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Stay off the ice. That the message Thunder Bay Fire Rescue is sending to area residents as this region finally gets a taste of spring-like weather.

A strange “petroleum-like” odour led to the evacuation of Hammarskjold High School Friday afternoon. Custodians at the school reported the suspicious scent to administration at around 1:30 p.m.

City police have charged a 29-year-old man in conjunction with a pair of armed robberies last week at local convenience stores.

A 200-space parking structure appears to be the only likely casualty as the city tries to reduce the scope of a proposed event centre to qualify for millions in federal funding.

The Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge is taking over the Founders' Museum and Pioneer Village. The Founders Museum Incorporated has decided to dissolve the corporation and a liquidator has been hired to determine who the museum owes.

Aboriginal leaders say it’s important for them to give back the gift of language to their youth.

Motorists in Thunder Bay are in for a sticker-shock surprise at the pumps. Gasoline prices jetted up seven cents a litre at several stations across town on Thursday, climbing above the $1.46 mark.

Noront would be happy to hear the province commit infrastructure funding for the Ring of Fire as soon as possible.

Four people were sent to hospital with minor injuries from a collision that occurred between a police cruiser and another car Thursday evening on the city's south side.

Knowing your neighbours makes the community a safer place. "In the neighbourhood, the residential area, crime is actually decreasing.