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With no identification and no other way to prove she was a citizen of Sierra Leone, Annie Musa thought she was as good as dead. The 12-year-old-girl and her family lived near a bridge that soldiers used to stage executions and dispose of bodies.

A $100 million senior’s facility is almost ready to begin a new phase. The Centre of Excellence for Integrated Seniors’ Service was originally announced in 2007.

For 84 years, four unidentified sailors lay in an unmarked grave in Riverside Cemetery. The four men were crew members of the SS Kamloops, which sank off Isle Royale on Dec. 7, 1927. Their bodies were found with five others in the spring of 1928.

The five McDonald's restaurant locations in Thunder Bay have new ownership. Rob Prober has made the trip from southern Ontario to take over the local franchises. On Nov.

Students in Northwestern Ontario no longer have to wait for the sun to set to take a glimpse at the stars. Science North unveiled a portable planetarium Friday at their Thunder Bay outreach base in the Boys and Girls Club building on Windsor Street.

After 12 days at Queen’s Park, both of Thunder Bay’s MPPs say they don’t see the Liberal minority government falling to a non-confidence vote any time soon.

The controversial beacons on Thunder Bay's redeveloped waterfront were lit up for the first time Thursday night. The 65-foot high beacons at Prince Arthur's Landing came with a price tag of more than $900,000.

Police are searching Bombardier for a bomb and employees have been evacuated following a phone call Friday afternoon. Bombardier security received a call just after noon Friday from someone saying there was a bomb in the plant’s main building.

Thunder Bay Christmas Charities continue their efforts to provide support to those in need. The United Way still has about $987,000 to go if it hopes to reach its $2.52 million target.

Fort William First Nation is taking steps to close the illegal landfill on Squaw Bay Road. The dumpsite has been in existence for decades and there have been initiatives to try to close it several times before. On Nov.