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THUNDER BAY -- City police responded to more than 128 serious incidents during the week of Oct. 12 to Oct. 19. Thunder Bay Police Service statistics are made available through crimereports.

THUNDER BAY -- A footbridge declared unsafe four years ago has been officially replaced.

Colin Burridge would like to bring some military precision to the mayor’s chair.

Doug MacKay is no stranger to running for public office. The marijuana advocate has run provincially in the past, and in 2006 took a run at the mayor’s chair, finishing a distant third to Lynn Peterson with 6.4 per cent of the popular vote.

THUNDER BAY -- A man wasn't feeling lucky enough to pay for his lottery tickets, so he instead took them from a convenience store clerk at knifepoint Sunday.

THUNDER BAY -- High water levels are not friendly conditions for waterfowl.

THUNDER BAY -- In the past five years alone, PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise has helped women access more than $4.1 million in grants to start or grow their businesses.

THUNDER BAY -- Expanding a school breakfast program will help make sure the city's next generation grows up healthy. The Canadian Red Cross has been running a student nutrition program for 80 schools in the region.

THUNDER BAY -- The city’s specialized transit service will operate as normal until at least Wednesday.