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Resident used to hit the books at the former Mary J.L. Black library but instead may punch and kick at a possible martial arts school.

The chairman of the Thunder Bay Police Services Board confirmed Tuesday that uniformed officers have shot down another major change in their shift schedule.

The Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge has announced the closure of a portion of Oliver Road. The section between Calvert Road and Pointe De Meuron is inaccessible due to repairs to the CPR crossing.

A 24-year old Alberta man is in hospital with serious injuries, after he lost control of his motorcycle near Rainy River. The collision happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when the motorcycle went into a ditch on Worthington Road just off Highway 11.

The province thinks it has a cure for nature deficit disorder; learn to camp. For the second year, Ontario Parks is launching its Learn to Camp program. And for the first time, it’s coming North.

Opposition has mounted against construction of four proposed apartments going up on Ravenwood Avenue.

The lure of free Air Miles has Rainy River OPP warning the public a text scam has hit the region.

City council has given an independent engineering company full reign to look into the massive flooding that affected thousands of residents in May.

Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is investigating a death in North Spirit Lake First Nation. A 38-year-old man was found dead last Friday. A post mortem was scheduled for Monday in Thunder Bay.

The man accused of a 2009 murder is still without a lawyer, but that didn’t stop his case from moving forward.