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Schreiber town council will pass a budget later this month that includes staff cuts, reduced services and a 6.1-percent tax increase. The aggressive moves come as the town tries to tackle $3 million in property tax arrears.

Canada Post employees just want to work, says the local Canadian Union of Postal Workers president. But with a lockout by their employer, that’s not happening.

It was surprisingly quiet for passengers inside the Thunder Bay International Airport Wednesday morning as striking Air Canada employees chanted slogans of solidarity outside the terminal.

Mike Love had the audacity Wednesday night to trade Yo Momma barbs with everyone’s favourite Uncle Jesse.

A recent Manpower Employment Outlook survey has labeled the job outlook in Thunder Bay for the third quarter of 2011 as "healthy.

Police arrested a man in connection with a controversial tree cutting incident in the Boulevard Lake area. The hundred-year-old white pine on Lyon Boulevard was cut down sometime overnight on June 4.

Mining companies and Aboriginal leaders are coming together in Thunder Bay this week. A two-day Ontario Mining Forum is discussing the latest developments from across the province.

Police have issued a caution to residents in the John Street and Junot Avenue area. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service are asking that residents in that area to be a little more vigilant in securing their homes and vehicles.

The region needs more autonomy if Northwestern Ontario wants to get its economy going, says Kenora’s mayor.

Police arrested a 17-year-old after reports of a suspicious person in a Gladman Crescent backyard just before midnight Monday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers arrested the 17-year-old and charged with possessing stolen property.