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A project on the north shore that has been in the works for more than a decade is nearing completion. The need for a long-term care facility in the Schreiber and Terrace Bay area was first identified nearly 15 years ago.

A $39-million, three-year skills training program targeting Northern Ontarians should put people back to work, says the province’s Aboriginal Affairs minister.

Police near Kenora are investigating a fatal, single-vehicle crash that took place on Jones Road Thursday morning.

The township of Dorion is in mourning after the sudden passing of the community's Reeve. Linda Tolmonen,62, died Tuesday after what has been described as a brief illness.

A century old lighthouse on the western edge of Pie Island in the Thunder Bay harbour will be demolished before the end of this summer.

There's been another accident at a problematic intersection on Thunder Bay's south side. A collision corner of Donald and Simpson streets sent one person to hospital with minor injuries Wednesday afternoon.

The City of Thunder Bay is about to get into the solar business in a big way. City councillors will be asked Monday for final ratification of an agreement that allows Thunder Bay Hydro to be the exclusive solar photovoltaic developer to the city.

Expressing disappointment, the co-chair of Friends of Big Thunder says he doesn’t understand why the province has unilaterally rejected his group’s bid to re-open the shuttered sports facility.

Police were called to investigate a crash involving a Thunder Bay Police Service cruiser and a sedan, which sent an infant to the hospital Tuesday. Police say the crash took place at the intersection of Tupper and Peter Streets at around 11:30 p.m.

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