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THUNDER BAY -- It’s been five years since Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre adopted a patient-family advisor model.

Seven suspects charged in two local homicide investigations appeared in court Friday.

THUNDER BAY -- Dorothy Winterburn says personal support workers and registered practical nurses at Ontario’s long-term care facilities shouldn’t feel like they’re putting in time on the assembly-line floor.

Racism and crime top the list of issues Diane Armstrong hopes to tackle if elected at-large on Oct. 27.

Looking at city councillor and those running in the upcoming municipal election, Terri-Lynne Carter saw that someone was missing. "I didn't see myself represented at city council meetings.

Rebecca Johnson says she thought long and hard about whether or not to seek a fourth term at the city council table. Indeed she was one of the final incumbents to file her nomination papers.

Lawrence Timko says there’s no arguing the point. The proposed $109-million event centre is the single-biggest issue facing voters when they hit the polls on Oct. 27.

The Ontario Power Authority is looking to get 21 remote First Nations off diesel in the next seven to 10 years. The OPA has released a draft technical report and business plan for new transmission lines in the Far North.

Thunder Bay police are seeking an unknown male wanted for questioning in conjunction with a Thursday night robbery. Police say a man brandishing a knife entered an unnamed E. Victoria Avenue business demanding cash.

THUNDER BAY -- Derek Burney says Canada is facing new threats on every front. The former ambassador to the United States, in a new book Brave New Canada ($29.