robert Parker to Agatha Christie.

Police have charged a teen with arson after a pair of fires at a high school in Kenora.

Not all vision impairment is caused by damage to the eyes. In many cases the link between the eye and the brain is damaged, either at birth or because of a head injury, causing vision to fluctuate.