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THUNDER BAY -- A 31-year-old city man faces several charges following a Monday morning drug-store robbery. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say the lone male entered the Shopper’s Drug Mart on East Arthur Street Monday just before 9 a.m.

Below is a news release provided by the Northwest Region OPP: COMMUNITY SATISFACTION SURVEY HELPS OPP ASSESS SERVICE TO ONTARIANS (THUNDER BAY, ON) – A Community Satisfaction Survey is scheduled to start in January in North West Region to solic

THUNDER BAY -- Forty 40 Bombardier workers have been notified they'll be temporarily laid off by week's end.

THUNDER BAY -- The price of regular gasoline remained relatively unchanged Monday into Tuesday. Motorists filling up Tuesday morning would have paid as little of $1.024-per-litre. According to online gas price watchdog ontariogasprices.

THUNDER BAY -- The arrival of an icebreaker means there are no concerns about ice in the harbour at the Thunder Bay Port Authority. Harbour Master Guy Jarvis says with the aid of tug boats, four ships arrived over the weekend.

THUNDER BAY -- Monday’s extreme cold temperatures didn’t have a significant impact on City of Thunder Bay’s Sewer and Water division.

Drivers need to make sure their block heater works and their battery is in good condition. Those are the two main ways to keep a vehicle from needing a boost as cold weather sets in in the city.

THUNDER BAY -- Ayvil Arrius isn’t going to let himself wither away. Nearing the tail end of his stay at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, he doesn’t like to stay in one place. “I do my walks.

The Indian Act is getting in the way of progress Carolyn Bennett says. The federal Liberal Aboriginal Affairs critic and MP for Toronto-St. Paul's thinks the act personifies colonialism and paternalism, an approach that needs to change.

THUNDER BAY – Residents are encouraged to take precautions when spending extended periods of time outside during this run of cold weather.