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A national prescription drug shortage is hitting home for patients who use Thunder Bay pharmacies.

OTTAWA - Opposition MPs and environmental activists say Canada is going into global-warming talks empty-handed after a majority of Conservative senators voted down a climate-change bill.

MP John Rafferty (Thunder Bay – Rainy River) says it will be an important week for his private member's bill for pension reform.

Although the provincial election is less than a year away, a crowded race is already shaping up to represent the NDP in Thunder Bay – Atikokan.

Maclean’s magazine has released its 2010 ranking of Canadian Universities, and has placed Lakehead University third overall among undergraduate universities in Ontario.

Bob Vander Ploeg says every child deserves to find a present under the Christmas tree. Once again Thunder Bay firefighters are bound and determined to ensure it happens, on Tuesday launching the annual Toys for Tots campaign.

In order to hit the ground running when they’re sworn into office next month, the city’s newly elected municipal officials are getting a crash course in city governance at city hall this week. Mayor-elect Keith Hobbs and Coun.

A dog suspected of attacking and killing another dog at an off-leash dog park last week has been quarantined and charges are being considered under the Dog Owner’s Liability Act.

The RCMP’s top cop in Ontario was demoted in Thunder Bay Monday due to good behaviour.

Police are looking for a man who robbed the Elks Lodge at knifepoint Friday night. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say a male armed with a knife entered the bar area around 11 p.m. Saturday.