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THUNDER BAY -- Firefighters have begun their seasonal residential visits for smoke alarm awareness.

THUNDER BAY -- Nick Mulder would like to see less provincial and federal government and more community and corporate involvement as Ring of Fire development moves forward.

THUNDER BAY -- The health unit has issued a swimming advisory for the main beach at Boulevard Lake. The Wednesday advisory from the Thunder Bay and District Health Unit is a response to high levels of E. coli bacteria in the water.

A local housing analyst says a flat-lined job market is a major reason why the housing construction market has plummeted in 2014.

A Northwest Region OPP officer has been charged in conjunction with an alleged domestic assault. The officer, who isn’t being named by police in order to protect the victim, was charged with one count of assault and one count of sexual assault.

THUNDER BAY - Murders are a fact of life, says the city's mayor. "You're never going to stop homicides. I don't care who you are. I don't care what mayor you are, what president you are.

THUNDER BAY -- The head of the local United Steelworkers’ union is holding out hope a buyer can be found to salvage 80 jobs at the former Lakehead Marine Industrial, whose owner filed for bankruptcy last week.

THUNDER BAY -- Legal Aid Ontario hopes a new pilot project will keep family matters out of the courtroom. Studies show nearly 63 per cent of people who head to family court are unrepresented.

THUNDER BAY -- Bells rang across the city as part of a call for world peace. City of Thunder Bay officials and members of the public rang the bell in front of City Hall during the annual Peace Bell Ceremony Wednesday.

THUNDER BAY -- Dominic Pasqualino is adamant Bombardier won’t get concessions from his union members as labour negotiations hit the 11th hour.