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It began around a kitchen table over coffee 50 years ago.

A local family physician calls Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a preventative double mastectomy a brave thing to do.

The police can’t do their job without the support of its citizens. “We need the community to help us find out information, gathering intelligence and so on,” said OPP Const. Diana Cole.

Cancer prevention needs to be addressed on a societal level, says a high-ranking Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute official.

Evacuees from Attawapiskat First Nation could be returning home soon.

Few local police officers can boast that they’ve been FBI trained. But after 10 weeks of intense training, Thunder Bay Police Service Sgt. Neil Herman has official bragging rights.

A female driver was sent to hospital Tuesday night after striking a parked truck on Edward Street and flipping her SUV.

The chief of Fort William First Nation says the Resolute Forest Product’s sawmill has substantially helped her community grow. The sawmill first came online in May 2003 and currently employs 170 workers.

When it comes to youth in care, people like Allan Wemigwans aren’t celebrated enough. At 17, Wemigwans is one of hundreds of local youth in care through Dilico Anishnabek Family Care. A grassdancer, he showed off his moves Tuesday afternoon.

Mammography patients at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre have been screened using digital radiography equipment, says Mark Henderson.