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• Growing Businesses and Creating Jobs in Rainy River

  10-01-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rainy River, ON – Entrepreneurs looking to start a business or take their existing businesses to the next level will find the support they need at the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC), a federally funded, not-for-profit organization dedicated to small business growth and regional economic development. Business counselling, access to capital, and community–based planning are just a few of the services being offered by the RRFDC thanks to a Government of Canada i
  
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• Health Matters: The reality of patience #tbay ow.ly/C8J830ngBOQ

  10-01-2019 23:00 via twitter.com
  Health Matters: The reality of patience #tbay ow.ly/C8J830ngBOQ
  
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• Improved Visitor Accommodations for Webequie First Nation

  10-01-2019 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  WEBEQUIE – Bob Nault, Member of Parliament for Kenora, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for FedNor, joined with Webequie First Nation to celebrate improvements to their visitor accommodations.
  Chief Wabassse – Webiquie First Nation
  “We are thankful for FedNor’s support in purchasing these units which will provide accommodations to guests and visitors to our community. Thanks to thi
  
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• Operation Red Nose numbers revealed for 2018. ow.ly/BhZL30ngFoo #tbay

  10-01-2019 22:25 via twitter.com
  Operation Red Nose numbers revealed for 2018. ow.ly/BhZL30ngFoo #tbay
  
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• Celebrating multiple housing projects with Webequie FN

  10-01-2019 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  WEBEQUIE – Bob Nault, Member of Parliament for Kenora, on behalf of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, joined Chief Cornelius Wabasse and the community of Webequie First Nation to celebrate the completion of recent housing projects worth over a total over $9.3 million.
  “Everyone should have access to a safe and healthy home regardless of where they live,” stated Nault. “Today’s celebration of 14 new modular homes, two new four-plexes, fiv
  
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• LU Thunderwolves Head Out on the Road

  10-01-2019 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  By John PayettaTHUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Lakehead Thunderwolves will face its first road test of 2019 with a pair of games against the Windsor Lancers at the South Windsor Arena this Friday and Saturday, with the opening face-off set for 7:30 pm on both nights.
  The MatchupLakehead: 9-8-1 OUA (5th place West Division) 15-9-1 overallWindsor: 9-9-0 OUA (6th place West Division) 10-14-1 overallRecent Results
  Lakehead is coming off a series split with the Waterloo Warriors at the Fort Wi
  
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• Pizzeria eyes major market expansion (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/Zqvw30ngDia

  10-01-2019 21:31 via twitter.com
  Pizzeria eyes major market expansion (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/Zqvw30ngDia
  
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• Thunder Bay police ask for help to find missing woman, 26, and man, 30 - CBC.ca

  10-01-2019 21:14 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay police ask for help to find missing woman, 26, and man, 30  CBC.caPolice in Thunder Bay, Ont., are asking for the public's help to locate a missing 26-year-old woman, and 30-year-old man, who haven't been seen for a week.
  
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• Thunder Bay police ask for help to find missing woman, 26, and man, 30

  10-01-2019 21:14 via cbc.ca
  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are asking for the public's help to locate a missing 26-year-old woman, and 30-year-old man, who haven't been seen for a week. Dancine Rae and Gary Matthews were last seen together on January 3, 2019 in the vicinity of Red River Road and Regent Street.
  
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• The new era in food sales, from drones to virtual restaurants

  10-01-2019 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Grocers understand that e-commerce only makes sense if consumers get convenience. That means delivery
  By Sylvain CharleboisSenior FellowAtlantic Institute for Market Studies
  HALIFAX – Grocers can no longer afford to wait for money to show up at their stores. They need to go after it.
  Grocery e-commerce was barely a thought five years ago – retailers didn’t want to cannibalize sales and decrease foot traffic. The primary idea has always been to have more people in grocery stores
  
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• Giving Back to our Heroes

  10-01-2019 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ontario’s Canadian service members and veterans can now fish for free
  THUNDER BAY – The Ontario government is recognizing those who committed themselves to defend our land, waters and way of life with a token of appreciation – they can fish in Ontario at no charge.
  Amendments to Ontario’s fishing regulations came into effect January 1, enabling veterans and active Canadian Armed Forces members to fish in Ontario’s waters without having to purchase a fishing licence.
  
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• Trump nominates acting EPA head, an ex-coal lobbyist, to run agency

  10-01-2019 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Widely anticipated nomination provides Trump with another avid supporter of his deregulatory and pro-fossil fuels agenda
  By Lisa Lambert
  WASHINGTON – (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler to run the agency permanently, the White House said, placing a former energy lobbyist at the helm of the nation’s top environmental regulator.
  The widely anticipated nomination provides Trump another avid supporter of his deregulatory an
  
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• City seeks nominations for Exceptional Achievement awards #tbay ow.ly/oH0230ngAdP

  10-01-2019 20:13 via twitter.com
  City seeks nominations for Exceptional Achievement awards #tbay ow.ly/oH0230ngAdP
  
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• Province freezes hunting licence fees, removes service fees for all hunters in Ontario

  10-01-2019 19:40 via cbc.ca
  Officials with the provincial government say they have decided to make hunting in Ontario more affordable by putting a stop to hunting fee increases and removing the $2 service fee.
  
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• Why Canadian Law Should be on the Side of the Wet’suwet’en in the Pipeline Confrontation

  10-01-2019 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Bruce McIvor
  TORONTO – The standoff between Wet’suwet’en hereditary Chiefs and the RCMP in northern British Columbia is strewn with painful ironies. Below I outline two of them.
  Irony #1: The Wet’suwet’en Chiefs’ actions are a manifestation of Aboriginal title
  Under Canadian law, the exclusive occupation of Indigenous lands is both a requirement to prove Aboriginal title and a right that flows from Aboriginal title.
  The Gidmet’en Checkpoint was an ind
  
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• Thunder Bay Fire Rescue Update on Westgate CVI - Net Newsledger

  10-01-2019 18:48 via netnewsledger.com
  Thunder Bay Fire Rescue Update on Westgate CVI  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – NEWS – Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded yesterday to a possible Hazardous Materials incident at Westgate CVI. The school staff had ...
  
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• Lakehead researcher asks 2000 Thunder Bay residents about climate change - Tbnewswatch.com

  10-01-2019 18:33 via tbnewswatch.com
  Lakehead researcher asks 2000 Thunder Bay residents about climate change  Tbnewswatch.comParticipant are likely to range from "deniers" to those with "eco-anxiety"
  
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• Lakehead researcher asks 2000 Thunder Bay residents about climate change #tbay ow.ly/ZlNf30nguDp

  10-01-2019 18:33 via twitter.com
  Lakehead researcher asks 2000 Thunder Bay residents about climate change #tbay ow.ly/ZlNf30nguDp
  
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• CEO optimistic as CEDC unveils latest strategic plan #tbay ow.ly/JKDh30ngoLI

  10-01-2019 17:10 via twitter.com
  CEO optimistic as CEDC unveils latest strategic plan #tbay ow.ly/JKDh30ngoLI
  
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• Thunder Bay - Updated Found - Police Seeking Missing 30-Year-Old Man - Net Newsledger

  10-01-2019 16:50 via netnewsledger.com
  Thunder Bay - Updated Found - Police Seeking Missing 30-Year-Old Man  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – NEWS – The Thunder Bay Police *Service* have reported the missing person in this report. TAGS; Missing. Previous articleThunder Bay ...
  
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• Thunder Bay - Police Seeking Missing 30-Year-Old Man - Net Newsledger

  10-01-2019 16:50 via netnewsledger.com
  Thunder Bay - Police Seeking Missing 30-Year-Old Man  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – NEWS – The Thunder Bay Police *Service* is requesting the public's help in locating missing 30-year-old Gary MATTHEWS. Gary was last seen ...
  
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• Survey Seeks Identification of public health needs for Thunder Bay District - Net Newsledger

  10-01-2019 16:10 via netnewsledger.com
  Survey Seeks Identification of public health needs for Thunder Bay District  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – LIVING – Residents of Thunder Bay District communities will have an opportunity to voluntarily take part in a province-wide health surveillance ...
  
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• Police search for missing 30-year-old #tbay ow.ly/xr9r30ngiCR

  10-01-2019 16:00 via twitter.com
  Police search for missing 30-year-old #tbay ow.ly/xr9r30ngiCR
  
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• Police search for missing 26-year-old #tbay ow.ly/rdKO30nggOY

  10-01-2019 15:23 via twitter.com
  Police search for missing 26-year-old #tbay ow.ly/rdKO30nggOY
  
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• Man arrested on weapons charges in Geraldton #tbay ow.ly/VFHK30ngdMu

  10-01-2019 14:36 via twitter.com
  Man arrested on weapons charges in Geraldton #tbay ow.ly/VFHK30ngdMu
  
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• Red Lion eyes retail 'renaissance' with upcoming move, business collaborations

  10-01-2019 13:30 via cbc.ca
  Red Lion's new space will include a retail area housing three local businesses.
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., airline says province needs to get into de-icing business - CBC.ca

  10-01-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay, Ont., airline says province needs to get into de-icing business  CBC.caAn airline based in Thunder Bay, Ont., says the provincial government needs to start funding de-icing services at northern and remote airports, after an interim ...
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., airline says province needs to get into de-icing business

  10-01-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  An airline based in Thunder Bay, Ont., says the provincial government needs to start funding de-icing services at northern and remote airports, after an interim report was released by the Transportation Safety Board, looking into a plane crash in Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan.
  
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• There was little good news in 2018. Here's how that could change (or not) in the year ahead

  10-01-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Given some of the issues that dominated 2018 — U.S.-Russia relations, the North Korean nuclear threat, extreme weather, an increase in hate rhetoric and violence — CBC News asked some prominent Canadian thinkers to share what they believe will happen in 2019.
  
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• Thunder Bay - Police Seek Missing 26-Year-Old Woman - Net Newsledger

  10-01-2019 09:00 via netnewsledger.com
  Thunder Bay - Police Seek Missing 26-Year-Old Woman  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – NEWS – The Thunder Bay Police *Service* is requesting the public's assistance in locating missing 26-year-old Dancine RAE. TBPS Missing ...
  
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• Thunder Bay airline says province needs to get into de-icing business - CBC.ca

  10-01-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay airline says province needs to get into de-icing business  CBC.caAn airline based in Thunder Bay, Ont., says the provincial government needs to start funding de-icing services at northern and remote airports, after an interim ...
  
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• The Lakehead Public School Board issued a statement Wednesday evening saying classes will resume at Westgate on Thu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-01-2019 04:21 via twitter.com
  The Lakehead Public School Board issued a statement Wednesday evening saying classes will resume at Westgate on Thu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Crash slows traffic during evening commute. ow.ly/IoRx30nfNCs #tbay

  10-01-2019 00:07 via twitter.com
  Crash slows traffic during evening commute. ow.ly/IoRx30nfNCs #tbay
  
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