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Local retailers are being warned to be on the lookout for some funny money that's showing up in the city. This follows the discovery of several counterfeit U.S. $20 bills. About a dozen have been discovered already.

More reinforcements are battling a massive fire in Minnesota, which has now expanded to 100,000-acres. The fire has also forced the evacuation of 30 homes in the area near Ely, and south of Quetico Park.

The Nishnawbe Aski Nation has rejected a proposal aimed at addressing concerns surrounding student deaths in Thunder Bay.

The Green Party of Ontario has been forced to bring in a parachute candidate for the upcoming provincial election. Toronto area resident Jonathan Milnes will be the Green candidate in Thunder Bay-Atikokan.

An important moment in local and national history has been missing from the public’s memory because someone forgot to bring a camera. On June 1, 1875 the first spike of the railway was hammered into the ground in Westfort.

Vince Simon hopes the SAAFE Walk will let people know there is one more addiction people are struggling with daily. “It’s solvent abuse,” said the executive director of the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre.

A 53-year-old man has been charged after a five-hour standoff with police Wednesday. Alan J. Kajutis has been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and uttering a threat. The incident began around 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Karin Sitko wants to make a person’s last days more comfortable for them and their families. She first got the idea four years ago when she was spending days and nights with her husband Rick at St. Joseph’s Hospice Palliative Care.

The leader of the provincial Liberal party says he can’t participate in a northern leaders debate on Sept. 23 because of a scheduling conflict.

Mary Kozorys may not have much experience as a politician, but she’s spent plenty of time around them.