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When a person is told they have cancer, it’s all they hear.

A man is in hospital Saturday night after being struck by a vehicle on the corner of Arthur and Norah streets. The 53-year-old man was walking his dog when police allege the pair was struck by a 44-year-old woman.

Betty Jones says she was a little afraid when she began a legacy that’s still around to this day. In 1964, Jones helped start ARC Industries, now the Monty Parks Centre.

Several multi-vehicle collisions forced OPP to close Highway 17 east of Upsala on Saturday afternoon, but police say after clearing the vehicles from the crash site, the highway has been re-opened.

Filipe and Sione Fa say it’s the little things that make a big difference when it comes to losing weight. And the cousins would know. On season seven of TV’s The Biggest Loser, they lost a combined 300 pounds.

The cash strapped Gull Bay First Nation will be receive more than a million dollars in aid from the federal government.

THUNDER BAY -- Brenda Veneruzzo will never find closure for the death of her daughter, Jasmine, who was killed after a collision involving OPP officer Darryl Storey.

THUNDER BAY -- Hunter became the hunted in December.

Thunder Bay Hydro is successfully switching on two solar projects. Renewable Energy Development Manager Jim Kibiuk says combined the panels at Superior North EMS and the Victoriaville Parkade could deliver enough hydro to power 36 homes each year.

THUNDER BAY -- The cold snap hitting this region is being blamed for a pump malfunction that spilled about 700 litres of gasoline outside a Confederation College building.