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THUNDER BAY – The president of the Lakehead University Student Union says it is “unacceptable” the school’s board of governors evidently tried to shut students out of a vote to raise tuition fees.

Ontario’s Minister of Northern Development and Mines on Friday slammed comments made Thursday by former NDP leader Howard Hampton on what he said was a lack of progress developing the Ring of Fire.

There are still about 100 members of Gull Bay First Nation waiting on their share of a $12.5 million settlement deal from Ontario Power Generation.

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MANITOUWADGE, Ont. – The ground search portion of the search for Mr. Jeffrey Darrah has been temporarily suspended. The OPP continues to investigate his whereabouts. Mr. DARRAH was reported missing on Monday March 9th.

THUNDER BAY – New stats show that this city’s unemployment rate is trending down. New numbers released by Statistics Canada show that this area’s rate of unemployment fell to 4.8 per cent in February.

These are the stories that attracted the most attention in Week 10 of 2015: 5 Two arrested after police raid large marijuana grow-op City police have taken down a marijuana grow operation and charged two people after investigating a home on the city&

MANITOUWADGE, Ont. – The search for a missing Jeffrey Darrah, of Manitouwadge, Ont., continues. The OPP Emergency Response Team as well as K-9 unit, OPP helicopter and front line officers have been assisting in the search since Mr.

THUNDER BAY – The local Finlandia Association is getting set for St. Urho’s Day, with a variety of events scheduled for Saturday.

THUNDER BAY -- It might not have been heard around the world, but there was a loud crunch heard throughout city schools Thursday.