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Police will conduct another underwater search in an effort to find a teen who has been missing since early February.

Improved co-ordination between health-care professionals will reduced wait times for patients with suspicion of lung cancer by half, a Regional Cancer Care doctor said Wednesday.

One local school board couldn’t be happier with the results of the Fraser Institute’s annual Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools. But an official from the other board says she doesn't put too much emphasis on reports like this.

The provincial government’s 2011-2012 budget was more about recommitment for Northern Ontario than it was about making new announcements. The budget, with a projected $113.8 billion in spending, was announced Tuesday afternoon.

Working in long-term care for 35 years, Jan McAlister has seen many things change throughout that time. “Used to be we thought – and we even went to council one time and said you’re warehousing our seniors,” she said.

Working in long-term care for 35 years, Jan McAlister has seen many things change throughout that time. “Used to be we thought – and we even went to council one time and said you’re warehousing our seniors,” she said.

Thunder Bay Police have arrested an 18-year-old man who allegedly pulled a knife on a pair of plain-clothes police officers Monday.

Lawyers have set a trial date for a local OPP officer accused of dangerous driving causing the death of an 18-year-old woman. Lawyers involved in the case met at the Superior Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on Tuesday to set a trial date.

A planned 8.5-megawatt solar forest on Thunder Bay International Airport Authority lands should start taking shape as early as next week.

A Thunder Bay driver had to be extricated from his car following a two-vehicle collision Monday evening. The incident took place around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Onion Lake Road and Lancaster Avenue, between a car and an SUV.