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There were no single detached new home housing starts in Thompson again during the fourth quarter of 2010, says Winnipeg-based Dianne Himbeault, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) senior market analyst for the Prairie and Territories Regi

Three people were honoured by the City of Thompson Jan. 24 for their role in saving a family during a 2004 fire. On Dec. 18, 2004, a fire tore through a home in the Eastwood neighbourhood.

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada admissibility hearings in Winnipeg for Ermie Zotomayor, 45, Antonio Laroya, 45, and Arnel (Arnisito) Gaviola, 42 - known in the Manitoba Filipino community as the "three amigos" - who were arrested here last Ju

YWCA board chair Angel Anderson, left, and chief executive officer Judy Kolada, right, present Sonam Bhagria with this year's Beve Teare Memorial Bursary.

A 31-year-old Thompson woman and her 20-month-old son were found by RCMP earlier this week after having been reported missing Jan. 30. Mary-Anne Dumas and her son Clayton had been last seen on Jan.

Cpl. Candice McMackin, a member of the Thompson RCMP, spent much of 2010 in Afghanistan, drawing on her experience to train members of the Afghan National Police (ANP).

Tito Martins, president and chief executive officer of Vale Canada, was in Thompson Jan. 26 to address the Thompson Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting, where he delivered a blunt message about Vale's plans for Thompson's smelter and refinery.

Aden Glatt, a 22-year old firefighter with Thompson Fire and Emergency Services, died Jan. 16 after his car collided with a truck near Creighton, Sask. RCMP say the crash occurred on the afternoon of Jan.

Provincial Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak was in Thompson last week, where he updated the Thompson Chamber of Commerce on efforts to reverse Vale's decision to close its smelter and refinery in Thompson by the end of 2015.

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