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• University students concerned about tuition, OSAP changes #tbay ow.ly/XR4B30nn3fa

  18-01-2019 23:31 via twitter.com
  University students concerned about tuition, OSAP changes #tbayow.ly/XR4B30nn3fa
  
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• Cathy’s Discount Scene of Afternoon Robbery

  18-01-2019 23:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to reports of a robbery at convenience store in the 200 block of Red River Road at about 3:30 pm on Thursday, January, 17.
  Police image of suspect in robbery at Cathy’s Discount on Red River Road – Image suppliedPolice report that they uncovered that a male had entered the Cathy’s Discount Gift Centre on Red River Road and demanded cigarettes and cash from the clerk. The accused was armed with what is belie
  
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• Police investigate Arthur Street collision #tbay ow.ly/AAg730nn03b

  18-01-2019 22:04 via twitter.com
  Police investigate Arthur Street collision #tbay ow.ly/AAg730nn03b
  
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• NDP MPP tells Ont., government 'put your money where your mouth is,' give Thunder Bay police extra funds - CBC.ca

  18-01-2019 21:16
  NDP MPP tells Ont., government 'put your money where your mouth is,' give Thunder Bay police extra funds  CBC.caThe NDP MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Judith Monteith Farrell, called on the Ontario government Friday to immediately provide the Thunder Bay Police ...
  
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• NDP MPP tells Ont., government 'put your money where your mouth is,' give Thunder Bay police extra funds

  18-01-2019 21:16 via cbc.ca
  The NDP MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Judith Monteith Farrell, called on the Ontario government Friday to immediately provide the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) with the extra funding it needs to implement the recommendations of the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) report .
  
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• NDP MPP calls on Ontario government to give Thunder Bay police extra funding - CBC.ca

  18-01-2019 21:16
  NDP MPP calls on Ontario government to give Thunder Bay police extra funding  CBC.caThe NDP MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Judith Monteith Farrell, called on the Ontario government Friday to immediately provide the Thunder Bay Police ...
  
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• Suspect armed with alleged handgun robs Red River Road store (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/Oclb30nmWR4

  18-01-2019 20:56 via twitter.com
  Suspect armed with alleged handgun robs Red River Road store (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/Oclb30nmWR4
  
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• OTA says City of Thunder Bay should re-think new truck route - Truck News

  18-01-2019 20:00
  OTA says City of Thunder Bay should re-think new truck route  Truck NewsTORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) voiced its opinion on a new designated truck route passed by Thunder Bay City Council. The OTA ...
  
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• Police investigate Victoriaville incident #tbay ow.ly/lGMD30nmUcJ

  18-01-2019 19:57 via twitter.com
  Police investigate Victoriaville incident #tbay ow.ly/lGMD30nmUcJ
  
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• Most local schools don't have carbon monoxide detectors #tbay ow.ly/aNoe30nmQOD

  18-01-2019 18:47 via twitter.com
  Most local schools don't have carbon monoxide detectors #tbay ow.ly/aNoe30nmQOD
  
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• Frigid wind chill prompts extreme cold warning #tbay ow.ly/CKDe30nmM6X

  18-01-2019 17:35 via twitter.com
  Frigid wind chill prompts extreme cold warning #tbay ow.ly/CKDe30nmM6X
  
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• Judith Monteith-Farrell Seeks Support for Thunder Bay Police Service - Net Newsledger

  18-01-2019 17:14
  Judith Monteith-Farrell Seeks Support for Thunder Bay Police Service  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – NDP MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Judith Monteith-Farrell, is calling on the Ford government to immediately provide the Thunder Bay Police ...
  
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• Judith Monteith-Farrell Seeks Support for Thunder Bay Police Service

  18-01-2019 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – NDP MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Judith Monteith-Farrell, is calling on the Ford government to immediately provide the Thunder Bay Police Service with the funding Chief Sylvia Hauth has said is needed to work towards the implementation of the recommendations of the OIPRD report.
  18 January 2019The Hon. Sylvia JonesMinistry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
  Dear Minister Jones,
  As you are aware, on December 12, 2018, the Office of the Independent Police Review Dir
  
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• Extreme Cold Continues across Northern Ontario

  18-01-2019 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – WEATHER – An Arctic blast is continuing to dominate Northern Ontario weather. There are Extreme Cold Alerts out across the region. Only Superior West and the City of Thunder Bay are not under a weather alert.
  In the City of Thunder Bay this morning it is -25 °C. The Cold Spot in Ontario this morning is a very cold -38.2 °C or -36.8 °F at Muskrat Dam Airport. Trivia fans will likely remember that the Celcius and old Fahrenheit scales on the the
  
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• Longlac resident wins $75K on instant ticket #tbay ow.ly/xuDE30nmJlS

  18-01-2019 16:58 via twitter.com
  Longlac resident wins $75K on instant ticket #tbay ow.ly/xuDE30nmJlS
  
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• Record Passenger Numbers at Thunder Bay International Airport - Net Newsledger

  18-01-2019 16:47
  Record Passenger Numbers at Thunder Bay International Airport  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – BUSINESS – The growth and importance of aviation on Northern Ontario's economy continue to expand. For the third consecutive year, ...
  
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• Record Passenger Numbers at Thunder Bay International Airport

  18-01-2019 16:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – BUSINESS – The growth and importance of aviation on Northern Ontario’s economy continue to expand.
  For the third consecutive year, Thunder Bay Airport (YQT) has posted record passenger volumes. Volumes reached an all-time high of 869,404 passengers in 2018.  Traffic grew by 2.9% over 2017 volumes compared to 4.5% growth the previous year.
  Despite the strong numbers, demand shrunk slightly in the fourth quarter of 2018. “We expect that passenger demand i
  
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• Snowmobile enthusiast pushes speed limit overhaul in Ontario

  18-01-2019 16:38 via cbc.ca
  A snowmobile journalist and blogger says the current snowmobile speed system in Ontario doesn’t make any sense.
  
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• Police search for second suspect in Circle K robbery in Thunder Bay, Ont. - CBC.ca

  18-01-2019 16:35
  Police search for second suspect in Circle K robbery in Thunder Bay, Ont.  CBC.caPolice in Thunder Bay, Ont., are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who was allegedly involved in a robbery of a convenience store in the south ...
  
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• Police search for second suspect in Circle K robbery in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  18-01-2019 16:35 via cbc.ca
  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who was allegedly involved in a robbery of a convenience store in the south side of the city earlier this week.
  
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• Two more communities sign on to Wataynikanayep Power project #tbay ow.ly/NpZc30nmFoV

  18-01-2019 16:03 via twitter.com
  Two more communities sign on to Wataynikanayep Power project #tbay ow.ly/NpZc30nmFoV
  
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• United Nations Rules Indian Act Discriminates Against First Nations Women

  18-01-2019 14:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  VANCOUVER – INDIGENOUS – “The UN Human Rights Committee says that Canada is obligated to provide an effective and enforceable remedy. This requires Canada to make full reparations, including: 1) ensuring that Sharon McIvor, Jacob Grismer, and all others excluded by, or granted only a lesser category of status, because of the sex-based distinctions in s. 6 of the Indian Act are granted full 6(1)(a) status; 2) addressing any residual discrimination in First Nations communities th
  
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• Video: Suspect sought in Circle K robbery #tbay ow.ly/NfgI30nmB1d

  18-01-2019 14:48 via twitter.com
  Video: Suspect sought in Circle K robbery #tbay ow.ly/NfgI30nmB1d
  
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• Lakehead University – We welcome Minister Fullerton’s commitment”

  18-01-2019 14:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – NEWS – Lakehead University is supporting the decision on tuition rates in Ontario announced by the Ford Government.
  In a statement released on Thursday, January 17 2019, Lakehead University says:
  “Today, the Province announced that Ontario’s universities’ and colleges’ tuition fees will decrease by 10% for the 2019-2020 academic year, and will be frozen for the following year. While this will present challenges for northern universities, we suppo
  
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• Assault in Ware Township Results in Serious Injuries

  18-01-2019 14:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – NEWS – On January 16, 2019, at approximately 9:43 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault that occurred in Ware Township.
  The male victim suffered serious injuries and was transported to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre by Superior North Emergency Medical Service (EMS).
  Members of the OPP North West Region Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services (FIS) are assisting wit
  
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• Red Lake OPP Search Warrant Results in Drug Trafficking Charges

  18-01-2019 14:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  RED LAKE, ON – NEWS  – On January 16, 2019 officers from the Red Lake detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of officers from Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and the Kenora CSCU executed a search warrant on a residence in Red Lake.
  As a result of the investigation, Dillon LAWSON, 26, of Red Lake was arrested and charged for Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking C
  
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• U.S. State Dept says may ask Trump to scrap another Obama climate order

  18-01-2019 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In 2014 executive order, Obama directed State Department and other agencies to factor climate resilience into development programs
  By Timothy Gardner
  WASHINGTON – (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said in a report released by the investigative arm of Congress on Thursday it may recommend President Donald Trump revoke an Obama-era order directing federal agencies to consider climate change in international development programs.
  Such a move would deepen the Trump administration&rsq
  
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• 'Creative vibe' on display in new Made by Meag studio in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  18-01-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A Thunder Bay entrepreneur, Meagan Botterill, hopes the opening Saturday of her new studio in the northwestern Ontario city, is just the start of bigger things for her business. Made by Meag offers one-of-a-kind purses and bags, either for purchase or as a do-it-yourself project.
  
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• Tuition assistance overhaul worries Lakehead University Student Union

  18-01-2019 13:30 via cbc.ca
  The acting head of the student union at Lakehead University says he's worried that the province's plan to slash tuition, and overhaul Ontario's tuition assistance program, will do more harm than good.
  
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• Thunder Bay city council cuts $40k from proposed budget - CBC.ca

  18-01-2019 13:00
  Thunder Bay city council cuts $40k from proposed budget  CBC.caWhile it was not a marathon-length meeting, city councillors in Thunder Bay, Ont., found very little in savings during their second budget deliberations meeting of ...
  
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• Thunder Bay city council cuts $40k from proposed budget

  18-01-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  While it was not a marathon-length meeting, city councillors in Thunder Bay, Ont., found very little in savings during their second budget deliberations meeting of 2019.
  
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• Grizzly bears in northern Ontario?

  18-01-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A new study has raised some interesting questions about the status — and possible presence — of grizzly bears in the far northern reaches of northwestern Ontario
  
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• 4 Strategies For Creating Product Demand For Your E-commerce Store

  18-01-2019 11:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  In order for any business to succeed in any industry, they will want to create product demand. Without this, the consumer has no need for the product that you are trying to sell which can make it impossible to survive. It can be a challenge for a business to create product demand, particularly when it is an e-commerce store which is relying on its website to push through a sale, but there are a few effective steps that you could take which should help you to boost sales and increase your brand r
  
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• Why some Canadian farmers may soon tower 'head and shoulders' above their U.S. rivals in Japan

  18-01-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  With a new Asia-Pacific trade deal slashing tariffs, Canada's pork and beef producers see even more potential in a lucrative Japanese market.
  
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• Lunar eclipse to darken Canadian skies this weekend — here's how you can see it

  18-01-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  On Jan. 20 or 21 (depending on where you are in the country), Canada will be treated to a total lunar eclipse. It's being hailed on social media as the "super blood wolf moon," though it's not really different from any other total lunar eclipse. That is, it'll still be magnificent.
  
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• Open letter: Monteith-Farrell urges Ford government to fund Thunder Bay police to meet OIPRD recommendations - Tbnewswatch.com

  18-01-2019 09:00
  Open letter: Monteith-Farrell urges Ford government to fund Thunder Bay police to meet OIPRD recommendations  Tbnewswatch.comDear Minister Jones, As you are aware, on December 12, 2018, the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) released a report entitled Broken ...
  
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• City budget being refined as council awaits options for cuts #tbay #tbcc ow.ly/Rjw030nmi3c

  18-01-2019 04:48 via twitter.com
  City budget being refined as council awaits options for cuts #tbay #tbccow.ly/Rjw030nmi3c
  
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• Extreme Weather Warnings – January 17, 2019

  18-01-2019 01:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – WEATHER – Almost all of Northern Ontario is under an Extreme Cold Alert. Environment Canada says that the Arctic Cold will be sticking around for several days. The wind chill values are expected to be near -45c into Friday morning.
  The Weather Alerts are out for almost all of Northern Ontario, except for the City of Thunder Bay and Superior West.
  For Thunder Bay, the Weather Service is calling for an overnight low of minus 26c. Wind chill values of minus 18 early in the
  
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• Extreme Weather Warnings – January 17, 2018

  18-01-2019 01:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – WEATHER – Almost all of Northern Ontario is under an Extreme Cold Alert. Environment Canada says that the Arctic Cold will be sticking around for several days. The wind chill values are expected to be near -45c into Friday morning.
  The Weather Alerts are out for almost all of Northern Ontario, except for the City of Thunder Bay and Superior West.
  For Thunder Bay, the Weather Service is calling for an overnight low of minus 26c. Wind chill values of minus 18 early in the
  
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• Mr. Appliance Blog: How to fix a clogged garbage disposal #tbay ow.ly/x4Tn30nlXDt

  18-01-2019 01:00 via twitter.com
  Mr. Appliance Blog: How to fix a clogged garbage disposal #tbay ow.ly/x4Tn30nlXDt
  
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• Wataynikaneyap Power Partnership Expansion Includes Mishkeegogamang First Nation and Ojibway Nation of Saugeen

  18-01-2019 00:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – BUSINESS – Less than a month after Wataynikaneyap Power energized its first line to bring grid power to the First Nation community of Pikangikum, another historic milestone has been reached.
  Today, Wataynikaneyap Power announced that Mishkeegogamang and Ojibway Nation of Saugeen legally joined the First Nations-led power project, bringing the number of First Nations communities who are equal owners in the project to 24.
  “I am very pleased to say that Wataynikaneya
  
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