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THUNDER BAY -- Dion Oxford wants to connect the dots between the people who live and work in Thunder Bay and those in the shelter system.

A union leader representing personal support workers in the region is calling yesterday one of his best days on the job. The province announced plans Tuesday to increase the wage for personal support workers by $4 an hour over the next three year.

THUNDER BAY -- The first salty has arrived. The M.V. Federal Elbe, captained by Zenon Masko, traveled for 22 days from Montreal to Thunder Bay.

THUNDER BAY -- A program that helped the city’s most vulnerable survive the winter also helped take pressure off emergency services.

Ankur Shahi has long dreamed of becoming a surgeon. Now, not only is that dream about to come true, it’s going to happen in a hurry.

A driver is dead following a motor vehicle collision and fire on a washed-out Highway 527.

A complaint of illegal hunting has led to a Vanastra, Ont. man being fined $3,000 for unlawfully targeting moose.

THUNDER BAY -- Despite recent snow and rain, the city appears to be so far avoiding major flooding this spring.

THUNDER BAY -- Hospice volunteers and residents alike will be lacing up this coming weekend for the Hike for Hospice Palliative Care.

Sometimes when Elmer Auld sees young people he can't help but think of what he calls his wasted years.