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Amid unseasonably warm temperatures, area police are urging the public to be careful when venturing on area lakes and rivers.

Ice racers may have to cool their engines as warmer temperatures threaten to delay the club’s season. Thunder Bay Autosport Club vice-president John Kelly said the local ice track on Mission Bay is still being prepared for a Jan.

The province is making good on a promise to make college and university more affordable in Thunder Bay and Ontario. Online applications are now available for student to apply for a rebate of 30 per cent of the average cost of their tuition.

The Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay is ready and set for this weekend. About 20 medal bearers are now just waiting on the Sunday event to begin so they can carry the Rick Hansen Medal from the Terry Fox Lookout to the Community Auditorium.

Another debate on the future of the city’s golf courses will come to council later this month. The three courses were appraised at about $4.

Boys don’t always play nice. That’s why a group of more than 35 girls on Thursday embraced a Girl Power session held at the Thunder Bay Boys and Girls Club.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy says delays building this year’s winter ice roads in Manitoba are a cause for concern in Ontario, and should spark the government to speed up plans to build permanent all-weather roads in the region

In the shadow of the country's largest drug store chain, one local pharmacy continues to thrive. In less than two weeks, owner Brenda Adams will open a third Janzen's Pharmacy location in the city.

A man charged with murder had his case adjourned until next month. Kesley Lance Charles Jacob, 33, of Summer Beaver First Nation is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 53-year-old Barney Beaver of Webequie First Nation.

The Zellers store at Intercity Shopping Centre will remain a Zellers for a little while longer. Officials with Target have revealed Thursday the locations of its first 24 stores in Canada, and Thunder Bay is not on the list.