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For the more than 2,000 Lakehead University graduates walking across the Auditorium stage this weekend to receive a diploma, it will be their final steps as LU students.

A new push is on to solve a 44-year-old double homicide case in Thunder Bay. The Northwest OPP has scheduled a news conference for Monday morning regarding the mysterious murders of Doreen Hardy and Jane Bernard.

Before too long, up to 70 per cent of new jobs in Northern Ontario will require a post-secondary education. Acquiring it just got a little easier for those in remote communities that have no direct access to a college or university campus.

Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue officials have charged three people for open burning without a permit.

Thunder Bay police continue to investigate a two-car collision that took place in the city's North end Thursday night. Emergency crews rushed to the scene at around 7:15 p.m. at the corner of Van Norman Street and Windemere Avenue.

Brittany Tabachak isn’t sure what she’d be doing if it wasn’t for Ontario’s $5.5-million support of co-op and intern placement programs.

The opening of Thunder Bay’s first dedicated bike lane on Court Street is just the beginning of improving access to the city’s roads for cyclists, said city officials.

Shadow flicker, low noise levels, ice throw and impact to nearby nesting birds from a proposed 18-turbine wind park on the Norwester Mountain Range will be negligible, according to a 700-page draft report produced for Horizon Wind Inc.

Tim Rappon has been conducting science experiments for fun since Grade 5 and that curiosity has paid off to the tune of $4,000. The Grade 12 Hammarskjold High School student is one of two recipients of this year’s Ross A.

Police charged a woman with murder in connection with the city’s first homicide of the year. Police charged Thea Debra Gliddy, 28, with second-degree murder Thursday.