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The province is putting its money where its mouth is, committing up to $2 million a year to keep the Experimental Lakes Area open The research facility had been threatened with closure after the federal government decided to withdraw funding earlier

A homeowner who awoke to find a man attempting to ransack his vehicle overnight got more than he bargained for early Monday morning.

The only thing eight-year-old James Pella thought Hymers Fall Fair was missing was a reptile show. "I hope I get to pick up a snake or pet a crock," he said Sunday afternoon on the fairgrounds in Hymers.

An area MP is asking the Governor General of Canada to refuse Prime Minister Stephen Harper's request to prorogue Parliament until October. Bruce Hyer (Ind., Thunder Bay-Superior North) has written Gov. Gen.

A 34-year-old woman is in custody after a man was stabbed Saturday evening. Thunder Bay Police Service officers attended a Wentworth Crescent residence around 7 p.m. on Aug. 31 responding to a male who had been stabbed.

An Ear Falls, Ont. man is dead, the result of an all-terrain vehicle mishap Saturday near Marathon.

One local restaurant is feeling the love of the community behind them. Churrasqueira Galo Inc. owner Clara Sousa left her Red River Road Portuguese takeout restaurant shortly after 1 a.m. Friday.

Kevin Ebra is the self-proclaimed Skateman. The Iran-native started rollerblading in 2006 and quickly took it up professionally.

For local filmmakers, the Bay Street Film Festival is often the only opportunity they have to connect with a homegrown audience.

One person is dead and witnesses say a man was taken away from a Wentworth Crescent home in shackles and leg irons Friday night. Police confirmed Saturday afternoon an arrest took place at the residence.