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THUNDER BAY -- The push for a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women needs to continue, says the executive director of the Ontario Native Women’s Association Erin Corston on Tuesday said this weekend’s murder o

THUNDER BAY -- While people think they're seeing giant hogweed pop up around the region, its actually cow parsnip a local invasive species expert says. Giant hogweed was introduced to Western Europe in the 1800s as an ornamental.

Thunder Bay bookworms will have to find a new place to get their fix next week. The Brodie Street Library is closing its doors from Aug. 25 to Sept. 1 to introduce new self-service equipment, including radio frequency identification technology.

THUNDER BAY – Rain or shine, rib lovers will be able to sink their teeth into this weekend’s festival.

THUNDER BAY -- What do Taylor Swift, Sidney Crosby, Rob Ford and myself all have in common? We, along with thousands of others, have accepted the bone chilling Ice Bucket Challenge, a social media phenomenon that is raising money and awareness for am

KENORA, Ont. -- A Highway 17A traffic stop last weekend led to a drug seizure in the Northwestern Ontario city.

Shelter House is going door-to-door to try and stock up for the winter. Volunteers, which the local emergency shelter is still in need of, will meet at Tarbutt Park Wednesday at 6 p.m.

THUNDER BAY -- For the first time in weeks Bombardier and Unifor Local 1075 seem to be on the same page. Unfortunately, it’s that neither side knows how to proceed in their negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.

The city has unloaded the dilapidated Lyceum Theatre for $20,000. The new owners of the 105-year-old downtown north core landmark, Ontario numbered company 2426434, plan to rehabilitate the building.

A 25-year-old man is in custody in conjunction with an Aug. 4 armed robbery against a taxi driver. Thunder Bay Police say they arrested Aaron Michael Edward Ducharme without incident on Sunday outside of his South May Street apartment.