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It was a beautiful day for a dip Saturday afternoon. But even if it wasn’t, MP John Rafferty (NDP, Thunder Bay-Rainy River) would have had to take one anyway.

Frank Pollari doesn’t know how much longer he’ll be able to see. Suffering from a rare condition called Retinitis pigmentosa, Pollari only has about four per cent of his vision in daylight and virtually none at night.

Police and fire officials are investigating an early morning house fire in Dorion. The Dorion Fire Department arrived at a home on Hwy. 11/17 around 6:40 a.m. Saturday to find it completely destroyed by fire. No one was injured in the blaze.

With bear sightings on the rise in Thunder Bay in recent weeks, including one wandering around Strathcona Golf Course on Friday night, the Ministry of Natural Resources has put out a list of what to do to keep bears at bay.

Police have arrested a man in Kenora in connection with the Thunder Bay death of Adam Yellowhead. A 33-year-old man was arrested without incident Friday night. He is being charged with second degree murder and is known to police.

Although Norma Kejick didn’t know Reggie Bushie, the teen’s death has always been hard for her. “I walked that river for three days looking for him. When they pulled him out of the river, it was very hard on me.

THUNDER BAY – A former McKellar councilor found guilty for having a conflict of interest in a land deal has reached the end of his legal road. Furniture Recycle owner Gilles Mondoux filed a court application against former coun.

A prominent local lawyer has been killed in a Utah plane crash.

The head of the Thunder Bay Police Association says not all union contracts are created alike.

Nearly 18 months after first being announced, the Minister of Northern Development and Mines has finally released details on the much-anticipated Northern Policy Institute.