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A Thunder Bay resident recently scratched themself a $50,000 jackpot. Terry Nishnibata, of Thunder Bay, won the $50,000 jackpot from an instant Crossword ticket. Some of the words that led to the win included pan, cook, apricot and zucchini.

A house on Oliver Road was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Volunteer firefighters from Oliver Paipoonge rushed to the scene, but were unable to save the home. The fire started shortly after 5 a.m.

Officials with the Thunder Bay Fire Rescue say they have received a number of phone calls regarding the smell of smoke in the area. The smell is coming from an 11,000-acre forest fire that is now burning near Ely, Minn.

While some of her fellow students are complaining about new healthy food guidelines in Ontario school cafeterias, Stephanie Philp said the menus aren’t much different than what they used to be. On Sept.

Officials with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation have called on the province to conduct an inquiry into the deaths of seven First Nation youths who died while attending school in Thunder Bay.

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is looking more closely at the injuries sustained by two people involved in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday in the Marathon area.

The food and agriculture community are planning a grill of a different sort on Wednesday night.

A Lakehead University professor has been recognized nationally for her work in hospice palliative care. Mary Lou Kelley is the first researcher from Northwestern Ontario to receive the Award of Excellence in Hospice Palliative Care.

Police in Red Lake have found the body of a boater reported missing Saturday, Sept. 10.

A fire at the AbitibiBowater mill in Thunder Bay had fire crews busy Sunday evening. Firefighters responded to the blaze just after 6 p.m. to tend to an auger and portions of the building's roof that had caught fire.