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With Christmas over for another year, the holidays shifted to another seasonal tradition – Boxing Day. Thousands of shoppers made their way to some of the city’s more popular stores in order to cash in on the holiday savings.

A 46-year-old-man spent the rest of his Christmas in the hospital after the snowmobile he was on crashed.

Christmas Tree Collection Sites Open Boxing Day The city is reminding residents that they do not have to throw out their Christmas tree. Natural Christmas trees can be recycled at one of Thunder Bay’s tree chipping drop-off locations.

Singer Shy-Anne Hovorka has a message. Family and friends were saddened when Claudette Magne passed away suddenly in June from a heart attack. Hovorka said before Magne died, she wanted to tackle the issue of texting and driving.

1. Thunder Bay officials were asking for help after the city became a transportation hub for thousands of people fleeing their homes because of massive forest fires.

These are the stories that dominated headlines and conversations in June: 1. Ring of Fire employees walked off the job protesting poor wages, deteriorating work conditions, inadequate health, and safety infrastructure.

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The victim of a brutal assault last week at south-side hotel died on Christmas Eve. Thunder Bay Police were called to the the Victoria Inn last Saturday night and found an injured male, in one of the hotel rooms.

Police confirmed that officers responded to a call from the Victoria Inn last Saturday night and found an injured male in one of the hotel rooms.

The brightly coloured paper and foil gift wrap concealing Christmas gifts cannot be recycled due to the extremely high ink content of the paper. Discarded wrapping paper should not be placed with paper products in the blue bags for recycling.