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Matthew Mancini wants to follow in the enormous footsteps of Terry Fox.

Now that they have the land, waterfront developers said Thursday Thunder Bay residents can expect fast and furious progress on the $65-million private-sector portion of the controversial project.

City police believe they have struck a significant blow to the local drug trade by arresting several top players, including the alleged head of the criminal organization.

In Northern Ontario’s not-too-distant past, schoolchildren of all ages lived off the land, as their families had for generations.

Police responded to a crash involving a school bus at Court and MacDougall Streets Thursday morning. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service responded to the scene just after 8 a.m. and say the school bus was loaded with students at the time.

About $6 million is going to Dryden's Domtar mill to find new uses for wood waste. The mill has teamed up with research firm Bahtelle, with the funding coming from the Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy.

The chief of staff at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center is reassuring the public that the closure of the plasma centre will have no impact on patient services at the hospital.

The battle for the location of the proposed event centre continued but a senior director with CEI Architecture says there’s only two real contenders.

University may be the chosen path for many students, but for others it seems like an impossible dream. Lakehead University and Lakehead Public Schools are partnering to make those dreams a reality.

Thunder Bay students could be getting a head-start on their post-secondary education. Lakehead Public Schools and Lakehead University have formalized an Achievement Program to not only raise money, but also encourage positive attitudes.