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The OPP crime unit has been called in to investigate the death of a 35-year-old man at a hotel in Dryden.

THUNDER BAY – A city MPP isn’t optimistic the province will help fund a new event centre unless the federal government is also at the table. MPP Michael Gravelle (Lib.

THUNDER BAY – Steve Robinson can’t imagine a Bay Street Film Festival without the Finnish Labour Temple.

THUNDER BAY – Other than a wardrobe change, the first day of the city’s Best Buy location looks identical to the former Future Shop operation.

Firefighters spent the late afternoon on Friday battling a stubborn hay-bale fire on McCluskey Drive. Capt.

Friday’s annual Easter egg hunt at Frank Charry Park had to be modified because of icy conditions, but no one left without at least a little chocolate to tide them over until Sunday morning.

A Thunder Bay eatery will get a little national exposure on Friday night. Host John Catucci visited the Sovereign Room last year and will showcase the Red River Road restaurant on his popular Food Network Show You Gotta Eat Here .

A small deck fire Thursday night caused extensive damage to the back of a High Street North home. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to the fire at about 9 p.m., arriving and quickly extinguishing it. Damage was limited to the siding and eaves.

THUNDER BAY -- Industry and regional leaders seem to agree that the North needs more autonomy to take full advantage of its resources.