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• Volunteers sought for Staal Foundation Open #tbay ow.ly/psTi30k9rCi

  23-05-2018 23:50 via twitter.com
  Volunteers sought for Staal Foundation Open #tbay ow.ly/psTi30k9rCi
  
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• Matawa chiefs council invests $20K towards new Shelter House SOS van

  23-05-2018 23:00 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay's Shelter House has received a gift that will cover the cost of a new Street Outreach Services (SOS) Van. Matawa First Nations Management has granted the Shelter $20,000 towards the cost of the vehicle.
  
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• UPDATE: Church records provide some answers about what happened to two people named on gravestone found in Westfort… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-05-2018 22:51 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Church records provide some answers about what happened to two people named on gravestone found in Westfort… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Geraldton man charged after OPP finds stolen firearms in garbage bag

  23-05-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  A 48-year-old man from Geraldton, Ont. has been charged and arrested after Ontario Provincial Police officers found him carrying a black garbage bag with a gun pointing out.
  
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• Conditions in Thunder Bay district forests ‘explosive’ #tbay ow.ly/GTOJ30k9lUJ

  23-05-2018 21:33 via twitter.com
  Conditions in Thunder Bay district forests ‘explosive’ #tbay ow.ly/GTOJ30k9lUJ
  
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• Thunder Bay Man Faces Charges After Wawa OPP Stop

  23-05-2018 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  WAWA – On Saturday, May 19, 2018, at approximately 4:25 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a theft incident which had taken place at a rest area approximately 20 kilometres South of Wawa, Ontario. A detailed description of the male person and the motor vehicle was provided to police. The motor vehicle was later observed and stopped by police on Highway 17 in the Laronde Township District of Algoma.
  As a result Tanner MACDONAL
  
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• NW Ontario/Manitoba wilderness recommended for World Heritage Site #tbay ow.ly/lQVm30k9jBI

  23-05-2018 20:55 via twitter.com
  NW Ontario/Manitoba wilderness recommended for World Heritage Site #tbay ow.ly/lQVm30k9jBI
  
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• PGA TOUR Canada Staal Foundation Open Announces BDO Joins as Sponsor

  23-05-2018 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Young future professional golfers in a clinic at the Whitewater Golf Course
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – Staal Foundation Open organizers are actively recruiting for volunteers and caddies to serve during the PGA event at Whitewater Golf Club July9-15.
  BDO, one of the nation’s leading providers of assurance, accounting, tax and advisory services, has come on board as the Volunteer Sponsor providing support to over 500 people who will serve in a variety of capacities during the week.
  
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• Driver hits apartment, taken to hospital #tbay ow.ly/eJAH30k9hOa

  23-05-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  Driver hits apartment, taken to hospital #tbay ow.ly/eJAH30k9hOa
  
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• Toronto Public Health Prepares for ‘Heat Season’

  23-05-2018 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  TORONTO – WEATHER – Western Canada is under a number of Heat Advisories from Environment Canada. For everyone who has ever travelled to Toronto, the heat, along with the humidity in Canada’s largest city can make it feel like you are are pushing a wall of heat ahead of you when you walk. While Toronto is not currently under a heat advisory, Toronto Public Health is getting ready for the heat season.
  The tips while dedicated to Toronto can apply to any major city.
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• Ontario Liberals promise to increase NOHFC funding if re-elected

  23-05-2018 19:49 via cbc.ca
  Liberal leader Kathleen says her party will increase funding to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund if re-elected in the upcoming June provincial election.
  
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• Gravestone unearthed in Westfort backyard #tbay ow.ly/OTcm30k9dvh

  23-05-2018 19:16 via twitter.com
  Gravestone unearthed in Westfort backyard #tbay ow.ly/OTcm30k9dvh
  
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• VIDEO: Shelter House Buys New SOS Van | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/878214172…

  23-05-2018 19:00 via twitter.com
  VIDEO: Shelter House Buys New SOS Van | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/878214172…
  
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• Staal Hopeful To Return To Rangers | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/421079420…

  23-05-2018 18:42 via twitter.com
  Staal Hopeful To Return To Rangers | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/421079420…
  
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• Wanted Wednesday search continues #tbay ow.ly/cf7P30k97XF

  23-05-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  Wanted Wednesday search continues #tbay ow.ly/cf7P30k97XF
  
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• Kathleen Wynne says 'I can do better'

  23-05-2018 18:11 via cbc.ca
  A local Liberal candidate would prefer that Wynne not visit and Andrea Horwath returns to her Hamilton roots by picking up an arc welder. This is your Campaigner.
  
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• Kathleen Wynne ad says 'I can do better'

  23-05-2018 18:11 via cbc.ca
  A local Liberal candidate would prefer that Wynne not visit and Andrea Horwath returns to her Hamilton roots by picking up an arc welder. This is your Campaigner.
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Thunder Bay area ATV crash, police say

  23-05-2018 18:10 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are investigating an ATV collision that reportedly sent a man to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Suicide awareness walk to shine light on mental illness #tbay ow.ly/tyFe30k96L3

  23-05-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Suicide awareness walk to shine light on mental illness #tbay ow.ly/tyFe30k96L3
  
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• Thunder Bay Police search for male suspect in Mac's store robbery

  23-05-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police say a 23-year-old employee at the Mac's Convenience Store on Red River Road was taken to hospital for medical attention after a robbery.
  
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• ATV crash sends man to hospital with life-threatening injuries #tbay ow.ly/aD5p30k92vy

  23-05-2018 17:17 via twitter.com
  ATV crash sends man to hospital with life-threatening injuries #tbay ow.ly/aD5p30k92vy
  
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• Police Looking For Mac's Robbery Suspect | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/152140978…

  23-05-2018 16:47 via twitter.com
  Police Looking For Mac's Robbery Suspect | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/152140978…
  
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• Three Minnesota trappers fined $6K for unlawful body gripping traps

  23-05-2018 16:44 via cbc.ca
  Officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry say they have fined three Minnesota residents a total of $6,000 for trapping violations.
  
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• Macs Employee Threatened and Injured in Robbery

  23-05-2018 16:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thunder Bay Police Service image of suspect in Mac’s Robbery
  Red River Road Macs Robbed
  THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Police Service uniformed patrol officers attended a Blucher Street address to assist a male who had been injured in a robbery around 12:30 am on May 23, 2018.
  A male entered the Macs Convenience Store on Red River Road just after midnight and used a weapon to demand money from the 23-year-old male employee. The employee was then led out of the store to the Picton Street a
  
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• Mac's employee assaulted during robbery #tbay ow.ly/GAyR30k8YfS

  23-05-2018 16:31 via twitter.com
  Mac's employee assaulted during robbery #tbay ow.ly/GAyR30k8YfS
  
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• Minnesota Residents Fined $6000 for Trapping Violations

  23-05-2018 16:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Three Minnesota residents have been fined a total of $6,000 for trapping violations.
  Jason Dalaska of Dodge Center, Jacob Sorensen of Mantorville, and Andrew Wendt of Byron each pleaded guilty and were fined $1,000 for trapping without a licence and $1,000 for unlawfully possessing body-gripping traps.
  Court heard that on February 10, 2018, a Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officer on patrol discovered numerous traps and snares set along a portage trai
  
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• Habitat for Humanity looking to acquire new property #tbay ow.ly/QShn30k8Upa

  23-05-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  Habitat for Humanity looking to acquire new property #tbay ow.ly/QShn30k8Upa
  
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• Port Arthur Health Centre strike: employer refusing mediated talks, union alleges

  23-05-2018 15:11 via cbc.ca
  Union officials representing striking workers at the Port Arthur Health Centre say clinic management is refusing to meet for mediated talks as the labour dispute continues through its sixth week.
  
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• Picketers from other union locals may soon join striking Port Arthur clinic staff, Unifor says

  23-05-2018 15:11 via cbc.ca
  Union officials representing striking workers at the Port Arthur Health Centre say clinic management is refusing to meet for mediated talks as the labour dispute continues through its sixth week.
  
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• Police Indigenous youth outreach grant successful while sexual exploitation grant denied #tbay ow.ly/6RZp30k8O7U

  23-05-2018 14:28 via twitter.com
  Police Indigenous youth outreach grant successful while sexual exploitation grant denied #tbay ow.ly/6RZp30k8O7U
  
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• Dryden to tackle feral cat issue with help from Second Chance Pet Network

  23-05-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The City of Dryden hopes it has found a solution to a feral cat problem in one of the local trailer parks.
  
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• Port Arthur Health Centre turns down mediation, union claims #tbay ow.ly/IhYN30k8Mgm

  23-05-2018 13:58 via twitter.com
  Port Arthur Health Centre turns down mediation, union claims #tbay ow.ly/IhYN30k8Mgm
  
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• Two file nomination papers for Lakehead Public Schools trustee

  23-05-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  The first candidates for the position of school board trustee have filed nomination papers in Thunder Bay, Ont.
  
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• Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay makes plea for land donations

  23-05-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The Thunder Bay branch of Habitat for Humanity is making a plea to the community, for donations of land.
  
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• Habitat asks for help finding land to build homes

  23-05-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The Thunder Bay branch of Habitat for Humanity is making a plea to the community, for donations of land.
  
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• Still No Deal For Port Arthur Health Centre Strike | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/166836339…

  23-05-2018 12:36 via twitter.com
  Still No Deal For Port Arthur Health Centre Strike | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/166836339…
  
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• Salamander salvation aim of new government rules

  23-05-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Proponents of conserving a small, insect-eating amphibian say regulations that have now been permanently adopted by Canada can help stop the spread of a deadly infection.
  
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• ​E-cigarette and vaping ads coming soon to a TV, radio or newspaper near you

  23-05-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  While the federal government's new Tobacco and Vaping Products Act forces tobacco companies to use plain packaging, it also opens up a world of advertising possibilities for vaping liquids and e-cigarettes.
  
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• NDP faces tougher scrutiny as Andrea Horwath rises in polls

  23-05-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  It's been 28 years since the Ontario NDP had a real shot at winning an election. That's so long ago that the SkyDome was still brand new, and only a select few carried cellphones, which were the size of bricks.
  
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• Ron MacLean among those receiving honorary degrees from Lakehead University

  23-05-2018 00:30 via cbc.ca
  During this year's convocation, six exceptional people will receive honorary degrees for their accomplishments and achievements, including Canadian Sports Broadcaster, Ron MacLean.
  
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• Ontario Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne coming to Thunder Bay on Wednesday. #tbay #onpoli ow.ly/Ad9b30k8kD3

  23-05-2018 00:21 via twitter.com
  Ontario Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne coming to Thunder Bay on Wednesday. #tbay #onpoli ow.ly/Ad9b30k8kD3
  
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• Sunday memorial walk supports parents who've lost children to suicide

  23-05-2018 00:00 via cbc.ca
  Margaret Hajdinjak started the Out of the Darkness Memorial Walk eight years ago after losing her son to suicide in 2005.
  
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