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Fred Gilbert admits that high-profile name or not, his first stab at provincial politics is a long shot.

Sometimes even a mayor needs a magical horse to get through the day. On Thursday that’s just how Mayor Keith Hobbs started his morning, taking time to read to an enthusiastic Grade 2 class at C.D.

The city’s 2011 proposed budget has been released to the public. Councillors received their copies of the proposed budget Wednesday, but a copy is now available online at the city’s website .

Two would-be burglars picked the wrong house to break into early Thursday morning. Retired police officer Peter Toohey said he and his wife Dona were sleeping on the second floor of their two-storey home at about 4 a.m.

Officials with the province's wood supply competition have started making decisions on the 115 applications for wood harvesting rights.

If Northwestern Ontario’s concerns are going to be heard in Queen’s Park then Northerners need to scream, says the head of a regional lobbying group.

The dog at the centre of a fatal incident at a city park did not cause the death of another dog nor is he a vicious pitbull, says the lawyer representing the owners.

The Thunder Bay United Way concluded its 2010 annual campaign, but the organization received one final cheque Wednesday afternoon.

Chris Gregorchuk, convicted of manslaughter and indignity to human remains, says he’s sorry for the role he played in the death of Richard Ouimet.

Police are looking for a man suspected of a parking lot purse snatching that took place near the intercity area.