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Shipping statistics still lagging behind 2009 numbers

November shipping activity is up slightly from last year, but it isn’t enough to change what has been a slow year for the port authority.

Area man pleads guilty to careless driving, criminal negligence charge dropped

A criminal trial dealing with a young man's death last year came to an abrupt end at the Superior Court of Justice Thursday after the accused pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
Residents, province discuss concerns over bypass study

Residents, province discuss concerns over bypass study

If a new highway were to bypass Kakabeka Falls, Julie Miles said the village would become Radiator Springs.
Hospital holds official launch for Bariatric Centre

Hospital holds official launch for Bariatric Centre

Although it officially launched Wednesday, a new facility at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre already has a year’s worth of patients and is looking forward to expansion.
Flexing for a cause

Flexing for a cause

John Trevisanutto has lived with diabetes for 18 years. Doctors diagnosed Trevisanutto with Type 2 diabetes in 1992. Before that diagnosis he didn’t have any idea that he had diabetes until he became sick.
Mayor-elect gets to work at City Hall

Mayor-elect gets to work at City Hall

Mayor-elect Keith Hobbs says turning Thunder Bay from a forestry town to a mining centre isn't such a bad idea.

NAPS names new chief

The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service has announced the appointment of a new Chief. Claude Chum has more than 21 years of First Nations policing experience.

Police make bus station drug bust

Local police arrested a 39-year-old Quebec man following a drug bust at the Greyhound bus terminal Tuesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say the suspect was picking up a package from the station.
Area business owners worried about four-laning aftermath

Area business owners worried about four-laning aftermath

A proposed four-lane divided Highway between Kakabeka Falls and Shabaqua Corners will kill area businesses, says the mayor of Oliver Paipoonge.
End of an era

End of an era

The Downtown Heart of the Harbour is no more.
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