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Samantha Mekanak says she’s afraid to let her children go to a nearby park after a dog allegedly attacked her 11-year-old-son over the weekend. Dante Mekanak had gone out to meet his friends at Tarbutt Park on Saturday.

A First Nations leader says opening the market on generic OxyContin is another blow to remote communities dealing with an epidemic of drug abuse.

The ice pad at Marina Park is off limits, at least until the weekend. Warmer-than-usual temperatures in Thunder Bay forced city officials to close the year-old rink after a couple of days of skating, citing safety concerns.

Bruce Hyer insists he's not joining the Green Party. But the outspoken, independent MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North is heading to Alberta and British Columbia this coming weekend to campaign on behalf of Green Party candidates.

Charges have now been laid in a murder case dating back to last spring. Red Lake OPP and Pikangikum Police recently arrested three people in connection with the April death of 32-year-old Fitzgerald Owen of Pikangikum First Nation.

The Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board recently opened headquarters is award-winning. The May Street building won the Institutional-Commercial Wood Design Award for projects valued more than $10 million on Nov.

Faulty parts have resulted in the temporary layoff of more than 100 workers at the local Bombardier plant.

A 28-year-old man is in critical condition in hospital after a single vehicle collision Sunday in O’Connor Township.

Minister of Natural Resources Michael Gravelle says he plans to continue his role despite being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.

The dinner menu at Shelter House read like it was from the finest restaurant in town Sunday.