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Soaked to the bone and stalked by a bear Trevor Miller knew he had to make a run for it.

Reptile Rob says pythons, anacondas and boa constrictors do not make good pets.

Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with an armed robbery reported last week. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the arrest follows the August 2 robbery of the Mac’s store at 745 Simpson Street. At about 9:30 p.

Port numbers are in for the month of July and it continues to be a slower than average summer for Thunder Bay. Shipments are down 20 to 40 per cent across the board compared to this time last year. But it might not be all bad news.

The city says the former Lyceum Theatre needs to be demolished immediately.

The Chief of Police for the Treaty 3 Police Service has resigned. Conrad Delaronde will serve the final three months of his contract until November.

A newly-formed partnership between Confederation College and Northern College is bringing more mining education to Thunder Bay. Students enrolled in the Mining Techniques Certificate Program will now have the option to gain a diploma.

The Marathon detachment of the OPP has provided an update on a body that was found in a vehicle by a group of blueberry pickers on Saturday. Police believe the body is that of a Waterloo man who went missing in June.

Three young men are now in custody following a police pursuit east of Marathon this weekend. One of the men was arrested and two others fled after a vehicle was stopped yesterday afternoon.

The bear that attacked a man on two separate occasions at Sandbar Lake Provincial Park in Ignace has been destroyed. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources spokeswoman Jolanta Kowalski says its rare to see a bear demonstrate this kind of behaviour.