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No one's exactly sure where it came from, but the ongoing drought has revealed a more than 100-year-old shipwreck that was hidden in the Mississippi River.

Sometimes it's hard to appreciate something when you grew up with it practically in your own backyard. That's the case for a Missouri river that was just named the most scenic canoe trip you can take in America.

There is one part of Missouri that seems to be hidden away from the advancement of time and technology and that's a good thing. It's the heavily forested Shannon County, Missouri where wild horses still run free and you can still witness them today.

Throughout the week, voters in Thunder Bay have gotten a chance to meet some of their municipal election candidates. Last night, it was Current River, McIntyre and Red River ward candidates who were front and centre. Hear more from some of the voters who attended.

Affordable housing, crime, transparency, spending: the Thunder Bay Public Library's second candidates night covered a wide variety of election issues.

Candidates from the city's Neebing and Westfort wards got a chance to lay out their plans on Monday night as the Thunder Bay Public Library hosted its first candidates night.

Four-term councillor wants to continue to build a city that will provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

Stewart spent several years on councils in Lloydminster and Shuniah before deciding to run in Thunder Bay.

Andy Wolff's is running in Current River for the fourth time, looking to unseat long-time council veteran Andrew Foulds.

From housing the homeless to knocking down the former hospital and building affordable housing, all three candidates believe the former LPH property has a role to play in the city's residential future.