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Lakehead Public School elementary teachers have walked off the job for 24 hours in protest to the Ontario government’s controversial Bill 115.

There are some major changes happening in the front office at Resolute Forest Products in Thunder Bay. The local pulp and paper mill has parted ways with its longtime general manager.

Thunder Bay has scored a major conference that will include delegates from 95 different municipalities in Canada and the U.S. The City has been selected to host the 2014 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Annual Conference.

After spreading holiday cheer for over a decade, a local family has decided to take a year off from putting up their elaborate Christmas light display, which attracted hundreds of spectators every year.

EcoSuperior has opened its door to give thanks to community supporters. The open house was held on Tuesday and offered the public a chance to come and learn more about the organization’s programs.

The city’s deputy chief of police said the conditions of the provincial courthouse’s cellblocks are almost inhumane for both police officers and prisoners.

Strike-stricken parents forced to find last-minute accommodations for their children on Wednesday are rapidly finding many daycares in Thunder Bay are already at or near capacity.

Stewart Kennedy has a new position at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. The local doctor was announced as Executive Vice President of Medical and Academic Affairs Tuesday.

With more than 3,000 incidents in the city per year, Thunder Bay has the highest rate domestic violence rate in the province.

A recent local charity event put on by fire fighters rocked. Rock the Fire House, held in November, rocked so hard in fact that it raised nearly $16,000 for the Thunder Bay and Area Disaster Relief Fund.