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Fire crews with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue were kept busy early Monday morning with a garage fire at a home on the south side. The call came in around 3:45 a.m.

Gary Cooper has three birthdays. Like most people he celebrates the anniversary date of his actual birth.

The city’s waterfront skating rink is now open. The city announced the opening of the skating rink at Prince Arthur’s Landing via a news release issued to media Monday morning.

Additional equipment for the Atikokan Fire Department has already helped reduce response times. After more than 30 years in service, an old fire truck has been decommissioned. In its place is a new state-of-the-art 2014 model.

A classic story is being brought to life on stage with a youthful twist.

Highway 61 has been reopened after a closure of just more than an hour on Sunday evening. The OPP closed the high just less than 10 kilometres away from the Pigeon River border crossing to remove a transport that slid off the shoulder of the highway.

Late week arrests have left three members of Sioux Lookout facing charges. OPP in the Northern Ontario community executed search warrants on three different properties on Nov. 14 as part of a drug investigation.

A group of students at a city high school are working to give local food banks a boost.

Ken Shields has finally seen his hard work pay off. After nearly eight years, the cycling advocate has a separate way to get across town after a culvert was installed at an old railway bed near Winnipeg Avenue by the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.

Coun. Iain Angus would rather vote to eliminate his position than see the city get rid of the ward system. Orignally slated for the Nov.4 city council meeting, Coun.