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Sleeping Giant Park still closed after road washout

Highway 587 leading to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park remains closed as crews work to fix the 20 foot gap left after last week’s heavy rainfall.

Confederation College students net broadcasting awards

Confederation College’s broadcasting program was awarded national recognition this past weekend. Faculty and students attended the Broadcasters Educators Association of Canada Awards in Banff, Alta.

Mauro introduces private member’s bill

A local MPP wants celiac disease testing to be covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. Bill Mauro (Lib.
One year later

One year later

The ceiling in Jessica Sharpe’s kitchen still sags. There are cracks in her walls and the bathroom is still bubbling, a constant reminder of last year’s flood.

Teen convicted of manslaughter given two-year prison sentence

A Fort Hope teen who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2010 stabbing death of another teen in that community was sentenced on Tuesday at Thunder Bay's Superior Court of Justice.

CEISS groundbreaking ceremony set for Thursday

A groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled for Thursday to mark the start of construction of Phase 2 of the city's Centre of Excellence for Integrated Seniors Services.

OPP commissioner reappointed to another three-year term

The Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police has been given another three-year-term. Chris Lewis was first named the force’s commissioner in August 2010, after a 32-year OPP career that began in Kapuskasing.
Good news

Good news

On the one-year anniversary of Thunder Bay’s 2012 flood and sewage back-up disaster, a ray of sunshine emerged for victims of the once-in-a-century event.
Nasty collision

Nasty collision

City police have charged the 23-year-old driver of a pickup truck following a morning crash on Oliver Road and Hill Street Tuesday. The crash was reported to the Thunder Bay Police Service at about 8:45 a.m.
Creating a ghetto?

Creating a ghetto?

Joe Virdiramo says he’s worried expanding the Shelter House’s alcohol management program to the former Donald Street Superior North EMS station could create a ghetto.
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