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• Permanent swimming advisories to be posted at three beaches. #tbay ow.ly/XbDk30d9hYe

  29-06-2017 23:07 via twitter.com
  Permanent swimming advisories to be posted at three beaches. #tbay ow.ly/XbDk30d9hYe
  
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• Volunteers tackle an invasive species at McVicar Creek #tbay ow.ly/dnM630d8Xq3

  29-06-2017 21:55 via twitter.com
  Volunteers tackle an invasive species at McVicar Creek #tbay ow.ly/dnM630d8Xq3
  
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• Assimilation Through Forced Removal of Indigenous Children

  29-06-2017 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Grand Chief Derek Nepinak of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC).
  TREATY ONE – WINNIPEG – As Canada prepares to celebrate 150 years, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs First Nations Family Advocate Office’s focus is elsewhere.
  On June 30, at the Circle of Life Thunderbird House from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Manitoba First Nation children, youth, citizens, Elders and leadership will acknowledge the theft of Indigenous children through 150 years of failed child welfare policy.
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• Tbaytel must pay $114K after knowingly hiring executive with history of sexual harassment

  29-06-2017 21:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario Superior Court found that Tbaytel, based in Thunder Bay, made Linda Colistro's employment "intolerable" when it hired an executive, who was found to have harassed her more then a decade earlier at the city telephone department.
  
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• World Baseball and MLB Sign Pro Agreement

  29-06-2017 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NEW YORK – THUNDER BAY – SPORTS — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced a global professional players agreement for the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017, which will be staged 1-10 September in Thunder Bay, Canada.
  As part of the new MLB-WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup partnership, MLB affiliated players (born 1999-2001) are eligible to participate with their respective National Teams.
  Twelve nations — Australia
  
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• New Signs at Thunder Bay Beaches to Advise Swimming Risk

  29-06-2017 21:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is taking greater care to assure local swimmers of the safety of swimming areas
  THUNDER BAY – This summer the Thunder Bay District Health Unit will be putting up new permanent swimming advisory signs at Boulevard Lake and Chippewa Park beaches advising the public of the potential risk of E. coli in the water. The signs will indicate the likelihood that the water has elevated levels of E. coli, based on five years of previous water quality tests. The new
  
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• MEMO sends El Salvador hope through medical supplies #tbay ow.ly/LZka30d8O4w

  29-06-2017 21:07 via twitter.com
  MEMO sends El Salvador hope through medical supplies #tbay ow.ly/LZka30d8O4w
  
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• Escaped prisoner back in custody

  29-06-2017 20:18 via cbc.ca
  
  OPP found Lindsay LeGarde walking near railway tracks approximately 19 kilometres west of Rossport, they said in a news release.
  
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• Escaped inmate arrested #tbay ow.ly/6nVI30d8CNn

  29-06-2017 20:05 via twitter.com
  Escaped inmate arrested #tbay ow.ly/6nVI30d8CNn
  
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• Canada 150 is Not a Cause For Celebration

  29-06-2017 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ontario Regional Chief Day
  TORONTO – ANISHINAABE – Canadians will be gathering across the country to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the formation of both Canada and the Province of Ontario. This call for celebration presents First Nations with a poignant moment.
  First Nations were the First Peoples to govern this land, now known as Canada, and were present for thousands of years prior to Confederation as self-determining Nations with distinct cultures, languag
  
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• Healing Walk passes through Nipigon #tbay ow.ly/REmB30d8eGD

  29-06-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Healing Walk passes through Nipigon #tbay ow.ly/REmB30d8eGD
  
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• Funding shortages delay implementing recommendations from Thunder Bay student deaths inquest - CBC.ca

  29-06-2017 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
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  Funding shortages delay implementing recommendations from Thunder Bay student deaths inquest
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  The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) says more funding is needed if it is going to implement in a timely fashion the recommendations of the inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The jury in the inquest into the ...
  
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• Funding shortages delay implementing recommendations from Thunder Bay student deaths inquest

  29-06-2017 18:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) says more funding is needed if it is going to implement in a timely fashion the recommendations of the inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
  
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• Public board approves $140M budget #tbay ow.ly/3ad930d7Tdl

  29-06-2017 18:06 via twitter.com
  Public board approves $140M budget #tbay ow.ly/3ad930d7Tdl
  
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• Social enterprise program continues to evolve #tbay ow.ly/XZDy30d7HRv

  29-06-2017 17:08 via twitter.com
  Social enterprise program continues to evolve #tbay ow.ly/XZDy30d7HRv
  
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• OPP release photo of Lindsay Legarde, inmate who escaped custody near Nipigon. #tbay #NWOnt ow.ly/2WVh30d7xmj https://t.co/l5zAHDgYWZ

  29-06-2017 16:09 via twitter.com
  
  OPP release photo of Lindsay Legarde, inmate who escaped custody near Nipigon. #tbay #NWOnt ow.ly/2WVh30d7xmj https://t.co/l5zAHDgYWZ
  
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• Why did Canada Day become such a bummer?

  29-06-2017 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  No question Canada has much to answer for in its treatment of indigenous people. But we also have a great deal to be proud about
  By Doug FirbyCALGARY, Alta. – OPINION – Those of us who were around for Canada’s 100th birthday can’t help but be struck by the very different mood this year, as we mark the country’s sesquicentennial.
  How, we wonder, did this national milestone turn into such a bummer?
  To understand just how much the national mood has shifted, let me poin
  
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• Little library making a big difference #tbay ow.ly/Iq0K30d7ukH

  29-06-2017 15:51 via twitter.com
  Little library making a big difference #tbay ow.ly/Iq0K30d7ukH
  
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• Ransomware Attack Highlights the Need for Optimized Cyber Security

  29-06-2017 15:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LONDON – TECHNOLOGY – May 2017 saw one of the most devastating cyber attacks since the invention of the PC, now dubbed “The Ransomware Attack,” even though the specific malware name was “WannaCry.” But, as this unwanted viral software both holds your files “for ransom” and makes you “wanna cry,” we need not be too particular about which name to call it by.
  One of the countries hit hardest by The Ransomware Attack was Russia, and the iro
  
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• Province commits $85 million to cleanup Grassy Narrows contamination #tbay ow.ly/HoPp30d7jpJ

  29-06-2017 14:31 via twitter.com
  Province commits $85 million to cleanup Grassy Narrows contamination #tbay ow.ly/HoPp30d7jpJ
  
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• Britain Taking Slow Road to Climate Change

  29-06-2017 13:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  St Paul’s Cathedral is seen refracted in raindrops on a metal plaque following heavy rainfall in the City of London, Britain December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville
  By Nina Chestney
  LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s progress in tackling climate change is stalling and new strategies and policies are needed to ensure ambitious greenhouse gas emissions cuts continue, the government’s climate advisers said in a report on Thursday.
  Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions are arou
  
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• Thunder Bay Public Library hopes to start renovations at Waverley library in 2019

  29-06-2017 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) is hoping to get started on a major overhaul of its Waverley library in 2019.
  
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• 'Encouragement, support': NOSM med student praises new Indigenous national mentorship program

  29-06-2017 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government's decision to create a national mentorship and networking program for Indigenous people entering the health care field is "a much-needed step", according to Jason Beardy, a first year student at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) in Thunder Bay.
  
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• George Jeffrey centre unveils Little Library

  29-06-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Thunder Bay, Ont.' s George Jeffrey Children's Centre is hoping to increase access to books for children near its south-side office through a newly-unveiled Little Library.
  
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• BUSINESS – Iceland Economy Booming

  29-06-2017 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An illustration picture shows Icelandic banknotes of one thousand Krona March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Ingolfur Juliusson/Illustration/File Photo
  By Maiya Keidan and Marc Jones
  LONDON (Reuters) – Iceland spent nearly a decade trying to keep foreign money in the country after a financial collapse, now it is trying to keep some of it out.
  The economy is booming again and hedge funds and other foreign investors want exposure to a surging tourism sector, banks, property, infrastructure and the soarin
  
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• For residents of Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada Day means less free garbage collection

  29-06-2017 12:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Homeowners will be putting one less container of waste at the curb for free starting Canada Day.
  
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• 'Small town, rez guy' helps Toronto City Hall understand Indigenous issues

  29-06-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Life in Toronto is teaching a First Nations man from northwestern Ontario a lot about diversity, and in turn, Craig Waboose is teaching Toronto city staff about his own culture.
  
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• Eabametoong First Nations man helps 'Indigenize' Toronto City Hall

  29-06-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Life in Toronto is teaching a First Nations man from northwestern Ontario a lot about diversity, and in turn, Craig Waboose is teaching Toronto city staff about his own culture.
  
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• US Healthcare Change Will Impact Credit Ratings for States

  29-06-2017 06:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Senate Republicans about healthcare in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2017. Trump is flanked by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
  By Stephanie Kelly
  NEW YORK (Reuters) – The now-delayed U.S. Senate healthcare overhaul bill would boost state spending on Medicaid by $565 million in 2022, according to an independent report issued on Wednesday, while credit agencies said it
  
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• Major Setback on Healthcare Does not Phase Trump

  29-06-2017 06:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement about missile strikes on a Syrian airbase at his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite a major setback in the U.S. Senate, President Trump said on Wednesday that the Republican healthcare bill was moving along well and predicted a “surprise” was yet to come.
  In a big hit to a seven-year quest to undo Democratic former President Barack Obama’s
  
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• Liberals Seek to Quash Human Rights Ruling

  29-06-2017 05:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled repeatedly ruled that the rights of First Nation’s children must be respected.
  Cindy Blackstock says, “Key points about Canada’s rationale for the appeal of the Jordan’s Principle decision:
  No one has ever suggested that clinical case conferences should not happen
  For the past 10 years the federal government has used what it calls “case conferences” and other administrative procedures to decide w
  
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• Police Seek Escaped Prisoner

  29-06-2017 01:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NIPIGON – On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at approximately 1:45 pm officers with the Anishnabek Police Service (APS) were transporting a male to the Thunder Bay District Jail when the male escaped lawful custody west of Gravel River at the Little Cypress Bridge snow plow turnaround.
  The escaped male is described as Indigenous, approximately 5’9″ and 175 pounds with short dark hair and a goatee. He has a scar on his nose and is wearing a grey t-shirt and blue jeans.
  Travellers
  
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• Northwestern Ontario Invites Americans to Move Here

  29-06-2017 01:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Marina Park – Thunder Bay Ontario shot on May 17 2017
  THUNDER BAY – Cathy Woodbeck, Executive Director at Thunder Bay Multicultural Association says, “We are working to attract professionals, skilled workers, and international students to Northwestern Ontario from the U.S to fill labour market shortages but they constantly tell us that they don’t know where to start when it comes to finding work. We will help newcomers connect with job opportunities, navigate the immigrat
  
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