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Mayor Keith Hobbs isn't ready to give up the reins of the city. "I'm driven to make this city the best it can be," he said Monday after filing for re-election at city hall.

Two lost teenaged hikers and their dog were rescued Sunday by Thunder Bay Police at the Cascade Conservation Area. Police say the 17-year-olds went for a hike on the park’s trail system at about 1 p.m.

City transit workers are one step away from having labour peace for the first time in 18 months.

When Dr. Annabella Zawada went away for medical school she never expected to return to Northwestern Ontario. Yet the Thunder Bay-born physician has set up practice and her life in Terrace Bay.

Bill Heibein considers himself one of the lucky ones. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2000, the Thunder Bay man was put in touch with the local Alzheimer's society immediately and prescribed the medication Aricept.

The overwhelming popularity of the first annual Dirty Girls Mud Run last year caught organizer Sharla Brown by surprise. This year, now knowing what to expect, she is prepared to make the event even bigger.

The Ontario Provincial Police are on the lookout for a vehicle stolen near Atikokan. The vehicle, a silver 2006 Ford SRW, was stolen from the residence on Saturday. It was last seen parked in the driveway Friday evening.

A tentative agreement has been reached between the local transit union and the city. The local 966 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and the city reached the agreement at approximately 7:45 a.m.

A looming transit strike has the potential to risk the well-being of disabled passengers, says the executive director of Hagi Community Services.

The RCMP continues to investigate the claims of two Thunder Bay women who say they were sexually assaulted and shot at while vacationing in the Dominican Republic.