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Operation Red Nose has come to an end this holiday season. According to honorary chair Ken Boshcoff, the program has been another big success.

Despite Janzen’s Pharmacy’s Westfort location being robbed of an undisclosed amount of OxyContin early Tuesday morning, owner Brenda Adams said they will continue to carry the drug.

An Atikokan wood pellet production facility that could create about 150 jobs in this region cannot move forward because of provincial delays, said the facilities owner.

A local man failed to make a citizen’s arrest in Westfort after a second suspect drew a knife Tuesday evening.

1 Hobbs wins Change at the top was the word Thunder?Bay voter’s shouted via the ballot box, electing former police association president and political rookie Keith Hobbs to the mayor’s chair.

The local college student who received international attention after stealing a plane from this city and flying it over three U.S. states may return to Canada. Adam Leon was an aviation student at Confederation College. He was sentenced in Nov.

Police are looking for a man who held up a south-side pharmacy with a knife and syringe Tuesday morning. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say the incident took place at Janzen’s Pharmacy on West Frederica Street at about 8:40 a.m.

1 homicide investigations City police were kept busy as they investigated three homicide cases in as many weeks. Two Thunder Bay women were charged with first-degree murder on Sept.

Peter Malcolm says his desire to try something new is what sparked his interest in join the 2011 Winter Special Olympics. The 47-year-old Metro employee started curling two years ago.

With more than 2,000 people expected to attend the annual Fort William Historical Park New Year’s event, newcomer Anthony Marrelli said he isn’t too worried about handling the huge crowds.