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John Hanna is an agricultural risk taker. He’s also a bit of an Ontario pioneer.

More people were out of work in July in the Thunder Bay area than in June. Newly released data from Statistics Canada shows the jobless rate for July was at 6.1 per cent, up from the 5.7 per cent recorded in the previous month.

The region’s health unit has issued another swimming advisory. Officials with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit have issued a swimming advisory for the main beach at Boulevard Lake, which has been red-flagged as having high levels of E.

The province has kept Northern Policy Institute details close to its chest and that has the Chamber of Commerce’s president worried for future development in the region.

HMCS Ville de Quebec has warded off pirates in Somalia and helped with relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. Next week, it will be docked in the Thunder Bay harbour and open to the public. The warship is expected to arrive in Thunder Bay on Aug.

If something isn’t done soon, the city could face rolling blackouts in the coming years a local councillor says.

The conservative’s Ministry of Natural Resources critic is blasting the province for what she calls an all-talk-and-no action approach to development in Northern Ontario.

Canadians crossing into the U.S. appear to be doing well since stricter identification rules were introduced three years ago. Canadians travelling to the U.S.

Every time it rains, John Woodcock runs down to his basement. The First Avenue man was one of many homeowners affected by the May 28 flood. He’s still waiting to hear back from his insurance company as his house remains damaged.

Faced with a $4.19-million shortfall and time ticking rapidly toward a self-imposed Nov. 30 deadline, the city’s Disaster Relief Committee is hoping a grocery-store campaign will help catapult them closer to their $5-million fundraising goal.