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There are currently 568 Aboriginal children in foster care throughout the district.

Funding from the federal government will go a long way to ensure Aboriginal youth have the right skills needed for the mining industry, says the executive director of Oshki-Pimache-O-Win.

Three teenagers were able to walk back to shore safely after they took a stroll out onto the partially frozen Lake Superior.

Greenstone OPP closed a portion of Highway 11 near Longlac after a nine-year-old-girl fell off the back of a U-Haul trailer.

Leesa Roleck’s dream is to meet Dolly Parton. The 43-year-old has been a fan of the famous Tennessee singer since she was three years old. She grew up watching and listening to Parton over the years and even saw her perform live on stage.

Police in Fort Frances are trying to find a missing 16-year-old woman who has not been seen since Jan. 31. Belinda Paishk is described as a 5-foot-2 Aboriginal, with shorter-than-shoulder-length brown and orange hair.

Two pedestrians were hit by a car earlier this evening on May Street. Thunder Bay Police say the two men stepped out in front of traffic and were struck by the vehicle.

Police have opened a single lane on a section of Highway 11 that was closed Friday night following a crash. Officers from the Greenstone detachment of the OPP say they closed a portion of the Highway between Camp 25 Road and Longlac.

A significant ruling was handed down earlier week related to a decade old bus crash in Northwestern Ontario.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation chiefs want their communities connected to Ontario’s power grid by 2018. That objective was the result of a three-day energy conference held in Thunder Bay this week.