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The head of the Catholic church in Thunder Bay says he didn’t see the pope’s resignation coming, but wasn’t shocked by the news.

According the premier of Ontario’s website, Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro has a new role to play.

The Executive Director of the Thunder Bay and District Humane Society, is stepping down. Maryann Kleynendorst has accepted another job offer in the city.

The head of the Lakehead Elementary Teachers of Ontario is hopeful a new education minister means the dawning of a new day for labour relations with the province.

THUNDER BAY -- Staff at a local Catholic school were up early to make sure students celebrated Shrove Tuesday. Around 20 staff were in the kitchen at Pope John Paul II Senior Elementary School around 7 a.m.

The chief of Superior North EMS says both city and province have to do something to solve its offload problem and get paramedics back on the road. EMS chief Norm Gale presented the 2013-2017 strategic plan to city council on Monday.

A new TBayTel cell tower on Wardrope Avenue has Renee Thomson worried.

Michael Gravelle said he told then Premier-elect Kathleen Wynne he’d be happy to serve in any capacity she wanted. Deep down, however, he had to be hoping for a return to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.

Drivers don’t seem to be getting the message that winter has finally arrived.

With the Family Day weekend almost upon us, the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority is promoting an activity that the whole family can enjoy. All across Canada, families can ice fish for free next weekend.