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For the first time in 17 years a new four-lane section of highway has opened up in the Thunder Bay area. Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation announced Friday that the new lanes between Hodder Avenue and Highway 527 are now open to traffic.

Ring of Fire development, the event centre and RegenMed are all on the agenda for city officials heading to the Association of Municipalities Ontario conference.

Don’t be surprised if you see a motorcyclist roaring down the street this September with a stuffed animal strapped to their bike.

Eugene “Frank” Michon says he never thought he would receive an award like the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee for his years of service both in the military and as a civilian.

The burned out remains of the former Bank of Commerce on Victoria Avenue has become artist Carol Kajorinne's latest blank canvas.

One woman is in the hospital and another two women are expected to appear in bail court after an alleged Thursday night assault. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service responded to South May Street shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday.

Bill Alexander saw a warship at the Thunder Bay harbour 20 years ago. “It was one of the older ones and it was nothing like this,” he said Thursday afternoon aboard HMCS Ville de Quebec.

Police don’t have the resources to take on more responsibilities including dealing with nuisance bears, says the president of the Thunder Bay Police Association.

Alan Marshall ranks becoming a Canadian citizen as the third luckiest thing to happen to him. “The first was marrying my wife.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is encouraging all women born in either 1993 or 1994 to get a free human papillomavirus shot. The injections will be given out on Monday, Aug. 30 at an appointment-based clinic held between 3 p.m and 6 p.m.