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The mayor took his seat back despite spending $20,000 less than the runner-up last election.

Students at Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute were thinking pink on Wednesday afternoon. Teens wore the colour in support of stopping bullying against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

From Lakehead Public School: __________________ With the return of electrical power, Gorham and Ware Community School will re-open for students on Thursday, April 9. All bus routes will operate as per normal schedules.

THUNDER BAY -- The start of the shipping season on Lake Superior is being hampered by thick ice near Sault Ste. Marie. The ice jam has left ten freighters unable to move, including one that had a hole punched in its hull.

THUNDER BAY -- A local school board trustee's seat is now vacant after she filed her financial statements late following the latest municipal election.

THUNDER BAY -- Ashley Nurmela feels dehumanized by racially-motivated social media sites that have been circulating in the city.

ERIE, Pa. -- Thunder Bay’s Mackenzie Blackwood remains the top-ranked North American goaltending prospect on Central Scouting’s season-ending list.

THUNDER BAY -- A city man has been sentenced to six months in jail on child pornography charges. Archie Hogan was sentenced on March 30 to the jail time followed by 18 months of probation on the charge of making child pornography available.

THUNDER BAY -- The city is looking to attract young professionals to Thunder Bay with a focus on active transportation. Next week will see Thunder Bay's first-ever Bike Summit, called Biking Means Business.

DORION, Ont. -- Ministry of Transportation officials have updated Dorion's Town Council on the twinning of Highway 11-17 in its area. Reeve Ed Chambers says there's still plenty of work ahead.