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• Mother of man who died in police custody last week wants answers. #tbay tbnewswatch.com/local-news/mot…

  25-07-2017 23:19 via twitter.com
  Mother of man who died in police custody last week wants answers. #tbay tbnewswatch.com/local-news/mot…
  
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• Charges against Thunder Bay mayor show need for more local oversight, says Carleton professor - CBC.ca

  25-07-2017 22:15
  CBC.ca
  Charges against Thunder Bay mayor show need for more local oversight, says Carleton professor
  CBC.ca
  Criminal charges of extortion and obstruction of justice against Keith Hobbs, the mayor of Thunder Bay, Ont., are further proof that municipal politics in Canada need to be more transparent, and have more oversight, says a public policy expert in Ottawa.and more »
  
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• Public expects integrity: charges against Thunder Bay mayor show need for oversight, expert says

  25-07-2017 22:05 via cbc.ca
  Criminal charges against Keith Hobbs, the mayor of Thunder Bay, Ont., is further proof that municipal politics in Canada need to be more transparent, and have more oversight, says Robert Shepherd, an associate professor in the school of public policy administration at Carleton University.
  
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• More than 550 Ontario firefighters deployed to BC #tbay ow.ly/mOmH30dUkT6

  25-07-2017 21:42 via twitter.com
  More than 550 Ontario firefighters deployed to BC #tbay ow.ly/mOmH30dUkT6
  
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• City announces Movie Nights on the Waterfront lineup #tbay ow.ly/kW9V30dUhRq

  25-07-2017 21:11 via twitter.com
  City announces Movie Nights on the Waterfront lineup #tbay ow.ly/kW9V30dUhRq
  
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• Police respond to ongoing independent probes #tbay ow.ly/vkAB30dUdmh

  25-07-2017 20:29 via twitter.com
  Police respond to ongoing independent probes #tbay ow.ly/vkAB30dUdmh
  
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• Thunder Bay trash talk: City to keep garbage truck on the streets after collection delays

  25-07-2017 20:15 via cbc.ca
  A plan to eliminate one garbage collection route in Thunder Bay, Ont., along with the two jobs assigned to that route has hit a roadblock.
  
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• U-Pass agreement extended #tbay ow.ly/oNJY30dU6c5

  25-07-2017 19:29 via twitter.com
  U-Pass agreement extended #tbay ow.ly/oNJY30dU6c5
  
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• Ontario man arrested after car stolen in Winnipeg crashes into Vernon hospital

  25-07-2017 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Police said when officers got there no one was in the crashed car which “had rammed through the emergency entry doors.”
  
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• Chill to host PDL semifinal against FC Golden State Force on Saturday night at Fort William Stadium. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/chi…

  25-07-2017 19:02 via twitter.com
  Chill to host PDL semifinal against FC Golden State Force on Saturday night at Fort William Stadium.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/chi…
  
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• 'Roland' McKay identified as Indigenous man found dead in Thunder Bay police cell - CBC.ca

  25-07-2017 18:48
  CBC.ca
  'Roland' McKay identified as Indigenous man found dead in Thunder Bay police cell
  CBC.ca
  The 50-year-old man, who reportedly died in a Thunder Bay, Ont., police cell on Wednesday July 19, has been identified as Marlon Jerry McKay, known to family and friends as "Roland" of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, confirmed James Cutfeet, the chief of ...
  
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• 'Roland' McKay identified as Indigenous man found dead in Thunder Bay police cell

  25-07-2017 18:47 via cbc.ca
  The 50-year-old man, who reportedly died in a Thunder Bay, Ont., police cell on Wednesday July 19, has been identified as Marlon Jerry McKay, known to family and friends as “Roland” of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, confirmed James Cutfeet, the chief of the northwestern Ontario First Nation.
  
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• OPP in Kenora expand search for missing 39-year-old man, James Begg

  25-07-2017 18:34 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police in Kenora are expanding the search for James Begg, a 39-year-old city man who was last seen on July 16 in the downtown area.
  
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• Training like a pro with a pro #tbay ow.ly/iKnA30dTYSu

  25-07-2017 18:22 via twitter.com
  Training like a pro with a pro #tbay ow.ly/iKnA30dTYSu
  
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• Walters Gets His Wings: If there's no airport nearby... - CBC.ca

  25-07-2017 18:01
  Walters Gets His Wings: If there's no airport nearby...
  CBC.ca
  I'm a year into my flight training (and a month or two behind on the blog), and the end is in sight. But, there's one thing that surprises me: how much of the training, at least in this stage of the game, is focused on emergencies. Now, there is some ...
  
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• Walters Gets His Wings: If there's no airport nearby...

  25-07-2017 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Hours and hours of training focused on emergencies.
  
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• Search continues for missing Kenora man #tbay ow.ly/IJPt30dTSpu

  25-07-2017 17:33 via twitter.com
  Search continues for missing Kenora man #tbay ow.ly/IJPt30dTSpu
  
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• One person dead after Monday night house fire near Thunder Bay, Ont. - CBC.ca

  25-07-2017 17:08
  CBC.ca
  One person dead after Monday night house fire near Thunder Bay, Ont.
  CBC.ca
  One person is dead following a house fire Monday night, in a rural area just south of Thunder Bay, Ontario. At about 10:22 p.m July 24, the OPP and Neebing Fire Service responded to reports of a fire at a home on Highway 608 in Scoble Township, police ...
  One person dead in fire near Thunder BayThe Daily Courier (subscription)all 4 news articles »
  
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• One person dead after house fire Monday night in Neebing

  25-07-2017 17:05 via cbc.ca
  One person is dead following a house fire Monday night, in a rural area just south of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
  
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• This week’s featured #tbay listing – 1,300 square foot Parkdale home ow.ly/hyQY30dTNmf

  25-07-2017 16:59 via twitter.com
  This week’s featured #tbay listing – 1,300 square foot Parkdale home ow.ly/hyQY30dTNmf
  
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• LETTER: Why is Mayor Hobbs still getting paid? #tbay ow.ly/CaAA30dTK2o

  25-07-2017 16:36 via twitter.com
  LETTER: Why is Mayor Hobbs still getting paid? #tbay ow.ly/CaAA30dTK2o
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ontario has highest homicide rate in Canada for 2016 - CBC.ca

  25-07-2017 15:57
  CBC.ca
  Thunder Bay, Ontario has highest homicide rate in Canada for 2016
  CBC.ca
  Thunder Bay once again has the highest homicide rate in Canada at 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people. The report, released by Statistics Canada on Monday, is based on data from 2016 when eight homicides occurred in the Thunder Bay census metropolitan ...
  Thunder Bay's murder rate highest in CanadaTimminsTodayall 3 news articles »
  
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• Murder capital of Canada? Thunder Bay once again has highest homicide rate in country

  25-07-2017 15:55 via cbc.ca
  The northwestern Ontario city of Thunder Bay once again has the highest homicide rate in Canada at 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people.
  
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• OPP seize over 50 guns at Hillsport #tbay ow.ly/yfTM30dTD5C

  25-07-2017 15:44 via twitter.com
  OPP seize over 50 guns at Hillsport #tbay ow.ly/yfTM30dTD5C
  
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• Deadly blaze kills 1 in Scoble Township #tbay ow.ly/9ZjN30dTvrv

  25-07-2017 14:37 via twitter.com
  Deadly blaze kills 1 in Scoble Township #tbay ow.ly/9ZjN30dTvrv
  
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• FedNor doles out $275K for local projects #tbay ow.ly/B3nz30dTsKo

  25-07-2017 14:05 via twitter.com
  FedNor doles out $275K for local projects #tbay ow.ly/B3nz30dTsKo
  
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• Thunder Bay city council meets without Mayor Keith Hobbs - CBC.ca

  25-07-2017 13:30
  CBC.ca
  Thunder Bay city council meets without Mayor Keith Hobbs
  CBC.ca
  The absence of Thunder Bay's mayor at the first city council meeting in nearly a month was marked by council with an opening address. "The charges are unrelated to municipal issues or business," said Coun. Trevor Giertuga, as he read from a statement.
  Thunder Bay mayor's absence noted as council returns from summer breakSudbury.comall 3 news articles »
  
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• Absence of Mayor Keith Hobbs addressed at Thunder Bay, Ont., city council Monday

  25-07-2017 13:30 via cbc.ca
  The absence of Thunder Bay's mayor at the first city council meeting in nearly a month was marked by council with an opening statement.
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., baseball players hit a home run with professional training advice - CBC.ca

  25-07-2017 13:01
  CBC.ca
  Thunder Bay, Ont., baseball players hit a home run with professional training advice
  CBC.ca
  Budding baseball players in Thunder Bay, Ont., will gain some valuable insights into the game this summer from former professionals of the sport. PRO Kids Thunder Bay announced its first Training With a Pro - The Baseball Edition clinic on Monday.and more »
  
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• Thunder Bay's budding baseball players get some major league training advice

  25-07-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Budding baseball players in Thunder Bay, Ont., will gain some valuable insights into the game this summer from former professionals of the sport.
  
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• RFDA Summer Days program teaches Thunder Bay, Ontario kids about food

  25-07-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The Regional Food Distribution Association in Thunder Bay, Ont., wants to help kids build a healthy relationship with food, and that's why Kitchen Manager Kelsey Agnew started the Summer Days program for kids.
  
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• Bees, butterflies and forest magic: Thunder Bay food bank group host children's summer camp

  25-07-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The Regional Food Distribution Association in Thunder Bay, Ont., wants to help kids build a healthy relationship with food, and that's why Kitchen Manager Kelsey Agnew started the Summer Days program for kids.
  
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• Youth suicides, MMIWG inquiry and police relations at centre of AFN meeting

  25-07-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  An ongoing suicide crisis, the beleaguered inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and police relations will be among the many hot topics of discussion as hundreds of First Nations chiefs sit down for three days of meetings starting Tuesday.
  
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• Eliminated garbage truck to be temporarily reinstated. #tbay #tbcc tbnewswatch.com/local-news/eli…

  25-07-2017 04:45 via twitter.com
  Eliminated garbage truck to be temporarily reinstated. #tbay #tbcc tbnewswatch.com/local-news/eli…
  
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• Mayor's absence noted as council returns from summer break #tbay #tbcc tbnewswatch.com/local-news/may…

  25-07-2017 03:49 via twitter.com
  Mayor's absence noted as council returns from summer break #tbay #tbcc tbnewswatch.com/local-news/may…
  
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• Senator Murray Sinclair to lead investigation into Thunder Bay Police Services Board

  25-07-2017 03:28 via globalnews.ca
  Several Indigenous chiefs have criticized police handling of the deaths of local youths in the city, going so far as to ask the RCMP to take over the investigations.
  
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• Senator Murray Sinclair to investigate Thunder Bay Police Services Board - The Globe and Mail

  25-07-2017 02:24
  The Globe and Mail
  Senator Murray Sinclair to investigate Thunder Bay Police Services Board
  The Globe and Mail
  Canada's leading Indigenous jurist has been tapped to investigate the troubled state of policing in Thunder Bay, escalating a leadership crisis in a city whose mayor and police chief are already facing criminal charges. Senator Murray Sinclair will ...
  Sen. Murray Sinclair to investigate Thunder Bay police boardToronto Star
  Senator Murray Sinclair to lead investigation into Thunder Bay
  
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• SESQUI film brings Canada to Thunder Bay - Tbnewswatch.com

  25-07-2017 01:28
  Tbnewswatch.com
  SESQUI film brings Canada to Thunder Bay
  Tbnewswatch.com
  Horizon, shown in a 360-degree format, will be screened free all week in a big red dome in the Intercity Shopping Centre parking lot. 0. about 12 hours ago by: Leith Dunick. Shelby Ch'ng. Coun. Shelby Ch'ng on Monday, July 24, 2017 watches Horizon, a ...
  
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• 360 film free look at Canada from coast to coast to coast. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/ses… #tbay

  25-07-2017 01:24 via twitter.com
  360 film free look at Canada from coast to coast to coast.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/ses… #tbay
  
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• Government, Indigenous leaders herald health agreement that will dismantle 'colonial' system

  25-07-2017 00:06 via cbc.ca
  Canada's health minister, the province of Ontario and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation have signed a deal on health care, a "landmark" agreement they say will begin the process of decolonizing the provision of care in the province's north.
  
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