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John Rafferty says taking privately sponsored trips around the world helps make him a better parliamentarian. And it doesn’t cost taxpayers any money.

First Nations representatives are raising concerns about regulations in the Mining Act and they’ve only been mandatory for a day. As of April 1, once-voluntary regulations under the act came into full effect.

Another local driver has crashed into a building. This latest incident happened at the West Thunder Community Centre on South Edward Street Tuesday afternoon.

While there are plenty of minerals in the ground in Northwestern Ontario, it’s hard to get the money to find them right now.

Success in the Ring of Fire could face two major hurdles, says the leader of the official opposition.

Police are looking for a man suspected of stealing a charity donation jar from a doughnut shop.

Celebrations to mark the arrival of the first ocean-going vessel into the local port is set for Wednesday. Isadora became the first salty to arrive in the Port of Thunder Bay when it docked at Viterra Tuesday.

The former executive director of AIDS Thunder Bay has been sentenced to 90 days in jail following an incident involving a 14-year-old boy last year.

John Rafferty says he’s not surprised that Conservative MPs are starting to speak out against their own party.

The elimination of live flowers from Daffodil Days doesn’t have Canadian Cancer Society officials worried.