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A preliminary inquiry has been set for a man accused of murder. Jeffrey Charles Tomagatick, 29, was charged with second-degree murder and robbery in connection with the death of 50-year-old Murray Keesic in September 2012.

Smoking-related illnesses make up nearly a quarter of the patient visits to the region’s hospital. More than 500 patients visited the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in 2012 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease alone.

The federal government’s plan to extend its First Nations Policing Program is not welcoming news to Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

Thunder Bay's Public Libraries cater to more than 40,000 people a year and on Thursday evening library officials hope to hear feedback from some of those users. The Waverly Resource Library and Mary J.L.

A city councillor wants to reduce congestion at Prince Arthur’s Landing by having Summer in the Parks scheduled on another day.

The Canadian Auto Workers union is joining the call for a national public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. The union donated $100,000 to 50 women shelters across the country Tuesday.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit supports a report that urges Ontario to ban the marketing of junk food to children under 12 years old.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation officials are calling on the provincial and federal governments to address the issue of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Syndrome within their communities.

Tamara Landry is taking the self-defence skills she learned home to her teenage daughters.

Administration is looking at how much it's going to cost to repair all three of the city's outdoor pools. Council had asked administration to look at placing the repairs for Heath Park Pool into the 2013 budget.