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NIPIGON, Ont. — A section of Highway 17 remains closed but could be opened by Thursday, according to Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation.

QUEEN'S PARK -- Michael Gravelle says it's good to be back. The MPP representing Thunder Bay-Superior North with the governing Liberal party was renamed Minister of Northern Development and Mines Tuesday afternoon.

THUNDER BAY - Gaetan Roy hasn’t been without his moustache in 30 years – until Wednesday. The Grade 4 teacher at Agnew H.

Ian MacRae will take over the reins at Lakehead Public Schools. MacRae on Tuesday was confirmed as the board’s newest director of education, succeeding the soon-to-retire Cathi Siemieniuk.

Two Thunder Bay businessmen have been sentenced to a combined two years in prison and fined more than $305,000 in a recent tax-evasion case. Allan Curle and Bruce Johnson, directors of Norall Group Contracting Inc.

THUNDER BAY -- A regional Christian outreach group is joining the call for the re-opening of the James Street Swing Bridge.

THUNDER BAY -- The Crown is arguing common sense while a man representing himself claims he's been treated unfairly and there's no evidence against him as his drug trafficking trial wrapped Tuesday afternoon.

THUNDER BAY -- Two local schools received high praise for their fire-safety commitment.

NIPIGON, Ont. -- Highway 17 has been closed at Jackfish River Bridge. The Ministry of Transportation announced the closure of the bridge, which is under construction Tuesday. The bridge is located on Highway 17 about 13 kilometres east of Nipigon.

It’s official, Bill Mauro and Michael Gravelle are returning to Kathleen Wynne’s cabinet. Gravelle, the long-time Minister of Northern Development and Mines, retained the portfolio on Tuesday when he was sworn into cabinet.