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• Basic Income Pilot Project Raises Serious Concerns

  22-09-2017 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Premier Wynne in Hamilton making the Basic Income pilot project announcement
  THUNDER BAY – I received a letter last night from the director of the Basic Income Pilot, in response to my request for more information, about what I was signing up for.
  She wrote, “If you decide to enroll and are facing a court order to repay consumer debt that would reduce your Basic Income payment and find that this leaves you in a worse financial situation than when you were receiving ODSP, le
  
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• (Warning - there is 1 swear word in this video). Daniel Maguire from The Bachelorette & Bachelor in Paradise... fb.me/6FTq6hKUL

  22-09-2017 23:50 via twitter.com
  (Warning - there is 1 swear word in this video).Daniel Maguire from The Bachelorette & Bachelor in Paradise... fb.me/6FTq6hKUL
  
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• Liberal party Indigenous caucus pressures Beyak to quit ow.ly/4btx30fmEh1

  22-09-2017 23:40 via twitter.com
  Liberal party Indigenous caucus pressures Beyak to quit ow.ly/4btx30fmEh1
  
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• Our beloved Persian has made it to the finals in the Great Ontario Food Fight!! Make sure to cast your vote... fb.me/48jh55VOA

  22-09-2017 21:06 via twitter.com
  Our beloved Persian has made it to the finals in the Great Ontario Food Fight!! Make sure to cast your vote... fb.me/48jh55VOA
  
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• Inquest Date for Cody Thompson-Hardy Announced

  22-09-2017 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Dr. Michael Wilson, Regional Supervising Coroner for North Region, Thunder Bay Office, today announced that a new date for the inquest into the death of Cody Thompson-Hardy has been scheduled.
  Mr. Thompson-Hardy, 18, died on Aug. 19, 2011 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre following a transfer from the Thunder Bay District Jail. An inquest is mandatory under the Coroners Act.
  The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding Mr. Thompson-Hardy’s de
  
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• Apply for Online Auto Loans Today

  22-09-2017 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  LONDON – LIVING – Gone are the days when people use to visit the offices and contact the brokers to help them out in getting an auto loan. As everything is online nowadays, you do not need to visit or go to any place as now the agencies are online and can help you in getting the requisite information online only. There are many websites that have comparison offered by many companies so that the user can land up on the right platform.
  Let’s see how the online auto loans are
  
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• Happy Friday!! AJ and Riley are a little excited for Movie Nights on the Waterfront tonight! #tbay #lightsaber fb.me/2lGXfKv9Z

  22-09-2017 20:07 via twitter.com
  Happy Friday!! AJ and Riley are a little excited for Movie Nights on the Waterfront tonight! #tbay #lightsaber fb.me/2lGXfKv9Z
  
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• Thunder Bay man held in custody after stunt-driving incident ... - Tbnewswatch.com

  22-09-2017 19:49 via tbnewswatch.com
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  Thunder Bay man held in custody after stunt-driving incident ...
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  THUNDER BAY -- Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a Thunder Bay man on numerous charges following an early-morning incident on Highway 11 in ...and more »
  
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• Thunder Bay man held in custody after stunt-driving incident #tbay ow.ly/y14q30fmk8X

  22-09-2017 19:46 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay man held in custody after stunt-driving incident #tbay ow.ly/y14q30fmk8X
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., correctional officers honoured by province for actions during 2015 jail riot - CBC.ca

  22-09-2017 19:25 via cbc.ca
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  Thunder Bay, Ont., correctional officers honoured by province for actions during 2015 jail riot
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  A dozen Thunder Bay correctional officers have been honoured by the province for their actions during a jail riot in the northwestern Ontario city in 2015. The awards, presented this week at the 2017 Corrections Awards ceremony in Toronto, recognized ...
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., correctional officers honoured by province for actions during 2015 jail riot

  22-09-2017 19:22 via cbc.ca
  A dozen Thunder Bay correctional officers were among the 33 honoured by the province this week at the 2017 Corrections Awards Ceremony in Toronto.
  
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• OPP lay charges of excessive speeding, drunk driving against local man fb.me/1AfHO79Fk

  22-09-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
  OPP lay charges of excessive speeding, drunk driving against local man fb.me/1AfHO79Fk
  
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• Your natural gas bill will go down—just a little #tbay ow.ly/kgNX30fmdX6

  22-09-2017 18:41 via twitter.com
  Your natural gas bill will go down—just a little #tbay ow.ly/kgNX30fmdX6
  
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• This would definitely make my holidays happier! - Sarah... fb.me/ydKxaFti

  22-09-2017 18:38 via twitter.com
  This would definitely make my holidays happier! - Sarah... fb.me/ydKxaFti
  
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• Marathon assisted-living facility on track for fall 2018 opening

  22-09-2017 18:10 via cbc.ca
  Marathon's long-in-the-works assisted living unit is right on schedule for a projected fall 2018 opening, the town's chief administrative officer confirmed this week.
  
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• University Football Gears up for Weekend Action

  22-09-2017 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  TORONTO (U SPORTS) – Eight teams reached the midway point of the U SPORTS football regular season last week, and the rest of the pack is set to follow suit this weekend.Only six undefeated squads remain heading into Week 5, including top-ranked Montreal (3-0), No. 3 Calgary (3-0), No. 4 Western (4-0), No. 5 Laurier (3-0), No. 9 Waterloo (4-0), as well as AUS-leading Saint Mary’s (3-0).Here’s a game-by-game look at the Week 5 matchups, highlighted by Laurier at Waterloo on Satur
  
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• First Nation leaders declare State of Emergency at K.I. #tbay ow.ly/je5w30fm9cj

  22-09-2017 17:59 via twitter.com
  First Nation leaders declare State of Emergency at K.I. #tbay ow.ly/je5w30fm9cj
  
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• Serious crash closes Highway 11 near Beardmore #tbay ow.ly/EB6e30fm6uz

  22-09-2017 17:37 via twitter.com
  Serious crash closes Highway 11 near Beardmore #tbay ow.ly/EB6e30fm6uz
  
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• Impaired Driver Faces Stunt Driving Charges

  22-09-2017 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  GREENSTONE – THUNDER BAY – On Friday, September 22, 2017 at approximately 1:23 am, a uniform member of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 at Suckle Lake between the towns of Longlac and Geraldton, Ontario. The officer initiated the stop after registering speeds in excess of 50 kilometres per hour over the posted speed limit (commonly known as stunt driving) with a RADAR device.
  During the investigation the driv
  
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• Check out which area residents got Canada 150 pins from MP Patty Hajdu. fb.me/9cJUNnOg2

  22-09-2017 17:17 via twitter.com
  Check out which area residents got Canada 150 pins from MP Patty Hajdu. fb.me/9cJUNnOg2
  
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• Former soldier from Thunder Bay will carry flag at Invictus Games #tbay ow.ly/Lv0b30fm1a2

  22-09-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  Former soldier from Thunder Bay will carry flag at Invictus Games #tbay ow.ly/Lv0b30fm1a2
  
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• Connecticut rallies to edge Thunder Bay in OT in NAPHL U-16 play

  22-09-2017 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  BLAINE, Minn. – Matthew DeRosa’s second goal of the game, coming 45 seconds into overtime, completed a Connecticut Elite rally as the came back to defeat the Thunder Bay minor midget Kings 5-4 in North American Prospects Hockey League under-16 division action Friday in Blaine, Minn.
  Thunder Bay opened the scoring with the lone tally of the first period thanks to a Travis Hensrud power play effort at 6:35.
  The Kings then went up 2-0 just past the four-minute mark of the middle stanza
  
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• CKPR talks with Robert Picardo #tbay ow.ly/JorW30flUIN

  22-09-2017 16:07 via twitter.com
  CKPR talks with Robert Picardo #tbay ow.ly/JorW30flUIN
  
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• Thunder Bay Jail staff honoured for actions during riot #tbay ow.ly/JlF530flMRI

  22-09-2017 14:59 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay Jail staff honoured for actions during riot #tbay ow.ly/JlF530flMRI
  
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• Thunder Bay Jail staff honoured for actions during riot - Tbnewswatch.com

  22-09-2017 14:58 via tbnewswatch.com
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  Thunder Bay Jail staff honoured for actions during riot
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  THUNDER BAY -- A dozen members of the Thunder Bay Jail staff have received provincial awards for bravery as a result of their actions during a riot at the jail almost two years ago. On December 7, 2015, close to 70 inmates took control of the jail's ...
  
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• Ontario First Nation chief says Health Canada needs to do more to ensure remote communities have nurses

  22-09-2017 14:48 via cbc.ca
  Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug has declared a state of emergency and restricted access to its medical facility over a shortage of nurses in the community.
  
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• Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug declares state of emergency over shortage of nurses

  22-09-2017 14:48 via cbc.ca
  Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (Big Trout Lake) has declared a state of emergency over a shortage of nurses in the community.
  
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• Congratulations Melissa Allaby for winning two Saturday passes for this weekend’s Thunder Con! https://t.co/JOgKsTeN5Z

  22-09-2017 14:34 via twitter.com
  
  Congratulations Melissa Allaby for winning two Saturday passes for this weekend’s Thunder Con! https://t.co/JOgKsTeN5Z
  
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• If you're a residential 1 Union gas customer, your bill is about to drop, a bit fb.me/wuQV1rMl

  22-09-2017 14:29 via twitter.com
  If you're a residential 1 Union gas customer, your bill is about to drop, a bit fb.me/wuQV1rMl
  
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• ER visits for opioid overdoses escalate in Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/J2Nc30flHWS

  22-09-2017 14:08 via twitter.com
  ER visits for opioid overdoses escalate in Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/J2Nc30flHWS
  
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• Hearing 'their hurt, their pain': Law Society of Upper Canada reviews handling of Indigenous issues

  22-09-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  "Listening and learning," was the goal of a special meeting Wednesday with Indian Residential School survivors, Indigenous leaders and members of the community of Sioux Lookout, Ont., says Paul Schabas, the president of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
  
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• Barbuda – “Everybody has received a serious beating”

  22-09-2017 13:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Barbuda has been hammered hard by hurricane winds. The Prime Minister seeks to console this woman.
  ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda –– After days of silence, cut off and isolated from the rest of the world, Dominica has emerged a broken nation.
  In an emotional interview this afternoon, the Prime Minister of Dominica was moved to tears as he reflected on the state and fate of his countrymen who have been left homeless and helpless by Hurricane Maria.
  The small island Ca
  
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• Thunder Bay Kings Win in Shootout in Blaine

  22-09-2017 13:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  BLAINE, Minn. – The Thunder Bay major midget Kings got a goal from Zach Fortin in regulation and also the only one in the shootout as they pulled out a 3-2 win Thursday in North American Prospects Hockey League play at the Schwan Super Rinks in Blaine, Minn.
  Minnesota picked up the night’s opening tally 12:49 into the contest as Walker Smith’s effort eluded Thunder Bay netminder Jordan Smith.
  Action in the middle stanza saw it stay 1-0 Magicians until the latter stages of the p
  
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• Sept 22 17 – Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Beardmore

  22-09-2017 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – WEATHER – The weather service has issued a severe THUNDERSTORM Warning for Beardmore, Jellicoe and Macdiarmid this morning.
  6:53 AM EDT Friday 22 September 2017
  Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for:
  Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid
  At 6:53 a.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain.
  Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Ligh
  
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• Fog settles in around the Sleeping Giant. Here's a couple of pics from Thursday. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/pho…

  22-09-2017 13:00 via twitter.com
  Fog settles in around the Sleeping Giant. Here's a couple of pics from Thursday. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/pho…
  
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• 'A concern for everyone': OPP warn of connection between lonely kids online, human trafficking

  22-09-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The tragic connection between the online world and child pornography, runaways, missing persons and human trafficking was front and centre at a two-day conference Wednesday and Thursday in Kenora, Ontario.
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., police seize gun, drugs at south-side residence ... - CBC.ca

  22-09-2017 12:02 via cbc.ca
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  Thunder Bay, Ont., police seize gun, drugs at south-side residence ...
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  Two people are facing charges after Thunder Bay police reportedly seized an illegally modified firearm, as well as drugs, at a south-side address in the ...
  ER visits for opioid overdoses escalate in Thunder BayTbnewswatch.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Gun, drugs reportedly seized by Thunder Bay police in search of south-side residence

  22-09-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Two people face charges after Thunder Bay police reportedly seized an illegally modified firearm, as well as drugs, at a south-side address on Wednesday.
  
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• Fire on Simpson Street Brings out Full Response

  22-09-2017 06:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – At 3:07 Thursday afternoon Thunder Bay Fire Rescue were called to a report of a structural fire in a building in the 300 block of Simpson Street. The first arriving crew reported nothing showing on arrival but after a quick inspection of the upper level determined there was a fire. A 45mm hose line was deployed into an apartment on the second floor at the rear of the building.
  They quickly found and extinguished a fire on the stove in that apartment.
  Damage was limited to the
  
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• SIJHL – Dryden GM Ice Dogs Add Blueline Muscle

  22-09-2017 06:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Eagle Lake First Nation’s Trevor Kavanaugh joins the Dryden GM Ice Dogs
  DRYDEN – SPORTS – The Dryden GM Ice Dogs continue to strengthen their blueline with the recent acquisition of Eagle Lake First Nation’s Trevor Kavanaugh from the Waywayseecappo Wolverines of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).Kavanaugh will join two other local players, Trey Palermo and Graham Oliphant. The 6’1”, 205lbs defenseman comes to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ team in t
  
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• Dillon Donnelly Named Thunderwolves Hockey Team Captain

  22-09-2017 06:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Lakehead University Thunderwolves men’s hockey team named Dillon Donnelly as team captain for the 2017-18 season
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Lakehead Thunderwolves will take to the Fort William Garden ice on Friday the 29th of September to open the 2017-18 season. The team is making preparations for the season with the announcement that junior defenceman Dillon Donnelly has been named the team captain for the 2017-18 season.
  Wolves’ Head Coach Bill McDonald likes
  
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• Science Denial Not Just Political Right Issue

  22-09-2017 06:19 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Liberals and conservatives are equally motivated to deny information to fit attitudes, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago
  « Science Denial Not Limited to Political Right
  Left and Right Political Views Have Denial Issues with Science and Facts
  WASHINGTON – In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, many claims have been made that science denial, particularly as it relates to climate change, is primarily
  
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• Driving Prevention Through Research Tour LAUNCHED

  22-09-2017 06:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – The Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) at Laurentian University today unveiled details about the inaugural tour to be taken by its ground-breaking M-CROSH mobile research laboratory. The Driving Prevention Through Research Tour will visit 12 communities across Northern Ontario from September 22 through October 5, 2017.
  During the tour, M-CROSH will host lab tours and ask visitors to share key health and safety issues that workers and workplaces face
  
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• AFN National Chief Gifts Eagle Staff to United Nations

  22-09-2017 06:10 via feedproxy.google.com
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  New York City, NY – Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde was in New York City today to gift a traditional Eagle Staff to His Excellency Marc-André Blanchard, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, to mark the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
  “An Eagle Staff is a high honour and a strong reminder to the Canadian Mission that First Nations expect C
  
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• Minor midget Kings victorious in NAPHL opener

  22-09-2017 06:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  BLAINE, Minn. – The Thunder Bay minor midget Kings picked up three points apiece from Michael Stubbs and Travis Hensrud to help them skate to a 4-1 victory over the California Titans Thursday in their 2017-18 North American Prospects Hockey League opener  at the Schwan Super Rinks in Blaine, Minn.
  Stubbs put the under-16 Kings in front midway through the first period with the lone tally of the session.
  California tied it six and a half minutes into the middle session on a Samuel Stick
  
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• Taser used to subdue driver who fled police near Red Rock. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/opp…

  22-09-2017 05:16 via twitter.com
  Taser used to subdue driver who fled police near Red Rock. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/opp…
  
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• Poverty Reduction Goal of Thunder Bay Counselling Partnership

  22-09-2017 03:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Goal is to reduce poverty with better financial choices
  THUNDER BAY – Ontario has far too many people living in poverty. Reducing the number of people in Thunder Bay who are trapped in the cycle of poverty is the goal of a new partnership with Thunder Bay Counselling, the Lakehead Social Planning Council and Prosper Canada.
  Thunder Bay Counselling is taking a lead role in partnership with the Lakehead Social Planning Council to address the priorities of the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strat
  
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• Payton Littleford scores three times, Saints tame Tigers. tbnewswatch.com/local-sports/l…

  22-09-2017 03:16 via twitter.com
  Payton Littleford scores three times, Saints tame Tigers. tbnewswatch.com/local-sports/l…
  
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• Family brings generations of tradition to Thunder Bay, Ont.

  22-09-2017 00:00 via cbc.ca
  For avid traveller David Bruno, one thing is certain: Thunder Bay will always call him back home.
  
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