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One whiff of the aroma in Thunder Bay’s downtown north core is enough to realize Rib Fest is back, bigger and better in its second year.

Lakehead University is set to welcome a record number of international students this year despite a labour dispute with workers in the Canadian foreign service.

Three Thunder Bay soldiers killed seven years ago in Afghanistan will have a monument dedicated to their memories on Sept. 14. Cpl. Anthony Boneca, Pte. Robert Costall and Pte.

A head-on collision Thursday near Terrace Bay has left one man in hospital with serious injuries. OPP say the crash occurred around 10 a.m. in a construction zone east of the community.

The area’s inflation rate rose slightly in July, new numbers from Statistics Canada confirm. According to Statistics Canada the inflation rate for the Thunder Bay area was up to 1.6 per cent in July, which is up from the 1.

As of this Sunday, Thunder Bay Transit will be changing to its fall schedule. But the seasonal change to the bus schedule will only have a significant impact on the No. 2 crosstown route.

Distracted drivers probably should have paid attention to a pair of railway workers on the James Street Swing Bridge Thursday afternoon.

The future of Thunder Bay’s coal-fired power generating station might not be a dead-end, says the head of the city’s intergovernmental liaison committee. Coun.

The city’s proposed event centre has caught the attention of southern Ontario politicians. Coun.

A date has finally been set for an inquest into a 2006 death at the Regional Health Sciences Centre. Bruce Moonias, 27, died in December of 2006, after being taken into custody by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police and the OPP.