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• Market showcases businesses run by kids

  24-08-2018 23:58 via cbc.ca
  The kids were taking part in the BizKids camp run by the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre. They sold food, hand-made items and even fire-starters.
  
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• CNIB Night Steps walk under the stars starts at 7 PM from Baggage Building Arts Centre Every gift will help to fund foundation programs that address the needs of people of all ages living with vision loss #tbay

  24-08-2018 23:57 via twitter.com
  CNIB Night Steps walk under the stars starts at 7 PM from Baggage Building Arts Centre Every gift will help to fund foundation programs that address the needs of people of all ages living with vision loss #tbay
  
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• 👟👁CNIB Night Steps walk under the stars starts at 7 PM from Baggage Building Arts Centre ✨🌟Every gift will help to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-08-2018 23:57 via twitter.com
  👟👁CNIB Night Steps walk under the stars starts at 7 PM from Baggage Building Arts Centre ✨🌟Every gift will help to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Rib Fest heats up the Waterfront District, starting today and continuing until Sunday night. #tbay ow.ly/hGlj30lxZ0X

  24-08-2018 23:46 via twitter.com
  Rib Fest heats up the Waterfront District, starting today and continuing until Sunday night. #tbay ow.ly/hGlj30lxZ0X
  
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• Tonight's Movie Nights at the Waterfront screening of Moana has been cancelled. Blame Mother Nature. ow.ly/Ud5z30lxWfT

  24-08-2018 22:32 via twitter.com
  Tonight's Movie Nights at the Waterfront screening of Moana has been cancelled. Blame Mother Nature. ow.ly/Ud5z30lxWfT
  
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• Thunder Bay police investigating murder of 31-year-old woman

  24-08-2018 22:13 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police are investigating the discovery of a body on the city's south side this week as a homicide.
  
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• Thunder Bay Police Investigate Homicide of Amelia Corrie Sainnawap

  24-08-2018 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thunder Bay Police are looking for information in the homicide investigation tn the death of Amelia Corrie Sainnawap
  THUNDER BAY – Crime – The suspicious death investigation has shifted to a homicide investigation. Thunder Bay Police have identified 31-year-old Amelia Corrie Sainnawap as the person found deceased on August 22, 2018, in the 100 block of Cumming Street.
  Her family has been notified of her death. The Thunder Bay Police Service is investigating this incident as a ho
  
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• It’s Ribfest TBay! Come on out and enjoy some delicious ribs! And stop by our tent to pose at our photo booth! -Magic 99.9 Summer Cruiser Merla Mae Thunder Pet #thunderbay

  24-08-2018 21:28 via twitter.com
  It’s Ribfest TBay! Come on out and enjoy some delicious ribs!And stop by our tent to pose at our photo booth!-Magic 99.9 Summer CruiserMerla Mae Thunder Pet #thunderbay
  
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• It’s Ribfest TBay! Come on out and enjoy some delicious ribs! 🍗🍖 And stop by our tent to pose at our photo booth! 📸… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-08-2018 21:28 via twitter.com
  It’s Ribfest TBay! Come on out and enjoy some delicious ribs! 🍗🍖 And stop by our tent to pose at our photo booth! 📸… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Movie Night Cancelled Friday | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/164211942…

  24-08-2018 21:23 via twitter.com
  Movie Night Cancelled Friday | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/164211942…
  
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• Movie Night Cancelled Friday | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 http://magic999.ca/news/1642119423/movie-night-cancelled-friday …

  24-08-2018 21:23 via twitter.com
  Movie Night Cancelled Friday | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 http://magic999.ca/news/1642119423/movie-night-cancelled-friday …
  
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• Police say Amelia Corrie Sainnawap has been identified as the victim in the city's third murder of 2018. ow.ly/UbhY30lxR2a

  24-08-2018 20:57 via twitter.com
  Police say Amelia Corrie Sainnawap has been identified as the victim in the city's third murder of 2018. ow.ly/UbhY30lxR2a
  
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• Alcohol is associated with 2.8 million deaths each year

  24-08-2018 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Far too many drivers are still not getting the message it is not alright to get behind the wheel after drinking
  Globally, one in three people drink alcohol (equivalent to 2.4 billion people), and 2.2% of women and 6.8% of men die from alcohol-related health problems each year.
  Alcohol use was ranked as the seventh leading risk factor for premature death and disability worldwide in 2016, and was the leading cause for people aged 15-49 years old. In this age group, it is associated with tuberculos
  
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• Police Investigating Homicide | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/156387725…

  24-08-2018 20:49 via twitter.com
  Police Investigating Homicide | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/156387725…
  
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• Police Investigating Homicide | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 http://www.magic999.ca/news/1563877252/police-investigating-homicide …

  24-08-2018 20:49 via twitter.com
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• Isle Royale Martens Re-Discovered by Researchers

  24-08-2018 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Phil Manlick releases a collared marten on the west end of Isle Royale in March 2018. PHOTO CREDIT Jonathan Pauli
  MADISON, Wis. — After decades of trapping, the last known American marten was spotted on Isle Royale in 1917. Fifty years later, in 1966, the National Park Service planned to reintroduce martens to the national park situated in Lake Superior, but nobody knows if the agency ever followed through. Then, in 1993, martens were confirmed on the island for the first time in 76 years.
  
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• Still time to Apply to Lakehead University

  24-08-2018 20:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lakehead University Campus in Thunder Bay
  THUNDER BAY – LIVING – It’s not too late to apply to Lakehead University – applications will be accepted for most programs until the first week of September.
  If you are accepted, the Thunderwolves Howl! Fall Orientation will welcome you and other new students to Lakehead University and introduce you to the Thunder Bay campus.  Orientation will run from Wednesday, Aug. 29 until Saturday, Sept. 1, and will focus on helping
  
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• Fire in Quetico Park increases in size as fire hazard in northwest Ontario remains high

  24-08-2018 19:51 via cbc.ca
  A number of forest fires in northwestern Ontario that are currently being monitored have increased in size and fire behaviour on Thursday, the Ministry's fire information officer Jonathan Scott said.
  
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• Bernier didn't tell anyone from the Conservative Party about his dramatic exit

  24-08-2018 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Quebec MP Maxime Bernier says he didn't tell anyone from the Conservative Party that he planned to bolt before making his stunning political announcement yesterday in Ottawa.
  
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• Clark headlines Celebrity Hockey Classic #tbay ow.ly/RWfY30lxFim

  24-08-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  Clark headlines Celebrity Hockey Classic #tbay ow.ly/RWfY30lxFim
  
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• Hockey Stars show kids what it's like to Train With a Pro (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/tEcb30lxCN0

  24-08-2018 17:16 via twitter.com
  Hockey Stars show kids what it's like to Train With a Pro (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/tEcb30lxCN0
  
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• This weekend's Movie Nights on the Waterfront kicks off with Moana

  24-08-2018 16:56 via cbc.ca
  The second weekend of Movie Nights on the Waterfront kicks off on Friday at around 9:30 p.m. at Marina Park in Thunder Bay, Ont.
  
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• Friday's Movie Nights on the Waterfront cancelled due to rain

  24-08-2018 16:56 via cbc.ca
  Saturday's Movie Nights on the Waterfront will still go as planned.
  
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• Thunder Bay police locate missing 20-year-old last seen at Regional Health Sciences Centre

  24-08-2018 15:55 via cbc.ca
  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they have safely located 20-year-old River Bluecoat who had last been seen on Aug. 5.
  
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• Harley-Davidson announces massive product, retail overhaul

  24-08-2018 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  As its traditional customer base ages, Harley is shifting its focus to providing electric motorcycles and small-displacement and lighter machines
  By Doug Firby
  CALGARY – Venerable U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson today unveiled what it is calling the most ambitious product and customer service overall in the company’s history.
  As its traditional customer base of boomers age and hang up their riding boots, Harley is dramatically shifting its focus by providing electric motor
  
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• BC First Nations Leaders Call for Support

  24-08-2018 15:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Coast Salish Traditional Territory/Vancouver – BC First Nations leaders are calling on the federal and provincial governments to provide immediate and on-going supports needed by the numerous BC First Nations directly impacted by the 2018 BC Wildfire Season and to also create a BC First Nations Emergency Management Fund, which was proposed following the 2017 BC wildfire season.
  Regional Chief Terry Teegee and Grand Chief Ed John met with Premier Horgan, and Defence Minister Sajjan yesterda
  
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• British Columbia is on Fire

  24-08-2018 15:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS).
  British Columbia is on fire. In this Canadian province 56 wildfires “of note” are active and continuing to blow smoke into the skies overhead.
  Current statistics (from the BC Wildfire Service) show that 629,074 total hectares (1,554,475.71 acres) have burned this year in British Columbia. Specifically, in each province, the Coastal province has had 86,116 hectares burn. Northwest has had 310,
  
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• Low income home renovation program still seeking applications #tbay ow.ly/nLsx30lxsxF

  24-08-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  Low income home renovation program still seeking applications #tbay ow.ly/nLsx30lxsxF
  
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• Fix a phone or 50 pushups: how to beat knife crime in Britain

  24-08-2018 14:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Social enterprise aims to tackle a knife crime epidemic in London by teaching young offenders how to fix cracked smartphones
  By Lee Mannion
  LONDON – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sitting in his cell, mulling a childhood shaped by fear, theft and drugs, gang member Jake knew things had to change.
  He was part of Britain’s spiralling knife culture and feared it would all end badly.
  Jake was 15 when he first carried a knife – as protection. Friends had been stabbed, some had
  
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• Big cities vow to make buildings carbon neutral by 2050

  24-08-2018 14:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Houses, offices and other buildings account for more than half of all planet-warming gasses emitted by urban areas
  By Umberto Bacchi
  LONDON – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Leaders of some of the world’s biggest cities vowed on Thursday to make all buildings carbon neutral by 2050, ensuring they make no contribution to climate change.
  From London to Tokyo, 19 mayors said they would put in place regulations requiring all new buildings to be carbon neutral by 2030 and all existin
  
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• Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/Mmdh30lxphg

  24-08-2018 13:59 via twitter.com
  Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/Mmdh30lxphg
  
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• Northwest District Wildfire Update – August 23, 2018

  24-08-2018 13:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – There were six new fires confirmed in the region by the afternoon of August 23.Red Lake 189 is being observed at 15 hectares and is located near Artery Lake, approximately 98 kilometres west of Red Lake
  Kenora 124 is not under control at 0.2 hectares and is located near Silvery Lake, approximately 43 kilometres east of Kenora
  Nipigon 66 is under control at 0.2 hectares and is located near Winisk Lake, approximately 360 kilometres north of Geraldton
  Sioux Lookout 143 is under
  
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• Acadia Broadcasting Recognized By Hospital | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/134957817…

  24-08-2018 13:22 via twitter.com
  Acadia Broadcasting Recognized By Hospital | CJUK Thunder Bay | Magic 99.9 magic999.ca/news/134957817…
  
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• New tenant sought for former Sports Dome site

  24-08-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The search for a new tenant for the site formerly occupied by the Sports Dome will get underway in earnest over the coming weeks.
  
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• Thunder Bay tennis officials pushing forward with plans for indoor court space

  24-08-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Officials with the Thunder Bay Community Tennis Centre say this coming winter will be the second in a row with no available space to play the sport indoors.
  
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• Exercise program helps elders stay healthy in northern First Nation communities

  24-08-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Elders in northern Ontario communities are getting healthier thanks to a one-time grant of $100,000 from the provincial government.
  
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• Kevin blows it in bowling! https://www.facebook.com/magicthunderbay/videos/349341915608813/ …

  24-08-2018 02:41 via twitter.com
  Kevin blows it in bowling!https://www.facebook.com/magicthunderbay/videos/349341915608813/ …
  
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• Kevin blows it in bowling! 🎳🌬 facebook.com/magicthunderba…

  24-08-2018 02:41 via twitter.com
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• Talking strategy with Sarah on team Magic 99.9! 🎳 facebook.com/magicthunderba…

  24-08-2018 02:35 via twitter.com
  Talking strategy with Sarah on team Magic 99.9! 🎳 facebook.com/magicthunderba…
  
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