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THUNDER BAY -- The city should count its homeless, get more technology into the hands of low income families and subsidize bus fare for those who need it.

THUNDER BAY – Come Tuesday, the Trinity United Church’s century old manse will no longer be standing.

THUNDER BAY -- Without its own university many city residents would have passed up post-secondary education.

THUNDER BAY -- Three Canadian travellers returning to Canada from the U.S. with a so-called single pack of cigarettes may have underestimated their haul -- by about 99 cartons.

THUNDER BAY -- The trial for a man accused of drug trafficking ended abruptly after he was found not guilty minutes after the proceedings began. Thomas Lacoste was charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, but on Dec.

A November trip to South Franklin Street’s Alley’s Corner Variety proved bountiful for one Thunder Bay resident. Peter Davidson has a little extra spending cash after winning $100,000 in the Nov. 15 Encore draw, an add-on to Lotto 6/49.

THUNDER BAY -- Classes at one of the busiest buildings on the Lakehead University campus were disrupted Monday morning by a broken water pipe.

THUNDER BAY -- A local OPP officer has pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud under $5,000. Det.-Const. Rory Thompson was arrested in May 2014 and charged with eight counts of theft under $5,000 along with a single count of fraud.

FORT FRANCES, Ont. -- Provincial police officers responding to a collision on Highway 11 managed to recover a stolen vehicle.

THUNDER BAY -- City Council is back in session Monday night, after a three-week winter break. The agenda is heavy, and looks to prepare council ahead of a tough budget season.