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Seeing no need for further debate or discussion, council has passed the 2013 budget, which includes a 7.1 per cent increase to water rates. Councillors remained silent as they ratified the multi-million dollar budget at Monday night’s meeting.

The newly formed Northern cabinet committee shows the North is getting ready to show its economic strength, says the Minister of Northern Development and Mines. The first meeting of the special cabinet committee was held last week in Sault Ste.

Every year the city purchases more than half a million dollars worth of food. The overwhelming majority of that food is for the city-run homes for the aged.

City council will hold its final vote on the 2013 budget tonight. It's the last chance to add or subtract anything from the document, which currently includes a tax increase of about 3.5 per cent.

Lakehead University has launched the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mining and Exploration. The school hopes to play a lead role in economic development by bringing together Northern communities and the mining industry.

An ugly-looking south-side two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon looked worse than it was, say police on scene. A Chevy Blazer lay flipped on its side as a result of the crash.

Dilico Anishinabek Family Care is looking for ways to start healing within First Nation communities, particularly with youth.

A new deal should help ensure First Nation communities near Ring of Fire development capitalize on upcoming employment opportunities.

It’s been a week since a group of Lakehead University students began a sit-in protest and they don’t plan getting up until their issue is resolved.

Cataract surgery patients won’t have to wait for surgery at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre after all.