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• Serious Collision Up Highway 102 | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/1xty46lma

  20-02-2018 23:38 via twitter.com
  Serious Collision Up Highway 102 | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/1xty46lma
  
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• Unifor targets Resolute as eastern Canada bargaining ramps up

  20-02-2018 23:11 via cbc.ca
  Unifor has selected Resolute Forest Products as the target company in a new round of "pattern bargaining," which the union hopes will set a precedent for all of eastern Canada's forestry industry, a Unifor spokesperson said Tuesday.
  
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• Separate Snowmobile Accidents Cause Serious Injuries | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/9fLGuGK7V

  20-02-2018 23:10 via twitter.com
  Separate Snowmobile Accidents Cause Serious Injuries | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/9fLGuGK7V
  
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• Homelessness count in Thunder Bay to be held during warmer weather

  20-02-2018 22:59 via cbc.ca
  In just a couple months, officials at the Lakehead Social Planning Council in Thunder Bay, Ont. will once again launch a new homelessness count.
  
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• Lynx Spotted In City Limits | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/9ccxwCq9w

  20-02-2018 22:29 via twitter.com
  Lynx Spotted In City Limits | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/9ccxwCq9w
  
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• Three snowmobilers injured in weekend collisions #tbay ow.ly/eu5r30iw6nr

  20-02-2018 21:55 via twitter.com
  Three snowmobilers injured in weekend collisions #tbay ow.ly/eu5r30iw6nr
  
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• City councillors achieve at least 80% attendance #tbay ow.ly/R7gA30iw2lD

  20-02-2018 21:04 via twitter.com
  City councillors achieve at least 80% attendance #tbay ow.ly/R7gA30iw2lD
  
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• SIU terminates investigation into man falling from roof #tbay ow.ly/RrQJ30ivWe8

  20-02-2018 19:44 via twitter.com
  SIU terminates investigation into man falling from roof #tbay ow.ly/RrQJ30ivWe8
  
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• Wild lynx "shocks" residents in downtown Thunder Bay, Ont. on Family Day

  20-02-2018 18:59 via cbc.ca
  Several residents in Thunder Bay, Ont. say a wild lynx was spotted on Monday evening around 5 p.m. near Marina Park along the Marina Park Drive.
  
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• Ontario Trucking Association speaks out against Dawson Road truck ban #tbay ow.ly/80FV30ivPX4

  20-02-2018 18:31 via twitter.com
  Ontario Trucking Association speaks out against Dawson Road truck ban #tbay ow.ly/80FV30ivPX4
  
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• MP Don Rusnak Pleased with Federal Cost Sharing Increase

  20-02-2018 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Federal MP Don Rusnak – Thunder Bay-Rainy River
  Thunder Bay, ON – NEWS – The Government of Canada is committed to making investments that will help create jobs and grow the middle class now while building a strong foundation for a sustainable economic future.
  Don Rusnak, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River, is pleased with Minister Amarjeet Sohi’s announcement on Friday, February 16 that the federal cost share will increase from 50% to 60% for municipal proje
  
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• Edmonton Man Faces Charges over Social Media Threats

  20-02-2018 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Edmonton, Alta. –  On February 5, 2018, the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (K-INSET) in Edmonton received information pertaining to threats against the Canadian government, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which had been posted via social media.
  K-INSET investigators used evidenced-based and intelligence-led techniques to identify the social media account from which the threatening messages originated. Additional investigation enabled police to
  
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• Lakehead Women’s Basketball Set for Playoff Game Wednesday

  20-02-2018 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – The Lakehead women’s basketball team will be hosting an OUA Playoff game vs. the Laurier Golden Hawks on Wednesday, February 21 at 7:00 pm at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse.“Our program feels extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to host a playoff game in front of our amazing fans at the Thunderdome. We have the best fans in the country and we truly appreciate their support. Laurier is an extremely well-coached team with one of the best point gua
  
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• Unifor targets Resolute Forest Products for bargaining. #tbay ow.ly/7DCq30ivIeH

  20-02-2018 17:16 via twitter.com
  Unifor targets Resolute Forest Products for bargaining. #tbayow.ly/7DCq30ivIeH
  
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• Mulroney Greets Party Faithful In Thunder Bay | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/5DVRKwRtP

  20-02-2018 16:30 via twitter.com
  Mulroney Greets Party Faithful In Thunder Bay | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/5DVRKwRtP
  
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• Ontario PC leadership hopefuls Caroline Mulroney and Christine Elliott scheduled for Thunder Bay visits this week.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  20-02-2018 16:27 via twitter.com
  Ontario PC leadership hopefuls Caroline Mulroney and Christine Elliott scheduled for Thunder Bay visits this week.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Amazing Ice Sculptures Part Of Marina Park Festivities | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/2smQKpDix

  20-02-2018 16:12 via twitter.com
  Amazing Ice Sculptures Part Of Marina Park Festivities | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/2smQKpDix
  
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• NAN Grand Chief Fiddler to speak at Suicide Crisis Conference in Australia

  20-02-2018 15:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Alvin Fiddler Grand Chief of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
  THUNDER BAY – Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler will share a First Nation’s perspective on challenges and opportunities in Indigenous mental health as a keynote speaker at a national forum in Australia this week.
  “I am honoured to be invited to join with leaders from around the world to exchange experiences and approaches to address Indigenous mental health. This is a great opportunity to learn from one anot
  
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• Glance at Crime: 14 assaults, 18 thefts #tbay ow.ly/yijk30ivxny

  20-02-2018 15:34 via twitter.com
  Glance at Crime: 14 assaults, 18 thefts #tbay ow.ly/yijk30ivxny
  
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• Analysis – The wild Ontario PC roller-coaster ride

  20-02-2018 15:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Queen’s Park building seat of the Ontario Provincial Government. The Ontario Legislative Building which houses the viceregal suite of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and offices for members of the provincial parliament
  Weeks of highs, lows, scandals, ejections, lawsuits and backstabbing from every direction. Other than rape, murder and/or pillaging, what’s left?
  By Michael TaubeColumnist
  TORONTO – POLITICS – I often said I’d
  
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• OPINION – Don’t judge historic figures without knowledge of our history

  20-02-2018 15:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Canadian curriculums fail students when it comes to teaching the content necessary to have informed, intelligent debate
  By Michael ZwaagstraSenior FellowFrontier Centre for Public Policy
  WINNIPEG – OPINION – Last fall, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario demanded that Sir John A. Macdonald’s name be stricken from all public schools in the province. More recently, Halifax city council voted to remove the Edward Cornwallis statue that had stood downtown since 193
  
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• Weather Forces Busing Cancellations and Some School Closures

  20-02-2018 14:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  School Buses have to keep safety and weather conditions in mindTHUNDER BAY – Lakehead Student Transportation report “Due to extremely poor road and weather conditions ALL RURAL TRANSPORTATION has been CANCELLED for today.”
  Rural Transportation Cancelled for the Following Routes
  Please Note: Routes that are cancelled in the morning are also cancelled in the afternoon
  The following Lakehead Public Schools are Closed
  CrestviewGorham WareKakabeka FallsMcKenzieWhitefish ValleyValley
  
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• Freezing rain prompts rural school closures and bus route cancellations

  20-02-2018 14:24 via cbc.ca
  Freezing rain conditions throughout some parts of northwestern Ontario have caused the closure of several schools and school buses on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Rural schools close, rural buses cancelled #tbay ow.ly/P4oQ30ivrtb

  20-02-2018 14:18 via twitter.com
  Rural schools close, rural buses cancelled #tbay ow.ly/P4oQ30ivrtb
  
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• Canadian Blood Services Issues Urgent Call for Donors

  20-02-2018 14:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Urgent callout for donors by Canadian Blood Services
  OTTAWA – NEWS – Canadian Blood Services has issued an urgent call for Canadians to give blood. More than 35,000 donors are needed by Spring Break to ensure all patients continue to have access to the blood and blood products they need.
  While the national blood inventory has steadily declined over the winter months, the organization hopes that the arrival of spring will present an opportunity for Canadians to make donating blood par
  
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• Lakehead University food bank use soars as food drive kicks off

  20-02-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Campus food bank use at Lakehead University has grown more than 200 per cent over the past two years, coordinator Robert Strachan said. Just 350 people used the food bank in 2015; last year, it was around 1,200.
  
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• Baseball’s big free-agent balk

  20-02-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Baseball’s new success formula: Get out of the middle class for a while, sell the house, live in a trailer, accumulate credits and then buy a fabulous mansion
  By Bruce DowbigginColumnistCALGARY – SPORTS – We’re told that the sincerest form of flattery is imitation. If it’s the case that teams are imitating the Houston Astros, then it’s no surprise that prominent agents for Major League Baseball players are screaming foul about the phony war going on in the bas
  
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• Good morning, Thunder Bay! Rural buses have been cancelled due to freezing rain. #tbay ow.ly/C2xS30ivoOx

  20-02-2018 13:41 via twitter.com
  Good morning, Thunder Bay! Rural buses have been cancelled due to freezing rain. #tbay ow.ly/C2xS30ivoOx
  
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• Ice Conditions Blamed For School Cancellations | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/1AcAtBVee

  20-02-2018 13:31 via twitter.com
  Ice Conditions Blamed For School Cancellations | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/1AcAtBVee
  
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• French National Railways Chooses Bombardier Regional 2N Train

  20-02-2018 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  BERLIN – Bombardier Transportation has received an order for nine Regio 2N train sets from the French National Railway Corporation, Société nationale des chemins de fer français Mobilités (SNCF) on behalf of the Greater Paris public transport authority, Ile-de-France Mobilités. This order is valued at approximately 96 million euro ($120 million US), including price escalations based on best faith assessment of assumptions, and is an option contained
  
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• Eabametoong farm wins provincial award

  20-02-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Fort Hope Farm produced enough potatoes, peas and corn last year to share with nearly every family in the community, according to its economic development officer.
  
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• Black History Month gala to feature first bursary presentation

  20-02-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Two students will received $500 each toward their studies as part of the program launched by Thunder Bay's Caribbean African Multicultural Association.
  
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• Decent Start To Morning, In Spite Of Snow | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/5q9k40Ewf

  20-02-2018 12:29 via twitter.com
  Decent Start To Morning, In Spite Of Snow | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/5q9k40Ewf
  
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• Flood Prevention Grants Extended | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/3JlLGhGhk

  20-02-2018 10:33 via twitter.com
  Flood Prevention Grants Extended | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 fb.me/3JlLGhGhk
  
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• Queen's Park resumes Tuesday with final sprint toward Ontario election day

  20-02-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The final sitting of the Ontario Legislature before the June election was bound to be interesting. But with the soap opera that is the Progressive Conservative party right now, you've got the ingredients for a drama that Netflix might consider worthy of a series.
  
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