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St. Ignatius ranked one of top 100 high schools in Ontario: Report

St. Ignatius ranked one of top 100 high schools in Ontario: Report

A local high school is in the province’s top 100 according to the Fraser Institute. The conservative think-tank released its report cards for Ontario’s secondary schools Sunday. St.
Station robbed

Station robbed

A man armed with a knife held up a Red River Road gas station early Sunday morning, fleeing with money and cigarettes.
Powwow season kicks off with weekend celebration

Powwow season kicks off with weekend celebration

It started with a couple of drums and a handful of dancers. But in the 25 years since, the Lakehead Univeristy Native Student Association’s annual powwow has grown into a three day event that packs the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse.
Conspiracy theory: St. Urho and his rake took down the Soviet Union

Conspiracy theory: St. Urho and his rake took down the Soviet Union

Protestors took to the streets of Thunder Bay to prove you can’t keep a good man, or his rake, down. Armed with only a rake and a loud voice St. Urho saved Finland’s vineyards from grasshoppers, a feat celebrated every March 16.
Provincial and federal governments investing $61.3M for bridge rehabilitation

Provincial and federal governments investing $61.3M for bridge rehabilitation

The provincial and federal governments have come together to bridge the gap between eastern and western Canada.
NDP may support budget, but party leader says its up to Liberals

NDP may support budget, but party leader says its up to Liberals

Ontario’s NDP leader says whether or not the province is thrown into an election is up to the governing Liberals. Andrea Horwath continued her visit to the city with a tour of the Junot Avenue Superior North EMS headquarters on Friday.
NAN launches three-day women’s conference

NAN launches three-day women’s conference

Women are the backbone of the community, which is something men don’t always recognize in Nishnawbe Aski Nation, says NAN Women’s Council spokeswoman. “Women are not appreciated a lot of times,” said Jackie Fletcher.
Police seize $53K worth of crack, cocaine and pot

Police seize $53K worth of crack, cocaine and pot

Thunder Bay police have three Quebec men with ties to Montreal street gangs in custody following an early-morning drug bust that netted $53,000 in cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana.
Pressure on poverty

Pressure on poverty

Anti-poverty activists are calling on the province to bring social assistance back in time to what it was before the days of former premier Mike Harris.
Skworchinski to lead the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation

Skworchinski to lead the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation

Ontario’s Minister of Northern Development and Mines says he doubts forestry will ever return to its glory days.
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