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THUNDER BAY -- The concerns about Radon gas in many Thunder Bay homes prompted a public information session on the topic. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.

THUNDER BAY -- The office workers at Thunder Bay's Bombardier plant have given their union a strike mandate for its contract negotiations. Around 120 member of COPE, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, voted Wednesday.

A former Lakehead University chancellor says he’ll match up to $250,000 donated to the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law between now and April 30.

THUNDER BAY – Punishments that would be levied on students who broke rules while attending Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School were vastly ineffective, says a former student support worker.

OPP News Release (KENORA, ON) Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Kenora Canine Unit assisted by the Organized Crime and Enforcement Bureau-Kenora Drug Unit (OCEB), have charged a male in a drug related incident.

OPP News Release (FORT FRANCES, ON) – On November 18, 2015 at 12:04 pm, officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complainant on a motor vehicle on Highway 621 in the Morson area.

Police say two sexual assaults on sex trade workers, one near Donald Street and Simpson Street Oct. 12 and another near the Wilson Street Park Nov. 5 were similar.

Confederation College Media Release Want to check off items from your holiday shopping list and help someone in need? Stop by Confederation College in the Shuniah Student Lounge, November 23-27 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

THUNDER BAY – After the season’s first dump of snow was quickly taken care of by mild temperatures, winter is coming back around for Round 2.

THUNDER BAY -- Rinks and hills waiting for winter aren't too concerned about the mild weather just yet. City marina park operations coordinator Kathy Ball said the waterfront rink is expected to open Nov.