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• Thunder Bay health unit's 'final offer' unacceptable, nurses union says

  26-10-2018 22:38 via cbc.ca
  The union representing Thunder Bay's striking public health nurses says the health unit's comments about an offer made earlier in October is a "mischaracterization of the facts of the strike."
  
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• Wendel Clark, Steve Thomas and John LeClair among former NHLers taking to the ice with local fans during Thunder Ba… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-10-2018 22:34 via twitter.com
  Wendel Clark, Steve Thomas and John LeClair among former NHLers taking to the ice with local fans during Thunder Ba… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Striking public health nurses in Thunder Bay appeal to Doug Ford for assistance

  26-10-2018 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Public health nurses employed by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit have now been on strike for nearly two weeks.
  
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• MNRF issues over 100 charges, 300 warnings at start of northern Ontario rifle season

  26-10-2018 21:30 via cbc.ca
  Conservation officers with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry say they have laid over 100 charges and issued over 300 warnings during the start of the 2018 rifle season for deer and moose in northern Ontario.
  
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• 'Positive feedback' for first online, telephone voting in Thunder Bay municipal election

  26-10-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  The 2018 municipal election marked the first time ever voters in Thunder Bay, Ont., were able to cast their votes online, or by telephone, for the city's next council and mayor.
  
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• Striking nurses still awaiting counter-proposal #tbay ow.ly/Bibv30mofh9

  26-10-2018 20:31 via twitter.com
  Striking nurses still awaiting counter-proposal #tbay ow.ly/Bibv30mofh9
  
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• Salvation Army's Journey to Life Centre construction is under way. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/con… #tbay

  26-10-2018 19:02 via twitter.com
  Salvation Army's Journey to Life Centre construction is under way. tbnewswatch.com/local-news/con… #tbay
  
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• Long hours, hard labour — stable workers are among Ontario's worst paid workers: survey

  26-10-2018 18:47 via cbc.ca
  Stable workers in Ontario taking loving care of their horses, a new survey from Brock University says, are among the lowest paid workers in the province.
  
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• FWFN Chief Collins reminds Premier Ford to 'not forget' about Indigenous people

  26-10-2018 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Wearing a shirt that recognizes the partnership between Fort William First Nation and Resolute Forest Products pulp and paper mill on Thursday, chief Peter Collins reminded the Ontario Premier how much of a contributor First Nation people are to the success of the province's economy.
  
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• Owen Keene boots two first half field goals, all the Vikings needed in a 6-0 win over the Falcons (Re-post to corre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-10-2018 17:28 via twitter.com
  Owen Keene boots two first half field goals, all the Vikings needed in a 6-0 win over the Falcons (Re-post to corre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canada Games torch relay arrives in city #tbay ow.ly/WlXt30mo4HN

  26-10-2018 17:24 via twitter.com
  Canada Games torch relay arrives in city #tbay ow.ly/WlXt30mo4HN
  
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• Thunder Bay police locate missing 21-year-old woman

  26-10-2018 16:51 via cbc.ca
  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are thanking the public for their help in locating a missing 21-year-old woman.
  
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• Indigenous #MeToo catching fire in B.C. First Nations communities

  26-10-2018 16:20 via cbc.ca
  The #MeToo movement in Indigenous communities has begun to surface. But experts say vulnerable and marginalized peoples are more cautious when it comes to bringing forward accusations of sexual assault and harassment.
  
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• Problems with site of new elementary school pushes price up by $10 million #tbay ow.ly/Eswb30mnYFl

  26-10-2018 16:06 via twitter.com
  Problems with site of new elementary school pushes price up by $10 million #tbay ow.ly/Eswb30mnYFl
  
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• Video: Police looking to identify ATM theft suspect #tbay ow.ly/BoCV30mnTh7

  26-10-2018 14:41 via twitter.com
  Video: Police looking to identify ATM theft suspect #tbay ow.ly/BoCV30mnTh7
  
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• Warming seas double snowfall around North America’s tallest peaks

  26-10-2018 14:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  DARTMOUTH – CLIMATE – Snowfall on a major summit in North America’s highest mountain range has more than doubled since the beginning of the Industrial Age, according to a study from Dartmouth College, the University of Maine, and the University of New Hampshire.
  The research not only finds a dramatic increase in snowfall, it further explains connections in the global climate system by attributing the record accumulation to warmer waters thousands of miles away in the tropical P
  
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• Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/KaDQ30mnRAb

  26-10-2018 14:04 via twitter.com
  Good Morning, Thunder Bay! #tbay ow.ly/KaDQ30mnRAb
  
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• ThunderCon organizers hope event grows as it becomes 'quite a little hub' for pop-culture fans

  26-10-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  This weekend promises to be another one to remember for Thunder Bay's cosplayers, collectors, gamers, and pop-culture fans.
  
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• 'Will you admit that Steve was poisoned?' Former Grassy Narrows chief's family asks of governments

  26-10-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The family of former Grassy Narrows First Nation Chief Steve Fobister Sr. is demanding that federal and Ontario government officials acknowledge that Fobister died from mercury poisoning brought on by industrial dumping into the English-Wabigoon River System.
  
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• 2 ATMs stolen in separate incidents, Thunder Bay, Ont., police investigating

  26-10-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are investigating after two ATMs were stolen in separate incidents in October on the city's north side.
  
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• Striking public health nurses in Thunder Bay appeal to Doug Ford for assistance - Global News

  26-10-2018 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Striking public health nurses in Thunder Bay appeal to Doug Ford for assistance  Global NewsPublic health nurses employed by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit have now been on strike for nearly two weeks.
  
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• Sol Mamakwa – “Chief Fobister was sick from mercury poisoning…”

  26-10-2018 02:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  QUEENS PARK – POLITICS – Sol Mamakwa was up in Queen’s Park on October 25th on the subject of Grassy Narrows, asking q question on behalf of the family of former Grand Chief Steve Fobister Senior.
  Mr. Sol Mamakwa: Meegwetch.Remarks in Ogi-Cree.Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Acting Premier. Two weeks ago, I rose in this House to ask a question on behalf of the family of Steven Fobister Sr. and the people of Grassy Narrows, as did the Leader of the Opposition.
  At that time, t
  
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• Patty Hajdu Nomination Meeting Set for October 27, 2018

  26-10-2018 02:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Minister Patty Hajdu MP – Thunder Bay Superior North
  THUNDER BAY – Local Liberals will gather in Thunder Bay, Ontario for a 2019 Nomination Event with Hon. Patty Hajdu on Saturday, Oct. 27.  With the next federal election just over a year away, Patty Hajdu will be nominated as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Thunder Bay-Superior North.
  Hajdu was first elected to Parliament in 2015 and served as the Minister of Status of Women. She has been the Minister of Employment, Work
  
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• Owen Steele boots two first half field goals, all the Vikings needed in a 6-0 win over the Falcons. ow.ly/ue5730mnwnG

  26-10-2018 01:55 via twitter.com
  Owen Steele boots two first half field goals, all the Vikings needed in a 6-0 win over the Falcons. ow.ly/ue5730mnwnG
  
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• Video Released of ATM Theft from High Variety

  26-10-2018 00:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – CRIMEBEAT – Thunder Bay Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect connected to a break and enter and theft investigation.
  TBPS officers responded to reports of an alarm just after 4:30 am on Oct. 10th, 2018, at High Variety convenience store, located in the 100 block of High Street North.Shot of suspect taken from video
  When officers arrived they found the business had been broken into and an ATM machine had been taken. Investig
  
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• Indigenous students get a tasty tour of Thunder Bay - CBC.ca

  26-10-2018 00:00 via cbc.ca
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  Indigenous students get a tasty tour of Thunder Bay
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  Two Thunder Bay, Ont., residents, armed with a grant from the PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise, launched an initiative this week to help Indigenous students from northern First Nations feel more welcome in the city — by introducing them to the city ...
  
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• Indigenous students get a tasty tour of Thunder Bay

  26-10-2018 00:00 via cbc.ca
  Local residents Sue Hamel and Michelle Derosier brought students from Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School and the Matawa Learning Centre on walking tours of Thunder Bay, stopping in at different restaurants and cafes along the way.
  
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