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The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority has upgraded its flood watch to a flood warning. City worker and firefighters were responded to a number of flood related incidents Monday morning.

Chris Hadfield is back on earth following his mission on the International Space Station, but the astronaut's charm has students across the country still looking up at the stars. Kelly Green teaches Grade 6 at Odgen Community Public School.

For a local soup kitchen one million meals served may be a milestone but it’s no cause for celebration. The Dew Drop Inn has been serving a mid-day meal every day since it opened its doors in February of 1981.

A 31-year-old man is in hospital with serious head and face injuries after an assault in the bush adjacent to Field Street. Police do not have a suspect in custody at this time, and say they continue to investigate the alleged assault.

Marie Penko and her neighbours won’t be getting much sleep this weekend.

A 28-year-old man was rushed to hospital early Saturday after being shot at a Pace Lake party. Scott McKinnon was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, OPP said Saturday in a release.

The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority has upgraded its flood outlook statement to a flood watch. Communities affected include Thunder Bay, Neebing, Oliver Paipoonge, Shuniah and the townships of O`Connor, Conmee, Gillies and Dorion.

It appears the city hit the jackpot with a new hosting formula that will boost revenue generated by the Thunder Bay casino by about $300,000.

The city is looking to re-examine the way they take out the trash. The City of Thunder Bay is in the process of developing a 20-year solid waste management strategy to look at how they manage waste in the city.

A rainy weekend outlook has the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority on the alert. Officials with the LRCA say more than 70 millimetres of rain is expected over the next five days, the bulk of which is expected on Sunday.