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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.

William McGillivray may have been one of the more important figures in the Canadian fur trade, but not many people have written about the man behind the North West Company.

The coroner’s inquest into the death of a Neskantaga First Nation man is in its final stages after years of waiting.

A dozen regional First Nations communities are looking for strength in numbers when it comes to economic development.

Terrace Bay council has nominated Coun. Jody Davis to be appointed as Mayor. This follows the surprise resignation of longtime Mayor Mike King.

Kaleigh Harasen has been watching the Parade of Lights since she was a baby.

Less people are using the city’s food banks, however the people who are still using them are going more often.

A widespread power outage Monday evening left hundreds of homeowners in the dark for several hours. Thunder Bay Hydro were on scene at the city's south side, which experienced the outage, after a hydro pole caught on fire and burned through.

Two people and four groups were honoured with the mayor’s third annual Community Safety Award Monday night. The 2013 awards were presented at city hall during the regular scheduled council meeting.

A program that keeps people in their homes longer is caught up in what one city official calls a bureaucratic nightmare. The homemaking program helps 34 people with everything from bathing to light housekeeping to exercise.