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THUNDER BAY – The long-awaited move for residents into a new senior’s housing development has been pushed back again. St. Joseph’s Care Group president and CEO Tracy Buckler confirmed to tbnewswatch.

THUNDER BAY -- A business federation says a proposed provincial pension plan is bad for everybody. The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan would see employers and workers contribute up to 1.9 per cent on an employees salary every year.

Ontario is spending nearly $25,000 to help combat sex abuse in Ontario’s northwest.

Books and airplanes are natural companions. But with last-minute packing and preparations, often reading material is left behind as passengers dash out the door to make their flight on time.

The sixth annual Inside Ride in support of Camp Quality Northwestern Ontario is scheduled for Oct. 15 at the CLE Coliseum building.

THUNDER BAY - For the second time on Thursday, Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the city. The national weather agency issued the second watch around 3:30 p.m.

GRAND PORTAGE -- What would happen if a wildfire raged on the Gunflint Trail, an illness breaks out in Grand Marais and a crash has shutdown Highway 61 all at the same time? Resources south of the border would be stretched thin and help from either D

THUNDER BAY - City hydro crews have resolved power outages caused by heavy rain and strong winds early Thursday afternoon.

Lakehead University researcher Matthew Boyd and his research team are receiving $381,300 to uncover the most northern evidence of farming in the ancient Americas.

PENTICTON, B.C. - Students at a Penticton, B.C., school are mourning the death of a five-year-old classmate who was struck and killed by a pickup truck driven by an off-duty police officer.