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THUNDER BAY -- Police say they were erring on the side of caution when officers blocked off a section of Shuniah Street Thursday.

THUNDER BAY -- Police seized nearly $17,000 worth of drugs after searching a South Franklin Street home Wednesday. Police officers with the combined forces organized crime unit searched the home in the 100 block of South Franklin Street.

THUNDER BAY -- Thursday’s Special Olympics Torch Run was all about celebrating the athletes, says the organization’s community volunteer co-ordinator.

THUNDER BAY -- Residents affected by May’s flooding and sewage disaster will not be getting an extension to file their long-form relief claims.

George Kearney says Canada wouldn't be what it is today without the men and women who served their country at war.

THUNDER BAY -- More than 150 local animals have found new homes. Those were the results of the Thunder Bay and District Humane Society's recent adoption drive.

THUNDER BAY -- The community is losing one of its oldest jewelry stores. The owners of Dave Douglas Jewellers cite retirement as the reason they’re closing their Alloy Drive location, after 43 years in business.

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association is joining efforts to get announced cuts in service at several provincial parks reversed.

THUNDER BAY -- New construction techniques often make fires burn a whole lot faster than they did in the past. Floor joists, for instance, can collapse in a mere matter of minutes, putting unprepared firefighters’ lives at stake.

THUNDER BAY -- The region's hospital is rapidly running out of space and is about to get at least 75,000 square feet larger.