• How many calories in a fast food treat? Most people under guess the real total

    Calorie Counters Miss Target on Fast Food

    THUNDER BAY – Health – Making healthy choices is important. Fast food, fried food and snacks are a popular treat for lots of North Americans. Based on the lineups at popular fast food restaurants, the high fat, high sodium concerns are waved away by many people. One concern in the fast food industry is having [...]

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  • PARO Centre offers resources for women and youth. Supported by Trillium Foundation

    PARO Centre Ramps Up with Trillium Support

    THUNDER BAY – Business – Women across the North continue to have support from programming designed to enhance entrepreneurial skills and increase business success and growth. Today, local MPP Bill Mauro and Lesley Bell, a volunteer with the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) were visiting the PARO Presents Gift Shop on May Street, they formally congratulated [...]

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  • A Bushman community in southern Botswana is facing imminent eviction from their land for a 'wildlife corridor'.
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    Bushmen Forced Out Seek Help

    LONDON – An imminent eviction of several hundred Bushmen in southern Botswana is reportedly underway to make way for a ‘wildlife corridor’.  The Bushman community at Ranyane has allegedly been told by the local government that trucks will arrive on Monday to remove them from land they have inhabited for generations. Their houses will be destroyed.  The [...]

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  • Sudbury Police image supplied by RCMP

    Sudbury Police Arrest Local Man

    SUDBURY – Police in Sudbury have a Thunder Bay man in custody. Sudbury Police advise that “Shortly after 11 pm on Wednesday May 22nd, officers stopped to speak to two suspicious persons concealing themselves in a doorway on Elm Street at an address where they did not reside. When identified, it was learned that one [...]

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  • BDC Perspective – Low-cost marketing know-how

    BDC Perspective – Low-cost marketing know-how

    THUNDER BAY – Business - If you think marketing always involves costly advertising, you’ll be relieved to know there are low-cost alternatives. “Getting your message to potential customers can be done in a way that suits any budget”, says Madora Moshonsky, Associate Account Manager, BDC. Marketing to existing clients is one option to consider carefully. It’s [...]

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