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Confidence can be a magical thing. That’s definitely true for Lindsay de la Rosa, who found belief in herself thanks to a camera in her hand. She was one of eight participants in the Canadian Mental...
View ArticleAstronaut turned pop culture icon Chris Hadfield to visit city June 4
A Canadian star will be touching down in the city later this year. Leadership Thunder Bay announced Thursday morning that retired astronaut Chris Hadfield, who made everything from science to David...
View ArticleUnexpected task
Aspiring nurses probably didn’t expect an arts project for their first assignment. But that's what they were given at Lakehead University as more than 200 students learned about patient care through a...
View ArticleLU accounting students put skills to the test in national competition
Some Lakehead University students managed to number-crunch their way to the top in a recent national accounting competition. Accounting majors Ben Anderson, Lucas Bauer, Nick Dzikowski and Taylor...
View ArticleReading the scene
Every little bit of a car crash can tell a story if a police officer knows how to read it. It's why this week more than a dozen Thunder Bay Police Service and OPP officers are taking part in a...
View ArticleTaking the plunge?
Winter not cold enough for you? In that case there is one local event that hopes to give you a true taste of winter. Now in its fifth year, the Thunder Bay Polar Bear Plunge is set for Saturday...
View ArticleVisiting history
Sarah Shruiff didn't know her great-grandfather fought in the First World War until she discovered his Vimy Ridge pilgrimage passport. "I had no idea until Christmas when I was talking to my...
View Article'It's pretty nuts'
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Chris Oldham followed that logic with a Canadian slant by joining hundreds of other brave souls plunging into frigid Lake Superior waters on Saturday. The visitor...
View ArticleTechnology conference
After being laid off from a local forestry company, Todd Patterson decided to go back to college four years ago. He later graduated from Confederation College's civil engineering technology program...
View ArticleThunder Bay singer set to perform in Hollywood
Susie Campbell is going to Hollywood. The Thunder Bay singer is fronting Adbacadabra, a tribute band to the classic Swedish pop group ABBA, who will be performing on the Sunset Strip on Monday....
View ArticleLocal productions
Opportunities for local filmmakers to show their work on the big screen at home are fairly rare. That makes the chances they do have, such as the North of Superior Film Association's annual Northwest...
View ArticleOut of oil
Lakehead University should drill for oil on campus. At least that's one tongue-in-cheek idea being floated by a group of students called Fossil Free Lakehead, part of an international campus movement...
View ArticleNeedle removal
While the spring melt in Thunder Bay remains a myth as April arrives, when the snow finally starts to disappear for good, chances are it’ll uncover a nasty needle surprise. On Tuesday the Thunder Bay...
View ArticleKeeping the faith
Celebrating diversity will help create an inclusive, welcoming and safe school environment. That's the message delivered to city education officials at the Valhalla Inn Wednesday from Eric Roher, a...
View ArticleAutism awareness
Autism affects one in 94 people in Canada. At Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute, the ration jumps to one in 42. The south-side school is leading the way in special needs student education,...
View ArticleHelping out
When Scott Chisholm first told people he wanted a medical school to change its curriculum, they laughed and said it would take 15 years. But after the founder of the Collateral Damage Project told the...
View ArticleReading the scene
Every little bit of a car crash can tell a story if a police officer knows how to read it. It's why this week more than a dozen Thunder Bay Police Service and OPP officers are taking part in a...
View ArticleAstronaut turned pop culture icon Chris Hadfield to visit city June 4
A Canadian star will be touching down in the city later this year. Leadership Thunder Bay announced Thursday morning that retired astronaut Chris Hadfield, who made everything from science to David...
View ArticleSurvey says
A class at Lakehead University is trying to gauge public interest in the proposed event centre. Students in Mike Yuan's tourism economics class have developed a survey of more than 20 questions in an...
View ArticleUnited Way launches sky-high fundraiser
Shawn Christie says the United Way of Thunder Bay’s annual Great Billboard Rescue is a well-oiled fundraising machine. But just because it runs smoothly every year – it’s raised $140,000 or more each...
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