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The City of Thunder Bay is in need of a new Aboriginal liaison officer.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s CEO says she’s encouraged at Health Minister Deb Matthews’s sincerity about fixing the hospital’s ongoing gridlock problem.

The CEO of the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission is stepping down in March.

Health Minister Deb Matthews on Wednesday confirmed the Ontario government will help prop up the struggling Thunder Bay bone and tissue bank, though said it’s too early to say just how much money the province will contribute.

THUNDER BAY -- Dale Shippam has conquered the globe’s North and South Poles. The 60-year-old local firefighter received a heart transplant in 1999 after a doctor diagnosed him with heart failure.

The Chief of Gull Bay First Nation is planning to meet with off-reserve members in Thunder Bay Wednesday evening. This follows an on-reserve meeting that took place Tuesday.

THUNDER BAY -- City police arrested a 17-year-old driver after he crashed into parked vehicles and fled from officers Tuesday evening. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the teen driver has been charged with eight criminal charges.

THUNDER BAY -- Dougall Media broadcasters are hoping to bring in even more money for the city's disaster relief fund.

Oliver-Paipoonge is getting some federal help with improvements to the Murillo Community Centre. The municipality has received a $90,000 grant from the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund.

For 30 years the Tragically Hip have criss-crossed Canada, documenting the country’s past, present and future in song. Revered for 30 years north of the 49th parallel, the Kingston, Ont.