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The North West Local Health Integration Network has received $3.6 million to reduce emergency room visits and increase addiction services in Thunder Bay and the region.

The Lakehead Public School Board has begun contract negotiations with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. A board spokesperson confirmed talks were happening Thursday but refused to provide any more details because of a media blackout.

OPP officers are hoping a new campaign for improved winter driving habits will decrease collisions involving snowplows.

A 36-year-old-woman from Kenora received non-life threatening injuries after a train struck her while walking along the tracks. OPP officers received a call around 7 p.m. Tuesday that a train struck someone Railway Street near 16th Avenue North.

The Underground Gym is fighting to stay open. The gym and youth centre along Simpson Street has offered a place for children in the neighbourhood a place to go after school for the past 14 years, but the centre has struggled financially.

Samantha Mekanak says aggressive dogs that attack people should be put down.

The case of a 19-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a fellow inmate will continue Monday at the provincial courthouse.

Residents remained divided on the location of the proposed event centre as hundreds packed into the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium for the final public information session.

The sentencing for a Thunder Bay woman convicted of defrauding a local construction company of $200,000 began Wednesday with testimony from character witnesses. Kerry Wirkkunen was found guilty of theft over $5,000 in September.

Growing up in a smaller community can be difficult at times, especially if you happen to be a part of minority that some people might not understand.