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The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has begun receiving phone calls from people wanting information about swimmer's itch. The condition is caused by an allergic reaction to parasites released by infected snails.

The city has quietly, but firmly, walked away from water restrictions for the past three summers.

Mayor Dennis Brown says Atikokan residents are breathing a collective sigh of relief.

The Thunder Bay Police Service announced Thursday that it has rescinded the suspension of Insp. Dan Taddeo.

John Fogerty has re-invented himself several times in a career that’s spanned more than five decades. In the beginning Fogerty imitated heroes like Little Richard and Bo Diddley.

While they’ve been taking thousands of steps each day since April, a group walking from Vancouver to Ottawa says the journey is only a first step to try and get the federal government to change how it deals with First Nations.

Another cross-Canada traveler has made a Thunder Bay pits stop. Michel Garant is a paraplegic man who is hand-peddling his bicycle across Canada. He was in Thunder Bay and spoke to local media Wednesday.

The city is looking at a pair of unexpected, flood-related repair bills.

The Humane Society is reminded people to keep their pets out of the car during warm weather.

The regional coroner is awaiting results of the official investigation before deciding if an inquest will be held into a death at the Regional Hospital this week.