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The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is changing the way they deliver health care.

Unseasonably warm temperatures have allowed contractors to continue working on paving projects around the city. Typically for this time of year, the roadwork season has come and gone.

Superior Fine Papers has blown the deadline for removing chemicals from the property of the idled mill. The company had until Oct. 31 to remove chemicals stored on the property.

In 1815, there were no beaver around Thunder Bay. Exploited relentlessly, the country’s busiest rodent was trapped out by the Northwest Company, coming to rest on the heads of Europe’s 19th century hipsters as the lining of top hats.

Hockey’s a popular sport throughout Northern Ontario, but finding the gear to outfit would-be Jonathan Cheechoos isn’t always easy.

John Rafferty doesn’t know what the future will bring.

Thunder Bay Lawyer David Shannon will be officially appointed to the Order of Canada in Ottawa Friday. Shannon, who uses a wheelchair for mobility, is being recognized for his commitment to human rights and community services.

More than 600 health-care workers from three city homes for the aged long-term care homes have been awarded unprecedented wage and benefit increases, CAW officials announced Thursday.

People living in Dorion will be getting mail service to their homes. The nearby highway expansion has forced the closure of the town's only postal outlet, but Reeve Dave Harris said delivery will be coming out of Nipigon daily.

The rash of Mac's robberies in the city continues as police investigate an early morning theft at a south side convenience store. The most recent incident took place just after 3 a.m.