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Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Grand Chief says that while First Nations people may have missed out on the industrial revolution, today’s technology is not going to pass them by.

A partnership to send Lakehead University athletes to remote First Nation communities has taken flight.

If donations keep coming in, Thunder Bay and District Humane Society officials are hopeful they can keep the animal shelter open into the New Year.

A 13-year-old Newfoundland boy is dead following a collision near Wawa between a tractor-trailer and an SUV. The crash took place just before noon Sunday on Highway 17, near Rabbit Blanket Park.

A local charity took time out Sunday to celebrate its 10th year in Northwestern Ontario.

A strike has been averted at Thunder Bay's Bombardier Plant. Officials with COPE, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, held a meeting Sunday evening to vote on a proposed deal.

The latest Occupy Thunder Bay rally had one of the lowest turnouts so far with only a dozen protesters standing outside of city hall.

The Centre of Change has official opened its doors. More than a couple hundred people walked the hallways of the former Hillcrest High School on Saturday.

A late night tentative agreement averted another strike at Thunder Bay’s Bombardier plant. Members with the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union reached a tentative agreement with the company Friday night.

A winter wonderland helped to bring in the holiday spirit even more when Santa Claus came to town. Hundreds of anxious children waited along the sidewalk of Memorial Avenue in anticipation of the jolly old elf in red on Saturday.