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As a college, Confederation can only do so much to get people into the trades and address a skills shortage in the region. President Jim Madder said if he could he would double the number of tradespeople the college puts out.

Lyn McLeod says the political world is still a male-dominated one, something she’d like to see start to shift in the other direction.

A pair of local politicians each support the idea of an event centre in Thunder Bay, but say it’s too early in the process to know if there’s money at the federal and provincial levels to pay for it.

Every time Gary Ferguson thinks about smoking, he remembers how much he's gained since quitting. Ferguson, a project consultant at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, was a heavy smoker. He'd smoke three packs a day sometimes.

Although the Canadian economy has grown by more than 140 per cent in the last 35 years, the average family is making seven per cent less.

Tuesday’s surprise announcement that the city has chosen an event centre partner to move forward with caught Thunder Bay and hockey fans from coast to coast off guard.

While $130 billion sounds like a lot of money, it adds up pretty quick when it comes to the provincial budget.

It has only taken a month for Shelter House’s cold weather project to show its effectiveness.

The Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute is getting a big upgrade. Like any equipment, magnetic resonance instruments only have so many years before they're no longer state-of-the-art.

It’s so far, so good for the city police force’s change to longer shifts. Moving to the 12-hour schedule instead of the former 10-hour shifts appears to have led to increased efficiency, concludes Thunder Bay Police Service chief J.P.