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Neighbours should help neighbours, says the executive officer at HMCS Griffon . On Monday Lt.-Cmdr. Les Newman did just that, donating a cheque worth nearly $1,400 to the Dew Drop Inn, the military’s way of giving back to the community, he said.

A one-storey Wharton Road residence received heavy damaged from a fire that may have started from the fireplace, fire officials say. Thunder Bay Fire Service crews responded to a call about a reported problem with a fireplace around 7 a.m. on Sunday.

A couple involved in a murder-suicide on the outskirts of Murillo Sunday had a history of domestic violence, police confirmed Monday afternoon. At about 1 p.m.

Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a convenience store with a stick on Sunday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say they responded to a call at the Mac’s convenience store on May Street around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

A local hand has been helping Google in its quest to create a massive online e-bookstore that already offers millions of publications to U.S. readers. Thunder Bay native Scott Dougall left his hometown in 2006.

With more than 300 residents expected to attend Salvation Army’s Christmas dinner, Herbert Kraus says feeding that many mouths at once is something he’s used to.

Austin Dunn gets plenty of skating in with the Westfort Rangers, but the 10-year-old is always up for another lap or two around the ice.

With 12 days left before Christmas Eve, an official with the Salvation Army says it will be a close call for the kettle campaign to reach its goal of $130,000. Maj.

Police charged a 28-year-old-woman with assault with a weapon in connection to a stabbing in a north-side apartment. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a call around 3 a.m. on Saturday.

The number of families who use one of the city’s food distribution banks has risen 25 per cent since the last year, says the chair of the Thunder Bay Food Bank The annual Thunder Bay Transit Santa Bus wrapped up its weeklong food drive on Saturday.