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Three people are dead following an early-morning motor-vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of Dryden. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to the crash at just after 1 a.m..

THUNDER BAY -- Maybe it's a special kind of friend who gives a kidney to save a life. Maybe anyone could be that kind of a friend to a stranger. For almost all of 2008, Terry Gallant was taking dialysis 11 hours a day for kidney failure.

THUNDER BAY -- If Southern Ontario is "the new rustbelt," Northern Ontario's labour market is even rustier.

THUNDER BAY -- At the halfway point of the federal election campaign, Ontario's First Nations chiefs have announced they won't wait to see whether the next government will call an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

A serious motor vehicle collision has closed Highway 17 near Airport Road in Dryden. Ontario Provincial Police said they're unsure how long until the road reopens. No other details are available at this time.

THUNDER BAY -- Of all the local summer street festivals, the one held in the South Core on Saturday felt the most like a strolling tour of neighbourhood businesses.

THUNDER BAY -- "In the words of Neil Armstrong, this is one small step for County Park Library -- we used to be at the back of the mall -- but it's one giant leap for Thunder Bay Public Library," said John Pateman, the city's chief

Police say they've received information a missing 14-year-old Thunder Bay girl has been located in southern Ontario. In a release issued on Saturday night, police say they'll provide more information on Monday.

THUNDER BAY -- Michaela Bottle has been to the city before but since she moved to Thunder Bay to start college this week, she's already been here for the longest stretch of her life.

Thunder Bay Police say they’re investigating a second incident involving a man waving a gun at people on the street.