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Adding Japanese content to Lakehead University’s student body was a top priority for the mayor during an official visit to Gifu City, Japan.

There have been no new evacuations and no homes have been damaged by a forest fire near Kirkland Lake. About 300 people were told to leave residential and cottage areas at Goodfish and Nettie Lake for safety reasons on Sunday.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief reminded Prince Charles on Tuesday of the treaty obligations the British government signed with First Nations people. Beardy met briefly with the visiting prince in Toronto, part of the latest royal visit to Canada.

It appears that anything, including a move, is possible with OLG’s new plan for the Thunder Bay casino. A request for information went out to the private sector last week to operate the 13,000-square foot facility.

City police have laid several charges against a 20-year old woman as a result of auto-pedestrian collision Saturday morning at Langworthy Crescent and Oliver Road. The female victim wasn't serious injured.

The circus is coming to Fort William Gardens.

An eyewitness to the aftermath of Sunday night’s deadly crash says in his opinion, police did the right thing.

Tragedy has struck on the Victoria Day weekend. Thunder Bay Police say a collision that forced the closure of Northern Avenue for more than 15 hours is now a fatality.

An underwater search by police has turned up the remains of an Atikokan man who went missing months ago.

The Ministry of Natural Resources won’t approve any land use applications from Cliffs Natural Resources applications until an environmental assessment has been completed.