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Trina Diner has long been a champion of telemedicine and now she has the award to prove it.

THUNDER BAY -- Laslo Seyda has been face-to-face with polar bears near Greenland, helped raise sled dogs in Norway and may soon meet the rare white rhinos of Kenya but his most challenging assignment so far has been conquering Wabakimi.

The city is looking to reduce confusion and improve some of its bus routes.

FORT FRANCES, Ont. -- A Couchiching First Nation man is in police custody after a break and enter incident in Fort Frances on July 4. The 35-year-old is accused of breaking into a domicile whose residents were home, early Saturday morning.

THUNDER BAY -- The case remains open, but progress is at a standstill in the investigation into the cause of last month's massive fire at Great West Timber. The blaze consumed the old sawmill on June 17.

Sydney Van De Wiel has never been to Thunder Bay. She lives in St. John’s, N.L., but this summer the 17-year-old will spend a month at Lakehead University. Van De Wiel is one of 65 high school students participating in SHAD.

THUNDER BAY -- The local health unit is advising people with breathing problems or heart conditions to take it easy or stay indoors after Western wildfires caused an air advisory for Thunder Bay.

Last summer, Michael Quibell cooked 10 meals straight for Shelter House's 200 clients all by himself. On Monday, volunteers relieved part of the weight of preparing lunch, two meals short of breaking that record.

First Nations across Northwestern Ontario are in mourning after two men died following a two-vehicle collision in Couchiching First Nation early Friday morning.

THUNDER BAY -- The city is seeing some new construction this summer including a $5 million union hall for local carpenters. The 6,000 square foot two-storey building in Innova Park will feature training space, classrooms and offices.