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Bids were opened Thursday for a major landscaping contract for Prince Arthur's Landing. The three tenders range from $3.6 million to $4.5 million.

A favourite shortcut through the city could either be off-limits to or more expensive for truckers if a Thunder Bay city councillor has his way. McIntyre Coun.

Realizing the explosion of the mining industry in Ontario’s North means hundreds of potential jobs for the region’s Aboriginal population, Matawa First Nation and the federal government have revamped a job resource centre to help the capitalize on th

For the second time this week, a local resident has picked up a $50,000 cheque at the OLG's Toronto Prize Centre. Joseph Veltri, 53, won his prize after purchasing an Instant Keno scratch ticket.

Thunder Bay has become one of the top 20 places to live in the country, according to a magazine’s annual ranking of Canadian cities.

The town council in Fort Frances followed through on a threat to axe firefighting staff, following a wage hike awarded by an arbitrator.

The city solicitor has requested that city council ratify an increase the maximum hourly rate for legal representation.

The union representing rural paramedics has reached a deal with the city, closing the door on any possible work stoppage. Some 80 full-time EMS staff in the district will get a 1.5 per cent salary increase retroactive from Jan. 1, with another 1.

Police will conduct another underwater search in an effort to find a teen who has been missing since early February.

Improved co-ordination between health-care professionals will reduced wait times for patients with suspicion of lung cancer by half, a Regional Cancer Care doctor said Wednesday.