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The government’s out of sight out of mind mentality only further damages its relationship with First Nation communities and halts any changes from happening, says the NDP Aboriginal affairs critic.

Police say they haven't ruled out the possibility of foul play but remain hopeful to find a 15-year-old-teenager who went missing last week.

It may take a couple of weeks and cost $50 but residents say it means so much more to get their DNA tested and learn more about their family ancestry.

The region won’t be experiencing an economic boom unless its energy concerns are addressed a recent report says.

The basic challenges for a volunteer fire department are ensuring the firefighters have the right equipment and training to do the job, said Neebing’s deputy chief Dale Ashbee. Securing and retraining volunteers is the other challenge, he added.

The question of who has responsibility for one of Ontario's worst roads is still in limbo.

Unless a ferrochrome processing facility is built in Northwestern Ontario, a group of Northern chiefs are threatening to bring the Ring of Fire to its knees.

The push to have the Federal Northern Ontario Economic Development Program, better known to many as FedNor, become a permanent economic development agency has passed another hurdle. A private member’s bill sponsored by MP Anthony Rota (Lib.

A 28-year-old man is in custody following a frightening incident Friday morning. Responding to a complaint from a neighbour, officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service were sent to a north side residence.

Mayor Keith Hobbs used social media to help him win the election last October. Now he’s turned to Facebook for the public’s thoughts on Thunder Bay’s polarizing waterfront, which city officials on Wednesday announced could cost $8.