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THUNDER BAY -- Mayor Keith Hobbs believes the convention centre component could be the key in the proposed event centre getting federal funding.

THUNDER BAY -- An official with Lakehead Public Schools says she doesn’t put much stock in the Fraser Institute’s annual ranking of Ontario elementary schools.

THUNDER BAY – It wasn’t your imagination, last month was officially really, really, really cold. This past month set the new standard for coldest February on record in Thunder Bay with a mean temperature of – 19.

THUNDER BAY -- Day-cares, golf courses and garbage delivery are just three places the city can cut to lower the tax-levy increase to two per cent, says Coun. Rebecca Johnson.

THUNDER BAY -- A suspicious male in an north-side neighbourhood has Thunder Bay Police on the lookout.

THUNDER BAY -- A 27-year-old woman faces robbery-related charges after a robbery at a north-side automated teller machine.

THUNDER BAY -- Two city drug busts have led to the seizure of crack cocaine and nearly $50,000 in cash. The Thunder Bay Police Service gang unit conducted their first bust at the Greyhound Bus Station on Feb.

An unwanted persons call has Thunder Bay Police Service officers facing a special investigations unit investigation.

THUNDER BAY -- City police responded to more than 157 incidents during the week of Monday, Feb. 23 to Sunday, March 1, 2015. Thunder Bay Police Service statistics are made available through crimereports.

THUNDER BAY -- Monday night’s council meeting at city hall is expected to be the final meeting for budget talks. This will be the last chance for councillors to try to bring down the proposed levy increase, which now sits at about 4.6 per cent.