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Police near Fort Frances are looking for a man who went missing after he fell from a boat Thursday. Rainy River District OPP officers say they continue to investigate a report of two men falling from a boat into Rainy Lake Thursday evening.

Firefighters say they believe someone lit a phonebook on fire before tossing into the hallway of a south-side apartment Wednesday night. Officials with Thunder Bay Fire Services say three pumpers responded to the reported fire at 625 Simpson St.

The rain threatened and cool temperatures kept folks bundled a little more heavily than a typical summer day in Thunder Bay, but it didn’t stop thousands of folks young and old from swarming the city’s downtown to celebrate Canada’s 143rd birthday.

For Bobby Curtola, coming home to Thunder Bay always brings back a flood of memories.

The Fort William Rotary Club gave away $345,000 in bricks and mortar this Canada Day, but are having trouble tracking down the winner.

Just six days into production Rodney Dwira is already losing his voice. While on location at an abandoned building on Mission Island for his latest film 10-57, Dwira said the late nights are starting to take its toll.

It’s packed with vegetables and flowers, but a community garden in the south side of the city is much more than salad ingredients. It’s about growing a neighbourhood. “If you think about it, here’s this garden park on Simpson Street. And look at it.

For more than a year, a backyard pool is all Connor McKinnon has wanted. Within a few days the nine-year-old will realize that dream, thanks to the Children’s Wish Foundation.

Even though his only interaction with world leaders was watching U.S. President Barrack Obama’s helicopter fly 200 feet overhead, a local firefighter says being at the G8 was a once in a lifetime opportunity that he would do again in an instant.

Three unnamed hoteliers this week made the first of their due diligence visits to Thunder Bay after being shortlisted to operate the hotel portion of the $66-million private development component at Prince Arthur’s Landing.