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Hospital gridlock and issues related to mental health and addiction will be the focus of a deputation to city council on Monday night. Shuniah Coun.

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Margarita Wilson says she saw the Postmedia Canspell National Spelling Bee as a chance to travel and improve her literary skills.

Fawn Meshake says she knows how important it is for Aboriginal teens to confront the issues they may have surrounding their self-esteem confidence.

Fred Gilbert says he`ll end the Liberals seven years of neglect as the Progressive Conservative’s candidate for Thunder Bay - Atikokan in the upcoming provincial election.

Lakehead University’s Board of Governors recognizes that raising tuition fees impose some hardship on students so they’ve reached a compromise with the student union.

If the province doesn’t do its homework, a proposed caribou conservation plan could have a severe impact on northern business, says the head of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce.

Marg Scott did her happy dance earlier this week. On Friday she repeated it again, reacting to news the province will fund a Northern Policy Institute with $5 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation.

One of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery’s most popular annual exhibitions is ready for its viewing. The Lakehead University annual student juried and major studio exhibitions kicked off Friday.

The province is touting the release of its Growth Plan for Northern Ontario as a significant key to the future of the region. Not everyone is as enthusiastic.