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• Indigenous Bar Association Slams Prime Minister Trudeau for moving Wilson-Raybould

  23-01-2019 23:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  OTTAWA, ON – The Indigenous Bar Association in Canada (the “IBA”) disagrees with the Liberal government’s decision to reassign the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould (Puglaas) from her position as the Minister of Justice to serve as the Minister of Veterans Affairs as part of its recent cabinet shuffle.
  In the IBA’s view, the timing of Wilson-Raybould’s reassignment was poorly orchestrated and calls into question the commitment of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals
  
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• Here are the communities in northwestern Ontario that said no to pot stores

  23-01-2019 23:18 via cbc.ca
  According to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), five out of 33 municipalities in the northwest have chosen to opt out of having a retail cannabis store in their community.
  
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• OPP nabs three men after highway pursuit. ow.ly/BSmE30nqy93

  23-01-2019 23:01 via twitter.com
  OPP nabs three men after highway pursuit. ow.ly/BSmE30nqy93
  
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• Dryden Man In Custody for Break and Enter, Assault, & Uttering Threats

  23-01-2019 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  DRYDEN – Adrian John BICZOK-43 years old Dryden, ON is in custody this morning following an early morning disturbance.On January 23, 2019, at approximately 5:30 am, Dryden Police Service responded to the Comfort Inn on Government Street, after an employee reported a disturbance in the lobby.BICZOK entered the lobby at which time he began to yell, make threats and attempt to assault the victim.BICZOK left the Comfort Inn and confronted employees at Enterprise Car Rental at which time h
  
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• U SPORTS Athletes of the Week (#17): Laurier’s Sow, Montreal’s Savard honoured

  23-01-2019 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  TORONTO – SPORTS – Ali Sow of the Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team and Katerine Savard from the Montreal Carabins women’s swimming squad are theU SPORTS Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending Jan. 20, 2019
  Sow has been a force in the OUA this season, and this past weekend, he continued his incredible run that has seen him score 36 or more points in three straight games thanks to a pair of all-star performances. In a pair of games against the
  
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• Fundraiser for 'Rez Girls' 64 hockey team gets boost from NHLer Mitch Marner

  23-01-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  A couple in Kingston, Ont., are asking for the public's help in a final push to raise approximately $10,000 for a new ice surface for a girl's hockey team in Eabametoong First Nation, also known as Fort Hope.
  
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• St. Joseph's Hospital gets $1M for renewal and infrastructure #tbay ow.ly/VdbV30nqvNT

  23-01-2019 21:55 via twitter.com
  St. Joseph's Hospital gets $1M for renewal and infrastructure #tbay ow.ly/VdbV30nqvNT
  
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• Ontario Open for Business at North American International Auto Show

  23-01-2019 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  DETROIT – Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a delegation from Ontario attended the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Michigan. The Premier held talks with the Governor of Michigan and shared the message that “Ontario is Open for Business” – the show was not all serious business, however. Workers from the General Motors plant in Oshawa in partnership with Lego© built a full-sized Chevrolet Silverado truck.
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford at International Auto Sh
  
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• Canadian Golfers Prepare to Tee off in PGA TOUR Events

  23-01-2019 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of players from Canada as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and their performances.
  Desert Classic
  Stadium Course at PGA WEST,Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA WEST,La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California*
  Purse: $5,900,000 ($1,062,000 to winner)Next Tournament: Farmers Insurance Open
  (San Diego, California, January 24-27)
  *The Desert Classic is one of four tournaments
  
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• Glance at Crime: 21 assaults, 23 thefts #tbay ow.ly/2JBG30nqubL

  23-01-2019 21:19 via twitter.com
  Glance at Crime: 21 assaults, 23 thefts #tbay ow.ly/2JBG30nqubL
  
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• Wanted Wednesday search continues #tbay ow.ly/LlD530nqtdl

  23-01-2019 21:00 via twitter.com
  Wanted Wednesday search continues #tbay ow.ly/LlD530nqtdl
  
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• Thunder Bay LiUNA local takes apprenticeship training on the road in mobile classroom

  23-01-2019 20:56 via cbc.ca
  The Thunder Bay local of Labourers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) hopes to be offering mobile apprenticeship training as soon as summer 2019, thanks in part to a federal government grant.
  
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• Ontario keeps right to appeal First Nations annuities decision #tbay ow.ly/3Rq530nqqO8

  23-01-2019 20:14 via twitter.com
  Ontario keeps right to appeal First Nations annuities decision #tbay ow.ly/3Rq530nqqO8
  
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• Self determination over food key for Indigenous communities (4 photos) #tbay ow.ly/2om430nqowm

  23-01-2019 19:20 via twitter.com
  Self determination over food key for Indigenous communities (4 photos) #tbay ow.ly/2om430nqowm
  
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• Spotlight: Are the Great Lakes the future of luxury cruising? #tbay ow.ly/kYPL30nqnG3

  23-01-2019 19:03 via twitter.com
  Spotlight: Are the Great Lakes the future of luxury cruising? #tbay ow.ly/kYPL30nqnG3
  
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• Transport truck overturns west of Upsala #tbay ow.ly/exCz30nqm1w

  23-01-2019 18:30 via twitter.com
  Transport truck overturns west of Upsala #tbay ow.ly/exCz30nqm1w
  
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• Overdose prevention site holds open house (4 Photos) #tbay ow.ly/9uQZ30nqi0u

  23-01-2019 17:34 via twitter.com
  Overdose prevention site holds open house (4 Photos) #tbay ow.ly/9uQZ30nqi0u
  
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• The Special Investigations Unit found no grounds to discipline OPP officers with the Dryden detachment following a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 16:27 via twitter.com
  The Special Investigations Unit found no grounds to discipline OPP officers with the Dryden detachment following a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Crash victim's dad drives petition against Expressway truck plan #tbay ow.ly/m56430nq62D

  23-01-2019 14:33 via twitter.com
  Crash victim's dad drives petition against Expressway truck plan #tbay ow.ly/m56430nq62D
  
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• Manslaughter charge from 2016 Thunder Bay homicide withdrawn - CBC.ca

  23-01-2019 13:00
  Manslaughter charge from 2016 Thunder Bay homicide withdrawn  CBC.caA manslaughter charge laid against a man over a 2016 Thunder Bay homicide has been withdrawn.
  
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• Manslaughter charge from 2016 Thunder Bay homicide withdrawn

  23-01-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A manslaughter charge laid against a man over a 2016 Thunder Bay homicide has been withdrawn.
  
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• Overdose prevention site building relationship with clients, community

  23-01-2019 12:45 via cbc.ca
  Client uptake has been slow at first, but the head of the NorWest Community Health Centres, which runs the program, says that was to be expected.
  
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• Canada's chronic shortage of legal cannabis expected to drag out for years

  23-01-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada's shortage of pot is now expected to drag on for years. New production is coming online, but ever more cannabis will be diverted to the nascent edibles industry.
  
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• FedNor funding for upgrades to Sioux Lookout airport to attract 'potential business tenants'

  23-01-2019 00:00 via cbc.ca
  The northwestern Ontario municipality of Sioux Lookout celebrated the grand opening of its airport as well as a funding announcement from FedNor on Monday.
  
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