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THUNDER BAY -- Allen Wemigwans is taking his dancing from Ginoogaming to the Great Wall. The 20-year-old will be one of six First Nations youth from the region heading to China Tuesday as part of a Sister Cities initiative. "It means a lot.

Businesses around town are encouraging consumers to shop local this holiday season – and beyond.

THUNDER BAY – More than than twice as many local homes having high radon levels compared to the Ontario average.

THUNDER BAY -- Ontario's senior population is expected to double over the next 10 years and the province wants to ensure that population can remain active.

NAN Media Release Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, congratulates Indian Residential School survivor and advocate Garnet Angeconeb, who was formally presented the Insignia for the Order of Cana

THUNDER BAY – Firefighters say a smoke detector was the likely lifesaver following a morning house fire on the city’s north side. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue firefighters responded to reports of a house fire on Melon Street at about 9 a.m.

The Geraldton District Hospital has appointed a new CEO. The hospital’s board appointed Lucy Bonanno, of Kingston, to take on the job. She brings more than 20 years of hospital and administrative experience to the job.

NIPIGON -- Horns sounded and cheers rose into the winter air as the first traffic passed over a completed half of the Nipigon River Bridge after dusk on Sunday.

Jay Leno’s Tonight Show career might be over, but his standup is still as funny as ever.

THUNDER BAY – Local climate activists joined voices around the world on Sunday, calling for elected leaders meeting in Paris to sign a binding agreement that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.