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• Long Lake #58 Walkers heading to Thunder Mountain

  26-06-2017 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Anemki Wajiw in the background at the Fort William First Nation National Aboriginal Day celebrations
  LONGLAC, ON – Members of the public are cordially invited to attend an event this Thursday where walkers from the Healing Walk for all First Nations and Communities will be available to speak about a 7-day walk that began yesterday at the Keemeshomnishnanak Monument in Ginoogaming First Nation.
  The walk, hosted this year by Long Lake #58 First Nation, brings spiritual focus and attention to
  
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• Home run: 'awesome' baseball players teach the game to kids in northern Ontario First Nation

  26-06-2017 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials with the Thunder Bay Border Cats say a recent trip to Ontario's remote north is just the beginning when it comes to community outreach in the region.
  
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• Fly ball: 'Awesome' baseball players teach the game to kids in northern Ontario First Nation

  26-06-2017 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials with the Thunder Bay Border Cats say a recent trip to Ontario's remote north is just the beginning when it comes to community outreach in the region.
  
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• Students receive unique lesson on grain elevator tour. ow.ly/SGTT30cUqNs

  26-06-2017 22:53 via twitter.com
  Students receive unique lesson on grain elevator tour. ow.ly/SGTT30cUqNs
  
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• Thunder Bay native named to Federal Court of Appeal #tbay ow.ly/mWPE30cUjer

  26-06-2017 22:10 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay native named to Federal Court of Appeal #tbay ow.ly/mWPE30cUjer
  
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• Fire destroys cut wood north of Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/MU0n30cUj6w

  26-06-2017 21:39 via twitter.com
  Fire destroys cut wood north of Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/MU0n30cUj6w
  
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• Twenty KG of Marijuana Seized and $400k in Assets Seized

  26-06-2017 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – CRIME – Thunder Bay Police are reporting on a significant amount of drugs being taken off the streets of the city. In a media release, TBPS state:“On the afternoon of Friday the 23rd of June 2017 officers with the Thunder Bay Police Intelligence Unit executed four separate Controlled Drug and Substances Act search warrants in both the North and South sides of the City.
  “As a result more than 20 kilograms of marijuana was seized with a street value of approxi
  
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• Man in Critical Condition in Thunder Bay Hospital

  26-06-2017 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – NEWS – Thunder Bay Police Service responded to a call of an unresponsive injured male on the pathway that runs parallel to Hwy 11/17 just north of Dawson Road just after midnight on June 25th, 2017. The injured man is in Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in critical condition and on life support with what is reported as a serious brain injury.
  The male, identified as twenty-five-year-old Marlan Patrick Chookomolin was transported to the Thunder Bay Regional He
  
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• Thunder Bay medical equipment going to El Salvador #tbay ow.ly/tW8c30cU8xa

  26-06-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay medical equipment going to El Salvador #tbay ow.ly/tW8c30cU8xa
  
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• Garbage collection changes begin on July 1 #tbay ow.ly/ON6230cU46j

  26-06-2017 19:25 via twitter.com
  Garbage collection changes begin on July 1 #tbay ow.ly/ON6230cU46j
  
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• Arson fire destroys Gull Bay First Nation home #tbay ow.ly/Dvh230cTXx9

  26-06-2017 18:32 via twitter.com
  Arson fire destroys Gull Bay First Nation home #tbay ow.ly/Dvh230cTXx9
  
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• Police in Thunder Bay investigating after man found 'unresponsive' on north side trail

  26-06-2017 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say a 25-year-old man is in critical condition after being found "unresponsive" on a recreation trail on the city's north side early Sunday morning.
  
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• Critical condition #tbay ow.ly/C8iI30cTNTF

  26-06-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
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• Cops seize 45 pounds of pot #tbay ow.ly/rGy330cTJyF

  26-06-2017 17:09 via twitter.com
  Cops seize 45 pounds of pot #tbay ow.ly/rGy330cTJyF
  
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• Rafferty Says LPH Cuts Hurt the North

  26-06-2017 16:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital
  THUNDER BAY – John Rafferty, candidate for the Ontario NDP in the upcoming 2018 provincial election, is raising alarm bells about the latest round of cuts by Premier Kathleen Wynne to health care services for the people of the Northwest.
  Rafferty said “The closure of Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital and the firing of front line care workers will hurt patients and further reduce access to mental health programs and services”.
  “Nort
  
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• Plan developed for reporting racism incidents #tbay ow.ly/m3tm30cTGmZ

  26-06-2017 16:49 via twitter.com
  Plan developed for reporting racism incidents #tbay ow.ly/m3tm30cTGmZ
  
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• Ontario to hold basic income forum in Thunder Bay, Ont., June 29

  26-06-2017 16:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials with the provincial government will be in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Thursday to speak with area residents about the basic income pilot project that is set to roll out in the northwestern Ontario city.
  
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• Highway 17 west of Kenora, Ont., closed due to collision, OPP says

  26-06-2017 16:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Provincial Police say Highway 17 is closed at Clearwater Bay due to a collision.
  
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• 1 person confirmed dead after Highway 17 crash west of Kenora

  26-06-2017 16:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Provincial Police say Highway 17 is open to one lane of traffic at Clearwater Bay, following a fatal collision.
  
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• Students in northwestern Ontario town petition school board to re-open local high school cafeteria

  26-06-2017 15:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Students at Fort Frances High School are hoping to increase access to healthy food by petitioning their school board to relaunch the school's cafeteria program.
  
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• Dryden, Ont., considering switch to OPP for policing - CBC.ca

  26-06-2017 14:02 via cbc.ca
  
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  Dryden, Ont., considering switch to OPP for policing
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  The city of Dryden in northwestern Ontario has formally begun investigating the possibility of having the OPP take over policing in the community. Mayor Greg Wilson said council voted to request a quote from the provincial police force at its Thursday ...
  
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• Youth Suicide in Wapekeka Hits Hard on Community

  26-06-2017 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Grief and sorrow around the drum as the Chiefs Conference and NAN Youth Council led a discussion on Youth Suicide.
  LAC SEUL FIRST NATION – Emotions were running along with tears at the 43rd Ontario Chiefs Conference held in Lac Seul in mid-June. The news of a suicide in Wapekeka brought the issue of the problems facing northern communities right to the forefront.
  Chief Brennan Sainnawap and members of Wapekeka are grieving on loss of another youth in what appears to be a suicide pact with
  
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• Dryden probes cost of hiring OPP for community policing

  26-06-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The town of Dryden in northwestern Ontario has formally begun investigating the possibility having the OPP take over policing of the community.
  
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• Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation school in northern Ontario celebrates 30 years

  26-06-2017 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  June marks 30 years of tradition, celebration and graduation at Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation elementary school, about 20 kilometres west of Dryden, Ontario.
  
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• NWO sports hall of fame names 2017 inductees - CBC.ca

  26-06-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
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  NWO sports hall of fame names 2017 inductees
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  Two NHLers, an auto racing champion, and a long-serving swimming official are among those being inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame this year. The hall announced its picks for the latest round of inductions late last week. In ...and more »
  
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• Athletes, builders to be inducted into Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

  26-06-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two NHLers, an auto racing champion, and a long-serving swim official are among those being inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame this year.
  
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• Thunder Bay council to consider 500k contribution to Salvation Army building - CBC.ca

  26-06-2017 12:32 via cbc.ca
  
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  Thunder Bay council to consider 500k contribution to Salvation Army building
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  Thunder Bay city administration is recommending city council grant the local Salvation Army's request and donate $500,000 to the agency to help with construction of a new building. The Journey to Life Centre, when complete, would replace the Salvation ...
  
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• Thunder Bay council to consider 500k contribution to Salvation Army building

  26-06-2017 12:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Thunder Bay city administration is recommending city council grant the local Salvation Army's request and donate $500,000 to the agency to help with construction of a new building.
  
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• Walkers Rejoice! Resolute Charity Walk Returns for 2nd Year

  26-06-2017 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Excitement is building for the 2017 Staal Foundation Open – Get your tickets for this amazing Thunder Bay summer classic
  THUNDER BAY – LIVING – The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation is proud to announce that the unique Resolute Charity Walk is back as part of tournament activities at this year’s Staal Foundation Open, presented by Tbaytel. The walk is in support of the Northern Cancer Fund and gives participants the chance to walk a 3 km route throu
  
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• Nurture the differences that make your business valuable

  26-06-2017 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In order to survive and thrive, you need to clearly understand the marketplace and come up with a strategy that will differentiate you from your competition
  By David FullerColumnistPRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Business – How often to do you get mixed up with someone else?
  Sherry and Margaret are two good looking women of a similar age who get mistaken for each other frequently. They have similar builds, similar hair styles, and similar smiles. Although unrelated, they’re often taken f
  
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• Tentative contract agreement averts threatened strike by LCBO workers

  26-06-2017 06:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A tentative contract agreement has been reached averting a strike by LCBO workers that was set to begin at midnight
  
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• Cats hitting goes silent in 6-1 loss to front-running Waterloo. ow.ly/rDwK30cSCLz

  26-06-2017 00:45 via twitter.com
  Cats hitting goes silent in 6-1 loss to front-running Waterloo. ow.ly/rDwK30cSCLz
  
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