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Members of the Metis Nation, government and business took a first step in Thunder Bay Friday toward building a positive relationship when it comes to development in this region, says the Metis Nation of Ontario’s president.

A Conservative MP says his visit of Thunder Bay’s waterfront was about showcasing its progress and not politics. MP Greg Rickford (Con., Kenora) was at Prince Arthur’s Landing Friday afternoon along with city officials.

A substance abuse treatment facility and energy will be the mayor’s focus as he and other councillors head to a provincial conference this weekend.

An OPP officer with a nose for cannabis has landed a 38-year-old man in plenty of legal hot water.

Resources are the future of Canada’s North, but they come with a cost. The country’s Arctic-dwelling residents want to realize the benefits, but at the same time are unwilling to give up their traditions and way of life, which date back centuries.

Mayor Keith Hobbs said any multiplex discussions must start and end with the voting public.

Nominations have been collected for the upcoming Fort William First Nation election. As of last night's deadline, about 70 candidates are running for the 12 available councilor positions.

It isn’t often that one of our own lands the opportunity to open the show for a large scale sensational and professional act such as Goo Goo Dolls. But surprise guest Jean Paul De Roover did just that.

When industry comes knocking on the doors of First Nations, leaders of those communities may now have a better idea how to answer, said Nishawnbe-Aski Nation’s Grand Chief.

A ceremonial groundbreaking took place Thursday for a project that has been 20 years in the making, a local MPP said.