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It will be weeks before a local community group will know if they can move into its new home. Evergreen, a United Neighbourhood has been waiting for more than a year to start making the former Hells Angels Clubhouse on Heron Street its own.

The ferrochrome processing facility wait may over for three Northern Ontario communities in the hunt for the plant.

A fire that caused extensive damage in a Picton Avenue home on Sunday night is now being investigated as an arson case. The blaze was on the second floor of building, causing extensive fire, heat and smoke damage to the home.

Police have charged a 72-year-old man with two counts of indecent assault and five counts of sexual assault.

Doctors need to understand the needs of the community they serve and the patients they see.

The city experienced a jump in new home starts last month. According to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, there were 15 single detached home starts in April, which is more than double the seven that were recorded in April of last year.

Economist Jim Stanford recommended city council find a way to exempt Thunder Bay from the Canada-European Comprehensive Trade Agreement.

Hunger doesn’t take a vacation.

A 21-year-old male was stabbed early Tuesday morning behind Superior Bowling Alley on May Street. Police are looking for four male suspects, who were all wearing bandanas with skulls and crossbones on them.

City council has approved the Canadian Urban Transit Association vision of the future. Council voted to align the city’s goals with those in the CUTA’s Vision 2040.