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Ken Whiddifield says more than anything, the people of Slave Lake need cash donations to help them survive the devastating fire that razed much of their northern Alberta community to the ground.

Some Westfort residents will be out of their homes for the next couple of days following an apartment fire on Frederica Street Wednesday evening.

A proposed wind farm will encroach on traditional hunting grounds, members of Fort William First Nation say.

Lakehead University has put together a task force to bring a proposed law school in the city closer to reality.

Wasaya Group Inc. and a pair of First Nations development corporations are entering the helicopter business. A long-awaited partnership deal between the three organizations and V. Kelner Helicopters Inc.

Paramedics could save even more lives if a more people knew CPR, says the deputy chief of the Superior North EMS.

Independence is the key if the new Northern Policy Institute is to be a success. That's according to a group of northern organizations, which has drawn up some recommendations for the specials advisors of the Institute.

A teddy bear in every police car will go a long way to help children in traumatic situations, says the region’s OPP superintendent. The OPP re-launched its community bear program on Wednesday. Aviva Canada Inc.

Six people face charges following a recent drug bust by the combined forces crime unit. Police wrapped up a five-month long undercover investigation code-named operation Quasimodo Tuesday. The operation ended with police raids of two city residences.

Jim Madder says it’s a great time for education in Northwestern Ontario.