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AbitibiBowater pulp and paper mill workers in Eastern Canada approved a new collective agreement that will protect the pensions of retired workers, but includes wage reductions for the current workforce.

Nursing cuts that have hit hospitals hard in southern Ontario have had little or no effect at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

A First Nations chief says he hopes the personal stories of a heavy weight boxer and a professional wrestler can help knock out his community’s drug problems.

The Thunder Bay Public Library hopes a new logo will help give it a more 21st century look and feel. The library released its new colourful logo to replace the older version Monday.

An Atikokan woman died following a house fire in that community, the OPP confirmed Monday. Police officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to the blaze just after 7:30 a.m. Saturday on MacKenzie Avenue East.

One person is dead following a shooting at Whitefish Bay in Lac Seul First Nation . The province’s Special Investigation Unit is now looking into the incident.

A local high school student said he never expected he’d be picked to represent the region at a national youth caucus.

A local MP announced a summer job program would receive more money from federal funding. NDP MP John Rafferty (Thunder Bay – Rainy River) said the Canada Summer Jobs program would receive additional funding of more than $275,000.

Family members and graduating students worried about expensive prom dresses were glad to find something they liked at an annual fundraising event Saturday.

Be open and express yourself, says a participant at the Girl Power conference held on Saturday. Confederation College hosted the event aimed at keeping girls active and learning about healthy living.