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Frank Iacobucci says his trip to the Ring of Fire is about respect.

Officials with the OPP in Schreiber have issued an update on a Tuesday pulp truck crash that claimed the life of the truck's driver. They've identified the man as 23-year-old Paul Leclerc of Mattice.

The recent rain hasn’t dampened the spirits campers and counsellor at this summer’s Camp Quality. “This year has been really remarkable,” said camp director Gladys Berringer.

Provincial and Treaty police have arrested and charged a woman for murder. Officers from the Treaty 3 Police Service and the OPP arrested Micheline Nicole Chiefson, 24, of Naicatchewenin First Nation for second-degree murder.

A local video production company shooting is in the same ultra-high-definition quality that is found in big blockbuster Hollywood productions. Imaginarium Studio showcased its new 4K videos at a media conference Wednesday.

City police have identified the woman believed to be the victim of the city’s second homicide. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say Shannon Ashley Hogan, 30, was killed following an incident in the Lake Street area Tuesday morning.

Local school boards have some major summer projects to complete before students return in the fall.

The Thunder Bay and District Health Unit has issued a beach advisory for Boulevard Lake. In a news release issued to media Wednesday morning, the health unit confirmed that there is now a swimming advisory for Sunny Beach.

City police are investigating a two-vehicle crash at the corner of Wolseley and Algoma Streets Wednesday morning. The Thunder Bay Police Service’s traffic unit arrived on scene after 6:50 a.m.

A class lawsuit against the federal government regarding the ‘60s Scoop is moving ahead. Beaverhouse First Nations Chief Marcia Brown Martel is the lead plaintiff in the class-action suit that received certification Tuesday morning.