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THUNDER BAY -- Advance voting continues in Thunder Bay ahead of the scheduled Oct. 27 municipal election. The City of Thunder Bay used the Voting Van in the previous municipal election to help make casting a ballot easier.

THUNDER BAY -- Carbon monoxide detectors are now mandatory in most Ontario residential dwellings.

THUNDER BAY -- Dante Mekanak was racing his friend across Tarbutt Park when he jumped into the boarded rink area and was viciously bit in the face by a dog.

Patty Hajdu says the Liberal party values dignity and believes every person in Canada has the right to be heard. It’s something she’s been championing for most of her life.

THUNDER BAY -- The NDP are promising parents they won’t have to pay more than $15 a day for child care if elected in 12 months. On Tuesday the party rolled out the first plank of its 2015 platform, promising up front spending of $1.

THUNDER BAY – Norm Gale knows his paramedics are being overloaded with calls that are not true matters of life and death. A new provincial program hopes to help the Superior North EMS chief and his paramedics deal with that trend.

THUNDER BAY – Colin Hunter plans to have a say in the upcoming city election. The 21-year-old university student, not originally from Thunder Bay, said decisions made at the city table affect the cost of living in the city.

THUNDER BAY -- Samantha Mekanak broke down in tears on the witness stand while describing her son Dante’s injuries from a dog attack nearly two years ago.

THUNDER BAY -- Crowds at advanced polls so far this week has Thunder Bay's city clerk optimistic about voter turnout this election.

The Transportation Safety Board says windy conditions caused a weekend plane crash in Thunder Bay's north-side harbour. The mishap occurred on Sunday afternoon near the float plane docks on Shipyard Road.