/080212_jj_dancing_01 copy.jpg "Jenna Thornber has made it onto The Ellen DeGeneres Show by dancing behind unsuspecting people. Photo by Jenny Jelen")
Jenna Thornber will bust a move anywhere, as long as there are unsuspecting people present for her to dance around. Laundromats, classrooms and Wal-Mart stores are just some of the places where she's been caught — on camera — shaking her stuff. The 19-year-old began having friends film her boogieing to the beats in her head in an effort to get on The Ellen DeGeneres Show —... Full Story
Greater Sudbury Community Calendar starting February 9. To put your listing on this board post it online at NorthernLife.ca or e-mail calendar@northernlife.ca, phone 705-...
Porter Airlines had a record January load factor of 55.7 per cent, four points higher than the previous year.January results show 111.6 million available seat miles (ASMs...
In an effort to save the world's largest old-growth red pine forest, 17 conservation organizations and businesses have joined forces to form the Wolf Lake Coalition.The W...
/080212_bigfish.JPG "Karl Foerter of Hanmer recently pulled a massive 25-pound northern pike from Nepahwin Lake. Supplied photo.")
Pulling a fish with a 20-inch girth from a hole in the ice isn't an easy task. It took Karl Foerter at least 15 minutes to make it happen.O...
The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) is hosting a symposium Feb. 9 focusing on how the Ring of Fire mineral deposits can help with economic development i...
/070212_HGO_CPR_02.jpg "Clinical Systems staff member, Jayne Moskal (right) and hospital volunteer, Sister Marie McCoy, practice hands-only CPR on a mannequin at Health Sciences North. Photo by Heather Green-Oliver")
There are new guidelines in place to help people untrained in first aid provide CPR in life-threatening situations.The guidelines recommend ...
/070212_ap_toque28.jpg "Sudbury Action Centre for Youth peer mentor Cody Lavallee sports a toque on Toque Tuesday. The fundraising campaign runs until the end of February, and is designed to help put a cap on youth homelessness. Photo by Arron Pickard.")
Sudbury resident Dave Raymond knows full well the benefits of social agencies that focus on youth-related issues such as homelessness.Raymon...
/070212_jj_dog_rescue_18.jpg "Mackenzie Naegelkraemer couldn't be happier to have Kiwi back in her arms. No one expected the puppy to turn up alive after she spent a night lost outside her family's home in Estaire. Photo by Jenny Jelen.")
When Kiwi went missing, Diana Naegelkraemer and her seven-year-old daughter, Mackenzie, were heartbroken.The four-and-a-half-pound Yorkshire...
/051011_MS_Xstrata_Falconbridge_3(1).jpg "Xstrata has formally released its plans to merge with Glencore International, one of the world's leading commodity producers and marketers. File photo.")
Xstrata has formally released its plans to merge with Glencore International, one of the world's leading commodity producers and marketers.I...
Polish miner KGHM is one step closer to taking over Canadian mining company Quadra FNX.Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading independent corporate governanc...
/070212_MacLeod_Public_School.jpg "Construction on a new MacLeod Public School will begin this spring. Some of the school's students will attend classes at the former Wembley Public School until their new school is ready. File photo.")
Grade 3 to 8 MacLeod Public School students will attend classes at the former Wembley Public School site starting March 19, while a new, $17...
Employees are returning to work at Vale's five Sudbury-area mines following a fatal accident late last month.The return to work process will continue in the days ahead, a...
/child_parentOnline.jpg "While the Internet can be a great resource for learning and socializing, children and their parents should be fully aware of its potential dangers, including privacy issues, online safety and cyber-bullying. File photo")
Parents are being encouraged to recognize Safer Internet Day, which promotes safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile ...
/060212_HU_Strategic_Plan_7.jpg "Laurentian University president Dominic Giroux launched the university's strategic plan at a press conference Feb. 6. Photo by Heidi Ulrichsen.")
Laurentian University laid out a road map for its future Feb. 6 with the launch of its 2012-2017 strategic plan.The five-page plan was devel...
/060212_MS_Tyler_Makinen_16.jpg "Tyler Makinen, a Grade 12 student from Lively District Secondary School, was recently selected to be part of the American High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. Photo by Marg Seregelyi.")
Practising his “butt off,” spending up to 10 hours a day on his violin, has paid dividends for Tyler Makinen.The 17-year-old Grade 12 studen...
Overnight parking on city streets is banned until March 31, the city reaffirmed. The bylaw prohibits parking on roadways and laneways between the hours of midnight and 7 ...
