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• Santa on-hand to welcome food donations in Eabametoong First Nation

  14-12-2018 23:47 via cbc.ca
  A CBC Sounds of the Season donation of food to a remote northern community on Friday was welcomed by a very special guest.
  
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• Thunder Bay police board stripped of power amid crisis of 'systematic discrimination'

  14-12-2018 22:59 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario Civilian Police Commission has ordered an administrator to take over the duties of the police services board in Thunder Bay, Ont., for at least one year until the board can be reconstituted with new members.
  
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• Flooding closes Isabel Street between Fort William Road and Memorial Avenue. ow.ly/uXxL30mZERu

  14-12-2018 22:09 via twitter.com
  Flooding closes Isabel Street between Fort William Road and Memorial Avenue. ow.ly/uXxL30mZERu
  
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• ‘Blind’ Thunder Bay police services board disbanded over racism crisis - Toronto Star

  14-12-2018 22:03 via thestar.com
  ‘Blind’ Thunder Bay police services board disbanded over racism crisis  Toronto StarThe police services board in Thunder Bay was disbanded and an administrator appointed in its place on Friday after a report found relations between the force ...
  
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• Donations of food arrive in Nibinamik, Wunnummin Lake for CBC Sounds of the Season

  14-12-2018 21:41 via cbc.ca
  Two remote northern Ontario communities have received donations of food in time for the holidays thanks to CBC's annual Sounds of the Season food drive.
  
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• Nishnawbe Aski Nation Responds to Ontario Civilian Police Commission Report

  14-12-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has issued the following response to an unprecedented report by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission that recommends the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Services Board.
  “We maintain our commitment to holding the Thunder Bay Police Service Board accountable for its blatant disregard for the concerns of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay. The lack of oversight and direction from the Board has put the officer
  
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• CBC Sounds of the Season brings food donations to Wakepeka First Nation

  14-12-2018 21:07 via cbc.ca
  The members of Wakepeka First Nation, located in Ontario's far north, will enjoy a happy holiday season with help from the Thunder Bay community.
  
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• Senator Murray Sinclair – Police Services Board Incapable of Functioning Properly

  14-12-2018 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Senator Murray Sinclair speaking at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law in Thunder Bay
  THUNDER BAY – Senator Murray Sinclair has released his report on the Thunder Bay Police Services Board. The Senator’s report has resulted in the issuance of an order by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (“OCPC”), which has suspended the Thunder Bay Police Services Board effective December 14, 2018, and put in place and administrator.
  From his findings, Senator Sinclair says that the boa
  
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• Thunder Bay Police Services Board To Come Under Control of Administrator

  14-12-2018 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay Police Services Board will be put under the control of an administrator. The decision has been made by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC).
  The OCPC received the final report from Investigator Senator Murray Sinclair regarding the investigation into the Thunder Bay Police Services Board.
  The OCPC has accepted the substantive findings of the investigation and it is of the opinion that the Board’s repeated failures to address the concerns of the
  
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• Police board incapable of carrying out responsibilities: Sinclair #tbay ow.ly/m12l30mZAzM

  14-12-2018 20:23 via twitter.com
  Police board incapable of carrying out responsibilities: Sinclair #tbay ow.ly/m12l30mZAzM
  
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• Dryden business targeted in bomb-scare scam #tbay ow.ly/tebb30mZx9U

  14-12-2018 19:09 via twitter.com
  Dryden business targeted in bomb-scare scam #tbay ow.ly/tebb30mZx9U
  
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• Homicide investigation into Braiden Jacob's death 'very fluid,' police say

  14-12-2018 18:25 via cbc.ca
  The investigation into the death of 17-year-old Braiden Jacob, whose body was found in Chapples Park last weekend, is a "very fluid" one, Thunder Bay police said Friday.
  
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• Police SUV involved in collision #tbay ow.ly/Yipk30mZtlz

  14-12-2018 17:57 via twitter.com
  Police SUV involved in collision #tbay ow.ly/Yipk30mZtlz
  
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• Opening of Thunder Bay outdoor rinks delayed due to warm weather - CBC.ca

  14-12-2018 17:31 via cbc.ca
  Opening of Thunder Bay outdoor rinks delayed due to warm weather  CBC.caThe opening of Thunder Bay's outdoor rinks has been delayed due to warm weather, the city said Friday.
  
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• Opening of Thunder Bay outdoor rinks delayed due to warm weather

  14-12-2018 17:31 via cbc.ca
  The opening of Thunder Bay's outdoor rinks has been delayed due to warm weather, the city said Friday.
  
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• 2018 CBC Thunder Bay Sounds of the Season has taken flight across northwestern Ontario - CBC.ca

  14-12-2018 17:21 via cbc.ca
  2018 CBC Thunder Bay Sounds of the Season has taken flight across northwestern Ontario  CBC.caThe planes are in the air, and CBC Thunder Bay's 2018 Sounds of the Season fundraiser is underway.
  
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• Nation-Wide Bomb Threat Scam Hits Dryden

  14-12-2018 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Dryden Police report that spammers are sending a wave of threats to businesses, schools, and other locations in English- speaking countries across the world, demanding bitcoin in exchange for not detonating a supposed bomb.In a statement, police say, “There is no evidence of any actual explosives being placed or detonated, but it’s causing numerous evacuations and law enforcement investigations across the US, Canada, and New Zealand — and potentially elsewhe
  
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• Remember to VOTE HERE for your Holiday Hero! #tbay ow.ly/WvnZ30mVMXU

  14-12-2018 17:01 via twitter.com
  Remember to VOTE HERE for your Holiday Hero!#tbay ow.ly/WvnZ30mVMXU
  
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• Police arrest Shoppers Drug Mart robbery suspect #tbay ow.ly/Xa6d30mZpHl

  14-12-2018 16:57 via twitter.com
  Police arrest Shoppers Drug Mart robbery suspect #tbay ow.ly/Xa6d30mZpHl
  
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• Indigenous teen’s death in Thunder Bay ruled a homicide

  14-12-2018 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  Thunder Bay police say a passerby discovered 17-year-old Braiden Jacob around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday in Chapples Park.
  
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• Thunder Bay police rule Indigenous teen's death a homicide - Calgary Herald

  14-12-2018 16:31 via calgaryherald.com
  Thunder Bay police rule Indigenous teen's death a homicide  Calgary HeraldTHUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police say the death of an Indigenous teen whose body was found in a Thunder Bay, Ont., park is being treated as a homicide.Thunder ...
  
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• Thunder Bay Police Arrest Robbery Suspect

  14-12-2018 16:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – NEWS – A 39-year-old Thunder Bay man is in custody facing a number of charges following a foot chase and apprehension by Uniform Patrol officers yesterday morning.
  The man had fled the Shoppers Drug Mart at 901 Red River Road just after 11:00 am following an altercation with a store employee. The man had been confronted when he was attempting to leave the store without paying for merchandise. The male claimed to have a weapon and then ran from the store. The employee wa
  
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• Doing the dirty work – do women mop up workplace mess?

  14-12-2018 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  It may come as cold comfort to embattled female leaders but researchers on Thursday said the claim women are often appointed to clean up messes created by men is a “myth.”
  Data shows no evidence for the so-called ‘glass cliff’ – a theory suggesting women are often only brought into senior positions at times of crisis
  By Sonia Elks
  LONDON – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It may come as cold comfort to embattled female leaders but researchers on Thursday s
  
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• Matawa Chiefs council 'not surprised' by OIPRD report on Thunder Bay Police Service

  14-12-2018 16:09 via cbc.ca
  The Matawa Chiefs Council in northern Ontario says they are "not surprised" with the results of a probe by Ontario's civilian police watchdog who examined the Thunder Bay Police Service.
  
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• Police board member Smith to step down #tbay ow.ly/rbBv30mZmbN

  14-12-2018 16:06 via twitter.com
  Police board member Smith to step down #tbay ow.ly/rbBv30mZmbN
  
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• 2018 CBC Thunder Bay Sounds of the Season has taken flight across northwestern Ontario

  14-12-2018 15:56 via cbc.ca
  The planes are in the air, and CBC Thunder Bay's 2018 Sounds of the Season fundraiser is underway.
  
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• Police recommend city to prohibit private pot shops #tbay ow.ly/hKGe30mZiQn

  14-12-2018 15:11 via twitter.com
  Police recommend city to prohibit private pot shops #tbay ow.ly/hKGe30mZiQn
  
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• Canadian dream comes true for exchange students in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  14-12-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Two German exchange students at Lakehead University will be rounding off their Canadian experience by playing in their first-ever hockey game in Thunder Bay, Ont. on December 14.​
  
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• Thunder Bay police 'stopped seeing Indigenous people as humans,' says Anishinaabe podcast host - CBC.ca

  14-12-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police 'stopped seeing Indigenous people as humans,' says Anishinaabe podcast host  CBC.caRyan McMahon says the systemic racism uncovered in a scathing review of the Thunder Bay police force mirrors the stories documented in his new podcast ...
  
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• Thunder Bay police services board dissolved after scathing ‘racism’ report - Global News

  14-12-2018 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Thunder Bay police services board dissolved after scathing ‘racism’ report  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: A damning report by Ontario's police watchdog has determined that Thunder Bay Police *Service* is rife with racism. The report entitled "Broken ...
  
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• Thunder Bay police charge man with 2nd degree murder in killing of Braiden Jacob - CBC News

  14-12-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police charge man with 2nd degree murder in killing of Braiden Jacob  CBC NewsThe Thunder Bay Police *Service* said Friday that a man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 17-year-old Braiden Jacob from ...
  
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• Thunder Bay is at a Crossroads – Where do we go from here?

  14-12-2018 01:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – ANALYSIS – The Thunder Bay Police Service is now living under the microscope of the OIPRD. The report, titled “Broken Trust” released on December 10, 2018, sets in place specific timelines for the police service to start implementing the over 40 recommendations. The release of the report brought all of the national media to Thunder Bay to hear what the OIPRD would share.
  The OIPRD Report has put Thunder Bay in the national and international spotlight with th
  
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• Death of Braiden Jacob Now a Homicide Investigation

  14-12-2018 00:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Missing in Thunder Bay
  THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay has suffered another homicide.
  The Thunder Bay Police Service is investigating the death of 17-year-old Braiden JACOB as a homicide.
  Officers were dispatched to the southern portion of Chapples Park shortly after 11:30 am on Sunday, December 9, 2018, after a passerby saw what they believed might be a body.
  A post-mortem examination took place in Toronto on Thursday, December 13. The results of the examination confirmed the body discovered wa
  
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• Police investigating Jacob death as a homicide #tbay ow.ly/loj230mYRZr

  14-12-2018 00:08 via twitter.com
  Police investigating Jacob death as a homicide #tbay ow.ly/loj230mYRZr
  
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• Braiden Jacob's death now homicide investigation, say Thunder Bay police

  14-12-2018 00:00 via cbc.ca
  The death of 17-year-old Braiden Jacob is being investigating as a homicide, the Thunder Bay Police Service announced Thursday afternoon.
  
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