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Families were able to spend the long weekend sliding down hills and skating on the Kaministiquia River at the Fort William Historical Park winter carnival. Hundreds took in the outdoor activities at the old fort on Saturday.

Police charged an 18-year-old Oliver Paipoonge man with a variety of firearms offences after he allegedly fired his shotgun into the air. Thunder Bay Police Service responded around 3 a.m. Saturday to a number of reports of a shots being fired.

Police charged a 19-year-old-woman with aggravated assault following a stabbing outside a south side bar. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a fight outside of Newfie’s Pub around 2 a.m. Saturday.

For Jann Arden, the decision to jump into the world of reality television was a no-brainer. But only because the show isn’t about finding the next big superstar.

A new cancer screening test could mean better access to health care for First Nations women in Northern Ontario.

Ontario Public Sector Employee Union workers are terrified the government plans to fully privatize the organization that issues driver’s licences and health cards in the province.

The head of a mining company looking to open up in the Ring of Fire says every direct mining job creates up to four indirect jobs.

A pedestrian was sent to the hospital Friday after being struck by a motor vehicle on Fort William Road.

There appears to be interest in the idled Terrace Bay Pulp. Non-disclosure agreements have been signed and submitted by potential purchasers.

A hearing has been ordered into allegations that local police officers assaulted and stole from a man they were arresting.