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• Thunder Bay Chief of Police Faces Charges

  23-05-2017 23:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thunder Bay Chief of Police J.P. Lesveque
  THUNDER BAY – UPDATED – Thunder Bay Police Service Chief J.P. Lesveque is facing criminal charges for breach of trust, and obstruction of justice.
  The charges come following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police who launched their investigation in January at the request of the RCMP.
  In a news release issued by the Ontario Provincial Police the investigation was referred to a qualified major case manager with the OPP Criminal
  
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• Thunder Bay police chief charged with breach of trust - CBC.ca - CBC.ca

  23-05-2017 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
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  Ontario Provincial Police have charged Thunder Bay police Chief J. P. Levesque with breach of trust and obstructing justice.
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• Update – Sudden Death Investigation Marks and Arthur Street

  23-05-2017 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – Investigators with the TBPS Criminal Investigations Branch are still awaiting the results of the post mortem examination which is being conducted today in Thunder Bay to determine cause of death and assist with identifying the male who died on Monday afternoon.
  Police Officers are continuing to hold the area of Marks Street and Arthur Street where the male was found pending the results of the examination.
  Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious act
  
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• Thunder Bay police chief charged with breach of trust

  23-05-2017 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The OPP say they've charged Thunder Bay Police Chief J.P. Levesque with breach of trust and obstructing justice.
  
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• Thunder Bay Police chief J.P. Levesque has been charged with breach of trust and obstructing justice. ow.ly/xq0030bZ0cS

  23-05-2017 22:47 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay Police chief J.P. Levesque has been charged with breach of trust and obstructing justice. ow.ly/xq0030bZ0cS
  
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• Drug House Boarded Up by SCAN

  23-05-2017 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Team in Calgary has boarded up another notorious drug house
  CALGARY – A well known South East Calgary Drug House has been boarded up. After Calgary Police had to attend over 40 calls to the home in the Dover neighbourhood in the southeast of Calgary, the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit stepped in and the home was closed.
  Police had been called to the home which is located at 3043 Doverville Cr. S.E.
  “This is another example
  
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• Police continue to hold South Marks Street scene #tbay ow.ly/xLYw30bYUSv

  23-05-2017 21:53 via twitter.com
  Police continue to hold South Marks Street scene #tbay ow.ly/xLYw30bYUSv
  
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• Shelter House rolls up sleeves for neighbourhood cleanup

  23-05-2017 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A group made up of volunteers and staff from Shelter House and the city rolled their sleeves up during today’s neighbourhood cleanup in Thunder Bay, Ont.
  
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• Ontario Coroner Confirms Josiah Begg was Body in McIntyre River

  23-05-2017 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – The worst fears of the family and friends of Josiah Begg were confirmed today.
  The Thunder Bay Police Service Criminal Investigation Branch were contacted this afternoon by the Chief Coroner of Ontario who confirmed that the male found deceased in the McIntyre River was fourteen-year-old Josiah Begg.
  Josiah’s family had been previously advised of these results by the Coroner.
  The Thunder Bay Police are asking anyone with information relating to Josiah’s disappeara
  
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• Wet, cool weekend leaves Thunder Bay waiting for spring #tbay ow.ly/5XGC30bYPyQ

  23-05-2017 21:15 via twitter.com
  Wet, cool weekend leaves Thunder Bay waiting for spring #tbay ow.ly/5XGC30bYPyQ
  
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• Thunder Bay's Pagoda now site of national historical significance - CBC.ca

  23-05-2017 21:15 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay's Pagoda now site of national historical significance
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  One of the most recognizable buildings in Thunder Bay, Ont. is now recognized by the federal government for its national historic significance. The Pagoda, built in 1909 at what is now Red River Road and Water Street, is the oldest continually ...and more »
  
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• Pagoda recognized for 'national historical significance'

  23-05-2017 21:13 via cbc.ca
  
  One of the most recognizable buildings in Thunder Bay is now recognized by the federal government for its 'national historic significance.'
  
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• Eight New Units of Affordable Housing Celebrated in Thunder Bay

  23-05-2017 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THUNDER BAY, ON – REAL ESTATE — Eight units of affordable housing in Thunder Bay were officially opened today in an event that brought all three levels of government to the celebration.
  The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housi
  
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• Four Dead in Canoe Accident in Thompson

  23-05-2017 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Manitoba RCMP report that four overdue canoeists were found deceased in the Thompson region
  THOMPSON – On Monday, May 22, 2017, Thompson RCMP and Thompson Fire and Emergency Services were advised of a group of four overdue canoers who were out paddling on the Burntwood River, North of the City of Thompson, Manitoba.
  Police officers and fire fighters launched two rescue boats and initiated a water search of the Burntwood River. A helicopter was also chartered for the search. Several pe
  
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• Province to fund on-site endovascular aneurysm surgery #tbay ow.ly/Sy9i30bYLtt

  23-05-2017 20:26 via twitter.com
  Province to fund on-site endovascular aneurysm surgery #tbay ow.ly/Sy9i30bYLtt
  
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• Pagoda honoured as historically significant building #tbay ow.ly/DUxY30bYEQe

  23-05-2017 19:31 via twitter.com
  Pagoda honoured as historically significant building #tbay ow.ly/DUxY30bYEQe
  
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• Coroner confirms identity of body found in McIntyre River. ow.ly/gecu30bYxPw

  23-05-2017 18:34 via twitter.com
  Coroner confirms identity of body found in McIntyre River. ow.ly/gecu30bYxPw
  
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• Suicide Bomb Attack in Manchester Injures Children

  23-05-2017 18:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People walk out of a support centre at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jon Super
  LONDON (Reuters) – A number of people remained seriously wounded and over a dozen children were hospitalised after a suicide bomb attack in Manchester killed 22 people and injured dozens more at a concert by U.S. artist Ariana Grande, medical officials said on Tuesday.
  “There are a number of individuals who have very, very serious injuries and are requir
  
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• Manchester Police Raids Net Arrests in Terror Attack

  23-05-2017 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ian Hopkins, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, addresses the media near the Manchester Arena, where U.S. singer Ariana Grande had been performing in Manchester, northern England, Britain May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jon Super
  By Michael Holden
  MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British police arrested a 23-year-old man, raided a property in southern Manchester and carried out a controlled explosion in another part of the city on Tuesday in a fast-moving investigation into a suicide bombi
  
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• Security Boosts after Manchester Attack Planned

  23-05-2017 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A man photographs a sign in Manchester, Britain May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
  By Kaori Kaneko and John Irish
  TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) – Countries across the world will tighten security ahead of major cultural and sports events after a suicide bombing in Britain that killed at least 22 people, but experts say reinforced measures will do little to prevent determined individuals.
  Given the target being a Manchester pop concert, the latest attack to hit Europe had echoes of the coordinated
  
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• North American Lumber shutting down in Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/Xvb130bYnwV

  23-05-2017 17:24 via twitter.com
  North American Lumber shutting down in Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/Xvb130bYnwV
  
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• Man charged with impaired driving over the long weekend #tbay ow.ly/Wpnx30bYekC

  23-05-2017 16:29 via twitter.com
  Man charged with impaired driving over the long weekend #tbay ow.ly/Wpnx30bYekC
  
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• New project hopes to bring auto racing to Kenora #tbay ow.ly/Nse930bY4lT

  23-05-2017 15:26 via twitter.com
  New project hopes to bring auto racing to Kenora #tbay ow.ly/Nse930bY4lT
  
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• Thunder Bay Celtic music, dance festival to celebrate final show - CBC.ca

  23-05-2017 14:47 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay Celtic music, dance festival to celebrate final show
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  If 2017 is the final year for a popular festival in Thunder Bay, Ont. celebrating Celtic music and dance, then the organizers of the decade-and-a-half-long event want to go out with a bang. "We've decided to make it a big event and this is the 16th ...
  
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• Celtic festival organizers promise 'big event' for final Thunder Bay shows

  23-05-2017 14:44 via cbc.ca
  
  If 2017 is the final year for a popular festival in Thunder Bay, Ont. celebrating Celtic music and dance, then the organizers of the decade-and-a-half-long event want to go out with a bang.
  
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• Glance at Crime: 30 thefts, 27 assaults #tbay ow.ly/PWX930bXX6q

  23-05-2017 14:32 via twitter.com
  Glance at Crime: 30 thefts, 27 assaults #tbay ow.ly/PWX930bXX6q
  
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• MMIWG Chief Commissioner Steps Up on Flaws

  23-05-2017 14:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  National Roundtable in Ottawa has brought together people to share and plan how to prevent more missing and murdered women
  OTTAWA – Marion Buller, the Chief Commissioner of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls is speaking out to respond to growing criticism of the efforts of the commission.
  Here is the text of her open letter:
  I first acknowledge the spirits of our Indigenous women, girls and members of the LGBTQ2S communities, and the courage
  
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• Mobile film studio gives Indigenous youth a chance to tell their stories

  23-05-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Young people from Fort William First Nation are getting the chance to explore their cinematic side this month, thanks to a mobile film program.
  
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• Rainy, cold weather in Ontario keeping forest fires down this spring

  23-05-2017 12:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Forest fire officials in northwestern Ontario say the decidedly cold, wet weather across most of the province this spring has had a dampening effect on the start of the forest fire season.
  
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• Thunder Bay police investigate death of male found outside home - CBC.ca

  23-05-2017 12:39 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay police investigate death of male found outside home
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  Thunder Bay Police continue to hold a scene on the city's south side as part of a death investigation. Police said a 911 call came in at 4:50 p.m. regarding a seriously injured male who was outside a house in the 300 block of Marks Street South ...
  
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• Thunder Bay police investigate on Marks Street: Male found outside home dies

  23-05-2017 12:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Thunder Bay Police continue to hold a scene on Marks Street South as part of a death investigation.
  
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• Contact CBC Thunder Bay - CBC.ca

  23-05-2017 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
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• Political implications of new northern ridings 'hasn't even crossed my mind' says commission chair

  23-05-2017 00:57 via cbc.ca
  
  With just a year to go until the next Ontario election, the provincial government is looking at creating two new ridings.
  
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