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For the 41st time in this country's history - and the first since 2008 - Canadians will be heading to the polls in a federal election, this one on May 2.

Teachers of the Thompson Teachers' Association gathered at the Juniper Centre on the evening of March 10 to congratulate and celebrate the service and dedication of colleagues who have taught with the Mystery Lake School District for 20 and 30 years.

After years of negotiations, debates, and delays, construction on the University College of the North (UCN)'s new Thompson campus is ready to begin next month.

It may have taken a bit longer than anyone had hoped, but the first Our Home Kikinaw home is receiving its finishing touches and will be ready for an April 1 move-in.

Kenneth Rhodes of Thompson, the defendant in a sexual assault trial that generated national attention after the judge commented on the victim's attire in his sentencing remarks, is appealing his conviction.

It's a familiar face, familiar name, and familiar menu being served up at Thompson's newest restaurant.

RCMP say that the death of a 49-year-old man who was found behind Deerwood School on March 29 is not suspicious. At approximately 7:20 a.m.

Thompsonites haven't even received their first official water bill yet, but Thompson's water consumption has already fallen greatly. "Consumption of water has seen a drastic decrease in the community over the last 2.

The conditional sentence handed to Thompson resident Kenneth Rhodes by Court of Queen's Bench Justice Robert Dewar in February for a 2006 sexual assault is being appealed by the Crown.