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John Marchant can often be found surfing Lake’s Superior ice cold waters in the middle of winter, floating around icebergs. And he is always absolutely loving it.

The former Hillcrest High School is now officially the Thunder Bay Centre of Change. The non-profit business incubator received the keys Friday afternoon.

The inquest into the 2007 death of 15-year-old Reggie Bushie will be delayed for at least a year with the announcement of a review on First Nation representation on jury rolls, but Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s deputy grand chief Terry Waboose said it’s im

The province has so far spent about $107 million fighting forest fires this year. With the fire season not over until October, provincial fire information officer Art Osborne said costs will continue coming in over the next several weeks.

A group of seven Aboriginal men and women are making the journey from Vancouver to Ottawa on foot, raising awareness about the unsolved murders of Aboriginal women.

Police have arrested a man accused of using pruning shear in an attempted robbery in the Intercity area Thursday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say an employee of a business in that area was outside around 2:15 p.m. during a break.

Two swords are hard to conceal from police, a 21-year-old man has learned. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say they received a weapons call Thursday around 2 p.m. about a man walking down May Street with two swords.

A cyclist was sent to the hospital with head injuries after the woman and a vehicle collided Thursday morning.

The five per cent in slot machine revenues provided to municipalities across the province won’t be changing anytime soon, said the president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

The Assembly of First Nations is defending a national panel on education after 230 First Nations, including the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, pulled out of the meetings.