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For Muskrat Dam First Nation, the first step toward a successful housing program was getting organized. Like many First Nations communities, Muskrat Dam deputy chief Gary Beardy said home-building supplies were shipped, and then sat in one big pile.

THUNDER BAY -- The city’s mayor wants to know how the cost of the municipal police force compares to its provincial counterpart.

An officer with the Treaty Three Police Service near Kenora, Ont., has been charged with impaired driving.

THUNDER BAY -- Local companies can go west without ever leaving the city, industry experts say. Oil in Alberta and a mining boom in Saskatchewan have lured people away from Thunder Bay in recent years.

Thirteen-year-old Brianna Johnson says there’s a lesson to be learned from dog sledding.

The city’s top cop is looking at ways to reduce overtime within the police service and slim down their more than $35 million budget. During the 2013 budget review, Thunder Bay Police Service Chief J.P.

City council has approved this year’s multimillion-dollar budget. The majority of council voted in favour of approving the more than 400-page budget at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Matthew Reszitnyk knows what living with poverty is like. He wants to help combat the problem.

Bill Mauro says cabinet needs to represent the whole province.

Organizers and sponsors of the 14th annual Parade of Lights celebrated their efforts with a cheque presentation ceremony Tuesday afternoon.