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Opponents of Horizon Wind Inc.’s plan to build turbines on the Nor’Wester mountain range are bringing in a heavy hitter on Monday in an attempt to stall council’s decision on settling a $126-million lawsuit with the southern Ontario company.

The North of Superior Film Festival has found its stride at its new home but there’s always room to improve, says the festival’s president.

Anna Marchese is tired of fighting. The mother of three started volunteering with Nor’Western Mountain Escarpment Protection Committee around September 2009.

The Home and Garden Show has grown to be one of the largest events in Northwestern Ontario because it offers the community a one-stop shop for housing needs, says the show’s co-chair.

The Home and Garden Show has grown to be one of the largest events in Northwestern Ontario because it offers the community a one-stop shop for housing needs, says the show’s co-chair.

Police charged a 32-year-old-man with break and enter of a local high school on Saturday. Thunder Bay Police Services responded to a fire alarm at St. Ignatius High School around 5:20 a.m.

Thunder Bay Police Services officers are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a convenience store early Saturday morning. Police say a man armed with a knife robbed the Mac’s convenience store on May Street North around 4:20 a.m.

The City of Toronto’s decision to reduce its order of 185 light rail vehicles by 25 per cent won’t have a significant impact on the local Bombardier plant, says an area MPP.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine and the union representing its support workers are back in talks after the school announced plans for layoffs Thursday.

Police conducted one last underwater search for missing 15-year-old Jordan Wabasse Friday. As of Friday afternoon, the OPP underwater search and rescue team hadn’t turned up any new evidence in the search for the missing teen, who was last seen Feb.