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One person is dead, police confirm, after an explosion at the recently re-opened Terrace Bay Pulp Mill. Two others were taken to hospital, but not admitted, an OPP spokesperson told Thunder Bay Television on Monday night.

People seeing young adult trick-or-treaters at their door on Halloween should know the big kids are out for a good cause.

A second-degree murder case has hit a snag as one of the accused looks to find a new lawyer before the preliminary hearing begins.

Shanna Blackburn and her family are still holding onto a glimmer of hope their dog Blue will return home. Two weeks ago, two of the Blackburns’ four dogs took off into the bush near their Silver Falls Road home.

Kermit the Frog has a rival for Miss Piggy’s affection. On Monday, dressed as the King of Rock and Roll himself, St.

A man has been arrested following a weekend drug bust in Oliver Paipoonge. On Friday, a search of a Saari Road home resulted in the discovery of a marijuana grow-op. Police officers with the combined forces crime unit seized 93 plants, as well as 1.

The 2011 fire season is coming to an end. By 12 a.m. Tuesday, the official forest fire season for this year will come to a close. But this season’s impact on the record books will not end so soon.

Ontario’s Natural Resources Minister Michael Gravelle said he is more than willing to work with opposition members, and that includes Kenora-Rainy River’s MPP.

Local artist Randy Thomas says he wants to make a positive change in Thunder Bay. The 23-year-old learned the ins and outs about painting from his father, Roy. He spent hours watching his dad paint, which he said looked easy to do.

Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that gutted a garage and melted some nearby hydro lines early Monday morning.