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When Linda Tubro, Lorna Hancock and Bertha Lawrence were born, the First World War was four years in the future, the world was less than a decade removed from the end of the Victorian era and Sir Wilfrid Laurier was winding down his fourth term as pr

Shoppers at the Safeway store on Arthur Street got a little something extra Tuesday when they picked up their groceries.

Volunteers with the local Christmas Cheer campaign have been using their own money in an attempt to offset this year’s lackluster donations, said a spokeswoman for the charitable organization.

A Toronto-based company confirmed Tuesday that it will use airport land to construct an 8.5 megawatt solar park. SkyPower announced last week it would build a solar park in the city to be completed by mid 2011.

Thunder Bay's EcoSuperior now has a shed to store fluorescent bulbs for recycling.

Approval of the proposed $31.6 million Police Services Board budget will have to wait until the new year to give the recently elected mayor a chance to look over the numbers.

Firefighters responded to an early morning garage fire on the city’s north end Tuesday. Thunder Bay Fire Service officials say firefighters responded to the 300 block of Talbot Street just after 2:30 a.m.

Current River Coun. Andrew Foulds is not a big fan of imposing a curfew on city teenagers. Foulds, a high school teacher by trade, argued vociferously on Monday night against fellow Coun.

Stray cats and dogs are one step closer to an automatic sterilization before the city’s animal services department will adopt them out to the general public.

Thunder Bay fire investigators believe they have determined the cause of a Sunday morning blaze on Wharton Road. Fire crews responded to the fire around 7 a.m.