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The Thunder Bay man convicted in the U.S. of stealing a college airplane and taking it across the border won’t appear in court again until the New Year.

MPs Bruce Hyer and John Rafferty are facing possible sanctions from the federal NDP, after bucking party wishes and voting with the Conservatives to end the long-gun registry.

A deadline on a demand from the Matawa Chiefs has come and gone.

The Port of Thunder Bay has recorded three strong consecutive months. October saw more than 876,000 tons of cargo pass through the port, which is about 40 per cent higher than last October.

A national study shows there's been an increase in food bank usage across Canada, and Thunder Bay appears to be no exception.

A massive property on the city's waterfront, formerly owned by the Buchanan Group, is a hub of activity for the first time in years. The assets of Northern Sawmill were liquidated at the end of September.

The man charged with the city’s third homicide of 2011 appeared briefly in court on Tuesday. Kyle Rae, 22, appeared via video at the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay.

The mayor of Terrace Bay says the entire community is grieving the loss of a Buchanan Pulp Sales employee who died in an explosion at the local pulp mill. An explosion at Terrace Bay pulp mill killed one man and injured two others Monday afternoon.

Brian Lawson’s two-year-old daughter, Teija, is just his little girl. “She runs around, laughs and giggles just like any other girl,” he said. “She has tea parties with her daddy. She likes to play with her dolls.

Stabbing has Sioux Lookout police looking for two suspects OPP officers in Sioux Lookout are looking for two suspects following a stabbing incident in that community Monday evening.