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A group opposed to the proposed Big Thunder Wind Park wants answers from candidates in the upcoming provincial election.

Andrea Horwath wants a leaders debate in the north. She challenged both Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty and Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak on a campaign stop in Thunder Bay Thursday to come to Northern Ontario and debate her.

A memorandum of understanding with the Metis Nation of Ontario is an important step in reaching out to the Metis communities, said Lakehead University president Brian Stevenson.

A popular event at the city’s police station is about to begin. The Thunder Bay Police Service is again auctioning off unclaimed property, including dozens of used bicycles. The auction takes place behind the Balmoral Police Station.

Voters will have new opportunities to cast ballots in the upcoming provincial election. The Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding office is located in the Northwood Plaza and is managed by returning officer Norma Hunt.

Red Lake OPP and Ministry of Natural Resources officials say they had no choice but to put down a nuisance bear that was charging at children in the Northern Ontario community.

Sheelagh Hendrick has been named the city’s acting crime prevention council co-ordinator. Hendrick takes over the position on Sept. 19, replacing Amy Siciliano who is on maternity leave.

A Clostridium-difficile outbreak on floor 1A of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has been declared over. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is now encouraging people to stay home if they are feeling unwell.

Shelley Trewin doesn’t want to imagine Thunder Bay without the United Way. She’s hoping the people who live in the city feel the same way, and is asking them to come up with $2.

Stephen Mikoski was one of the first students to attend Queen Elizabeth School in 1938.