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In an age of instant communication, the public takes its Internet and phone connections for granted. The country’s leading providers want to ensure it stays that way, especially when disaster strikes.

A private member's bill at Queen's Park that aims to make carbon-monoxide detectors mandatory in Ontario homes is getting full support from Thunder Bay firefighters.

Coming from a family who spoke English at home, Étienne reclaimed his French language and became a crusader to ensure Canada stays a bilingual country.

The Thunder Bay Public Library is a step closer to rebuilding one of its branches on South Edward Street. The organization is working toward developing a new, 9,000-square foot facility to replace the Mary J.L. Black library on Brock Street.

With the scent of tea and the sound of music, the annual yoga festival continued to show people how to keep the body and mind as one.

In the film world, Thunder Bay is isolated. But with a compelling story and a motivated crew, one film professor says the city can put itself on the cinematic map.

Volunteers are essential to a community, says the president of a volunteer organization. The annual RBC Royal Bank Mayor’s Walk, held at the Current River Recreation Centre on Saturday, had more than 120 people walk in the event.

Guiding is more just than fun and games, to at least one of the organization’s members it’s an opportunity to open one’s mind to new experiences and develop life-long friendships.

Ontario’s forest industry should be exempt from a costly and unnecessary permit process under the province’s Endangered Species Act, says the president of NOMA.

The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board saw 66 per cent of its students functioning at the proper reading levels according to its Education Quality Accountability Office’s standardized test results.