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Sgt. Jim Mauro will have charges levied against him under the Police Services Act heard starting next Wednesday.

While firefighters save lives everyday, they’re also saving Thanksgiving for some people in Thunder Bay.

The riding of Kenora-Rainy River remains an NDP stronghold. Sarah Campbell won the riding with 10,752 votes, keeping the NDP-friendly riding orange for a fourth consecutive term.

The battle for the Thunder Bay – Atikokan riding began as a back-and-forth affair, but ended with Liberal candidate Bill Mauro successfully grabbing a third term. The race for the riding was tight just after the polls closed at 9 p.m.

Northwestern Ontario’s lone cabinet minister is heading back to Queen’s Park. Liberal Michael Gravelle, admittedly nervous in the hours leading up to 9 p.m.

Officials with Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources say they have successfully tracked down and killed a bear believed to have been involved in an attack on an MNR employee earlier this week.

Police are looking for three male suspects after the armed robbery of a south-side convenience store early Thursday morning.

People in Thunder Bay will be hearing poetry and music in the strangest of places over the next week. The Definitely Superior Art Gallery has kicked off their seventh annual Random Acts of Poetry throughout Thunder Bay.

The polls opened at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 and will remain open until 9 p.m. Results are expected after the polls close.

While gambling can be fun, people need to know the risks involved when they play. That’s why the Responsible Gambling Council is at the Thunder Bay Casino this week to tell people the odds of becoming a problem gambler.