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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.

More than 30 First Nation chiefs from across Ontario are in Thunder Bay this week to tackle issues facing their communities.

A Thunder Bay man died following a crash on an area ice road over the weekend. Red Lake detachment OPP officials say Michael Krawczuk, 45, of Thunder Bay, died when the van he was driving flipped over after striking a dock in Balmertown.

Police arrested a male suspect in connection with last week’s Secord Street hit and run. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say officers arrested Steven Jamie Torkkeli, 28, of Thunder Bay, around 5 p.m. Monday.

Ratified by one vote after 3 a.m., the city’s temporary bus terminal will move to North Street.

Ontario post-secondary students are in line for more financial aid and flexibility on loan repayments under changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program, reports the Canadian Press.

Police continue to investigate a violent robbery that was committed in broad daylight Sunday. A 49-year old Thunder Bay man is in hospital after being attacked and robbed at about 7 p.m.

A man from the state of Georgia who allegedly tried to buy a five-year old child online has been arrested in Thunder Bay. The man, who moved to the U.S.

Confederation College and the town of Manitouwadge have launched a new program that will teach English to international students from China.