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THUNDER BAY -- Many of the city's Christmas charities are winding down for another year, but the need to provide for those less fortunate is still present.

Dale Shippam has the heart to travel to the South Pole. The 60-year-old Thunder Bay firefighter received the vital organ in 1999 via a transplant after doctor’s diagnosed him with heart failure.

Forty-eight-year-old Martin Fabian Achneepineskum was stabbed to death Dec.2 at 229 McIntyre Street. Police charged a 32-year-old man with second-degree murder and two counts of breach of probation in the incident.

Ontario’s troubled air ambulance service has launched a new policy to make it easier for whistleblowers to come forward.

THUNDER BAY -- Another Christmas has come and gone, and the city wants local residents to recycle their Christmas trees. Collection sites have been set up at 10 locations around the city.

THUNDER BAY -- A work crew is en route from Winnipeg to help deal with an ammonia leak at the NorWest Arena. If all goes according to plan, that work crew could have residents skating at the arena sometime Friday.

THUNDER BAY -- Birdwatchers across North America became citizen scientists for the Annual Boxing Day Bird Count. Last year more than 2,500 people took part in Ontario, and groups were out across Thunder Bay Wednesday with binoculars in hand.

THUNDER BAY -- Police had to use pepper spray to arrest a knife-wielding man who threatened officers Christmas morning.

THUNDER BAY -- A man remains in the hospital after being attacked by a man with an axe. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service arrived to the 1500 block of Rankin Street just before 10:30 p.m.

Only 66 per cent of Ontarians say they are committed to follow the province's ban on handheld devices while driving.