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Police say a store clerk with a baseball bat tried to stop the nighttime armed robbery of a south-side corner store Tuesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a lone knife-wielding man entered the Northwood area store at about 9:35 p.m.

City council has given a stamp of approval to cover $1.4 million in cost overruns to complete a portion of its ambitious waterfront development project.

It was voted Ontario’s worst road earlier this year and now responsibility for the Pelican Falls road, located near Sioux Lookout, has fallen into legal limbo following a recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Lucy O’Leary is heading to Abbotsford, B.C. for the holidays and is bringing Christmas dinner with her.

A Burmese family has finally found a home to call their own after a journey that spanned three countries. The Cung family arrived in Canada in 2002 after they fled their home country of Burma, also known as Myanmar.

Confederation College is continuing its Northwestern Ontario expansion. The College recently announced it will open new regional campuses in the new year in Red Lake and Wawa.

Plans to transform an abandoned CN Rail line between Thunder and Nipigon into a recreational trail are moving to the feasibility study stage following a $34,000 provincial grant.

1. Campaign (unofficially) begins Keith Hobbs’ successful mayoral race began with an unofficial announcement that he was giving a run at the city’s top job some serious consideration. In early February he told tbnewswatch.

A local producer of gluten-free goods is ahead of most major retailers, says a Thunder Bay couple. Gail and John Hogan said it’s difficult to find gluten-free products at most major wholesalers.

1 . Friend or foe? Information provided to media led to allegations that two major opponents of Horizon Wind Inc.’s Big Thunder Wind Park were once supporters.