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The city needs to be able to leverage funding if it wants a new mutli-purpose events centre, the city manager told council Monday night.

Thunder Bay Police are looking for a woman suspect following an attempted robbery at the Polish Legion Friday. The incident happened just before 5 p.m. at the building on South Court Street. Det. Sgt.

Bruce Hyer said he was a deer caught in the headlights when he was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North in 2008.

Mabel Silver says she’s addicted to reading. The 78-year-old great great-grandmother has read thousands of books – from Robert Parker to Agatha Christie.

Police have charged a teen with arson after a pair of fires at a high school in Kenora.

Not all vision impairment is caused by damage to the eyes. In many cases the link between the eye and the brain is damaged, either at birth or because of a head injury, causing vision to fluctuate.

New housing construction picked up a bit in the first full month of spring. According to numbers from Canada Mortgage and Housing, work began on seven new houses in April, two more than in April of 2010.

With winter’s snow cover melted away, officials with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit have begun warning the public about the danger of discarded needles.

Officers at the annual Cops for Cancer fundraiser say the 15-year-old event not only helps raise money to help find a cure, but also gives police a chance to give back to the community.

An 83-year-old great-grandfather says he never thought the birthday gift from his daughter would make him $100,000 wealthier.