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• Prime Minister Trudeau Visits Pikangikum First Nation

  19-01-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prime Minister Trudeau poses with some successful fishers and their catch in Pikangikum First Nation Photo – Nishnawbe Aski Nation
  PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today visited Pikangikum First Nation. He was joined by the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief, Alvin Fiddler, the Minister of Indigenous Services, Jane Philpott, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, Don Rusnak, and the Member of Parliament for Kenora, Bob Nault.
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• Prime Minister Trudeau listens to concerns from Pikangikum First Nation - CBC.ca

  19-01-2018 23:22 via cbc.ca
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  Prime Minister Trudeau listens to concerns from Pikangikum First Nation
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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in northwestern Ontario Friday to meet the people of Pikangikum First Nation, hear their concerns and determine what the government can do to help. "We see a lot of challenging things in the news from time to time ...
  
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• Province proposes extension to forestry regulation changes. #tbay #NWOnt ow.ly/TPPq30hTiv3

  19-01-2018 23:20 via twitter.com
  Province proposes extension to forestry regulation changes. #tbay #NWOntow.ly/TPPq30hTiv3
  
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• Snowmobile Ride Results in Impaired Charge for Dryden Man

  19-01-2018 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  DRYDEN – On January 17, 2018, while on general patrol, Dryden Police Officers observed a snow vehicle enter an intersection and turn left on Earl Avenue. According to the City of Dryden By-Laws, the operation of a snow machine is prohibited in this portion of the City.A traffic stop was initiated and an odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected.
  Tyler Elliot CRISPENS was arrested and charged with Adult Driving While Ability Impaired – motor vehicle/Adult Driving with More than
  
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• Concerns arise over legalized marijuana #tbay ow.ly/z3V130hTbyl

  19-01-2018 21:41 via twitter.com
  Concerns arise over legalized marijuana #tbay ow.ly/z3V130hTbyl
  
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• Greenstone OPP make drug charges after residential break and enter report

  19-01-2018 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police officers in Greenstone, Ont. say they have arrested a 28-year-old woman from Longlac for drug related charges after officers responded to a break and enter earlier this week.
  
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• Kenora OPP Seek Missing 14-Year-Old

  19-01-2018 21:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kenora OPP are looking for this missing young woman
  KENORA, ON – MISSING – The Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old female from Kenora. She was reported missing to police on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at 10:00 pm when she did not return to her residence.
  Michelle TAIT was last seen in the downtown area of Kenora on the evening of Wednesday, January 17, 2018. She is described as an Indigen
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau’s Visit to Pikangikum Welcomed by Leaders

  19-01-2018 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler with Prime Minister Trudeau and Pikangikum First Nation Chief Dean Owen
  THUNDER BAY – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day in a statement issued today says, “Today’s visit by the Prime Minister to Pikangikum First Nation is the fulfillment of a commitment he made shortly after the 2015 election, following a series of suicides by young people. In some respects, Pikangikum is ground zero in terms of poor health determinants – a
  
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• Indigenous youth get skills development boost #tbay ow.ly/LQv730hT5fe

  19-01-2018 20:21 via twitter.com
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• District Labour Council Seeks Information on Tim Hortons

  19-01-2018 19:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – LETTERS – The Thunder Bay & District Labour Council would like to monitor local area Tim Horton’s locations for any reprisals, intimidation, bullying, work adjustments, reduction is previous benefits, against employees since the rise in the minimum wage January 1st.
  This is a gross display of corporate greed Provincially and Canada wide. (RBI) Restaurant Brand International (the parent company that makes $13 billions in profi
  
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• Around the Village: Barrie police officer reconnects with child from Bosnian war ow.ly/cGQp30hSZOF

  19-01-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Around the Village: Barrie police officer reconnects with child from Bosnian war ow.ly/cGQp30hSZOF
  
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• Respiratory illness outbreak at Hogarth Riverview Manor #tbay ow.ly/nZNb30hSXRj

  19-01-2018 18:59 via twitter.com
  Respiratory illness outbreak at Hogarth Riverview Manor #tbay ow.ly/nZNb30hSXRj
  
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• Terrifying! - Sarah fb.me/2AKkbgYJ2

  19-01-2018 18:41 via twitter.com
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• Outbreak Declared: Hogarth Riverview Manor – Orchid (5 South)

  19-01-2018 18:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Officials at the Health Unit and Hogarth Riverview Manor, located at 300 N. Lillie Street, have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness affecting Orchid (5 South).
  All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been canceled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only, so please call the facility for more information.
  The Health Unit is urging people to refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care faci
  
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• Longlac break and enter leads to drug charges #tbay ow.ly/wdDP30hSPW9

  19-01-2018 17:36 via twitter.com
  Longlac break and enter leads to drug charges #tbay ow.ly/wdDP30hSPW9
  
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• Show us your ice fishing photos

  19-01-2018 17:24 via cbc.ca
  Send us two of your favourite ice fishing photos by Thursday, Jan 25 for a chance to win a spinning reel and rob. Submissions can be sent to our CBC Thunder Bay facebook, or CBCTbay twitter, or email at [email protected]
  
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• Blood test for early detection of 8 cancers looks promising

  19-01-2018 17:07 via cbc.ca
  Scientists are reporting progress on a blood test to detect many types of cancer at an early stage, including some of the most deadly ones that lack screening tools now.
  
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• Confederation College's firefighter program is training tomorrow's heroes #tbay ow.ly/9nyn30hSGx7

  19-01-2018 16:07 via twitter.com
  Confederation College's firefighter program is training tomorrow's heroes #tbay ow.ly/9nyn30hSGx7
  
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• Kenora OPP arrest three people in string of property theft

  19-01-2018 15:59 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police officers in Kenora, Ont. say they have arrested three people and recovered about $10,000 in stolen property after a number of thefts last week.
  
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• Three people charged in connection to property crimes #tbay ow.ly/hzss30hSyWP

  19-01-2018 14:43 via twitter.com
  Three people charged in connection to property crimes #tbay ow.ly/hzss30hSyWP
  
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• Earth Sweltered Again in 2017: Hottest Year without an El Nino

  19-01-2018 14:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Polar bear and yearlings on an ice floe, Nunavut, Canada. © Lee Narraway / Students on Ice (WWF-Canada)
  “When even the ‘colder’ years are rewriting the warmest year record books, we know we have a problem”
  * Last year was hottest without an El Niño in Pacific* Rising heat confirms long-term warming trend – WMO
  By Alister Doyle Environment CorrespondentOSLO (Reuters) – Last year was the second or third warmest on record behind 2016, and the hottest
  
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• 1st Women's March to be held in Thunder Bay, Ont., Saturday - CBC.ca

  19-01-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
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  1st Women's March to be held in Thunder Bay, Ont., Saturday
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  Women in Thunder Bay, Ont., plan to join millions around the world on Saturday in support of the second Women's March. The first event in 2017 — the Women's March on Washington, and marches in other cities in support of that initiative — were ...
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau listens to concerns from Pikangikum First Nation

  19-01-2018 14:22 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in northwestern Ontario Friday in hopes of meeting the people of Pikangikum First Nation to hear their concerns and determine what the government can do to help.
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau casts line in rare visit to Pikangikum First Nation

  19-01-2018 14:22 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a rare visit to northwestern Ontario this afternoon in hopes to meet the people of Pikangikum First Nation and learn their culture.
  
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• TGIF: $100 Gift Card to Menchie's Frozen Yogurt! #tbay ow.ly/Cm9V30hSw6Y

  19-01-2018 14:05 via twitter.com
  TGIF: $100 Gift Card to Menchie's Frozen Yogurt! #tbay ow.ly/Cm9V30hSw6Y
  
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• Good morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/7M8M30hSw64

  19-01-2018 14:04 via twitter.com
  Good morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/7M8M30hSw64
  
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• Women's march to take to the streets in Thunder Bay, organizer says voices 'still need to be heard'

  19-01-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  Women in Thunder Bay, Ont., plan to join millions around the world on Saturday in support of the second Women's March.
  
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• Ready for Winter Roads? Driving Tips from Chevy

  19-01-2018 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pushing a car out of a snowbank – DepositPhotos.com
  Thunder Bay — Winter storms have been hitting the country with an outlook for continued blizzard conditions and extremely cold temperatures. Living in Northwestern Ontario, one might think that winter conditions and knowing how to drive on snow-packed and icy roads would be old school for drivers. However, the number of drivers having accidents on slippery roads, and the number of people seem not prepared for those conditions seems
  
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• New Kindergarten At Fort William First Nation | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/TVubwwOb

  19-01-2018 12:57 via twitter.com
  New Kindergarten At Fort William First Nation | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/TVubwwOb
  
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• Shelter House SOS program receives financial boost - CBC.ca

  19-01-2018 12:37 via cbc.ca
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  Shelter House SOS program receives financial boost
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  A program that takes high-risk individuals off Thunder Bay's streets and transports them to needed services received a big financial boost on Thursday. A fundraising effort coordinated by Leadership Thunder Bay board member Dina Gazzola resulted in a ...
  
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• Lakehead Thunderwolves Ready for Western Mustangs

  19-01-2018 12:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lakehead Thunderwolves are set to battle the Western Mustangs
  Hockey Rivals to Battle on Garden’s Ice
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Lakehead Thunderwolves will renew one of the biggest rivalries in OUA hockey this weekend when the Western Mustangs visit the Fort William Gardens. The opening face-off set for 7:00 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday nights.
  The MatchupLakehead: 8-9-2 OUA, 11-11-3 overall (6th place West Division)Western: 8-9-2 OUA, 11-13-2 overall (6th place West Divis
  
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• Full-day kindergarten satellite to open in Fort William First Nation

  19-01-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  A new agreement between the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board and Fort William First Nation has laid the groundwork for a "pilot school" in the community, offering full-day kindergarten starting in the fall.
  
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• Shelter House SOS program receives financial boost

  19-01-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A program that takes high-risk individuals off Thunder Bay's streets and transports them to needed services received a big financial boost on Thursday.
  
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• Well I don't think our pooches have to worry about this kind of snow this weekend... but we could see rain today... fb.me/V4ZSMFDD

  19-01-2018 11:50 via twitter.com
  Well I don't think our pooches have to worry about this kind of snow this weekend... but we could see rain today... fb.me/V4ZSMFDD
  
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• Indigenous Manitoba teen manufacturing authentic jingle cones, lids

  19-01-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Émilie McKinney isn't your average teenager. The 17-year-old, bilingual high school student has taken her Indigenous hoop, jingle and fancy dancing career around the world. Now she can now add entrepreneur to her resumé.
  
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• Cavs v. Thunder/ Grupo Corpo | The Bay Area's BIN 910 - Black Information Network

  19-01-2018 09:00 via news.google.com
  Cavs v. Thunder/ Grupo Corpo | The Bay Area's BIN 910  Black Information Network
  
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• January 19, 2018 – Northwestern Ontario Day-Starter

  19-01-2018 08:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hotspot in Ontario: 1.2 °C34.2 °F Caribou IslandCold spot in Ontario: -24.2 °C-11.6 °F Peawanuck AirportHotspot in Canada: 8.5 °C47.3 °F Tofino Airport, BCCold spot in Canada: -39.6 °C-39.3 °F Kugaaruk Airport, NU
  THUNDER BAY – DAY-STARTER – Wachiya, and Good Morning Northwestern Ontario. Above seasonal conditions for Thunder Bay are in the weather forecast for Friday. Environment Canada is calling for mainly cloudy conditions. There is a sixty percen
  
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• No Changes To Tax Levy Increase | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/Ri2W48tA

  19-01-2018 06:36 via twitter.com
  No Changes To Tax Levy Increase | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/Ri2W48tA
  
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• Roads Spending Falls Below Minimum | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/6JjhbiuJ1

  19-01-2018 06:22 via twitter.com
  Roads Spending Falls Below Minimum | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/6JjhbiuJ1
  
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• Budget to spend less on roads as maintenance costs rise. #tbay #tbcc #tbaybudget2018 ow.ly/FCAH30hS7ky

  19-01-2018 04:46 via twitter.com
  Budget to spend less on roads as maintenance costs rise. #tbay #tbcc #tbaybudget2018 ow.ly/FCAH30hS7ky
  
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• Thunderwolves hockey catches a break at UQTR's expense. Patriotes forfeit 13 2017-18 games because of an ineligible… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-01-2018 02:12 via twitter.com
  Thunderwolves hockey catches a break at UQTR's expense. Patriotes forfeit 13 2017-18 games because of an ineligible… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• New Dog Flu Not Found In The City | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/1RjPh6X1u

  19-01-2018 00:17 via twitter.com
  New Dog Flu Not Found In The City | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/1RjPh6X1u
  
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