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Heavy smoke filled parts of the Bay and Algoma area as fire fighters battled a blaze on Machar Avenue Saturday afternoon.

Global Sticks has filed for bankruptcy. The company filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday at 4:30 p.m. and laid off its 80 workers.

Firefigthers continue to investigate how an RV caught fire on the Thunder Bay Expressway Friday.

The May 28 flood left the city with a lot of loss and has caused a lot of stress.

Thunder Bay boasts the largest Finnish population anywhere outside of Finland. That, according to Mayor Keith Hobbs, is what makes Thursday evening's sister city signing ceremony with Seinajoki, Finland so special.

There is labour peace for the Domtar mill and woodlands workers in Dryden. Employees of the mill represented by the Paperworkers Union have ratified a new five-year contract, by a 70 per cent vote.

Two teens were sent to hospital Thursday night after a collision between a pick-up truck and a transport truck at the Harbour Expressway and Memorial Avenue intersection.

Some First Nation leaders say they’re encouraged by a recent bust that saw $1.3 million worth of drugs heading for their remote northern communities seized and taken off the black market.

Members of the Thunder Bay Pipes and Drums are making noise for the association’s centennial anniversary. The group originally formed in 1912 was later officially recognized as what was then the City of Fort William’s pipe band.

Tianyi Ma is leaving the Shad Valley program with a renewed sense of confidence. “Shad is actually so much fun. It’s definitely a lot of work but at the same time it’s enjoyable work.