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Hollie Napper says without the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, she and her husband Craig would still be in business. But the co-owner of The Blue Door Bistro said they might not already be looking at expanding what they do.

Bruce Hyer says the Conservative throne speech lacks new vision.

There are now more than 3,000 solar panels feeding electricity into the region's power grid from six city-owned rooftops.

Public backlash against a decision to remove 11 tamarack trees on Mohawk Crescent has convinced a homeowner to withdraw the request.

People living on minimum wage in the city are struggling to make ends meet, says a poverty advocacy group.

A 64-year-old Alberta man has died from injuries suffered in a Wednesday afternoon single-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17. Police later identifed the victim as Peter Wright, from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.

Education Minister Liz Sandals is starting to see some themes emerge as she tours the province.

Longlac’s Andre Boulanger is $125,000 richer after winning the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission’s Daily Keno draw on Oct. 1.

A drug bust that netted police $57,000 in cocaine and $6,800 in cash has landed two men in custody. Thunder Bay police say they executed a controlled drugs and substance warrant last Saturday at a hotel room on West Arthur Street.

Without the Salvation Army’s Habitat Program, some of Thunder Bay’s most vulnerable residents might have fallen through the cracks.