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About 90 per cent of the women at the Faye Peterson Transition House don’t report their abuse to police, says the organization’s executive director.

City council has decided that Summer in the Parks will continue to be on Wednesdays. Council voted nine to one and defeated a motion that would look at possibly moving the popular summer event to another day. At-Large Coun.

The City of Dryden won't be catching a break on the devastating mill re-assessment that has now created a gaping hole in the city's finances.

A number of social service agencies will be highlighting for council just how big of a problem domestic violence really is in the city.

Bob Rae says he’s been in talks with a regional First Nations council to work together on the Ring of Fire. But the interim Liberal leader couldn’t say exactly what his role would be. “I don’t think it’s clear yet.

Investigators say arson is suspected in a Machar Avenue house fire. Firefighters responded to the blaze on the evening of March 6 after reports that smoke and flames could be seen coming from the building.

Marissa Scott travelled nearly 1,400 kilometres to get a first-hand look at Lakehead University. The prospective student from the Goderich, Ont.

It started out as an effort to check commercial vehicles, but a large number of non-commercial vehicle operators also ended up with tickets following an enforcement check at the Mapleward Road landfill site on Saturday.

Greenstone's two area sawmills need to be restarted. That was the main focus of a recent meeting between the mayor and the Minister of Natural Resources at the Ontario Good Roads Conference. One sawmill is in Longlac, the other in Nakina.

A controversial piece of sports memorabilia will remain on display at the Regional Cancer Centre. There has been heated debate over whether a Lance Armstrong jersey that has been prominently displayed at the Centre should be taken down.