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• College celebrates TEC Hub's grand opening #tbay ow.ly/5c1g30miUbt

  19-10-2018 23:03 via twitter.com
  College celebrates TEC Hub's grand opening #tbay ow.ly/5c1g30miUbt
  
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• Camp Quality ‘Axe-cited’ to Host New Fundraising Event

  19-10-2018 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Camp Quality Northwestern Ontario excitedly launched the Axe Cancer fundraising event presented by Canadian Tire Thunder Centre to take place November 18. From left, Camp Quality’s Sam Stovel, Canadian Tire Thunder Centre’s Harry Fediuk and Camp Quality’s Ashleigh Quarrell and Jacqueline Hanley.
  ‘Axe Cancer’ is First Axe-Throwing Tournament Fundraiser in Thunder Bay
  THUNDER BAY – Camp Quality Northwestern Ontario was excited to launch a new fundraising event F
  
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• Victim identified in fatal collision #tbay ow.ly/Tz6130miRgk

  19-10-2018 21:51 via twitter.com
  Victim identified in fatal collision #tbay ow.ly/Tz6130miRgk
  
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• Candidates Ledger – Kristen Oliver – Candidate Westfort Ward

  19-10-2018 21:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – POLITICS –The next four years will be critical for our new mayor and council. Thunder Bay is at a crossroads requiring a leadership team that works together to chart a path addressing our social and economic issues.  As a candidate for the Westfort Ward, I bring a diverse background of experience and a strong skill set that identifies solutions and delivers results.
  I’m sure we can all agree, addressing crime and social issues are needed. While Thunder Bay is
  
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• Health Unit nurses remain on the picket lines #tbay ow.ly/cz2r30miNZL

  19-10-2018 20:38 via twitter.com
  Health Unit nurses remain on the picket lines #tbay ow.ly/cz2r30miNZL
  
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• 3 men from Big Grassy First Nation dead after boat capsizes in Lake of the Woods: OPP

  19-10-2018 20:38 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police have identified the three men from Big Grassy FIrst Nation, who died after their boat capsized on Lake of the Woods on Monday night.
  
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• OPP Release Names of Deceased Boaters from Big Grassy First Nation

  19-10-2018 19:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  KENORA – On Monday, October 15, 2018, at approximately 8:45 pm members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of three males missing on Lake of the Woods, near Manitou Island. Police learned that the vessel capsized and the males had not resurfaced. Two of the males were located on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, and the third male was located on Thursday, October 18, 2018.
  The males were located with assistance from members of the Kenora Detachment of the OPP, Rain
  
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• Politics 2.0 – Bill Mauro – Candidate for Mayor

  19-10-2018 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – POLITICS – Voting day is October 22nd. NetNewsLedger reached out to candidates for mayor. Candidates were asked four questions.
  Here are the answers provided by Bill Mauro:
  NETNEWSLEDGER: What would you do as Mayor of Thunder Bay to ensure the future of the jobs at the Bombardier plant here in Thunder Bay?
  Bill Mauro: In 1995, the provincial Conservative government announced that they would not be funding the purchase of mass transit vehicles in Ontario.  The
  
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• Bear attack victim wins appeal for lost wages #tbay ow.ly/eSQ930miKwZ

  19-10-2018 19:24 via twitter.com
  Bear attack victim wins appeal for lost wages #tbay ow.ly/eSQ930miKwZ
  
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• Candidates Ledger – Lori Paras – Candidate at Large

  19-10-2018 19:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lori Paras is seeking a seat on Thunder Bay City Council in the 2018 Civic Election. She is running At – Large
  THUNDER BAY – POLITICS 2.0 – My name is Lori Paras and I am one of the 7 candidates that have been endorsed by LEAP in this election and I am campaigning for a seat as a Councillor at Large.
  I have built a platform of Putting People First that encompasses three pillars of change that I would like to bring to the city of Thunder Bay.
  Pillar 1 addresses the need to Build
  
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• Road Construction Update – Highway 61 Expanded Closure

  19-10-2018 18:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY — In addition to the regular nightly closures, Highway 61 between Broadway Avenue and Neebing Avenue/Princess Street, will be closed on Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 pm until Monday, October 29 at 6:30 am and on Saturday, November 3 at 7:00 pm until Monday, November 5 at 6:30 am, weather pending.  A marked detour will be provided from Highway 61 from Neebing Avenue to Broadway Avenue and back to Highway 61 in both directions.
  The highway closures are necessary to ensure the
  
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• Letter to the editor: Northern support for the NextBridge transmission project #tbay ow.ly/hnjh30miFXF

  19-10-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  Letter to the editor: Northern support for the NextBridge transmission project #tbay ow.ly/hnjh30miFXF
  
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• B.C. man accused of swimming naked in Toronto aquarium shark tank granted bail

  19-10-2018 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  David Weaver of Nelson, B.C., has been charged with assault causing bodily harm, mischief under $5,000 and mischief interfering with property.
  
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• OPP investigate suspicious death in Shoal Lake 39 First Nation #tbay ow.ly/k88u30miCtV

  19-10-2018 17:12 via twitter.com
  OPP investigate suspicious death in Shoal Lake 39 First Nation #tbay ow.ly/k88u30miCtV
  
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• Sweat lodge ceremony offers new perspectives as part of Thunder Bay police change project

  19-10-2018 17:11 via cbc.ca
  A recent visit to a sweat lodge provided members of the community, who are working with the Thunder Bay Police Service on its organizational change project, some new ideas and a new perspective on building relationships. The group's first priority is to revamp the police Aboriginal Liaison Unit.T
  
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• Candidate’s Ledger – Frank Pullia – Taxes are Always Front and Centre

  19-10-2018 17:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Councillor at Large Frank Pullia had an evening of listening and gathering the viewpoints from citizens at a number of townhall 
  By Frank Pullia
  THUNDER BAY – POLITICS – Taxes are always front and centre as a major issue for our citizens especially at the municipal level. One of the reasons why I ran in 2014 was because of the concerns expressed by our residents on increasing tax rate. While we have achieved a lot in the last four years in generating budget surpluses without a r
  
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• Police investigate after pedestrian struck by pickup truck in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  19-10-2018 16:38 via cbc.ca
  A 21-year-old woman from Thunder Bay, Ont., has been transported to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre after a motor vehicle collision on Dawson Road on Thursday evening.
  
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• As climate change batters U.S. cities, some discuss ‘managed retreat’

  19-10-2018 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite an increase in flash floods and mega-storms, experts say the U.S. federal government has no overarching plan to deal with the climate change crisis
  By Carey L. Biron
  WASHINGTON – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When flash floods tore through Ellicott City, Maryland, this spring, Governor Larry Hogan called it a “once-every-1,000-year” event – even though it was the second such catastrophe within two years.
  Speaking to reporters in May, Hogan was channelling t
  
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• Police Investigate Suspicious Death in Shoal Lake First Nation

  19-10-2018 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Treaty Three Police
  SHOAL LAKE FN – On October 12, 2018, the Treaty Three Police Service requested the assistance of the OPP with a suspicious death investigation.
  An investigation was commenced with members from the Treaty Three Police Service, OPP North West Region Crime Unit, and OPP Forensic Identification Services under the direction of Detective Inspector Darryl Sigouin of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB).
  On October 15, 2018, a post-mortem examination was conducted at the
  
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• How to house the homeless: Molly – when things go right

  19-10-2018 16:11 via cbc.ca
  Molly Boyce spent more than 15 years on the streets and lived in Shelter House's managed alcohol program. Now she works for Shelter House and plans to study nursing. What went right for her? One factor, she said, was a brush with the law that connected her to the John Howard Society.
  
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• Auto-pedestrian collisions sends one woman to hospital #tbay ow.ly/xv2C30miw1q

  19-10-2018 15:41 via twitter.com
  Auto-pedestrian collisions sends one woman to hospital #tbay ow.ly/xv2C30miw1q
  
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• Permanent funding sought for crisis response team to help with mental health calls #tbay ow.ly/CfXV30misM3

  19-10-2018 14:49 via twitter.com
  Permanent funding sought for crisis response team to help with mental health calls #tbay ow.ly/CfXV30misM3
  
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• Saints make easy work of Vikings in junior gridiron play. ow.ly/ksGn30mirhI

  19-10-2018 14:23 via twitter.com
  Saints make easy work of Vikings in junior gridiron play. ow.ly/ksGn30mirhI
  
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• TGIF: Win $100 gift card to Red Lion Smokehouse! #tbay ow.ly/L1Ai30miqbz

  19-10-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  TGIF: Win $100 gift card to Red Lion Smokehouse! #tbay ow.ly/L1Ai30miqbz
  
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• Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/fsDB30miqat

  19-10-2018 14:00 via twitter.com
  Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/fsDB30miqat
  
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• Suspended Thunder Bay lawyer says health, personal issues at core of recent problems

  19-10-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  A suspended Thunder Bay lawyer says a "perfect storm" of health, professional and personal issues is the reason behind his repeated failure to appear in court on behalf of his clients in recent months.
  
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• Wasaya Airways partners with Bearskin Airlines for direct flights to Winnipeg from Sioux Lookout

  19-10-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Residents in northwestern Ontario will soon be able to fly directly from Sioux Lookout, Ont. to Winnipeg starting on Monday, October 22.
  
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• Ministry seeks input on education reform, sex ed curriculum

  19-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The ministry of education is inviting northwestern Ontario residents to have their say as it reviews the province's education system, including the new sexual education curriculum.
  
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• Sweat lodge ceremony offers new perspectives as part of Thunder Bay police change project - CBC.ca

  19-10-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Sweat lodge ceremony offers new perspectives as part of Thunder Bay police change project  CBC.caA recent visit to a sweat lodge provided members of the community, who are working with the Thunder Bay Police *Service* on its organizational change project, ...
  
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• Letter to the editor: Community needs versus community wants #tbay ow.ly/XVKv30mhTnd

  19-10-2018 03:00 via twitter.com
  Letter to the editor: Community needs versus community wants #tbay ow.ly/XVKv30mhTnd
  
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• 27-year-old Shoal Lake First Nation man charged in seven-year-old fatal vehicle/pedestrian collision. ow.ly/rTlv30mi4ZQ #tbay

  19-10-2018 02:05 via twitter.com
  27-year-old Shoal Lake First Nation man charged in seven-year-old fatal vehicle/pedestrian collision. ow.ly/rTlv30mi4ZQ #tbay
  
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• Letter to the editor: Hardworking candidate #tbay ow.ly/VkJK30mhTmc

  19-10-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Letter to the editor: Hardworking candidate #tbay ow.ly/VkJK30mhTmc
  
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