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THUNDER BAY – City council will receive an update to the Solid Waste Management Strategy Monday, which will include a recommendation to scrap plastic bags for leaf and yard waste.

THUNDER BAY -- An online petition is calling for a proposed Event Centre to be ‘taken to a vote.’ Created about a month ago, the change.

THUNDER BAY – City police have confirmed that their investigation into a north side convenience store robbery involved a possible handgun.

The City of Thunder Bay has produced a letter in which FedNor director general Aime Dimatteo directs the city to apply for event centre funding through the Build Canada federal gas-tax fund. The letter, dated Jan.

Lakehead University students will pay three per cent more in tuition this coming fall.

THUNDER BAY – If elected leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, Christine Elliott plans to start her tenure with a thorough review of provincial energy policies.

THUNDER BAY – The federal government is dishing out more than $1.5 million to spur regional economic development.

THUNDER BAY – The leader of the Thunder Bay Guardian Angels is defending the organization against allegations that its members were involved in an aggressive and physical altercation with a woman.

Curbside battery collection runs from April 14-24, 2015, and residents who didn’t receive a battery bag – or need more – have several options.

THUNDER BAY – Canada’s FedNor Minister insists he has “no regrets” about how the federal government has handled the city’s application for event centre funding.