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There’s another two weeks left in this year's Toys for Tots campaign. Chair Bob Vander Ploeg said so far the annual campaign has managed to collect $64,000. That’s off from the final tally of $140,000 collected last year.

There were no injuries Wednesday night when a small fire broke out on the upper level of a Manitou Street home.

Police are asking that anyone with any information about a fatal hit and run come forward, no matter how insignificant it may seem. On Oct. 2 around 6 a.m.

While Nova Scotia has made it mandatory to wear helmets on the slopes, the owner of Loch Lomond Ski Area says wearing the protective headgear is already common practice.

Used clothing stores are popular places for those hunting bargains or with little money to spend. But there are a few items no one really wants to purchase previously owned. Socks and underwear, for hygienic purposes, quickly spring to mind.

The mayor says while he’s saddened by his time away from the police services board, he’s looking forward to getting back to work now that he’s been reinstated. Keith Hobbs will return to the Thunder Bay Police Services Board Dec.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine and the union representing much of the school’s staff have ratified their third collective agreement.

The Thunder Bay United Way campaign has hit the 60 per cent mark. Latest numbers from United Way show that current fundraising tally sits at just more than $1.5-million. That’s still a million dollars away from the organizations target of $2.

Having completed his first ever published textbook, Harvey Lemelin says he hopes his predictions about the world’s ecosystems are completely wrong.

School children spread some holiday cheer at a local senior’s home Wednesday. Residents at Hogarth Riverview Manor were treated to a holiday concert by student from Westmount and Edgewater Park Schools.