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Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay officials are warning the public about an email scam that is using the organization’s name. Board chairman Andrew Campbell said the fraudulent emails claim to originate from Habitat for Humanity International.

AbitibiBowater struck a tentative deal with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, which could move the newsprint giant closer to an exit from bankruptcy protection.

A federal member of Parliament said he is disappointed the federal budget didn’t include pension protection. NDP MP John Rafferty (Thunder Bay – Rainy River) held a town hall meeting at Confederation College on Sunday.

Paramedics took a family of five to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire engulfed their home. Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue Service received a 911 call about a house fire on Back Street on Fort William First Nations about 10 p.m. Friday.

With a crowd of more than 100 fans, friends and family chanting her name in unison, cowbells clanging and a planeload of fellow WestJet passengers wondering what the kerfuffle was all about, hockey star Haley Irwin arrived home in Thunder Bay on Frid

Its been months in the making, but Visual Art Students at Lakehead University finally have their moment in the spot light at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.

Town officials in Ignace say the community can't afford to keep paying the current rate for OPP policing services. Ignace currently pays approximately $500,000 annually for police services.

The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews announced new programs to recruit doctors to underserviced areas like Northwestern Ontario Friday afternoon.

Inadequate funding in the federal government’s budget could lead to a "crisis situation" for First Nations communities in the region says a First Nations leader.

Traditional Aboriginal foods received a southern touch for students at an elementary public school. Algonquin Public School Elders Program invited Marc Sault, 57, to show students how to make traditional foods on Friday.