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Artistic passion meets refugee crisis

Artistic passion meets refugee crisis

Thunder Bay -- Blake Evans is letting his artistic passion make a statement about today’s refugee crisis.
Ruptured gas line on St. Paul Street likely cause by sidewalk plow

Ruptured gas line on St. Paul Street likely cause by sidewalk plow

THUNDER BAY -- A gas leak in the downtown North core last month was likely caused by a sidewalk plow the city's acting roads manager says. A significant gas line rupture on St.
College's state-of-the-art training facility gets provincial dollars

College's state-of-the-art training facility gets provincial dollars

THUNDER BAY – A new state-of-the-art training facility at Confederation College is getting a push forward with a multi-million dollar pledge from the provincial government.
Council Preview: Agenda to give councillors food for thought

Council Preview: Agenda to give councillors food for thought

THUNDER BAY -- Monday's council meeting may give councillors something to chew on as the city gets its first food security report card. The Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy was endorsed by the city and surrounding municipalities in 2014.
High school student grows, cuts hair in honour of friend stricken with cancer

High school student grows, cuts hair in honour of friend stricken with cancer

When a friend of his family was stricken with cancer, teenager Joshua Stovel thought about ways he might be able to help. Not being a doctor or medical researcher, the 17-year-old St.
Tbaytel announces upcoming wireless network maintenance

Tbaytel announces upcoming wireless network maintenance

In order to improve mobility network performance, Tbaytel will be performing scheduled network maintenance starting on March 14, 2016 until March 16, 2016 between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. each day.
UPDATE: NDP vows to support First Nations through health state of emergency

UPDATE: NDP vows to support First Nations through health state of emergency

THUNDER BAY -- Although Nishnawbe-Aski Nation has yet to outline requests to abate a state of emergency it declared last month, the plan it will create already has the support of Ontario’s NDP.
City’s unemployment rate rises above provincial average

City’s unemployment rate rises above provincial average

THUNDER BAY – The city’s jobless rate rose in February. According to new Statistics Canada numbers, the unemployment rate for this area hit 7.1 per cent in February, which is an increase from the 6.5 per cent recorded in January.
Daylight saving time to steal an hour from your weekend on Sunday

Daylight saving time to steal an hour from your weekend on Sunday

An hour of your weekend is about to disappear. This weekend daylight saving time returns, meaning we’ll be moving our clocks forward an hour early on Sunday morning.

Date set for inquest into Sioux Lookout man’s death after police confrontation

Dates for an inquest into the death of a Sioux Lookout man who died in a confrontation with police have been announced. Brian Gray, 39, was killed in May of 2010 following an armed hostage taking.
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