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THUNDER BAY -- Heading into her new career Allison Smith already has firsthand experience working within the criminal justice system.

Football fans may have to wait an hour longer for kickoff on Sunday, but for the sleepyheads amongst us, Sunday’s end to daylight time means an extra hour of sleep. Clocks fall back an hour on Sunday morning at 2 a.m.

A Victoriaville Mall restaurant has been closed by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit for failing to handle food properly.

THUNDER BAY -- This year marked the slowest forest fire season the province has seen since 1960. In the Northwest region, there were 130 recorded fires and 1,200 hectares burned; in Thunder Bay, there were just 15 fires compared to 36 last year.

Students at Ecole catholique Franco-Superieur are going batty for the latest addition to their school.

THUNDER BAY -- Thunder Bay Fire Rescue is investigating a fire that caused major damage to a home on Foley Street early Friday morning. More than 20 fire fighters responded to a call just after 4 a.m.

THUNDER BAY -- Employment and income are the main factors in a real estate slowdown in the city.

THUNDER BAY -- After record attendance last year, organizers of The Hunger believe this Friday’s event is going to be the biggest one yet.

THUNDER BAY -- Conditions in local prisons are deplorable and inhumane, say some of the corrections officers working in them.

TORONTO, Ont. -- Kenora’s provincial representative is encouraging the province to support the push for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women.