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• Two Thunder Bay, Ont. elementary schools get hockey skills academies - CBC.ca

  19-10-2017 23:47 via cbc.ca
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  Two Thunder Bay, Ont. elementary schools get hockey skills academies
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  Students at Edgewater Park Public School and Claude E. Garton Public School in Thunder Bay, Ont. will be honing their hockey skills this winter. These schools will be hosting Thunder Bay's first hockey skills academies, as part of the physical ...
  
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• Study to look at climate change perceptions in north #tbay ow.ly/I6Vo30fZLXq

  19-10-2017 23:00 via twitter.com
  Study to look at climate change perceptions in north #tbay ow.ly/I6Vo30fZLXq
  
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• Students stand with faculty #tbay ow.ly/qyFW30g002P

  19-10-2017 21:57 via twitter.com
  Students stand with faculty #tbay ow.ly/qyFW30g002P
  
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• Ontario Trucking Association calls for mandatory drug, alcohol testing for commercial drivers

  19-10-2017 21:47 via cbc.ca
  The President of the Ontario Trucking Association, Stephen Laskowski, say it's time the federal and provincial governments make drug and alcohol testing mandatory in Canada.
  
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• Teen stabbed at Minnesota Park in Thunder Bay, Ont. - CBC.ca

  19-10-2017 21:39 via cbc.ca
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  Teen stabbed at Minnesota Park in Thunder Bay, Ont.
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  Staff and volunteers with a community group in a south-side Thunder Bay neighbourhood are pulling together after a stabbing in a local park Wednesday evening sent a teenager to hospital. According to police in the northwestern Ontario city, an 18-year ...
  
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• NAN Grand Chief wants electoral map changes revisited #tbay ow.ly/CXOF30fZX7l

  19-10-2017 21:19 via twitter.com
  NAN Grand Chief wants electoral map changes revisited #tbay ow.ly/CXOF30fZX7l
  
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• Sister of Chanie Wenjack says stories of residential schools need to keep being told

  19-10-2017 21:04 via cbc.ca
  One of Chanie Wenjack's sisters says the work Gord Downie did in the final months of his life brought some much-needed attention, not only to her brother's story, but those of other residential school survivors as well.
  
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• Gord Downie's Secret Path gave 'exposure' to residential school stories, Chanie Wenjack's sister says

  19-10-2017 21:04 via cbc.ca
  One of Chanie Wenjack's sisters says the work Gord Downie did in the final months of his life brought some much-needed attention, not only to her brother's story, but those of other residential school survivors as well.
  
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• Santa Claus Parade adopts a Whoville theme #tbay ow.ly/PK1u30fZV2q

  19-10-2017 20:54 via twitter.com
  Santa Claus Parade adopts a Whoville theme #tbay ow.ly/PK1u30fZV2q
  
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• Fentanyl is like 'Russian Roulette': Thunder Bay police say after seizure of $63K in opioids - CBC.ca

  19-10-2017 20:26 via cbc.ca
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  Fentanyl is like 'Russian Roulette': Thunder Bay police say after seizure of $63K in opioids
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  Thunder Bay Police say they've charged a 26-year old Shuniah, Ont. man with a number of drug and breach of court order charges after the intelligence unit seized cash, cocaine and Fentanyl pills from a residence in the rural municipality on Wednesday.and more »
  
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• Fentanyl is like 'Russian Roulette': Thunder Bay police say after seizure of $63K in opioids

  19-10-2017 20:26 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay Police say a 26-year old from Shuniah, Ont. is in custody facing charges.
  
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• Fentanyl is like 'Russian Roulette': Thunder Bay police say after ... - CBC.ca

  19-10-2017 20:26 via cbc.ca
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  Fentanyl is like 'Russian Roulette': Thunder Bay police say after ...
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  Thunder Bay Police say a 26-year old from Shuniah, Ont. is in custody facing charges.and more »
  
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• Elimination of one garbage truck remains on hold #tbay ow.ly/1FFY30fZRkX

  19-10-2017 20:09 via twitter.com
  Elimination of one garbage truck remains on hold #tbay ow.ly/1FFY30fZRkX
  
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• Another day...another toy from AJ's collection! Also...have you spotted any cheap Halloween candy yet?? Let us... fb.me/z4WaDknk

  19-10-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Another day...another toy from AJ's collection! Also...have you spotted any cheap Halloween candy yet?? Let us... fb.me/z4WaDknk
  
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• $200k in Cash and Drugs Seized in Raid by Thunder Bay Police

  19-10-2017 19:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cash Seized in Thunder Bay Police Service Drug Raid in Shuniah
  THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Police have made what is being called a major drug raid that has resulted in the seizure of cash and drugs totaling $200,000.
  The investigation started in Thunder Bay and led investigators to a residence in Shuniah where officers raided that location and made the seizures of the drugs and cash. There were $123,000 in cash seized, $14,000 worth of cocaine, and an additional $63,000 in fentanyl pill
  
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• Moose meat abandoned again off Highway 527 #tbay ow.ly/3FQ530fZJMz

  19-10-2017 18:44 via twitter.com
  Moose meat abandoned again off Highway 527 #tbay ow.ly/3FQ530fZJMz
  
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• Police seize drugs, $123K in cash in raid #tbay ow.ly/azB430fZCcJ

  19-10-2017 17:34 via twitter.com
  Police seize drugs, $123K in cash in raid #tbay ow.ly/azB430fZCcJ
  
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• Amazing Race Canada Season 6 is now accepting applications for those who want to participate! The deadline is... fb.me/1kiR52Mw3

  19-10-2017 17:19 via twitter.com
  Amazing Race Canada Season 6 is now accepting applications for those who want to participate!The deadline is... fb.me/1kiR52Mw3
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont. mourns the loss of Gord Downie - CBC.ca

  19-10-2017 17:17 via cbc.ca
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  Thunder Bay, Ont. mourns the loss of Gord Downie
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  Thunder Bay, Ont. residents are mourning the loss of Canadian musician Gord Downie. The singer and frontman of the the band The Tragically Hip died Tuesday night surrounded by his children and family, according to a statement. He was 53, and was ...and more »
  
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• Local residents in Thunder Bay, Ont., mourn the loss of Canadian musician Gord Downie

  19-10-2017 17:17 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay residents are mourning the loss of Canadian musician Gord Downie.
  
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• Liquidation sale starts at Sears and bargain shoppers take advantage. fb.me/16Eo9UM9Z

  19-10-2017 17:02 via twitter.com
  Liquidation sale starts at Sears and bargain shoppers take advantage. fb.me/16Eo9UM9Z
  
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• Teen reportedly stabbed at Minnesota Park in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  19-10-2017 16:25 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police say the stabbing took place around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night.
  
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• 'Let's just be good to one another': Thunder Bay neighbourhood offering support after stabbing

  19-10-2017 16:25 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police say the stabbing took place around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night.
  
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• Highway 17 collision sends truck driver to hospital #tbay ow.ly/TsYx30fZqGC

  19-10-2017 16:18 via twitter.com
  Highway 17 collision sends truck driver to hospital #tbay ow.ly/TsYx30fZqGC
  
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• Dryden Man Fined for Illegal Dredging Shorelands

  19-10-2017 16:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  DRYDEN – A Dryden man has been fined $1,000 for an offence under the Public Lands Act. Nigel Daniels pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for unlawfully dredging shorelands without a permit.
  Court heard that between May 1 and 25, 2017, Daniels dredged the shoreline on Pronger Lake without obtaining a work permit from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Subsequently, Daniels fully cooperated with MNRF to rehabilitate the shorelands.
  Justice of the Peace Edith Baas heard the case
  
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• MacKenzie Tour PGA TOUR Canada Raises More Than $1 Million

  19-10-2017 15:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Staal brothers were tireless at the tournament taking time to meet and greet fans of all ages.
  Toronto – The Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada announced on Thursday that its 12 tournaments combined to raise more than $1 million for charity in 2017, surpassing the million-dollar mark for the second consecutive season and bringing the total donated to charity since 2013 to more than $3.2 million.
  Each event on the 2017 schedule directed funds toward official charitable partners
  
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• So, apparently this is the latest oddball beauty trend, the "McDonald's brows". This look was created as a joke... fb.me/5oF0oRLTv

  19-10-2017 15:48 via twitter.com
  So, apparently this is the latest oddball beauty trend, the "McDonald's brows".This look was created as a joke... fb.me/5oF0oRLTv
  
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• Taxes, road construction and city by-laws discussed at Red River ward meeting fb.me/zl12ST5G

  19-10-2017 15:17 via twitter.com
  Taxes, road construction and city by-laws discussed at Red River ward meeting fb.me/zl12ST5G
  
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• Birch trees stripped bare at Hazelwood Lake #tbay ow.ly/i44D30fZjBI

  19-10-2017 15:10 via twitter.com
  Birch trees stripped bare at Hazelwood Lake #tbay ow.ly/i44D30fZjBI
  
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• Kapuskasing, Ont., man hospitalized after crash in northwestern Ontario

  19-10-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A 43-year-old man from Kapuskasing, Ont., was taken to hospital on Wednesday after his tractor trailer collided with some rocks on the Trans-Canada Highway in northwestern Ontario, according to Ontario Provincial Police.
  
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• Week Without Violence campaign in Kenora, Ont., strives to educate public, support victims

  19-10-2017 14:30 via cbc.ca
  Organizers of the Week Without Violence campaign, running Oct. 16 to 20 in Kenora, Ont., are hoping the event teaches people that violence happens everywhere, it can happen to anyone and there are places where victims can get help.
  
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• Marathon OPP Investigate Injury Traffic Accident

  19-10-2017 14:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  MARATHON – On Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at approximately 10:10 a.m. members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a vehicle collision east of Marathon on Highway 17, just east of White Lake Narrows.
  An east bound tractor trailer failed to negotiate a corner and left the roadway colliding with rocks and coming to rest in the tree line. Emergency services including the White River Fire Department (WRFD) and Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended th
  
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• Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/rcY930fZdZZ

  19-10-2017 14:06 via twitter.com
  Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/rcY930fZdZZ
  
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• The worst disease you've never heard of: 2 cyclists wrap up fundraising, awareness ride in Thunder Bay

  19-10-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Natalie Buchanan and her boyfriend, Steve Gibbs say they had a great community of support thanks to Instagram and social media.
  
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• Cross-country trek for rare skin disease wraps up in Thunder Bay, Ont. - CBC.ca

  19-10-2017 14:00 via cbc.ca
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  Cross-country trek for rare skin disease wraps up in Thunder Bay, Ont.
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  They say it's the worst disease you've never heard of. Epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, is a rare condition that causes the skin to be very fragile and blister with the slightest touch, and a pair of cross-country cyclists from Toronto are raising ...
  
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• Minnesota Park Stabbing Victim in Serious Condition

  19-10-2017 13:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – A stabbing overnight in Minnesota Park on the city’s south side has police investigating.
  Thunder Bay Police Service are investigating a stabbing that occurred at Minnesota Park on Minnesota Street at approximately 8 p.m.
  The victim is an 18-year-old male.
  He was taken to the hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
  The accused male was located a short time after and was arrested.
  The investigation is continuing.
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• 3 Ways You Can Use Social Media to Get Business Loan

  19-10-2017 13:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  LONDON – FINANCE – There are many marketers, and business owners are using social media websites for branding and promotion of their businesses. However, have you ever think to boost your business by grabbing some financer over there?
  No doubt finding the right person is a biggest challenge and time taking process. For this, you must have a positive and strong social media presence that shows the authority of your running business. You would be using your social media profiles t
  
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• 3 Ways You Can Use Social Media to Get a Business Loan

  19-10-2017 13:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  LONDON – FINANCE – There are many marketers, and business owners are using social media websites for branding and promotion of their businesses. However, have you ever think to boost your business by grabbing some financer over there?
  No doubt finding the right person is a biggest challenge and time taking process. For this, you must have a positive and strong social media presence that shows the authority of your running business. You would be using your social media profiles t
  
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• Quebec to ban face coverings in public sector

  19-10-2017 13:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Women in traditional garb gather to protest against Quebec’s proposed Charter of Values in Montreal, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
  While the law does not specify which face coverings are prohibited, the debate has largely focused on the niqab worn by some Muslim women, which covers everything but the eyes
  By Kevin Dougherty
  QUEBEC CITY, Quebec (Reuters) – Quebec will ban face coverings for people giving or receiving provincial government services under a la
  
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• Did you miss the song of the day??? Watch now.... fb.me/1RmWidoXa

  19-10-2017 13:31 via twitter.com
  Did you miss the song of the day???Watch now.... fb.me/1RmWidoXa
  
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• Michigan ski jump operators say Big Thunder would benefit skiing community

  19-10-2017 13:30 via cbc.ca
  Re-opening Thunder Bay's Big Thunder ski jump would have wide-ranging effects on the sport, a group that runs a similar facility in Michigan says.
  
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• 18-year old in hospital after stabbing fb.me/6XUy0waYq

  19-10-2017 13:27 via twitter.com
  18-year old in hospital after stabbing fb.me/6XUy0waYq
  
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• 'I'm still kind of in limbo' Ontario angler says as fight continues over secret fishing spot

  19-10-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The saga of Ontario angler Mike Borger's secret fishing spot isn't over yet.
  
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• Fight over secret fishing spot continues

  19-10-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The saga of Ontario angler Mike Borger's secret fishing spot isn't over yet.
  
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• UPDATE on Janes Chicken Recall

  19-10-2017 12:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Janes Chicken Burgers and Popcorn Chicken Recall
  OTTAWA – FOOD – There has been additional information made available by the Canadian Food and Inspection Agency into the earlier post on Janes Chicken and the product recall:
  The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections in six provinces with cases of human illness link
  
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• Comté Cheese National Recall

  19-10-2017 12:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  Comté cheese has been recalled nationally
  OTTAWA – FOOD – Agropur Cooperative is recalling Agropur Import Collection brand firm ripened Comté cheese from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
  Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
  The following product has been sold nationally.
  Recalled productBrand
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  Agropur Import Collection
  Firm Ripened Comté Cheese
  200 g
  0 67400 00397 0
  Best
  
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• This is very powerful! - Sarah fb.me/3dMpjKRBZ

  19-10-2017 07:09 via twitter.com
  This is very powerful!- Sarah fb.me/3dMpjKRBZ
  
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• Teen stabbed in Minnesota Park, male suspect arrested. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/tee…

  19-10-2017 05:00 via twitter.com
  Teen stabbed in Minnesota Park, male suspect arrested. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/tee…
  
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