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Bees bred in this region are disease free because of local breeding practices, says the vice-president of the Thunder Bay Beekeepers Association.

Volunteers searching for a missing 15-year-old boy have found a shoe on the north shore of the Kaministiquia River. The running shoe was discovered in a snow bank on Monday, March 21 on the shore of the river by the James Street swing bridge.

Kenora OPP officers have three men in custody in connection with a reported home invasion. According to police, the incident happened Saturday night when three masked men entered an apartment and threatened the occupants with a weapon.

In office less than four months, Mayor Keith Hobbs has already had to call authorities to deal with an alleged threat against his person.

A teenaged girl from a First Nations community near Pickle Lake has been given a life sentence for the November 2009 murder of another teenager.

Despite overwhelming opposition to a citywide curfew for youth, members of the Thunder Bay Crime Prevention Council say they will continue to present the idea to city council as an option.

A maintained FedNor and an incentive program for doctors and nurses practicing in rural and remote areas are some of the treats the federal budget offered Northwestern Ontario.

Katrina Vale was enjoying a March Break breakfast with her family when a devastating earthquake rocked Japan. Unlike most 14-year-olds, the St.

Once up and running, Global Sticks Inc. hopes to produce 6 billion sticks per year from its Thunder Bay plant.

Friends and family of a missing 15-year-old teen are keeping their hopes up that something will happen soon now that the Kaministiquia River has opened up. Jordan Wabasse has been missing since Feb. 7.