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KENORA, Ont. -- A group of cottagers near Kenora narrowly escaped tragedy Monday night after their boat exploded while they were in it.

A branding strategy that began more than a year ago has now come full circle for the town of Nipigon. New signs and banners can now be seen all over town, highlighted by their new logo and tagline A Natural Edge.

Robert Hughes knows first-hand what the Canadian Merchant Navy went through in the Second World War.

Premier Kathleen Wynne says the future of the Thunder Bay ­Gen­er­a­ting Station is still up in the air.

An historic merger between unions meant there were a few less voices singing "Solidarity Forever" in Thunder Bay for the Labour Day Picnic.

Two floors of the Shoreline Motor Hotel had to be evacuated Sunday night after a fire broke out in one of the guest rooms.

The mayor doesn't care when it happens as long as a Costco comes to town someday. In June Costco announced that it will expand its Canadian stores by 25.

The province is putting its money where its mouth is, committing up to $2 million a year to keep the Experimental Lakes Area open The research facility had been threatened with closure after the federal government decided to withdraw funding earlier

A homeowner who awoke to find a man attempting to ransack his vehicle overnight got more than he bargained for early Monday morning.

The only thing eight-year-old James Pella thought Hymers Fall Fair was missing was a reptile show. "I hope I get to pick up a snake or pet a crock," he said Sunday afternoon on the fairgrounds in Hymers.