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• First Nation-led transformation will mean better health care services in the north

  28-03-2018 22:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  MKO and Canada sign an agreement today in Treaty One Territory
  Treaty One Territory – On March 28th, the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) and Indigenous Services Canada Minister Jane Philpott signed a memorandum of understanding that would see the parties work together in a First Nation led transformation of health care in the Keewatinowi territory. The agreement comes after more than 30 years of resolutions by the Chiefs-in-Assembly directing the MKO to advocate for local solutions t
  
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• Hey Everyone, it's Kev (the new guy.) I was reading about how sports fans in Chicago look down upon people putting… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-03-2018 22:43 via twitter.com
  Hey Everyone, it's Kev (the new guy.) I was reading about how sports fans in Chicago look down upon people putting… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• OPP seek missing Kenora woman. ow.ly/bFv030jcYiN

  28-03-2018 22:24 via twitter.com
  OPP seek missing Kenora woman. ow.ly/bFv030jcYiN
  
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• Ontario Liberals bet voters won't sweat deficits in big spending pre-election budget

  28-03-2018 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Ontario’s Liberals will plunge back into the red for at least the next six years to fund an array of big-ticket commitments outlined in the government’s pre-election budget on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario Liberals bet big on seniors' care, drug and dental coverage in 2018 pre-election budget

  28-03-2018 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Ontario’s Liberals will plunge back into the red for at least the next six years to fund an array of big-ticket commitments outlined in the government’s pre-election budget on Wednesday.
  
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• Police Still Looking For Robbery Suspects | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/670522507…

  28-03-2018 22:10 via twitter.com
  Police Still Looking For Robbery Suspects | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/670522507…
  
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• Dangerous offender hearing pushed back #tbay ow.ly/5eua30jcVfk

  28-03-2018 21:39 via twitter.com
  Dangerous offender hearing pushed back #tbay ow.ly/5eua30jcVfk
  
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• Missing 12-year-old located, Thunder Bay police say

  28-03-2018 21:34 via cbc.ca
  A 12-year-old girl who had been reported missing has been located.
  
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• Police Seek Suspects in Barb’s Laundromat Robbery

  28-03-2018 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  TBPS Image of Suspect 1THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Police Service Uniform Patrol officers were called to Barb’s Laundromat at 1200 Victoria Avenue East on March 26, 2018 regarding a robbery.It was reported that two males entered the business just before 6:00 p.m. that evening and robbed an employee of cash. No one was physically injured in the incident.
  Police are seeking two suspects:
  Suspect 1Adult male – 6′ tall – 180 lbs
  Goatee
  Wearing dark baseball cap, black zip
  
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• Wanted Wednesday roster grows #tbay ow.ly/gKNp30jcSj1

  28-03-2018 20:56 via twitter.com
  Wanted Wednesday roster grows #tbay ow.ly/gKNp30jcSj1
  
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• CSL Welland first laker to arrive in port #tbay ow.ly/LDoY30jcQq1

  28-03-2018 20:29 via twitter.com
  CSL Welland first laker to arrive in port #tbay ow.ly/LDoY30jcQq1
  
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• Two sought in south-side laundromat robbery

  28-03-2018 19:56 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police are seeking two male suspects after a south-side laundromat was robbed earlier this week.
  
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• Gallery: Suspects sought in robbery #tbay ow.ly/OODg30jcMtJ

  28-03-2018 19:28 via twitter.com
  Gallery: Suspects sought in robbery #tbay ow.ly/OODg30jcMtJ
  
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• Thunder Bay has Ontario’s highest rate of opioid-related deaths: study

  28-03-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  According to the study, 220 people in the Thunder Bay district died from overdoses over the past 12 years.
  
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• Shipping Season Officially underway in Thunder Bay

  28-03-2018 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Canadian Steamship Lines Welland is the first ship of the season to arrive at the Port of Thunder Bay
  M.V. CSL Welland Arrives in Port of Thunder Bay
  THUNDER BAY – The M.V. CSL Welland is the first vessel to arrive in the Port of Thunder Bay during the 2018 navigation season, and received the traditional Top Hat in a ceremony today. The CSL Welland arrived in Port on Tuesday, March 27, berthing at noon at G3 elevator.
  The vessel is taking on a load of grain.
  The CSL Welland holds
  
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• Thunder Bay has highest opioid death rates in Ontario: study - The ... - The Globe and Mail

  28-03-2018 18:58 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Thunder Bay has highest opioid death rates in Ontario: study - The ...
  The Globe and Mail
  Powerful opioid drugs are killing people in the Thunder Bay area at a higher rate than anywhere else in Ontario, a new report states. In addition, the report finds the rate of visits to district emergency departments or hospital admissions because of ...
  Thunder Bay has highest opioid death rates in Ontario, study findsToronto Star
  Thunder Bay has Ontario's highest rate of opioid-related
  
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• Are you playing HQ Trivia yet? Not sure what it is? Read about it my latest blog! - Sarah magic999.ca/carmichaels-co…

  28-03-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  Are you playing HQ Trivia yet?Not sure what it is?Read about it my latest blog! - Sarah magic999.ca/carmichaels-co…
  
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• Thunder Bay port shipping season officially underway | CBC News - CBC.ca

  28-03-2018 18:35 via cbc.ca
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  Thunder Bay port shipping season officially underway | CBC News
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  The Port of Thunder Bay's 2018 shipping season has officially begun.
  Port of Thunder Bay berths first ship of season - Northern Ontario ...Northern Ontario Business
  NetNewsLedger - Shipping Season Officially underway in Thunder ...Net Newsledgerall 4 news articles »
  
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• Thunder Bay port shipping season officially underway

  28-03-2018 18:35 via cbc.ca
  The Port of Thunder Bay's 2018 shipping season has officially begun.
  
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• Kirsten Wesley pleads guilty to manslaughter #tbay tbnewswatch.com/local-news/kir…

  28-03-2018 18:19 via twitter.com
  Kirsten Wesley pleads guilty to manslaughter #tbay tbnewswatch.com/local-news/kir…
  
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• Drilling expands platinum-group metal find near Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/K9Tq30jcBQn

  28-03-2018 17:19 via twitter.com
  Drilling expands platinum-group metal find near Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/K9Tq30jcBQn
  
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• Beware of service scams: OPP

  28-03-2018 17:17 via cbc.ca
  OPP are reminding people to watch out for a type of fraud that saw nearly 1,000 people in Ontario defrauded of more than $1 million last year.
  
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• Drilling expands platinum-group metal find near Thunder Bay - Tbnewswatch.com

  28-03-2018 17:14 via tbnewswatch.com
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  Drilling expands platinum-group metal find near Thunder Bay
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  THUNDER BAY -- North American Palladium says it is "encouraged" by the results of its winter exploration program on mining claims near Sunday Lake, 25 km northeast of Thunder Bay. The company reported Tuesday that test drilling at the Jacques Township ...
  
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• Monteith-Farrell acclaimed as NDP nominee #tbay ow.ly/MRij30jcycA

  28-03-2018 16:41 via twitter.com
  Monteith-Farrell acclaimed as NDP nominee #tbay ow.ly/MRij30jcycA
  
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• Help! I woke up like this! Some are saying it's an allergic reaction, some say I may have punched myself in my sl… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-03-2018 16:19 via twitter.com
  Help!I woke up like this!Some are saying it's an allergic reaction, some say I may have punched myself in my sl… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• On thin ice: the NHL’s Canadian teams are mostly a mess

  28-03-2018 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s plenty of blame to go around but only one certainty: the nation will rally around the Toronto Maple Leafs – right?
  CALGARY – OPINION – This has not been a vintage winter for hockey in the country that worships the game. Consider the wreckage:Canada’s National Hockey League stars were not allowed to participate in the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The Replacements may be a swell movie, but it wasn’t a happy tale for the apple scruffs
  
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• Police search for missing 12-year-old, reported missing in Thunder Bay

  28-03-2018 14:57 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police are asking for the public's help as they search for a missing 12-year-old girl.
  
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• Court imposes $188,000 in fines for power dam violations #tbay ow.ly/mfkW30jcoQZ

  28-03-2018 14:57 via twitter.com
  Court imposes $188,000 in fines for power dam violations #tbay ow.ly/mfkW30jcoQZ
  
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• Missing 12-Year-Old Female Sought by Police and Family

  28-03-2018 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thunder Bay Police and her family are concerned for the welfare of this young woman.
  THUNDER BAY – MISSING – Thunder Bay Police Service are requesting the public’s assistance in locating missing person Jadis QUISSES, a 12-year-old.
  She is described as Indigenous, 5’9, 260lbs, shoulder length brown hair, glasses.
  She was last seen wearing a grey hoodie.
  Her family is concerned for her welfare.
  If you have any information, please contact Thunder Bay Police at 684-1200.
  The
  
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• Police seek missing 12-year-old girl #tbay ow.ly/H3bp30jclNA

  28-03-2018 14:13 via twitter.com
  Police seek missing 12-year-old girl #tbay ow.ly/H3bp30jclNA
  
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• Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/L6jC30jckHB

  28-03-2018 13:56 via twitter.com
  Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/L6jC30jckHB
  
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• Sister of Lakehead U grad killed in La Loche, Sask., shooting to share research in Thunder Bay

  28-03-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  The sister of one of four people killed in the 2016 fatal shooting in La Loche, Sask., will present research at Lakehead University tonight that she hopes will give the village's youth louder voices.
  
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• Thunder Bay turfs plan to build 2 artificial soccer fields | CBC News - CBC.ca

  28-03-2018 13:03 via cbc.ca
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  Thunder Bay turfs plan to build 2 artificial soccer fields | CBC News
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  Two proposed artificial turf fields for Chapples Park in Thunder Bay, Ont., will remain covered in grass.and more »
  
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• Thunder Bay turfs plan to build 2 artificial soccer fields

  28-03-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Two proposed artificial turf fields for Chapples Park in Thunder Bay, Ont., will remain covered in grass.
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 12-Year Old | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/502217491…

  28-03-2018 12:39 via twitter.com
  Police Searching For Missing 12-Year Old | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/502217491…
  
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• Thunder Bay emergency room visits for opioid toxicity 'nearly twice' Ontario average

  28-03-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  A new report shows the rate of people harmed by their use of opioids, as measured by the healthcare system, is higher in the Thunder Bay district than anywhere else in Ontario.
  
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• Tight Leaderboard as Six Tied for First at Q-School for PGA TOUR Canada

  28-03-2018 10:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  The goal for players… the first steps to the PGA TOUR here, David Bradshaw two-putted for birdie on 18 to win The Great Waterway Classic by a single shot (Michael Burns/PGA TOUR)
  Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament No. 2
  Pos.Name
  ScoresT1Max Gilbert (Canada)
  32-35—67 (-5)T1Olin Browne, Jr. (U.S.)
  34-33—67 (-5)T1Ian Davis (U.S.)
  31-36—67 (-5)T1a-William Register (U.S.)
  33-34—67 (-5)T1Justin Doeden (U.S.)
  34-33—67 (-5)T1a-Cole Miller (U
  
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• Man is an Evolutionary Force in the Lives of Bears – Researchers

  28-03-2018 10:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) reports “We live in the Anthropocene – where human impact extends to all corners of the globe. New research from NMBU shows that this also applies to the relationship between mothers and cubs of the Scandinavian brown bear. Human hunting has changed the characteristics of mother bear’s care and how often she has cubs.
  Stays with mother bear longer
  “Generally, the cubs have followed their mother for a ye
  
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• City Supports Fort William First Nation In Bridge Talks | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/164431884…

  28-03-2018 10:39 via twitter.com
  City Supports Fort William First Nation In Bridge Talks | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/164431884…
  
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• March 28, 2018 – Northwestern Ontario Day Starter

  28-03-2018 10:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Plan for success in life with a focus on education at Lakehead University
  Hotspot in Ontario: 8.2 °C46.8 °F Vineland StationCold spot in Ontario: -19.8 °C-3.6 °F Fort Severn AirportHotspot in Canada: 11.9 °C53.4 °F Osoyoos, BCCold spot in Canada: -40.7 °C-41.3 °F Nangmagvik Lake, NT
  Thunder Bay – Day Starter – Good Morning Northwestern Ontario. A thought for today, set goals, monitor the progress toward your goals, adjust your actions to achieve your g
  
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• Ontario budget: Kathleen Wynne gambles voters won't mind a deficit

  28-03-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Today's Ontario budget will be more a Liberal campaign platform than an actual budget, because the spending plan will only become a reality if Kathleen Wynne's party wins re-election in little over two months.
  
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• Monteith-Farrell Secures NDP Nomination | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/973145720…

  28-03-2018 03:05 via twitter.com
  Monteith-Farrell Secures NDP Nomination | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/973145720…
  
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• Judith Monteith-Farrell NDP Candidate for Thunder Bay-Atikokan

  28-03-2018 02:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Judith Monteith-Farrell is the NDP candidate for the Thunder Bay Atikokan LiberalsTHUNDER BAY – At a busy nomination meeting Tuesday evening the Thunder Bay – Atikokan NDP riding association has named local worker’s rights advocate Judith Monteith-Farrell as the NDP candidate for June’s provincial election.
  “I’m thrilled to be officially joining Andrea Horwath’s NDP team tonight,” said Monteith-Farrell. “I have lived in Thunder Bay my entire
  
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• Fort William First Nation chief urges city, CN to resolve Swing Bridge differences. #tbay ow.ly/xZzj30jbPTZ

  28-03-2018 00:12 via twitter.com
  Fort William First Nation chief urges city, CN to resolve Swing Bridge differences. #tbay ow.ly/xZzj30jbPTZ
  
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• Adopt Me: Harley is a silly boy #tbay ow.ly/VzQ330jbBB8

  28-03-2018 00:00 via twitter.com
  Adopt Me: Harley is a silly boy #tbay ow.ly/VzQ330jbBB8
  
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