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Despite poppy sales being down this year in some parts of the country, Thunder Bay has seen a steady distribution of the red iconic Remembrance Day flower, said a local poppy campaign manager. Sharon Scott, with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No.

Bruce Stone was looking for a way to honour his friend Frank Pontisso. An avid collector of antique cars, he decided to donate one in Pontisso’s memory.

A city police constable faces a dozen criminal charges following accusation that numerous Ontario Sex Offender Registry records had been falsified.

Winter nights in Afghanistan can be quite cold so the hand and foot warmers Cpl. Angel Goodlad received in an Operation Overseas care package were a welcomed gift.

A few tears were shed Tuesday as a part of Westfort's history came crashing down. Demolition began Tuesday morning on the Westfort Community Centre.

The building has been taking shape for months and on Tuesday Leon's Furniture held its grand opening ceremony for its new Superstore in Thunder Bay. More than 100 people were on hand for the celebration on Fort William Road.

Helene Demers has been without a primary health-care giver for half a decade. Originally from Longlac, but now living in Thunder Bay, Demers wasn’t alone.

Horizon Wind Inc. filed a $126-million statement of claim against the city last month after the city failed to sign off on all of the company’s 18 preferred turbine sites for its proposed Big Thunder Wind Park.

Police arrested a man as he stepped out of the home he is accused of breaking into Monday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say the 25-year-old man was arrested as he exited a Selkirk Street North home just before 10 a.m. Monday.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a cab in the city’s north end Tuesday morning. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say the male passenger of a taxicab took an undisclosed amount of cash from the driver just after 7 a.m. Tuesday.