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Veterans Affairs Canada has plans to close the only district office in Northern Ontario. The Vancouver Sun reported that regional offices across the country will be shut down in the next couple of years.

Last year appears to have been a record-setting one for TBayTel. According to figures released by the municipally owned utility, the company made a profit of $14.4 million in 2011, on record revenues of $166.4 million.

The Thunder Bay Port Authority is seeing a strong start to the local shipping season. Total cargo in April was up 34 per cent over the same month in 2011, mostly due to higher grain volumes.

Despite what some local drivers might think, Thunder Bay’s roads aren’t the worst in the province. Or maybe Thunder Bay drivers just didn’t vote.

If you happened to visit any Thunder Bay McDonald's location Wednesday, you may have found yourself being served by a city politician or local celebrity. It's all part of the annual McHappy Day celebration.

Free week at the solid waste and recycling facility on Mapleward Road is an annual event in Thunder Bay. Free week at the landfill runs from Sunday, May 6 to Sunday, May 13, and not the dates listed in the April/May issue of MyTBay.

A joyride around Emerald Greens Golf Course has caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. Three individuals in their mid-20s entered onto the golf course off Dog Lake Road around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.

There were plenty of cooks in the kitchen at Our Kids Count Wednesday morning.

A Battle of the Atlantic Commemoration is set to take place in the city at the Anchorage in Prince Arthur’s Landing Sunday. The event is scheduled to take place between 2 and 2:40 p.m.

Lakehead University’s Student Union says the school’s decision to review its conflict-of-interest bylaws will put an end to a planned application for a judicial review into the matter – for now.