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The Ontario Native Women's Association has appointed its new Executive Director. Former Thunder Bay City Coun. Betty Kennedy will lead the organization.

Thunder Bay’s proposed new multi-million-dollar multiplex facility will be under taxpayer scrutiny on Thursday night at the DaVinci Centre, as the city begins the first of a planned series of public consultations on a building city higher-ups hope wi

The province's Special Investigations Unit has concluded its investigation into an injury suffered by a prisoner in a cell at the Kenora OPP detachment.

Three generations of a family remembered the goods times for a school during its centennial celebration Wednesday. Guido Tocheri first attended St. Martin School in 1938. Since then, his children and grandchildren have also attended.

Police are looking for a man after a cab driver was robbed at knifepoint and his taxi was stolen Tuesday afternoon. The driver had picked up a man from Westfort Foods just before 4 p.m. Tuesday.

A burning ban placed on the City of Thunder Bay will be lifted as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, the Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue announced. Open burning will be allowed between Jan. 1 and May 31 and between Oct.1 and Dec. 31 for people with the proper permits.

The North of Superior Tourism Association attempted to complete its annual general meeting for a second time Tuesday. NOSTA's first attempt to complete its AGM took place last December, but the meeting was marred with infighting, ran overtime.

A documentary created by a group of Thunder Bay film makers was recognized this past weekend at a film festival that attracts entries from around the globe. Director Kelly Saxberg's Life is But a Dream premiered in Toronto at the Hot Doc's festival.

There’s always been an aura of hope surrounding the Multiple Sclerosis Society’s annual carnation campaign, but this year the optimism is especially high.

Traffic slowed to a crawl on a small stretch of the Thunder Bay Expressway Tuesday as Fort William First Nations community members continued to fight the pending harmonized sales tax.