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THUNDER BAY -- As Idle No More protests blocked rail lines, bridges and roads across the country, a small group of people braved the cold in Thunder Bay for a rally at Prince Arthur’s Landing.

THUNDER BAY -- A section of Mountain Road from Chippewa Road to 15th Side Road will be closed to traffic again this Friday. The closure is necessary to complete a watermain connection to a new 25-lot subdivision off Mountain Road.

An assault victim is in serious condition after an early morning attack outside a local bar.

THUNDER BAY -- Brian Hamilton said if he had to do it all over again, he’d have left the neighbourhood and gone for a sandwich somewhere else.

THUNDER BAY -- The city may be facing its seventh homicide of 2012 after an assault victim died. Moses Meekis Kakekagumick, 28, was assaulted last December at a home on Brant Street.

Already nearly a kilometre underground, an area mining operation may have just scratched the surface of its potential. In 2008, with the market bottoming out, North American Palladium’s Lac Des Illes mine was pronounced dead.

THUNDER BAY -- Paul Pugh says he likes to joke with out-of-town politicians that Thunder Bay managed to convince the Hells Angels to donate their clubhouse to a good cause.

THUNDER BAY -- Shelter House is getting a boost from students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. More than $9,300 is being given to Shelter House after students raised funds during their Holiday Concert.

THUNDER BAY -- If you haven't already done so, you may want to get out your parka.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Harvey Yesno admitted Tuesday night repair work needs to be done between police and the First Nations community.