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THUNDER BAY -- The city's outdoor events will be smoke-free this year. Starting with the first Summer in the Parks July 8, smoking will only be allowed in designated areas after a unanimous council decision Monday night.

THUNDER BAY -- The city is checking its major capital projects list, including the proposed event centre, for the next ten years in the wake of new provincial funding.

THUNDER BAY -- The federal Conservative nomination in Thunder Bay-Superior North has a second challenger. On Monday Florence Bailey announced that she will run against Nipigon mayor Richard Harvey for the nomination.

THUNDER BAY – The city’s grain shipping industry is off to its strongest start in nearly 20 years. As of May 31, the Port of Thunder Bay loaded more than 1.8 million tonnes of grain, a substantial increase from the five-year average of 1.

THUNDER BAY – City police now say there is no foul play suspected in a sudden death investigation on the city’s south side.

OPP News Release: (KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two people with Impaired Driving offences over the weekend.

Getting more high school students into post-secondary is the aim of a partnership between local school boards and Confederation College. Forty-eight students in Grade 11 received conditional acceptances this week.

The cool, damp weather over the weekend was good news for the forest fire situation in the Northwest. Officials with Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources say there were no new confirmed fires, with 10 active fires in the region.

THUNDER BAY – There’s more than one way to travel across the city. That’s the idea behind the Commuter Challenge , a one week initiative held nationally to encourage people to take different modes of transportation to get around.

THUNDER BAY – Construction work has begun on the expansion of St. Joseph’s Hospital.