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Libraries need to remain relevant in today’s Google-world, said the Thunder Bay Public Library’s head of virtual services. "The website is just essential for us to provide library service these days," said Joanna Aegard.

A group of Hammarskjold High School students will spend the better part of the week behind bars. But these are no juvenile delinquents.

Michaela Washburn says she became an actor to follow her dreams but also wanted to use her talent to help heal the Aboriginal people. The 39-year-old Métis artist from Leduc, Alta.

A local board will have more members, more money and fewer councillors after a city council meeting Monday night.. The Thunder Bay Hydro Electricity Distribution Board will now have seven members, up from five.

The Parade of Lights is adding a fourth charity to its cause in 2010.

Thunder Bay City Council will get back to business tonight, following a week off for the municipal election.

New legislation is expected to make it easier for Canada and the U.S. to fight smuggling and other criminal activity in waters that straddle the borders of both countries.

An early-morning showdown with an alleged gun-toting man ended with one person in police custody. Thunder Bay Police were called to a Cumming Street address about 5 a.m.

Human remains discovered by blueberry pickers near Ignace have been identified, and police say they do not suspect foul play.

This year’s flu shot is a two-for-one deal, with the H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines combined into a single dose, a district health unit official said Monday.