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• Availability of legally purchased pot in Thunder Bay on Day One limited by Ontario's rules against physical storefr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 23:58 via twitter.com
  Availability of legally purchased pot in Thunder Bay on Day One limited by Ontario's rules against physical storefr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Talaga debuts Massey Lecture series in Thunder Bay #tbay ow.ly/BHn830mh6s3

  17-10-2018 23:23 via twitter.com
  Talaga debuts Massey Lecture series in Thunder Bay #tbayow.ly/BHn830mh6s3
  
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• OPP investigating fatal crash on Highway 11/17 in Thunder Bay

  17-10-2018 23:01 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police in Thunder Bay are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision Wednesday morning on Highway 11/17 — between Oliver Road and the Harbour Expressway.
  
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• Two sawmills expand production. ow.ly/c0pc30mh3OA

  17-10-2018 22:19 via twitter.com
  Two sawmills expand production. ow.ly/c0pc30mh3OA
  
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• Bull moose found shot, abandoned near Sioux Lookout prompts search for suspect, says MNRF

  17-10-2018 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Conservation officers with Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry are asking for the public's help in identifying who is responsible for shooting and abandoning a bull moose earlier in October.
  
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• Parade of Lights rolls into 20th year (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/TIs430mh23y

  17-10-2018 21:39 via twitter.com
  Parade of Lights rolls into 20th year (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/TIs430mh23y
  
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• Mishkeegogamang resident dies after taking fake oxycodone, says OPP

  17-10-2018 21:23 via cbc.ca
  A resident from Mishkeegogamang First Nation has died after ingesting what OPP believe are "illicit opioids made to look like pharmaceutically produced medication."
  
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• Province has not committed to assist police with local gang issue: Hauth #tbay ow.ly/HaZl30mgZ9a

  17-10-2018 20:34 via twitter.com
  Province has not committed to assist police with local gang issue: Hauth #tbay ow.ly/HaZl30mgZ9a
  
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• Wanted Wednesday adds three more. ow.ly/1FK330mgX52

  17-10-2018 19:49 via twitter.com
  Wanted Wednesday adds three more. ow.ly/1FK330mgX52
  
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• KENORA AND EAR FALLS SAWMILLS EXPAND PRODUCTION

  17-10-2018 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  KENORA – Kenora Forest Products has now confirmed it is hiring 15-20 new employees for a weekend production shift set to start next month. Stephen Boon, Unifor National Representative said, “We are extremely pleased to see both the Ear Falls and Kenora sawmills running at full production and now expanding even further to take advantage of a low Canadian dollar and rebound in softwood lumber prices. EACOM’s Ear Falls Sawmill 
  
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• Pullia Campaign Picks up Endorsement from Kevin Cernjul

  17-10-2018 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Frank Pullia is seeking to be elected Mayor of Thunder Bay
  THUNDER BAY – POLITICS – Kevin Cernjul has ended his campaign for Mayor. Over the past weeks, Cernjul has not attended any of the public forums, or debates.
  Cernjul will publicly endorse Frank Pullia on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Pullia’s campaign office.
  In a statement issued by the Pullia campaign, “Mr. Cernjul has decided to forego his bid and encourages all his supporters to vote for Frank Pulli
  
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• Woman charged in connection with Trillium Way fire appears in court #tbay ow.ly/wC9W30mgTHK

  17-10-2018 18:51 via twitter.com
  Woman charged in connection with Trillium Way fire appears in court #tbay ow.ly/wC9W30mgTHK
  
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• UPDATE: OPP confirm fatality in morning collision on the Thunder Bay Expressway. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/col… #tbay

  17-10-2018 18:14 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: OPP confirm fatality in morning collision on the Thunder Bay Expressway. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/col… #tbay
  
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• Legal Weed: What Your Kids Need to Know

  17-10-2018 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cannabis is the most widely available and most used illegal substance in the world, and Canadian youth are among the top users. Parents and their kids need to prepare, as the drug becomes legal in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018. (Shutterstock)Geraint Osborne, University of Alberta
  Weed, pot, grass, marijuana — or cannabis to use the proper terminology — is now legal in Canada, after 95 years of prohibition. Anyone over the age of 18, or 19 depending on the province, can now walk into a stor
  
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• Cannabis legalization presents 'looming decision' for next city council

  17-10-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  The city has been working for months to prepare for cannabis legalization, but there are still uncertainties, including a matter that won't be settled until after the municipal election.
  
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• OPINION – Now that cannabis is legal, let’s use it to tackle the opioid crisis

  17-10-2018 17:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  A employee holds pre-rolled joints at Buddha Barn Craft Cannabis in Vancouver, Oct. 2, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardStephanie Lake, University of British Columbia and M-J Milloy, University of British Columbia
  The legalization of cannabis for adult use in Canada is one of the biggest national public policy shifts that many of us will ever witness in our lifetimes.
  This historic change in drug policy was proposed by the Canadian government as a way to promote public health, as the cou
  
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• Mishkeegogamang resident dies after taking imitation opioid #tbay ow.ly/nZjw30mgPvl

  17-10-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  Mishkeegogamang resident dies after taking imitation opioid #tbay ow.ly/nZjw30mgPvl
  
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• 48-year-old woman faces charges after Monday's townhouse fire in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  17-10-2018 17:43 via cbc.ca
  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they have arrested a 48-year-old woman after a fire on the city's north side just after midnight on Monday.
  
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• Drug Charges Follow Overdose Death in Pickle Lake

  17-10-2018 17:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  PICKLE LAKE – On October 14, 2018, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Pickle Lake Detachment responded to two separate occurrences where a Pickle Lake resident and a Mishkeegogamang resident ingested medication that they believed to be pharmaceutical produced Percocet (oxycodone). The pills ingested are currently believed to be illicit opioids made to look like pharmaceutically produced medication. Both people became unconscious as a result of the drug ingested, and a
  
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• Mayoral candidate asks voters to back Pullia #tbay ow.ly/msgQ30mgMrw

  17-10-2018 17:07 via twitter.com
  Mayoral candidate asks voters to back Pullia #tbay ow.ly/msgQ30mgMrw
  
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• Meet your Thunder Bay mayoral candidate: Shane Judge

  17-10-2018 16:13 via cbc.ca
  There is a large number of candidates running in the upcoming Thunder Bay municipal election, including 11 vying for the mayor's chair.
  
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• Lawyer Christopher Watkins apologizes to clients for 'unfortunate situation' #tbay ow.ly/ojrE30mgI1J

  17-10-2018 16:06 via twitter.com
  Lawyer Christopher Watkins apologizes to clients for 'unfortunate situation' #tbay ow.ly/ojrE30mgI1J
  
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• Lakehead University Women’s Basketball Commits Megan Looney for next year’s season

  17-10-2018 15:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lakehead University Women’s Basketball Commits Megan Looney for next years season
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – A 6’0 forward, Megan (Buckeye, AZ) attended Apache Junction High school and played for the Western New Mexico University Mustangs (NCAA DIV 2).Looney was a team captain at Apache Junction where she was the teams leading scorer averaging 15 points per game.  Prior to that, she played at juggernaut St. Mary’s in Phoenix where she won two state championship ri
  
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• Northern Ontario School of Medicine – Report Released by Indigenous Community Gathering

  17-10-2018 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Northern Ontario School of Medicine
  Expert Panel on Indigenous Relations at NOSM releases final report and recommendations at fifth Indigenous Community Partnership Gathering
  THUNDER BAY – The Expert Panel on Indigenous Relations, engaged by the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) to review the relationships, structures and policies that exist between the School and Indigenous Peoples, has issued its final report and recommendations to the School.
  Engaged by the School in
  
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• Collision closes Expressway #tbay ow.ly/h7kf30mgEkG

  17-10-2018 15:08 via twitter.com
  Collision closes Expressway #tbay ow.ly/h7kf30mgEkG
  
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• From 1977: The House of Commons enters the TV era

  17-10-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  TV cameras are installed in the House of Commons in 1977.
  
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• Police will gauge public trust in upcoming satisfaction survey #tbay ow.ly/u9JP30mgBII

  17-10-2018 14:23 via twitter.com
  Police will gauge public trust in upcoming satisfaction survey #tbay ow.ly/u9JP30mgBII
  
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• Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/3Xmf30mgAED

  17-10-2018 14:01 via twitter.com
  Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/3Xmf30mgAED
  
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• Walmart abandons 'drastic' mail order shipping fees after outcry

  17-10-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The retailer had started charging $250 to ship even small items to northern Ontario communities such as Pickle Lake and Pikangikum.
  
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• 'Fit for duty' key part of Thunder Bay police new cannabis, substance use policy

  17-10-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  The Thunder Bay Police Service announced their policy for cannabis use by staff and officers, during the police services board monthly meeting Tuesday. It states all officers and staff must report to work 'fit for duty'.
  
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• 4 faces of homelessness: Kathleen – when homelessness is about more than just housing

  17-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  For Indigenous people, homelessness is about more than a lack of safe, affordable housing, said homelessness scholar and former homeless man Jesse Thistle.
  
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• What you asked about marijuana legalization in Ontario — and what we still don't know

  17-10-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Cannabis is now legal but there are a lot of questions left about how it is going to work here in Ontario. Here are some of your questions.
  
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• Meet your Thunder Bay mayoral candidate: Shane Judge - CBC.ca

  17-10-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Meet your Thunder Bay mayoral candidate: Shane Judge  CBC.caThere is a large number of candidates running in the upcoming Thunder Bay municipal election, including 11 vying for the mayor's chair.
  
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• Naked shark diver arrested in Thunder Bay. ow.ly/cGMn30mgihT #tbay

  17-10-2018 03:41 via twitter.com
  Naked shark diver arrested in Thunder Bay. ow.ly/cGMn30mgihT #tbay
  
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• A 48-year-old woman is charged with causing death by criminal negligence following an investigation into a fire at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 01:38 via twitter.com
  A 48-year-old woman is charged with causing death by criminal negligence following an investigation into a fire at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ripley's Aquarium naked swimmer arrested in Thunder Bay - CityNews Toronto

  17-10-2018 00:16 via toronto.citynews.ca
  CityNews Toronto
  Ripley's Aquarium naked swimmer arrested in Thunder Bay
  CityNews Toronto
  The man who jumped naked into the shark tank at Ripley's Aquarium has been arrested by provincial police in Thunder Bay. David Weaver, 37, of Nelson, British Columbia was also wanted for an alleged assault on a man outside Medieval Times just hours ...
  Man alleged to be Toronto aquarium skinny-dipper arrested in Thunder BayCBC.ca
  Man accused of being naked shark swimmer arrested in Thunder BayEdmonton
  
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• Man alleged to be Toronto aquarium skinny-dipper arrested in Thunder Bay

  17-10-2018 00:08 via cbc.ca
  A man who made headlines on Monday when a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing him jumping into a shark-filled aquarium in the nude has been arrested, police say.
  
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