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THUNDER BAY -- The Minister of Northern Development and Mines is taking the concerns of First Nation leaders seriously and says they have an important role to play in the development of the Ring of Fire.

Police in Sioux Lookout are looking into an armed robbery that occurred earlier this month.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre officials say the hospital’s updated website should make navigating it a much more user-friendly experience for patients and the public.

Police say there is no foul play suspected in the investigation of a body found at Junot Park. Thunder Bay Police Service had areas of Junot Park marked off with tape and its Crime Scene Unit was on scene around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The anti-event centre voice around city council chambers is starting to get louder. On Wednesday night freshman Coun. Shelby Ch’ng emphatically announced on Twitter she won’t be voting in favour of proceeding to Phase 5 of the $114.

Chief-elect Wayne Moonias says it feels like Noront Resources and the Ontario government have put a collective gun to the heads of Northern Ontario First Nations.

THUNDER BAY -- The local chamber is asking the city to hold off on its plan to build an event centre.

THUNDER BAY -- The Thunder Bay District Humane Society continues to search for the person who abandoned two kittens in a snowbank on a freezing cold day two weeks ago. One of those kittens has now undergone amputation surgery.

THUNDER BAY -- The sky is not falling and people are not leaving the North in droves a regional think tank says. A recent report by the Northern Policy Institute shows that while there has been a 2.

Thunder Bay Counts wants public input on ways to make the city a better place for all.