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Within a week or two, Leo Hunnakko will have dozens of ripened tomatoes ready for the picking. He’s also been harvesting lettuce, spinach, green onions and radishes since Christmas.

Firefighters from the Neebing Fire Station are on the move once again. Crews were originally forced out of the fire hall on 20th Sideroad back in February, due to mould contamination in the building.

Master Cpl. Chris Drewes hopes to make it back to Canada in time for Pte. Tyler William Todd’s funeral.

After two years of living in cyber space, the Northwestern Ontario Aviation Heritage Centre finally has a place to call home.

Kenneth Berg’s family finally has closure. The body of the 60-year-old, who went missing last Oct. 26 after leaving Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, was found on Saturday in a ditch along Goods Road.

Finding a parking spot seemed to be the only problem for this year’s Home and Garden show.

The forest fire season continues to gain momentum in Northwestern Ontario, At least five new fires have started in the region in the past three days.

Lakehead University researchers are celebrating the announcement of more than $1.75-million being invested into a number of the University’s research projects.

Janet McCutchon said it’s too early to tell what the impact of the government’s planned Ontario Drug Benefit changes will have on pharmacies, but the Woit’s Pharmacy co-owner is worried what it could mean for this region.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is providing $3.8-million in federal fuel subsidies to address the cost of transporting supplies into 30 remote First Nation communities. MP Greg Rickford (Con.