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THUNDER BAY - A knife-wielding suspect is being sought in connection with an early morning convenience store robbery. The Mac's location on Oliver Road was robbed shortly after 4:30 a.m.

The next generation appears to be in good hands.

Leo Dube is worried about his future. The Grade 12 Hammarskjold High School student says the threat of a looming teachers' strike is weighing heavy on students, especially those expecting to graduate in June.

THUNDER BAY – A number of city residents turned out to the waterfront to get a relaxing start to their Saturday.

Police have recovered the body of a man believed to have gone through the ice in Eabametoong First Nation.

THUNDER BAY – City MPPs are defending the provincial government’s intention to begin the privatization of Hydro One. Both Michael Gravelle (Lib., Thunder Bay-Superior North) and Bill Mauro (Lib.

Four million dollars will buy a pretty impressive helicopter these days. Wisk Air Helicopters is hoping their new Bell 412 helicopter, one of just 12 in Canada, can play a vital role in opening up the Ring of Fire.

THUNDER BAY – The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry says the provincial budget will help boost the recovering forestry sector.

THUNDER BAY -- The city is projecting it will be $832,300 in the red by the end of the year. A first-quarter variance report heading to city council Monday night states on the operating side, $505,600 of that is from winter control.

THUNDER BAY -- Stephen Rouhiainen spends a lot of time building and flying remote control quadcopters and as an electrical engineering technology student at Confederation College, he knew he could build something better.