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The lead negotiators for both the province and Matawa First Nation in the Ring of Fire development had their first chance to meet since taking on their new roles.

A speeding ticket led police to lay drug trafficking charges on two Saskatchewan men. Nipigon OPP stopped an eastbound vehicle for speeding in the township of Corrigal Saturday morning.

A 42-year-old-man received non-life threatening injuries after a bear attacked him twice while camping at Sandbar Lake Provincial Park over the long weekend.

Italian music and cuisine dominated the Algoma Street area for the first day of Festa Italiana. Hundreds attended the annual cultural festival at the Italian Cultural Centre.

Sara Leccese thought jumping out of a plane was the best way to celebrate her 24th birthday. She and her best friend Pamela Warford flew through the sky Sunday with Adventure Skydiving.

Sara Leccese thought jumping out of a plane was the best way to celebrate her 24th birthday. She and her best friend Pamela Warford flew through the sky Saturday with Adventure Skydiving.

Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire Saturday night but not before it caused severe damage to a Mountdale Avenue home. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to the call around 10 p.m. in the 1300 block of Mountdale Avenue.

The mayor of Greenstone says he believes the proposed TransCanada Corp west-to-east pipeline will be safer than using trains to transport crude oil across the country.

As Canadians say farewell to the penny, one local artist is making sure that the one-cent coin isn’t forgotten.

Police are searching for the man involved in a robbery at a convenience store in the city’s south core Friday.