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THUNDER BAY -- Conditions in local prisons are deplorable and inhumane, say some of the corrections officers working in them.

TORONTO, Ont. -- Kenora’s provincial representative is encouraging the province to support the push for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women.

THUNDER BAY -- Sue Paish says the decision to relocate LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services’ local facility to the Health Sciences Centre is a commitment to their investment in Thunder Bay.

THUNDER BAY -- The death of a young soldier in Ottawa last week only reinforces the importance of the annual poppy campaign. On Thursday the local Royal Canadian Legion branches raised a flag at city hall to launch this year’s poppy campaign.

THUNDER BAY -- Jian Ghomeshi will not be making an appearance in Thunder Bay. The former CBC host was supposed to be the guest speaker at the Alzheimer Society of Thunder Bay's Alzheimer Rendezvous on Nov. 27.

The following information is a public service announcement from the City of Thunder Bay regarding the Waterfront Master Plan: The City of Thunder Bay is looking for input on visioning and priority setting for the Second Phase of the Waterfront Master

A blaze that lit the night sky early Thursday morning has destroyed a Kuusisto Road home.

THUNDER BAY -- Police are looking for the person involved in a late morning hit and run in Westfort Tuesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say the crash took place just before 10:30 a.m.

Jian Ghomeshi's appearance in Thunder Bay next month is uncertain. Alzheimer Society Thunder Bay booked the former CBC personality for its annual Alzheimer Rendezvous before Ghomeshi was fired and allegations of sexual assault surfaced this week.

THUNDER BAY -- Kim Mik is a good wife, mother and neighbour and she has bipolar disorder.