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Thunder Bay’s Aboriginal population has grown by more than 20 per cent within the past five years and continues to grow, a recent survey of urban Aboriginal peoples concludes.

The Regional Cancer Care has out shined other Ontario centres for treatment and wait times, according to the annual Cancer Quality Index report.

Environmental concerns at an idle local mill are the responsibility of its current and previous owners, a review tribunal says.

Former Ontario premier Bill Davis will be one of four people awarded honorary degrees from Lakehead University. Davis, who led the province from 1971 to 1985, will be given a doctor of law degree on Saturday morning, the second day of convocation.

A new documentary could be called a must-see for five Northwestern communities considering storing nuclear waste beneath their towns.

Eating healthy is on the menu for Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute students. More than 800 students and teachers walked around the high school on Wednesday to promote healthy living and eating habits.

Union workers at Thunder Bay’s Bombardier plant have a new president representing them at the corporate level.

Science fairs used to be about exploding volcanoes and lemon clocks. Sandra Dusolt has taken things to a whole new level, creating a bio-filter that cleans the filthiest water on the planet, ultimately making it potable enough for human consumption.

Thunder Bay's Definitely Superior Art Gallery is in the running for a $50,000 prize.

The provincial government is helping Atikokan upgrade its sewage pumping stations and wastewater treatment plant. MPP Bill Mauro (Lib. Thunder Bay – Atikokan) says the investment will help ensure that the community has safe and clean water supplies.