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Bernadette Danco and her husband Daniel had one more thing to celebrate on Canada Day. The couple from Atikokan learned Sunday that they had won the Fort William Rotary Club house lottery.

With various public art projects being installed throughout the city, particularly at the waterfront, Vesa Peltonen felt something was missing. He thought the city needed an art project that honoured the city’s history.

The country of West Papua is a hidden gem that Jeremy Bally wants to share with his fellow Canadians. Bally is from Victoria, B.C.

The city was red and white all over for Canada Day. Thousands of people in Thunder Bay were given a beautiful gift for the nation’s 145 th birthday Sunday as temperatures hit the high 20s and the sun was out in full force.

A lot of time and money has been spent by train yards over the years to keep graffiti artists out. On the flipside, artists over the years have spent a lot of time, money and skill hopping fences and dodging security to get in.

Mayor Bill Blesener is familiar with Canada Day. In fact, Blesener’s town has three days set aside every August to celebrate the country. A suburb of St.

Future filmmakers have litterbugs in their sights. Around 20 advertisements were submitted by local high school students for the first ever Eco Superior anti-litter video contest.

Two local businesses are getting a funding boost from the province to expand their operations and hire new workers.

Summer is officially here for kids in Thunder Bay, as school is out for the year and the city's outdoor pools have opened their doors.

A flood-prone Fort William Historical Park is about to build up its defences. A three-metre-high, two-kilometre dike will be built around the provincial park, starting next spring in hopes of warding off the surging waters of the Kaministiquia River.