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UPSALA, Ont. -- A traffic stop for speeding near Upsala on Highway 17 led to the seizure of about 168,000 contraband cigarettes. Officers with the Thunder Bay detachment of the OPP made the traffic stop Wednesday just before 8:30 a.m.

Paul Estrin was a hard worker for the Green Party and a good president, recalls MP Bruce Hyer. The president stepped down this week after showing support for Israel, which contradicts the party's resolution calling for "engaged neutrality.

The parent company of GRK Fasteners, a local business facing closure because of a planned move to the U.S., is now commenting on the issue. The facility on Rosslyn Road has been operating in Thunder Bay for nearly two decades.

An overnight robbery at a south side coffee shop has police on the hunt for a lone male suspect. Police say the man entered Robin’s Donuts’ South May Street location at about 3:30 a.m. on Thursday armed with a weapon and demanded cash.

The Canadian Lakehead Exhibition is all about tradition. It’s why generation after generation have made the trek to the fairgrounds for 124 years. The crowds were there again on Wednesday, the CLE opening its grounds for yet another year.

THUNDER BAY -- Police could know by Thursday morning if a body found in the Kaministiquia River is that of a missing boater. The body was discovered in the river near a bridge on Highway 102 Tuesday afternoon.

THUNDER BAY -- A new agreement aims to find ways to help give communities better access to cancer detection and prevention programs. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Harvey Yesno and Cancer Care Ontario president and CEO Dr.

THUNDER BAY -- For the second day in a row, Bombardier officials met face-to-face with members of the union representing its striking workers. But just like the Tuesday meeting, Wednesday's discussions were not part of any official negotiations.

THUNDER BAY -- The former owner of a local business success story is shocked and devastated that his life's work is going south after more than 20 years.

THUNDER BAY -- Construction may lead to traffic woes at a busy north-side intersection for the next week. Construction crews have begun work at the corner of Red River Road and Junot Avenue.