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THUNDER BAY – Striking Community Care Access Centre health-care workers insist they will remain off the job until receiving fair compensation.

The Canadian Cancer Society’s local Relay for Life is getting a facelift in 2015. Event organizers on Monday said they’ll be shortening the length of this year’s fundraiser to six hours, from 6 p.m. until midnight on June 19.

THUNDER BAY -- A 49-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault following a weekend stabbing a northside hotel.

THUNDER BAY -- City police responded to more than 179 incidents during the week of Monday, Jan. 26 to Sunday, Feb. 1. Thunder Bay Police Service statistics are made available through crimereports.

THUNDER BAY -- Cherie Kok knows the effects of Alzheimer’s disease impact entire families. Her mother was first diagnosed with the disorder seven years ago and that’s when she turned to the Alzheimer Society of Thunder Bay for help.

THUNDER BAY -- First responders are tasked with being the stabilizing force in dealing with some of society’s most dangerous and tragic situations.

THUNDER BAY -- Michael Gravelle says he is encouraged after a “positive” first formal meeting regarding the Ring of Fire with the federal Minister of Natural Resources.

THUNDER BAY -- A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing at a north side hotel. A release from the Thunder Bay Police Service says officers were called to the Shoreline Hotel at about 7 p.m.

THUNDER BAY -- In a battle between a truck and a tree, the tree usually wins. That was the lesson a male driver learned the hard way Saturday afternoon when he smashed his truck into a tree on Clarkson Street.

THUNDER BAY -- Christy Radbourne will be carrying the Green banner in Thunder Bay-Rainy River during the upcoming federal election.