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Although applications ended more than two years ago, less than one-third of the money committed by the province to the forestry sector has been spent. The $150 million Forestry Sector Prosperity Fund was first announced in 2005.

Police in Sioux Lookout have charged two women in connection with an investigation looking at illegal drug trafficking in the Northwestern Ontario community.

Red River Coun. Brian McKinnon said a plan to turn a former Logan Avenue School into a mixed-use development is back on the table, albeit in a slightly different form than originally presented.

Thunder Bay is losing its direct air service to Ottawa. Air Canada announced recently that it is dropping its Ottawa route from the Thunder Bay International Airport as part of its efforts to deal with higher fuel costs.

Westfort residents are taking to the streets to raise money to support the new Mary J.L. Black Branch Library.

With First Nations people dying of cancer at rates 20 to 30 per cent higher than the rest of Ontarians, the time to sit by idly and hope Aboriginals get the message of early prevention has passed, say local and provincial health officials.

As the blockade was coming down, more issues were popping up says the chief of a First Nation community.

City police were able to talk a Texas teen out of hurting himself thanks to an Xbox360 and a local gamer. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a 14-year-old Thunder Bay boy was playing a video game online on his Xbox360 console.

A company that is planning to build a pair of solar energy parks in the Thunder Bay area later this year has finalized a construction deal. SkyPower Limited has hired Canadian Solar Inc. to build the solar parks.

A local man ran into a burning home Wednesday morning to rescue his neighbour’s dog. Firefighters, paramedics and city police responded to the house fire at 138 Christina St. E.