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THUNDER BAY -- Port officials are reporting another strong month for shipping in September. In total, about 850,000 tonnes of cargo moved through the port last month. That's 27 per cent more than the five-year average for the month.

THUNDER BAY – A new report ranks this district's general health among the worst in Canada. A new map ranks Thunder Bay 86th of 101 health regions in the country.

Teresa Davis and her three teenage sons have been searching for a place to call their own. As a single mother, Davis said it’s not easy saving enough money for a down-payment on a house, so the dream of home-ownership was a distant one.

OPP Media Release (KENORA, ON) Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kenora Street Crime Unit and the OPP Aboriginal Issues Unit (AIU) have charged a Kenora woman following an ongoing drug investigation in downtown Kenora On Friday October 2

THUNDER BAY -- First Nations sovereignty has trumped the provincial procurement process in the Far North.

THUNDER BAY – At the dawn of a long-awaited coroner’s inquest into the death of seven students, the room where the hearing takes place is drawing controversy.

THUNDER BAY – An early morning trailer fire has been deemed suspicious. Firefighters responded to the trailer fire at about 6:20 a.m. Monday at the corner of Bay and Water Streets.

SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. -- With 25 per cent of Sioux Lookout's budget going toward OPP costs, town officials are making it an issue for the Kenora riding candidates in the federal election.

A long-awaited coroner's inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students in Thunder Bay is finally set to begin today. The inquest will be held at the Thunder Bay courthouse, starting at 9:30 a.m.

Sioux Lookout calls itself the Hub of the North, but the 400-kilometre drive from Thunder Bay can sometimes present barriers for people looking to get to and from the town. That's where Kasper Mini-Bus comes in.