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THUNDER BAY – Police are looking for a suspect in a Tuesday afternoon armed robbery. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to reports of a robbery at the Shell Station off Arthur Street around 3 p.m.

QUEEN'S PARK -- Seniors can look forward to a new tax credit to help pay for their home improvement projects. The Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act passed third reading in the Ontario Legislature Tuesday.

THUNDER BAY -- Council is considering renaming the Junot Park playground in commemoration of one of the city's late prominent citizens.

People used to bathe nude in Boulevard Lake. A religious sect called the Doukhobors would use the lake and draw the attention of giggling local teens who would spy on them from the woods.

Henry Lickers knows a lot about collaboration. An environmental science officer from the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, a territory that includes both sides of the St.

THUNDER BAY -- A local man accused of heading a criminal organization has been released on bail. John Tsekouras, 38, has been charged with being the director of a criminal organization and trafficking cocaine and marijuana.

More and more residents are beginning to turn to home heating as temperatures continue to drop outside. That’s led local firefighters to begin reminding residents to make sure they are turning the heat on safely.

Thunder Bay Police say they have a woman in custody in connection with an armed robbery at a Kakabeka Falls gas station. Police allege a 21-year-old woman entered the Shell station on Highway 11/17 on Monday night at about 5:30 p.m.

Officials with ReGen Med have asked for six more months and roughly $300,000 in order to make Canada’s only bone and tissue bank sustainable. City council received an update on the company’s operations at Monday night’s meeting.

City council wants to see the Revera Interim Long Term Care Home stay open. The long-term care facility is scheduled to close Oct.