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• Pottery Popping Up in Strange Places around Thunder Bay

  07-06-2017 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thunder Bay Potters Guild is “Mugging it” in Thunder Bay
  “Throwin’ It Out There!” Event a Big Thank You to Pottery Lovers in the City
  THUNDER  BAY – LIVING – The Thunder Bay Potters’ Guild will be “Throwin’ It Out There!” over the next few weeks. Gift-wrapped pottery pieces have been popping up around Thunder Bay in some of the strangest places. The first was at Madhouse this past weekend when a group of women heading home af
  
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• Thunder Bay police not perfect but not in crisis, new acting chief says - CBC.ca

  07-06-2017 22:42 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay police not perfect but not in crisis, new acting chief says
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  The new senior officers in charge of the Thunder Bay Police Service say it's "business as usual" as far as its day-to-day operations. Acting Chief Sylvie Hauth, Acting Deputy Chief Don Lewis and police services board chair Jackie Dojack spoke to ...
  Thunder Bay police say RCMP inquiry into Indigenous teens' deaths ...The Globe and Mail
  Not 'necessary' for RCMP to review 3 Indigenous deaths, Thunder Bay police
  
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• Thunder Bay police not perfect but not in crisis, new acting chief ... - CBC.ca

  07-06-2017 22:42 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay police not perfect but not in crisis, new acting chief ...
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  The new senior officers in charge of the Thunder Bay Police Service addressed how they will face the "realities and challenges" facing the municipal service, ...
  Thunder Bay police say RCMP inquiry into Indigenous teens' deaths ...The Globe and Mail
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  Thunder Bay police rejects First Nation leaders' call for RCMP probe ...APTN New
  
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• New acting Thunder Bay police chief says service working through 'challenging times'

  07-06-2017 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The new senior officers in charge of the Thunder Bay Police Service addressed how they will face the "realities and challenges" facing the municipal service, and say that it's "business as usual."
  
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• Thunder Bay Police say they are not in crisis. ow.ly/a2ae30cpkaC

  07-06-2017 22:34 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay Police say they are not in crisis. ow.ly/a2ae30cpkaC
  
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• Greenstone man nabbed for impaired driving #tbay ow.ly/lc7C30cpfXt

  07-06-2017 22:05 via twitter.com
  Greenstone man nabbed for impaired driving #tbay ow.ly/lc7C30cpfXt
  
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• Province says new court hirings in northwestern Ontario will speed up justice system

  07-06-2017 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's attorney general was in Kenora, Ont. on Wednesday to announce some long-awaited hirings and support for the criminal justice system in northwestern Ontario.
  
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• Search continues for man wanted on Canada-wide warrant #tbay ow.ly/cNAR30cp9Qt

  07-06-2017 21:10 via twitter.com
  Search continues for man wanted on Canada-wide warrant #tbay ow.ly/cNAR30cp9Qt
  
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• Three Westgate athletes commit to hoops on a higher level #tbay ow.ly/PErO30cp5kr

  07-06-2017 20:14 via twitter.com
  Three Westgate athletes commit to hoops on a higher level #tbay ow.ly/PErO30cp5kr
  
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• Man fined $1,000 for hunting offences #tbay ow.ly/4nHQ30coZKI

  07-06-2017 19:19 via twitter.com
  Man fined $1,000 for hunting offences #tbay ow.ly/4nHQ30coZKI
  
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• Thunder Bay to show its pride for 2017 - CBC.ca

  07-06-2017 18:58 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay to show its pride for 2017
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  Thunder Bay is set to show its pride this year, as Thunder Pride 2017 kicked off Wednesday. The 10-day slate of events celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and two-spirited communities in the Thunder Bay, Ont. area. The theme for 2017's ...
  
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• Thunder Bay to show its pride for 2017

  07-06-2017 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Thunder Bay, Ont. is set to show its pride this year, as Thunder Pride 2017 kicked off Wednesday.
  
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• Anishinabek Nation Statement on Canada 150 

  07-06-2017 18:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ngo Dwe Waangizid Anishinaabe
  One Anishinaabe Family
  Preamble to the Anishinaabe Chi-Naaknigewin (Constitution)
  Debenjiged gii’saan anishinaaben akiing giibi dgwon gaadeni mnidoo waadiziwin.
  Creator placed the Anishinaabe on the earth along with the gift of spirituality.
  Shkode, nibi, aki, noodin, giibi dgosdoonan wii naagdowendmang maanpii shkagmigaang.
  Here on mother earth, there were gifts given to the Anishinaabe to look after; fire, water, earth and wind.
  Debenjiged gii miinaan gechtw
  
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• City announces waterfront festival headliner #tbay ow.ly/WmwQ30coRHF

  07-06-2017 18:11 via twitter.com
  City announces waterfront festival headliner #tbay ow.ly/WmwQ30coRHF
  
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• OPP respond to First Nations concerns

  07-06-2017 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  OPP have responded to comments made at a news conference at the end of May by First Nations leaders, involving the investigation of the death of Stacey DeBungee, as well as concerns about policing in Thunder Bay, Ont.
  
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• Drone transportation tests pass a milestone #tbay ow.ly/GBcO30coJoV

  07-06-2017 17:16 via twitter.com
  Drone transportation tests pass a milestone #tbay ow.ly/GBcO30coJoV
  
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• Thunder Bay Symphony hires new Music Director #tbay ow.ly/O7go30coxeV

  07-06-2017 16:05 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay Symphony hires new Music Director #tbay ow.ly/O7go30coxeV
  
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• Indian Act Under Clause by Clause Review

  07-06-2017 15:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OTTAWA – Beginning this week the House of Commons will be studying and then moving to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration). This Bill would have significant impacts for many individuals seeking entitlement to registration as well as First Nations and especially those whose membership is determined by section 11 of the Indian Act.
  The proposed legislation in S-3 arose in response to an Augu
  
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• Wanted Wednesday roster grows #tbay ow.ly/kU5c30conw7

  07-06-2017 14:59 via twitter.com
  Wanted Wednesday roster grows #tbay ow.ly/kU5c30conw7
  
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• TRAFFIC UPDATE: There has been a 3 car collision on the highway between Oliver and John St. Rd. Please proceed... fb.me/1o2av3rdD

  07-06-2017 14:27 via twitter.com
  TRAFFIC UPDATE: There has been a 3 car collision on the highway between Oliver and John St. Rd.Please proceed... fb.me/1o2av3rdD
  
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• ***TRAFFIC*** 3 car collision on the highway in between Oliver and John, heading in the Oliver direction

  07-06-2017 14:26 via twitter.com
  ***TRAFFIC***3 car collision on the highway in between Oliver and John, heading in the Oliver direction
  
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• Thunder Bay hospital searches for two gastroenterologists - Tbnewswatch.com

  07-06-2017 14:04 via tbnewswatch.com
  
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  Thunder Bay hospital searches for two gastroenterologists
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  Recruiters hope to have at least one new specialist in service within a few months. 0. about 12 hours ago by: Gary Rinne. Updated about 6 hours ago. 290028_635095879732087601. Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. THUNDER BAY -- The ...
  
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• Thunder Bay hospital searches for two gastroenterologists #tbay ow.ly/WPBq30cohce

  07-06-2017 14:02 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay hospital searches for two gastroenterologists #tbay ow.ly/WPBq30cohce
  
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• Thunder Bay teens learn to make perfect pyrohy

  07-06-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A class of Grade 12 students at Sir Winston Churchill high school in Thunder Bay, Ont. got some expert coaching this week, as they learned to make a Ukrainian culinary staple.
  
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• Thunder Bay high school students get taste of Ukrainian culture - CBC.ca

  07-06-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay high school students get taste of Ukrainian culture
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  A class of Grade 12 students at Sir Winston Churchill high school in Thunder Bay, Ont. got some expert coaching this week, as they learned to make a Ukrainian culinary staple. Gabriel DaSilvo, 18, said after learning to make pyrohy, he'll definitely ...
  
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• Brazil’s indigenous people struggle to stave off loggers

  07-06-2017 13:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As politicians plan a radical shift in how aboriginal land is demarcated, environmentalists say places like Reserve 124 represent the best chance to save endangered forests
  By Chris Arsenault and Karla Mendes
  BOCA DO ACRE, Brazil – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Inside Brazil’s Indigenous Reserve 124, Chief Geraldo Apurina walks along a muddy footpath, past towering trees as yet untouched by Amazon loggers.
  Much of the land around the reserve has been cleared of trees. Grazing
  
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• Dawson Court to become student housing - CBC.ca

  07-06-2017 13:01 via cbc.ca
  
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  Dawson Court to become student housing
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  A former home for the aged in Thunder Bay, Ont., will have some much younger tenants come September. Ahsanul Habib purchased the former Dawson Court on North Algoma Street for just under half a million dollars. The purchase was ratified by Thunder ...
  
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• Former home for the aged to become student housing

  07-06-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A former home for the aged in Thunder Bay will have some much younger tenants come September.
  
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• Road closure on Oliver Road Wednesday - CBC.ca

  07-06-2017 12:02 via cbc.ca
  
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  Road closure on Oliver Road Wednesday
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  Drivers who commute to work using Oliver Road in Thunder Bay, Ont., will have to find another route Wednesday. Oliver will be closed between Frankwood Avenue and Balmoral Street from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., according to the city. A new water service is ...
  
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• Road closure notice: Oliver Road at Frankwood Avenue and Balmoral Street

  07-06-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Oliver Road will be closed Wednesday from Frankwood Avenue to Balmoral Street while a new water service is installed.
  
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• How Ontario's 2018 election campaign will be different from 2014

  07-06-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Election day in Ontario is June 7, 2018.
  
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• OPINION – We Need Answers to Thunder Bay River Deaths

  07-06-2017 04:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chiefs from Grand Council Treaty 3. Rainy River First Nation and Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
  THUNDER BAY – OPINION – Recent deaths have once again confirmed the inability of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) to conduct credible investigations into the epidemic of deaths of NAN and Treaty No. 3 community members in Thunder Bay’s rivers.
  On May 7, 2017, the body of 17-year-old Tammy Keeash, from North Caribou Lake First Nation, was found in the Neebing-McIntyre floodway.
  
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• Forest Fire Situation Update Northwest Region June 6, 2017

  07-06-2017 03:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – Time of Report 18:15 – There were 3 news fires over the weekend, they were all extinguished. There are presently two active fires in the Northwest Region. Kenora 14 is currently 0.4 hectares and is not under control. Red Lake 9 covers 2 hectares and is not under control.
  The forest fire hazard varies from moderate to extreme in the Northwest Region, with the western-most corner of the province presenting the highest hazard.
  For the moment, the 310-FIRE re
  
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• Forest Fire Situation Update Northeast Region June 6, 2017

  07-06-2017 03:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – Time of Report 18:10 Northeast Region
  There are no new fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the afternoon of June 6.
  The current fire hazard ranges from low to high across the region, with areas in the far North presenting the highest hazard.
  To see a complete list of fires across the province click on our interactive map. You can also get the latest update on the condition of any fire by clicking the fire icon.
  Fire numbers and online information:
  To report a fore
  
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• Thunder Bay announces summer entertainment line-up - CBC.ca

  07-06-2017 00:00 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay announces summer entertainment line-up
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  An American roots rock singer-songwriter, a Juno-nominated Prince Edward Island neo-traditional outfit, and a Canadian Folk Music Award-winning Newfoundland act are among the touring artists headlining this summer's Live on the Waterfront ...
  
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• It's party time! Thunder Bay announces summer entertainment line-up

  07-06-2017 00:00 via cbc.ca
  
  American singer-songwriter The White Buffalo, 2017 Juno nominees Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, and Canadian Folk Music Award winners The Once are all part of the line-up.
  
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