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THUNDER BAY -- Christmas Eve shopping is a tradition for Anna Gibbon, and it’s one she enjoys. “I get up first thing in the morning and I head out.

THUNDER BAY -- The Dew Drop Inn has Christmas dinner covered thanks to its volunteers. On Monday the Red River Road kitchen was bursting with volunteers peeling potatoes and getting ready to carve up a dozen turkeys in time for dinner Tuesday.

The Salvation Army’s kettles were overflowing with community support by the time their annual campaign came to a close. The charity surged well past its $160,000 goal, collecting $174,706 when the final numbers were tallied.

THUNDER BAY -- A 63-year-old woman has been released from hospital after being struck by an SUV. Police say the vehicle had just turned off Arthur Street and onto Edward Street when it came into collision with the woman Sunday evening.

IGNACE, Ont. -- A 32-year-old man is dead following a two vehicle crash on Highway 17 east of Ignace. Officers with the OPP are investigating the the collision that happened early Sunday night on Highway 17.

THUNDER BAY -- Police are reminding the public once again not to drink and drive. The Thunder Bay detachment of the OPP received a 9-11 call from a concerned motorist around 1 p.m. Sunday.

Cougar fever struck after reports came in that the illusive big cat was stalking the bushes in the city. Many believed the cat was in the area, but photographs emerged what showed an animal that more closely resembled a lynx.

As long as people keep giving, an annual Christmas party will continue to rock. Johnny deBakker and Katie Ischkin started the Ischkinakker Shaker a decade ago as a way to get all of their friends together who had left town for school .