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The chief of Superior North EMS says both city and province have to do something to solve its offload problem and get paramedics back on the road. EMS chief Norm Gale presented the 2013-2017 strategic plan to city council on Monday.

A new TBayTel cell tower on Wardrope Avenue has Renee Thomson worried.

Michael Gravelle said he told then Premier-elect Kathleen Wynne he’d be happy to serve in any capacity she wanted. Deep down, however, he had to be hoping for a return to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.

Drivers don’t seem to be getting the message that winter has finally arrived.

With the Family Day weekend almost upon us, the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority is promoting an activity that the whole family can enjoy. All across Canada, families can ice fish for free next weekend.

A Thunder Bay man who sparked a week-long hold and secure situation at two local schools is expected back to the city Monday night.

Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs likes the look of incoming Premier Kathleen Wynne’s new cabinet.

Sentencing for Adam Leon is set for April. Leon made international headlines when he allegedly stole a plane in Thunder Bay and flew into U.S. airspace in 2009. Following numerous delays, Leon pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000 last December.

The first of several expected pre-trials for those charged following a deadly explosion at Terrace Bay Pulp will begin in May.

Nicholas Webber has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the death of a 54-year-old Thunder Bay man. Webber, 20, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and break and enter in the March 18, 2011 incident that took the life of Robert Topping.