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MPP Bill Mauro says he’s happy the province’s budget has passed. The minority Liberal-led provincial government had its second budget approved at Queen’s Park Tuesday thanks, to no one’s surprise, to the support of the NDP.

The RCMP Musical Ride has arrived in Murillo. The popular performance by the mounties and their horses is being presented Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

Thunder Bay has an aging population, and it's projected that within 10 years more than 30 per cent of the city could be 65 and older.

A small business is facing a small labour dispute. Four former employees picketed in front of the Bean Fiend entrance Tuesday.

The location of a float plane training area has some cottagers on Eva Lake fuming. “Last Saturday, the air traffic on that lake was really crazy. The planes just kept on coming,” said Wayne Miller, who owns property at Eva Lake.

Officials with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue say the cause of a fire on Minnesota Street will have to remain a mystery. The house fire broke out at about 11 a.m. Monday.

After years of waiting, the families of seven First Nation youth who died while attending high school in the city took their first step toward finding answers.

A 28-year-old Thunder Bay man is in custody and faces charges of robbery and threats to kill. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say two men were attacked by the accused in the 300 block of South Syndicate Avenue just after 12:30 a.m.

A recent decision by the province’s arbitrator means the city is on the hook to retro pay $170,000 for unused sick leaves. Council learned of the financial impacts of the arbitration decision at Monday night’s meeting.

The contract for the Atlantic Avenue Sewage Treatment Plant never went to the public market because the city needed to act quickly, says the city’s infrastructure and operations manager.