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Bethammi Nursing Home has become a stronger community after participating in a five-year palliative care research program. “Our home has grown. We are more confident in what we do.

Union Gas officials say the gas leak that led to the evacuation of a north-side neighbourhood has been repaired, and police confirm that the evacuation order has been lifted.

Police say a two-year-old-boy survived a car crash because of a properly installed child seat. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the crash took place around 1 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of Theresa and Bruce Streets.

A local lawyer who is part of a class action lawsuit against the RCMP says the case should be in front of a judge or the force needs to start mediating.

When children see themselves as assets, they project a more positive outlook on learning, says a local director of education.

Tom Walters says he’ll miss interacting with clients and seeing the city’s youngest and most vulnerable find their path in life.

Domestic violence rates in the city have more than doubled in the past eight years. Last year 672 people were charged in more than 2,300 cases of domestic violence.

A pick-up truck slammed into the side of a Porcupine Boulevard home early Wednesday morning, seriously damaging the structure in the process.

Kyla Turner wants the city’s recycling program changed so that she can properly dispose her plastic fork. That was one of the main goals Turner had when she attended the city’s Solid Waste Management Strategy town-hall meeting Tuesday.

Food trucks have been a hit in major North American cities but so far the culinary trend hasn’t been driving along the streets of Thunder Bay.