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A multi-vehicle collision has led police to close Highway 11/17 between Kenora and Vermillion Bay. OPP on Thursday morning said icy conditions led to the collisions, which involved 14 tractor trailers. The incident occurred near Nelson Granite Road.

City police have confirmed the victim of a south side stabbing incident is in stable condition. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a 22-year-old man was stabbed in the lower back with a large hunting knife around 8:20 p.m.

Embattled Toronto mayor Rob Ford should take a break and get some help, says Keith Hobbs. The Thunder Bay mayor last week said that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.

Kenora's only emergency shelter has resorted to charging people who stay there. It is a policy that follows funding formula changes. Until last year emergency shelters in the province were funded on a per person basis.

The city is lowering its adoption fees for cats to $50. The two-week campaign begins on Friday.

Thunder Bay Hydro customers may be in for a bit of a price break. The utility says it has made an application to the Ontario Energy Board that could result in a small decrease in customer bills.

Although she doesn’t agree with the process that saw three embattled senators suspended without pay, a Lakehead University political science professor is hopeful the end result will be changes to the country’s sober second body of thought

The death of Bruce Moonias has been ruled suicide. The jury in the inquest into the 27-year-old Neskantaga First Nation man's death returned Wednesday afternoon with a verdict whether Moonias' death was suicide or accidental.

Tannis Kastern was upset when she heard Lakehead University’s ceremonial teepee had been vandalized.

A year ago Wynona Fullum bought a $2 raffle ticket at Intercity Shopping Centre, figuring she was supporting a good cause. Little did she know her name would be drawn and she’d take home the $10,000 first prize as a result.