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• Travelling show aims to break down fear of exotic animals #tbay ow.ly/oklW30ncf7d

  04-01-2019 23:02 via twitter.com
  Travelling show aims to break down fear of exotic animals #tbayow.ly/oklW30ncf7d
  
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• OPP vehicle stop leads to drug, weapon charges

  04-01-2019 23:02 via cbc.ca
  Two people were charged with several weapons and drug offences after an OPP traffic stop in Dryden turned up a gun and illegal drugs, the provincial force said Friday.
  
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• Christmas bows to be hung on Dease Pool fence as part of Friday night rally

  04-01-2019 22:25 via cbc.ca
  A group advocating to keep a community pool open in Thunder Bay's south side is inviting residents in the city to come hang a bow on the pool's fence as part of a rally on Friday night.
  
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• Thunder Bay Police Report Festive RIDE Program Statistics - Net Newsledger

  04-01-2019 22:11 via netnewsledger.com
  Thunder Bay Police Report Festive RIDE Program Statistics  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Police report that the Festive RIDE Program over the holiday season has ended. TPBS charged 15 individuals with impaired ...
  
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• Thunder Bay Police Report Festive RIDE Program Statistics

  04-01-2019 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Police report that the Festive RIDE Program over the holiday season has ended. TPBS charged 15 individuals with impaired driving, along with another nine drivers who received three-day suspensions of their licences.
  Here is the statement issued by the Thunder Bay Police Service:
  The Thunder Bay Police Service is pleased to report that its annual Festive RIDE program has concluded, with encouraging results.
  The annual impaired driving reduction program which began
  
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• Environment Canada calls for more snow as 'roller coaster weather' continues in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  04-01-2019 21:32 via cbc.ca
  Officials at Environment Canada say the roller coaster between extreme cold and then warm is expected to continue throughout northwestern Ontario for most of the month.
  
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• NDTC-Thunder Bay trio heading to world championships (5 photos) #tbay ow.ly/RDSg30ncbGV

  04-01-2019 21:27 via twitter.com
  NDTC-Thunder Bay trio heading to world championships (5 photos) #tbay ow.ly/RDSg30ncbGV
  
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• NTDC-Thunder Bay trio heading to world championships (5 photos) - Tbnewswatch.com

  04-01-2019 21:16 via tbnewswatch.com
  NTDC-Thunder Bay trio heading to world championships (5 photos)  Tbnewswatch.comSadie White, Julian Smith and Graham Ritchie, competing at this week's Ontario Cup, earned spots on Team Canada and will head to Finland later this month.
  
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• NDTC-Thunder Bay trio heading to world championships (5 photos) - Tbnewswatch.com

  04-01-2019 21:16 via tbnewswatch.com
  NDTC-Thunder Bay trio heading to world championships (5 photos)  Tbnewswatch.comSadie White, Julian Smith and Graham Ritchie, competing at this week's Ontario Cup, earned spots on Team Canada and will head to Finland later this month.
  
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• Dryden OPP – Vehicle Stop Results in Weapons Charges

  04-01-2019 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ontario Provincial PoliceDRYDEN – On January 3, 2019 at approximately 2:30 p.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police, Dryden Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 within the City of Dryden.
  As a result of the stop, Police seized a gun and ammunition along with a 1 ounce of Methamphetamine and 1 ounce of Heroin.
  Aban GALIN, 44 years old of Regina, SK has been charged with the following offences:Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition contrar
  
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• Police Post About Local Meth Possibly Being Infected With Zika Virus, Offer Free Testing

  04-01-2019 20:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  If social media has taught us anything in recent years, it’s that too many people are overly prone to believing anything they read. Twitter alone has removed approximately 70 million bot accounts since May, which is more than one million suspicious accounts every single day. People believe what they read and when there are millions of fake users spreading disinformation, it doesn’t bode well for appropriately informing the public.
  One thing people readily believe is information that
  
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• Canadian Woman Finds Birth Mother After 64 Years

  04-01-2019 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  This holiday season brought a major miracle 64 years in the making for one Canadian family. On Christmas day, Janet Anderson met her birth family for the first time after another family two providences away adopted her when she was a baby.
  According to CBC, Anderson’s search for her biological family started when the Saskatchewan government mailed her the registration of her live birth in October. With that information in hand, Anderson used Facebook to find her birth mother, Jean Stahl. S
  
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• Disgruntled 7-Year-Old Calls 911 To Report Christmas Gift He Didn’t Like

  04-01-2019 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  A family gathers around the table to enjoy dinner at home.
  Children can be pretty tough. Anywhere between 40% and 50% of married couples in the United States get divorced, and the rate is only slightly lower in Canada at 38-41%. Oftentimes, couples struggle because they weren’t prepared to raise children and figured “how hard can it be?”
  Newsflash: it’s not easy.
  Christmas just passed and we’re sure there were kids all over the place who had a problem with the prese
  
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• Police say Festive RIDE program a success #tbay ow.ly/3p0c30nc7Du

  04-01-2019 19:56 via twitter.com
  Police say Festive RIDE program a success #tbay ow.ly/3p0c30nc7Du
  
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• Hotel tax expected to energize tourism promotion in 2019 (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/p8DQ30nc5dR

  04-01-2019 19:03 via twitter.com
  Hotel tax expected to energize tourism promotion in 2019 (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/p8DQ30nc5dR
  
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• Firefighters tackle residential electrical fire #tbay ow.ly/GK9v30nbZJb

  04-01-2019 17:24 via twitter.com
  Firefighters tackle residential electrical fire #tbay ow.ly/GK9v30nbZJb
  
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• Calendar parking restrictions now in effect #tbay ow.ly/lKin30nbWOb

  04-01-2019 16:41 via twitter.com
  Calendar parking restrictions now in effect #tbay ow.ly/lKin30nbWOb
  
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• Thunder Bay Police still investigating three 2018 homicides #tbay ow.ly/APBQ30nbUIS

  04-01-2019 16:11 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay Police still investigating three 2018 homicides #tbay ow.ly/APBQ30nbUIS
  
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• Norpine Bike Races this weekend in Cook County

  04-01-2019 15:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Norpine Bike Races this weekend
  COOK COUNTY – Cook County’s premier winter cycling event is also happening Saturday, Jan. 5.  The Norpine offers riders a long 24-mile course leaving at 10 a.m. and a shorter 16-mile course leaving at 10:05 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5 starting at Superior National clubhouse located at 5731 Highway 62, Lutsen, Minn.
  Riders will make their way across established Norpine cross-country ski trails, while passing through Cook County’s wilderness
  
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• Gunflint Mail Run Kicks Off Dogsledding Season

  04-01-2019 15:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Gunflint Mail Run starts off dogsledding season
  COOK COUNTY – The Gunflint Mail Run kicks off the start of dogsledding season in Cook County, and features two races, the original event, which is a 12-dog, 100-mile race that includes two runs, approximately 50 miles each, over a two-day stretch, and an eight-dog shorter and faster race (65 miles).
  The race will start and finish at Trail Center Lodge, 7611 Gunflint Trail, on Poplar Lake, Grand Marais, Minn.  (For non-locals, Trail Cente
  
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• Major capital projects included in proposed city budget #tbay ow.ly/KUrh30nbQso

  04-01-2019 15:03 via twitter.com
  Major capital projects included in proposed city budget #tbay ow.ly/KUrh30nbQso
  
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• Canada added 9,300 jobs in December, 163,000 for 2018 as a whole

  04-01-2019 14:52 via cbc.ca
  Canada's jobless rate held steady at 5.6 per cent in December as the economy added 9,300 jobs, but about the same number of people were looking for work.
  
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• Southern Ontario man with gang connections stopped in Thunder Bay, facing multiple charges - Sudbury.com

  04-01-2019 14:35 via sudbury.com
  Southern Ontario man with gang connections stopped in Thunder Bay, facing multiple charges  Sudbury.comTHUNDER BAY – A southern Ontario man with Toronto gang connections is facing a multitude of weapons charges after police stopped his vehicle for having a ...
  
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• Oshki Wenjack Education Centre hopes to stop training FN people 'just to be helpers'

  04-01-2019 14:28 via cbc.ca
  It's called a classroom on wheels and for the first time ever, officials at the Oshki-Wenjack Education Institute in Thunder Bay, Ont., will be using their newly acquired mobile trailer as a training centre for Indigenous students who want to become an apprentice or journey person in the trades industry.
  
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• 'Better days ahead': Hornepayne hopeful over plans to revitalize Hallmark Centre

  04-01-2019 13:30 via cbc.ca
  Plans to redevelop a major Hornepayne, Ont., business centre could mean good things for the entire town if they come to fruition, the mayor says.
  
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• Thunder Bay's 2019 budget proposes 2.95% tax increase - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay's 2019 budget proposes 2.95% tax increase  CBC.caExpect your tax bill to go up by about three percent this year in Thunder Bay, Ont., after city administration released its 2019 budget proposal.
  
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• Thunder Bay's 2019 budget proposes 2.95% tax increase

  04-01-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Expect your tax bill to go up by about three percent this year in Thunder Bay, Ont., after city administration released its 2019 budget proposal.
  
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• Crime Prevention – An Ounce of Prevention!

  04-01-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – LIVING – Thunder Bay has been struggling with what is often seen as increased crime rates. As we move forward into the new year, taking some time to prevent crime can help reduce crime.
  The RCMP wish to provide some tips and reminders for personal safety as well as how to protect your property. The following crime prevention pointers can help make personal crime proofing a way of life:Remember to report any crimes or serious activities you experience and/or witness
  
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• Stay off the ice, Thunder Bay port warns as warmer winter means light cover - CBC.ca

  04-01-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Stay off the ice, Thunder Bay port warns as warmer winter means light cover  CBC.caOfficials with Thunder Bay's port authority say this year's weather has meant relatively light ice cover in the city's harbour and associated waterways, which is ...
  
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• Stay off the ice, Thunder Bay port warns as warmer winter means light cover

  04-01-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Officials with Thunder Bay's port authority say this year's weather has meant relatively light ice cover in the city's harbour and associated waterways, which is good for shipping but dangerous to people.
  
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• Honey Badger secures exploration permit for Thunder Bay silver-cobalt project - Compelo

  04-01-2019 07:34 via compelo.com
  Honey Badger secures exploration permit for Thunder Bay silver-cobalt project  CompeloHoney Badger Exploration has received an exploration permit, valid for 3 years, for it its Thunder Bay Silver-Cobalt Project, west of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
  
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• Letters – Help Save Dease Pool – Ray Smith

  04-01-2019 04:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – LETTERS – Just one week before Christmas council voted to close Dease Pool. The public was blindsided by this unpopular decision. The public and McKellar Ward residents had no opportunity to voice their objection to this decision at a public meeting.
  Why was administration in such a hurry to bring this to a vote on the very first meeting of the new mayor and council?Shame on the City Manager Norm Gayle and Mayor Mauro for letting this happen.
  When the city wanted to clo
  
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• Beginning our New Years 2019 with a celebration of our Indigenous Heritage

  04-01-2019 03:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Culture and Grassroots Come Together to Share
  Thunder Bay – INDIGENOUS  – The Thundering of the Big Drums, and empowering songs by our women hand-drummers, the jingle dresses of women and bells of our ogitchitah traditional dancers and grass dancers, along with the laughter of all our children and community and educaring of our protocols made it possible to remember how it was, and how it still is. The stories of our Earth, our Ancestors is still talked about with the same know
  
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• Thunder Bay Border Cats Invite Fans to Baseball Party - Net Newsledger

  04-01-2019 01:13 via netnewsledger.com
  Thunder Bay Border Cats Invite Fans to Baseball Party  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Thunder Bay Border Cats invite all of their fans to an off-season baseball party this Saturday, January 5, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 ...
  
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• Thunder Bay Border Cats Invite Fans to Baseball Party

  04-01-2019 01:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Photo by Thunder Bay Border Cats
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Thunder Bay Border Cats invite all of their fans to an off-season baseball party this Saturday, January 5, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm at Sleeping Giant Brewery, 712 MacDonnell Street.
  The event, which is open to all ages, will feature a meet and greet with members of the new local ownership group from Grand Slam Sports & Entertainment Inc., as well as an update on the team roster for the 2019 season and the unveiling o
  
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• Health Matters: Taking the first step #tbay ow.ly/DJVe30nbjc4

  04-01-2019 01:00 via twitter.com
  Health Matters: Taking the first step #tbay ow.ly/DJVe30nbjc4
  
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