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Several Catholic school students across the city had new coats to wear home Friday thanks to the Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids campaign. Under the program, the service club provides the new winter clothes to underprivileged children.

Christmas Cheer fell short of its fundraising goal in 2010, but no one went away hungry, says the organization’s campaign chair. Linda Gambee on Friday said a last-ditch public plea showed there’s plenty of Christmas spirit left in Thunder Bay.

The Kitchenuhmaykoosib-Inninuwug First Nation has again rejected an overture from a major mining company looking to conduct mineral exploration within its traditional territories.

Police arrested a man they say is suspected of stabbing two people at a south-side home Thursday night. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say they received a 911 call at about 11 p.m. regarding two people being stabbed.

Anyone thinking crime will disappear with the arrival of the crime prevention committee is setting themselves up for disappointment, said the committee’s acting chairwoman. Coun.

Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say they conduct an internal review of their handling of some aspects of the case involving Joseph and Antoinette Lavoie.

The $22.4 million Regional Education Alliance for Community Health Centre under construction at Confederation College is on schedule, on budget and on Thursday received a $250,000 boost.

Two local lawyers were among the first to sign up when a lawyers association decided last month to help Canada’s veterans. The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association launched a program Wednesday called Trial Lawyers for Veterans.

Police in Upsala say one of their OPP cruisers was totalled Thursday after a tractor trailer crashed into the unoccupied vehicle that was parked on the shoulder of a highway.

Getting out of prison can be a daunting experience for those without a stable support network surrounding them. With no money, no home and no job prospects, the likelihood of a return trip to prison skyrockets.