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• Thunder Bay soldier shares story to help students understand Remembrance Day

  09-11-2018 22:27 via cbc.ca
  One hundred years ago this Sunday, November 11 families in Canada were once again reunited with their loved ones who bravely put their life on the line to fight for the peace and freedom we have in our country today.
  
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• It's loud, it's annoying, and for some curling fans, it's 'the greatest sound in the whole entire world'

  09-11-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  For northern Ontario curling fans, nothing is better than a chorus of loud, grunting moose calls echoing from the stands.
  
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• Lakehead Public Schools being sued for $28.5 million #tbay ow.ly/Jaht30mz4ix

  09-11-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
  Lakehead Public Schools being sued for $28.5 million #tbay ow.ly/Jaht30mz4ix
  
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• Thunder Bay, Kenora among most violent cities in Canada #tbay ow.ly/TWUg30mz1fx

  09-11-2018 20:27 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay, Kenora among most violent cities in Canada #tbay ow.ly/TWUg30mz1fx
  
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• Global Warming Is Not Damaging Our World – The Global Warming Movement Is

  09-11-2018 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Jay Lehr and Tom Harris
  OTTAWA – OPINION – For many of the entities driving the global warming debate, the goal has never been about climate. Their long-term goal is to unite the world under a single socialistic government in which there is no capitalism, no democracy, and, ultimately, no freedom. United Nations’ treaties such as the Paris Agreement on climate change are the flagships of the global governance agenda. By controlling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, they a
  
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• Resurgent Wolves have won six straight #tbay ow.ly/TWyI30myX71

  09-11-2018 19:02 via twitter.com
  Resurgent Wolves have won six straight #tbay ow.ly/TWyI30myX71
  
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• Ontario couple to take 3-year walk across Canada, from coast to coast to coast

  09-11-2018 18:38 via cbc.ca
  As city planners will tell you, any good place to live is a good place to walk, with lots to see and do within walking distance. For Sonya Richmond and Sean Morton, from Simcoe, Ont., all of Canada from coast to coast to coast, is walking distance.
  
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• Two people face drug charges in Dryden #tbay ow.ly/ozyE30mySHR

  09-11-2018 17:42 via twitter.com
  Two people face drug charges in Dryden #tbay ow.ly/ozyE30mySHR
  
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• Police continue to investigate body found near Thunder Bay golf course

  09-11-2018 16:47 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police continue to investigate after a body was found near a north-side walking trail on Wednesday.
  
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• Road work to cause delays on Red River Road #tbay ow.ly/3GGU30myNef

  09-11-2018 16:21 via twitter.com
  Road work to cause delays on Red River Road #tbay ow.ly/3GGU30myNef
  
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• Health ministry still finds care issues at Hogarth Riverview Manor #tbay ow.ly/wNAM30myHUA

  09-11-2018 15:01 via twitter.com
  Health ministry still finds care issues at Hogarth Riverview Manor #tbay ow.ly/wNAM30myHUA
  
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• The long wait for the Vimy Ridge memorial

  09-11-2018 14:30 via cbc.ca
  Eighteen years after the end of the First World War, a memorial crowned Vimy Ridge, where Canadian soldiers won the hard-fought battle in 1917.
  
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• Wauzhushk Onigum to receive funding for safe drinking water

  09-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The federal government will announce funding today to connect Wauzhushk Onigum to the City of Kenora's water system.
  
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• Federal government announces $7.2M for safe drinking water in Wauzhushk Onigum

  09-11-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The federal government has announced $7.2M in funding to connect Wauzhushk Onigum to the City of Kenora's water system.
  
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  09-11-2018 13:46 via twitter.com
  Guess what day it is! Its#TGIF and we are giving our loyal reader another chance to WIN as $100 Gift Card from ou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Flurries feeling like minus 13C. Cute snowy owl! #tbay tbnewswatch.com/good-morning-t…

  09-11-2018 13:45 via twitter.com
  Flurries feeling like minus 13C.Cute snowy owl! #tbay tbnewswatch.com/good-morning-t…
  
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• Bombardier Thunder Bay plant to run out of work within a year: union

  09-11-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  The largest private-sector employer in Thunder Bay, Ont., may not have many workers next year, if Bombardier does not secure new contracts for the plant.
  
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• Provincial money ends for Ring of Fire talks as Matawa chiefs await response, negotiator says

  09-11-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The lead negotiator for the chiefs of Indigenous communities closest to the Ring of Fire says they're still waiting to hear back from the provincial government about how negotiations will look going forward.
  
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• Atom, Peewee Queens Start Strong at Keating Fall Classic

  09-11-2018 07:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY — This second weekend of November marks the annual Keating Fall Classic, hosted by Westfort Minor Hockey. This year the Peewee Queens are once again competing in the Peewee AA division while last year’s Atom A Tournament Champion Gridlink Atom Queens defend their title.The Atom Queens began their title defence with a Thursday afternoon matchup against the Neebing Wildhawks and got on the board first as Sophia Campagna scored early into the game. The lead held un
  
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• CRTC scales back its Internet ambitions for remote areas

  09-11-2018 07:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  The commission has released the eligibility criteria for accessing $750 million to expand Internet service to remote areas
  By Peter MenziesContributor
  OTTAWA – TECH – When it comes to Internet service, whether its cellular, Wi-Fi, wireless, fixed or both, the one thing that matters most is speed – or so most Kitsilano condo dwellers would tell you.
  Because if you live in, say, Lunenberg County or Stony Rapids or Cambridge Bay, the thing that matters most about Internet ser
  
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• McCarville falls to 0-3 after 5-3 loss to Fleury. ow.ly/8o6C30myrtf #tbay

  09-11-2018 07:09 via twitter.com
  McCarville falls to 0-3 after 5-3 loss to Fleury. ow.ly/8o6C30myrtf #tbay
  
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• African islands call for help as climate change worsens health

  09-11-2018 07:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  At least 23 percent of deaths in Africa are linked to the environment
  By Nellie Peyton
  DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – African island states this week said they need more help to cope with the health impacts of climate change, from worsening nutrition to a resurgence in mosquito-borne disease.
  At least 23 percent of deaths in Africa are linked to the environment, the highest of any region worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
  This figure is expected to rise as g
  
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• Peru arrests ex-police chief, others on baby-trafficking charges

  09-11-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The gang, which authorities dubbed “the Soulless Human Traffickers,” preyed on poor pregnant women and persuaded them to give up their babies
  LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s former police chief Raul Becerra and a dozen others have been arrested for allegedly trafficking babies, the public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
  The gang, which authorities dubbed “the Soulless Human Traffickers,” preyed on poor pregnant women and persuaded them to give up their babi
  
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• Remembrance Day 2018 – Live from Fort William Gardens

  09-11-2018 06:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Remembrance Day 2018 – from Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay.
  Is Remembrance Day important? Every year growing numbers of people are participating in Remembrance Day activities. Every year there are fewer and fewer veterans from past wars alive to attend.
  In Thunder Bay, there are three services you can attend. There are a parade and service at Waverly Park on the north side of the city, Fort William Gardens plays host to Remembrance Day Services, at and Mount McKay
  
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• Five tips to recharging your motivational battery

  09-11-2018 06:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Taking action is the starting point for change
  Are you in a motivational rut? Do you loathe your job? Here’s help
  By Rebecca SchalmColumnist
  Calgary – BUSINESS – It isn’t a secret that many of us don’t love our jobs. At the moment, I am happily in that ‘I love my job!’ place. But I remember when, a couple of years ago, I was in the ‘I loathe my job’ place. You may be somewhere in the middle.
  In many respects, that is the worse place to b
  
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• Why Canada needs more restorative justice

  09-11-2018 06:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  ‘Imagine what society would look like with more empowered, restored individuals, giving back like I am, changing like I did’
  By Sen. Art Eggletonand Sen. Raymonde Saint-Germain
  OTTAWA – A Department of Justice survey conducted earlier this year discovered that over half of Canadians (52 percent) have little familiarity with restorative justice despite its use in our criminal justice system for over 40 years.
  So what is restorative justice? And can it provide better justice for
  
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• Red River Road Maintenance On Until Friday

  09-11-2018 03:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – ROADS – The City of Thunder Bay’s Sewer & Water North Section will be completing water valve maintenance on Red River Road, between Junot Avenue and the Thunder Bay Expressway. Lane closures will be in effect and traffic speeds will be reduced. Motorists can expect delays on Red River Road.
  Motorist are asked to avoid the intersection if possible while City crews work. Signage will be in place to guide traffic safely away from the work area.
  Work will begin th
  
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• Dryden – Police Execute Drug Warrant – Two Arrested

  09-11-2018 01:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dryden Police Headquarters
  DRYDEN – Police across Northwestern Ontario have been busy taking illegal drugs off the streets. In Dryden on November 07, 2018, at approximately 8:30 pm a combined effort involving officers from the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, the Community Street Crime Unit, and the Dryden Police Service executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant on a Dryden residence.
  Following the raid, police seized 31 grams of Methamphetamine, drug traffickin
  
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