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Once again, Thunder Bay city council has decided to help Regenerative Medicine.

A Current River family is on the street for the night, after a kitchen fire got out of hand. Firefighters were called to a Rita Street residence on Monday night to deal with the small blaze, which was quickly put under control.

Recent discoveries at the waterfront will further delay any plan for Phase 2 of the development to go ahead and will come with a hefty price tag yet to be determined.

A planned five-storey Marriot Hotel that's to be built in Thunder Bay's Intercity area may be in jeopardy.

Mental health is the foundation of a person’s overall health. “That’s the basis for everything,” said Sandra MacLean, member of the Mental Health Network in Thunder Bay.

Music may soothe the savage beast, but it sure as heck has the opposite effect on a gymnasium full of elementary school students.

A local group has danced, sung and acted its way into providing much needed disaster relief for the city. The Thunder Bay chapter of the Canadian Red Cross currently has 40 disaster response volunteers throughout the district.

The possibility of having a driver’s licence revoked is a concern for many seniors. This week, dozens of older drivers received a refresher course on how to drive safely, so they can remain on the roads.

More than $6 million in contracts will come before council for approval Monday night. The money is for sidewalks, streets, sewer and water main work and continuing upgrades at the Whalen Building.

It appears no one was hurt Sunday night when fire swept through the second floor of a Picton Avenue home in Thunder Bay.