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Expanding a provincial loan program will mean more opportunities for First Nations ownership in energy projects officials say. The $250 million Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program was increased to $400 million Monday.

Police in Kenora were kept busy overnight on Sunday. At midnight OPP responded to a reported stabbing and arrived in the area of Tenth Street in Keewatin to find a 22-year-old Kenora man suffering stab wounds after an altercation.

An alleged repeat offender impaired driver spent the night in jail after attempting to flee police at a high rate of speed overnight Monday. At about 2 a.m. police attempted to stop a vehicle they say was being driven erratically along Court Street.

A motor vehicle collision overnight Monday led to an impaired driving charge against a 21-year-old.

More details about a house fire on Machar Avenue should be available Monday fire officials say. Around 20 fire fighters responded to a blaze on the North side street Saturday afternoon.

The smell of sulfur and the screams of the wounded surrounded Claude Villeneuve. Dirt flew from cannonballs all around him as a tent behind him burst into flames.

People looking for a little Southern flavour with their breakfast can now enjoy a musical meal at a North side restaurant. The Ruby Moon on Court Street is serving up a bluegrass brunch every Sunday.

Trying to take a short cut led to several charges for a man early Sunday morning. Thunder Bay Police Service responded to a motor vehicle collision at the Boulevard Lake dam around 4:30 a.m.

Sandy Lake First Nation has faced forest fires before but the chief of the community says they have learned from that experience and are prepared to handle this year’s blazes.

Blue skies over lush green gardens brimming with blooms, serene and quiet summer shade: sounds like sheer poetry for the eyes, doesn’t it.