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Research shows more than half of all cancers can be successfully treated if detected early, and because of that the Regional Cancer Centre and Northern Cancer Fund want residents to make cancer prevention and screening part of their New Year's resolu

A south-side resident arrived home Wednesday afternoon to find it had been broken into by an intoxicated intruder, reports city police.

Students at Woodcrest School were evacuated for a short time this morning after a fire broke out in the school's kitchen. Fire crews were dispatched to the school at around 9:30 a.m.

Records produced by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada show two Buchanan-owned mills in Thunder Bay are on the hook for tens of millions of dollars.

The man charged in connection with a fatal hit and run case has been released on a $15,000 bail. Christian Hernandez, 25, appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay Wednesday for a bail hearing.

The Thunder Bay International Airport saw a record number of passengers land and take-off in 2010. The 689,704 travellers marks a 5.

More FedNor dollars injected into the region’s investment pool is great news, but other partners still need to step up and help businesses get the financing they need, says this area’s Chamber of Commerce president.

The search is on for a man police say robbed a south side convenience store with a syringe or knife. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say a man entered Victoria Park Variety around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Michael Gravelle says he’ll know when it’s time to step down. Now is not that time.

Smokers who live in apartment buildings and condominium units could be the next target of the anti-smoking agenda, says the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s director of health protection.