A new study suggests historic problems in northwestern Ontario from mercury contamination in the 1960s and 70s are being made worse by ongoing industrial pollution. Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have released the results of a study which found that discharge from the Dryden Paper Mill is combining with mercury dumped into the English-Wabigoon river decades ago to create an even more toxic compound: methylmercury.

As the City of Thunder Bay considers how to attract developers to help meet its housing targets, councillors are looking at selling potential surplus lands as one way to get more units off the ground faster.

The Firefighters Ten Mile Road Race in Thunder Bay, Ont., is among the oldest road races in Canada, and has become an annual tradition for many in the northwestern Ontario city's running community. Here's how this year's event went and what advice seasoned runners have to share.