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The folks at Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay are an ambitious lot in 2012.

John Rafferty doesn’t expect much drama at this weekend’s NDP leadership race in Toronto.

After a nine-month tour in Afghanistan, Cale McDowell is happy to embrace everything Canadian.

A classic children's tale was brought to life through music Wednesday for students at two local elementary schools.

The CEO of the Thunder Bay Port Authority says Richardson International Limited’s planned purchase of the Viterra C grain elevator could mean the return of jobs for idled workers.

Thunder Bay is now off the map for best places to live in Canada. MoneySense magazine ranked the city in the top 25 best places to live for the past two years.

City councillors seem to be keeping their expenses in check. The City of Thunder Bay spent $586,223 to cover the salaries of its elected officials in 2011, down more than $33,000 than it spent in 2009.

Police say they arrested a 44-year-old man who is believed to have thrown a beer can from a vehicle at a woman walking her infant. Officers with the Nipigon detachment of the OPP say they received a report about the assault after 4 p.m.

Thunder Bay Crime Stoppers wants to tear into identity theft by offering the public a chance to shred personal or sensitive documents.

The city is asking people to show a little respect.