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Glen Girardin has no need for a lazy dog. He doesn’t want a sleepy cat or a noisy duck either. Instead, he’s looking for a dragon to help him bake the bread.

Research at Lakehead University took to the skies over the weekend. Or, more accurately, the ceiling at Intercity Shopping Centre. The university used the mall to launch its Research and Innovation Week Saturday morning.

Research conducted at Lakehead University is important for regional economic development, says the school’s president Brian Stevenson.

Police have seized half a kilogram of cocaine after a traffic stop on John Street Tuesday.

With full-day Kindergarten being offered in schools, the city-run childcare centres may have to take on a different role.

THUNDER BAY -- A hold and secure procedure was implemented at two local elementary schools this week after an alleged incident of domestic violence.

KENORA, Ont. -- OPP officers were forced to use a Taser Thursday evening to subdue a man who was running amuck with a mini-excavator in this Northwestern Ontario community.

So two private dentist offices, All Smiles and Natural Smiles, have partnered for an event called a Gift from the Heart. The National Annual event offers free dental hygiene services to the community for one day only.

A winter storm in the Toronto area is wreaking havoc on flights in and out of Thunder Bay.

New details of a murder case in the Greater Toronto Area involving a local victim are being made public. The victim of last weekend’s homicide investigation is identified as Jeannine Ross-Armstrong, 38, of Thunder Bay.