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THUNDER BAY -- Accessing health care and other support services is nearly impossible when homeless.

Nearly half of the eligible voters in Shuniah don't live in the municipality. Other residents may have mobility issues. So, for the first time ever the municipality is having a paperless election. From Oct. 17 at 8 a.m. until Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.

A Thunder Bay OPP officer who served time in jail for a fatal car crash will retire rather than face a Police Services Act hearing. Sgt. Darryl Storey was involved in the tragic collision in December of 2008.

THUNDER BAY -- Provincial police are investigating reports of stolen election signs.

FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION, Ont. -- The chief of Fort William First Nation has confirmed there is an offer on the table that could see the James Street Swing Bridge reopened to vehicle traffic by Christmas.

A day after supporting the idea of a special advanced poll being hosted by a local young professionals organization, Mayor Keith Hobbs is having second thoughts. The Oct.

THUNDER BAY -- A Shelter House election poll planned for Oct. 27 is all about encouraging the city’s homeless and most marginalized citizens a chance to cast a ballot.

THUNDER BAY -- Ontario’s NDP leader says her party will fight to keep public assets out of private hands.

THUNDER BAY -- Patients and staff at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre are being told not to drink hospital water until further notice.

Tamara Johnson is taking one last crack at politics.