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The City of Thunder Bay had 75 names on Ontario’s sunshine list in 2009, up 16 over its 2008 total, it was revealed on Wednesday by the provincial government.

The junior mining company operating the Hammond Reef gold exploration just north of Atikokan received a takeover bid that could be worth up to $370 million.

The NDP was on the offensive at Queens Park Wednesday over revisions in transit projects announced in last week's provincial budget.

A U.S. fugitive from Georgia accused of trying to buy a five-year-old boy over the Internet will remain in a Thunder Bay jail.

Kecia Spade, 18, arrived at the provincial courthouse in handcuffs Wednesday to set a date to face her first-degree murder charge. Spade was charged last year following the death of Mariah Wesley, 18, also from Michkeegogamang First Nations.

A 75-cent increase to Ontario’s minimum wage is a step in the right direction, but falls about $1.75 short of what workers need to escape the poverty cycle, says an official with the Lakehead Social Planning Council.

A British Columbia man has been arrested by police in that province in connection with the 2009 murder of a Thunder Bay woman.

With one year to go, Thunder Bay Public Library said its up to the challenge of completing a new library despite concerns from the neighbouring community centre. The library board held a public session Tuesday for the new Mary J.L.

The 14th Annual Cops for Cancer event was launched earlier Tuesday in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Hundreds of police officers from across the province are expected to participate in the event.

Thunder Bay residents will have the opportunity to learn leadership skills from the region's best this May. Plans were announced Tuesday for a new annual speaker series sponsored by the "Leadership Thunder Bay" organization.