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• Celina Reitberger will serve as the new chair of the Thunder Bay Police Services Board. ow.ly/lwzr30mW44s

  10-12-2018 22:55 via twitter.com
  Celina Reitberger will serve as the new chair of the Thunder Bay Police Services Board. ow.ly/lwzr30mW44s
  
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• Reitberger named new chair of Thunder Bay Police Services Board (3 photos) - Tbnewswatch.com

  10-12-2018 22:54
  Reitberger named new chair of Thunder Bay Police Services Board (3 photos)  Tbnewswatch.comCelina Reitberger was nominated as the new chair of the Thunder Bay Police Services Board and is the first Indigenous person to hold the position.
  
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• Hanukkah in 'Jewish Thunder Bay': Northwestern Ontario community celebrates culture, faith - CBC.ca

  10-12-2018 22:33
  Hanukkah in 'Jewish Thunder Bay': Northwestern Ontario community celebrates culture, faith  CBC.caHanukkah ends at sundown Monday. But in Thunder Bay, where the latest census data suggests Jewish people account for only 0.001 per cent of the ...
  
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• Hanukkah in 'Jewish Thunder Bay': Northwestern Ontario community celebrates culture, faith

  10-12-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Hanukkah ends at sundown Monday. But in Thunder Bay, where the latest census data suggests Jewish people account for only 0.001 per cent of the northwestern Ontario city's population, the eight-day celebration represents another important opportunity to gather as a community.
  
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• Hanukkah in 'Jewish Thunder Bay': Northern Ontario community celebrates culture, faith

  10-12-2018 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Hanukkah ends at sundown Monday. But in Thunder Bay, where the latest census data suggests Jewish people account for only 0.001 per cent of the northwestern Ontario city's population, the eight-day celebration represents another important opportunity to gather as a community.
  
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• Kettle corn sales boost Salvation Army campaign #tbay ow.ly/ECbh30mW1Th

  10-12-2018 21:59 via twitter.com
  Kettle corn sales boost Salvation Army campaign #tbay ow.ly/ECbh30mW1Th
  
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• NAN grand chief promises support for teen's family #tbay ow.ly/OfB230mVZy1

  10-12-2018 21:08 via twitter.com
  NAN grand chief promises support for teen's family #tbay ow.ly/OfB230mVZy1
  
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• College staff and students raise nearly $50,000 #tbay ow.ly/Gzkt30mVWMt

  10-12-2018 20:14 via twitter.com
  College staff and students raise nearly $50,000 #tbay ow.ly/Gzkt30mVWMt
  
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• Toys for the North – The Journey Starts

  10-12-2018 19:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Toys for the North get loaded inside a C-130J Hercules, parked at the 8 Wing Tarmac, November 27, 2013. Photo courtesy Cpl Precious Carandang, 8 Wing Trenton
  Hercules Full of Toys for the North Arrives Today!
  THUNDER BAY – After many hours of planning and a long list of volunteers (angels), more than ten skids of donated new toys will be arriving in Thunder Bay via CAF military aircraft CC130 Hercules sometime Monday. “I have good word that the aircraft has departed Trenton at 8:00 a
  
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• Webequie First Nation chief mourns death of teen who left community in search of counselling

  10-12-2018 19:42 via cbc.ca
  Webequie First Nation Chief Cornelius Wabasse says too many Indigenous youth are forced to leave their communities to access basic services like counselling in urban centres.
  
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• Do you want to see cannabis retail stores in your community? City of Thunder Bay asks for your input - CBC.ca

  10-12-2018 19:38
  Do you want to see cannabis retail stores in your community? City of Thunder Bay asks for your input  CBC.caResidents in Thunder Bay, Ont., are being asked to give their input on the idea of having a cannabis retail store in the northwestern Ontario city.
  
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• Do you want to see cannabis retail stores in your community? City of Thunder Bay asks for your input

  10-12-2018 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Residents in Thunder Bay, Ont., are being asked to give their input on the idea of having a cannabis retail store in the northwestern Ontario city.
  
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• City of Thunder Bay asks for input on allowing cannabis retail stores - CBC.ca

  10-12-2018 19:38
  City of Thunder Bay asks for input on allowing cannabis retail stores  CBC.caResidents in Thunder Bay, Ont., are being asked to give their input on the idea of having a cannabis retail store in the northwestern Ontario city.
  
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• Flour, frozen fruit get increased subsidies in major Nutrition North update

  10-12-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  Diapers, macaroni, spaghetti, dried beans and frozen french fries are among the new items now going to be subsidized under the Nutrition North program, the federal government announced in Iqaluit Monday.
  
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• Glance at Crime: 20 assaults, 39 thefts #tbay ow.ly/xFHp30mVTuv

  10-12-2018 19:16 via twitter.com
  Glance at Crime: 20 assaults, 39 thefts #tbay ow.ly/xFHp30mVTuv
  
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• Action Required to Address Failings of Thunder Bay Police Service: National Chief Perry Bellegarde - Canada NewsWire

  10-12-2018 18:58
  Action Required to Address Failings of Thunder Bay Police Service: National Chief Perry Bellegarde  Canada NewsWireOTTAWA, Dec. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde said today's report by the Office of the Independent Police ...
  
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• Fort Frances OPP Report on R.I.D.E. Program

  10-12-2018 18:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  The OPP along with all Ontarian with common sense is asking that people keep a watchful eye to keep impaired driver off our roads.
  FORT FRANCES – Over the previous week, members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were hard at work keeping our roadways and communities safe by participating in R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) programs, and arresting and charging impaired drivers.
  On December 8th, 2018 at approximately 2:15 AM, a member of the Fort France
  
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• OPP Award Recognises Value of Canadian Rangers in Search and Rescue Operations

  10-12-2018 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Master Corporal Shaun Kakegamic of Muskrat Dam take notes as OPP training officers give directions during a search and rescue exercise. Photo credit – Sergeant Peter Moon, Canadian Rangers
  By Peter Moon
  THUNDER BAY – The Canadian Rangers of Northern Ontario have received an award from the commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police recognizing their value in search and rescue operations for missing and overdue persons.
  “I wish to express my gratitude for the professional and
  
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• Santa Bus delivers 10,000 pounds of food (3 photos) #tbay ow.ly/QgkQ30mVNNp

  10-12-2018 17:46 via twitter.com
  Santa Bus delivers 10,000 pounds of food (3 photos) #tbay ow.ly/QgkQ30mVNNp
  
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• NAN Extends Condolences to Family of Braiden Jacob

  10-12-2018 17:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, expressed heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Braiden Jacob and the community of Webequie First Nation:
  “Since he was reported missing on Thursday we had held out hope that Braiden would be found safe and sound. We prayed for his return, and are saddened with the news we received last night that has confirmed our worst fears. We would like to express our condol
  
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• VOTE HERE for your Holiday Hero! #tbay ow.ly/Mytx30mVIhk

  10-12-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  VOTE HERE for your Holiday Hero! #tbay ow.ly/Mytx30mVIhk
  
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• Voyager 2 has Left the Solar System

  10-12-2018 16:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  NASA image
  HOUSTON – SCIENCE – For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere – the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun.
  Members of NASA’s Voyager team will discuss the findings at a news conference at 11 a.m. EST (8 a.m. PST) today at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Washington. The news conference will stream l
  
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• CBC Thunder Bay's 12 Days of Giving - CBC.ca

  10-12-2018 15:46
  CBC Thunder Bay's 12 Days of Giving  CBC.caEach day, click on a tile to reveal a new discovery - from what's going on in your community, to a simple way to give back, or how your local Food Bank is helping ...
  
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• CBC Thunder Bay's 12 Days of Giving

  10-12-2018 15:46 via cbc.ca
  Each day, click on a tile to reveal a new discovery - from what’s going on in your community, to a simple way to give back, or how your local Food Bank is helping those in need.
  
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• Monday Morning ‘MUG’ing: Northwest Ontario’s one-stop shop for musicians (7 photos) #tbay ow.ly/BYSp30mVAgD

  10-12-2018 15:04 via twitter.com
  Monday Morning ‘MUG’ing: Northwest Ontario’s one-stop shop for musicians (7 photos) #tbay ow.ly/BYSp30mVAgD
  
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• Thunder Bay city council looks to shutter Dease Pool - CBC.ca

  10-12-2018 14:00
  Thunder Bay city council looks to shutter Dease Pool  CBC.caThe oldest public pool in Thunder Bay, Ont., could be shut down, after city administration will recommend to city council Monday night to shut the pool, and use ...
  
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• Dease Pool on the chopping block at Monday night city council

  10-12-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The oldest public pool in Thunder Bay, Ont., could be shut down, after city administration will recommend to city council Monday night to shut the pool, and use its operating expenses for other programming.
  
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• Thunder Bay RFDA to help seniors who have 'difficulty getting to food banks' this holiday - CBC.ca

  10-12-2018 13:00
  Thunder Bay RFDA to help seniors who have 'difficulty getting to food banks' this holiday  CBC.caStatistics suggest there has been a 10 per cent increase in seniors using food banks in Ontario. The Regional Food Distribution Association in Thunder Bay ...
  
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• Thunder Bay RFDA to help seniors who have 'difficulty getting to food banks' this holiday

  10-12-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Statistics suggest there has been a 10 per cent increase in seniors using food banks in Ontario. The Regional Food Distribution Association in Thunder Bay hopes a new program will mean no senior citizen goes hungry this holiday.
  
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• Indigenous leaders express 'heartfelt condolences' after body of missing teen found in Thunder Bay

  10-12-2018 12:48 via cbc.ca
  A deputy grand chief with Nishnawbe Aski Nation says the family of the 17-year-old boy whose body was found in a park in Thunder Bay, Ont., this Sunday, is "in shock" and are "very hurt."
  
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• Indigenous leaders, city, express 'heartfelt condolences' after body of missing teen found in Thunder Bay

  10-12-2018 12:48 via cbc.ca
  A deputy grand chief with Nishnawbe Aski Nation says the family of the 17-year-old boy whose body was found in a park in Thunder Bay, Ont., this Sunday, is "in shock" and are "very hurt."
  
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• Body found in Thunder Bay park identified as missing teen, Braiden Jacob - CBC News

  10-12-2018 12:48
  Body found in Thunder Bay park identified as missing teen, Braiden Jacob  CBC NewsA body found on Sunday morning in Chapples Park area has been identified as 17-year-old Braiden Jacob from Webequie FN.
  
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• Body found in Thunder Bay park identified as missing teen, Braiden Jacob

  10-12-2018 12:48 via cbc.ca
  A body found on Sunday morning in Chapples Park area has been identified as 17-year-old Braiden Jacob from Webequie FN.
  
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• Retired truck driver hits the road, to help feed the hungry

  10-12-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  He had to contend with ice patches and snow-covered roads, and probably dodged a few deer along the way, but retired truck driver Vernon Erb feels pretty good about his recent road trip from southern Ontario to Thunder Bay, Ont.
  
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• Lakehead students, staff, faculty give input on 'strengthening' equity, diversity, inclusion

  10-12-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Officials from the Office of Human Rights and Equity at Lakehead University's Thunder Bay, Ont., campus are asking students, staff and faculty for their input on how to improve equity, diversity and inclusion at the school, in order to help the university develop a five-year action plan.
  
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• Local Restoration Company Opens to Serve Thunder Bay - Canadian Underwriter

  10-12-2018 11:08
  Local Restoration Company Opens to Serve Thunder Bay  Canadian UnderwriterTHUNDER BAY, ON, Dec. 10, 2018 /insPRESS/ – National home and commercial restoration company, Rainbow International, would like to announce the ...
  
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• Body found in Thunder Bay is missing youth from Webequie: chief - APTN News

  10-12-2018 04:08
  Body found in Thunder Bay is missing youth from Webequie: chief  APTN NewsThe body found on a Thunder Bay golf course late Sunday morning is that of a missing 17-year old youth, the chief of Webequie First Nation has confirmed.
  
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• Body found in Chapples Park identified as Braiden Jacob. ow.ly/4PIe30mVboK

  10-12-2018 03:13 via twitter.com
  Body found in Chapples Park identified as Braiden Jacob. ow.ly/4PIe30mVboK
  
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