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Officials at the Thunder Bay Health Sciences Centre say they’re crackdown of smoking on hospital property is working. The enforcement of the decade-old smoking rule began Sept. 30. Two months later, no tickets have been issued yet.

The arrival of winter weather has put a bit of a chill on new housing starts in Thunder Bay.

A Dawson Road home has been completely destroyed by a fire. No injuries were reported as a result of the Sunday evening blaze at the home located between Dog Lake Road and Shirley Road. Firefighters remained on the scene until Monday morning.

Fire crews are in the process of bringing a massive house fire under control. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to the early evening blaze in a residence on Dawson Road between Dog Lake Road and Shirley Road.

The Thunder Bay Community Auditorium is getting a boost to honour donors and volunteers.

It’s safe to say that Sgt. John Read was not expecting the homecoming he received. The look on his face made that much clear.

A frigid cold is not enough to top a warm, festive holiday spirit. The annual Thunder Bay Police Association’s Parade of Lights hit the roads on Saturday evening, despite temperatures that approached -30C with the windchill.

Ontario's premier says she’s optimistic about the federal government's potential involvement in the Ring of Fire. At the Northern Leaders Forum in Timmins on Friday, Premier Kathleen Wynne said her Dec.

Richard Khoury was 10 years old and living in Quebec City on the day of the Montreal Massacre. On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lepine entered the École Polytechnique in Montreal and killed 14 women before killing himself.

More than 7,000 toys are headed to Canada’s north this Christmas, thanks to the RCMP and the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service. NAPS Sgt.