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The city’s fight with influenza appears to have subsided. According to the District Health Unit, the city has plateaued in terms of laboratory confirmed flu cases.

After years of negotiations, officials with the Lake Helen First Nation have signed documents with the province that will see their community’s geography triple in size.

Working Canadians are under attack by the federal government, says the president of a national union.

The province is spending $3.2 million to replace the Swamp River bridge west of Shebandowan. The contract to do the Highway 11 work, which will create 32 temporary jobs, was awarded to LH North Ltd. Work is expected to begin in the spring.

Lakehead Public Schools’ director of education is calling it a career. Board officials announced Tuesday night that Cathi Siemieniuk will retire on Aug. 31 from the position she’s held since July 2009.

The city's proposed 2014 tax levy increase is 3.45 per cent for now. City council has been provided with some suggestions on how to get that number down to 2.

The city's proposed 2014 tax levy increase is 3.45 per cent for now. City council has been provided with some suggestions on how to get that number down to 2.

A group of mechanical engineering students have come up with an idea they believe could allow wind turbines to harness more power.

The city wants the local chamber of commerce to set the record straight on its recent report that concludes spending is out of control and taxes are set to skyrocket.

Linda Buchan would be amazed by the success of an annual event she played a pivotal role in starting.