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• Opinion – Sometimes Simple is Smarter, or Smart Enough!

  09-02-2019 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – OPINION – There is a proposal to upgrade how people use parking meters in Thunder Bay. Metered parking in our city is mostly in the downtown cores of the Waterfront District and the Fort William or Victoriaville BIA.
  On the surface, this looks like a step forward. While Thunder Bay does have cards you can insert in meters, having a smartphone app would ensure people can use technology to avoid a parking ticket.
  The City of Thunder Bay is looking for a partner to work wi
  
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• Yoshihide Muroya Takes Red Bull Air Race Opener in Abu Dhabi

  09-02-2019 18:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Canada’s Pete McLeod Finishes in 9th Place
  To the amazement of 50,000 spectators across the opening weekend of the 2019 Red Bull Air Race season in Abu Dhabi, the 2017 World Champion Yoshihide Muroya (JPN) claimed the race win by just 0.003s over his longtime rival, defending World Champion Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic. The result sets the tone for the eight-race season to come, and with third-place Michael Goulian (USA) just one point behind Sonka in the overall standings, plus 11 o
  
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• 'An apple a day': Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program launches in Thunder Bay region

  09-02-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Cucumbers, sweet peppers, melons and squash will be a twice-weekly treat for 15,000 elementary students in northwestern Ontario, after Thursday's launch of the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program.
  
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• LU researcher to study post-traumatic stress injuries in Thunder Bay firefighters - Tbnewswatch.com

  09-02-2019 17:18
  LU researcher to study post-traumatic stress injuries in Thunder Bay firefighters  Tbnewswatch.comLakehead University researcher, Kathryn Sinden, received $100k from CIHR to examine post-traumatic stress injury in Thunder Bay firefighters.
  
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• Indigenous Services minister will meet with Cat Lake chief to discuss housing crisis

  09-02-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  The federal Minister of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Seamus O'Regan announced Friday he is planning to visit Cat Lake to witness the housing conditions in the northwestern Ontario First Nation, but will first meet with the chief of the community, Matthew Keewaykapow, in Thunder Bay.
  
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• Rare Day for Northern Ontario – No Winter Weather Alerts in Effect

  09-02-2019 15:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – WEATHER – One almost has to look twice. There are no weather advisories, no weather alerts, and no weather warnings for Northwestern Ontario this morning.
  Over the past weeks, Thunder Bay has bounced in and out of weather alerts. The City has seen the alerts shift from Extreme Cold Warnings to Winter Storm Warnings, and then back again. While it is chilly today, it is more the usual weather conditions usual for our region.
  For the weekend, for Thunder Bay, Environment C
  
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• Stop Pigging out and Save the Planet, Chinese told ahead of Lunar New Year

  09-02-2019 15:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  China consumes more meat than any other country and accounts for half the world’s consumption of pork, which is used in everything from dumplings and stir-fries to hotpots
  By Beh Lih Yi
  KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As Chinese people celebrate the new Year of the Pig this week, environmental campaigners are urging them to eat less pork and help save the planet.
  China consumes more meat than any other country and accounts for half the world’s consumption of pork, w
  
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• Shooting in Winnipeg Results in Two Deaths

  09-02-2019 15:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Police are dealing with a number of serious crimes. Two men were shot and killed in the city on February 6, 2019.
  Winnipeg Police report that at approximately 1:30 a.m., Winnipeg Police responded to a report of a shooting at a restaurant located in the 100 block of Main St. Two adult males were located at the premise suffering from serious gunshot wounds. The males were transported to the hospital in serious condition by Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services.
  Both males died
  
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• The Anishinaabe Nation Gathering a Historic First

  09-02-2019 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Treaty One Territory – On August 13th, 2019, the Anishinaabe people will come together for four days at Keeseekowewin First Nation, Treaty Two Territory to discuss issues of National and International importance. The Anishinaabe Nation Gathering is a historic first, as it will include all Anishinaabe in Canada and United States, involving Elders, youth, men, women and leadership.
  The inaugural Anishinaabe Nation Gathering is a joint collaboration between Grand Council Treaty #3 and Souther
  
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• Abu Dhabi Red Bull Air Race Qualifying Sees Pete McLeod in Second

  09-02-2019 14:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  The tension was in the air at Qualifying for the Red Bull Air Race season opener in Abu Dhabi on Friday, as a new rule awarded World Championship points to the top three. The 2017 World Champion Yoshihide Muroya of Japan seized the opportunity, earning three points and the top of the overall standings in first. Canada’s Pete McLeod took second and the USA’s Michael Goulian earned third. With 25 points on offer to the winner of Saturday’s race, in less than 24 hours and any one
  
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• Profile: Canada’s Pete McLeod – Red Bull Air Racer

  09-02-2019 14:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Red Lake Native Seeks Podium in Red Bull Air Race Championships
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – Pete McLeod is Canada’s only Red Bull Air Race pilot, and after clinching his first overall podium in 2017, hopes are high that he will become the country’s first World Champion as well.
  When McLeod joined the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as a 25-year-old in 2009, he was the youngest pilot in its history. By his third season, 2014, the Canadian had already emerged as one of the
  
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• Kaleen’s Story – Moving Through the Transitions of Care

  09-02-2019 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – LIVING – In November of 2015, Kaleen Torbiak fell 100 feet into a flooded mine on the Atikokan snowmobile trails. There, she spent three nights with a broken leg and fractured skull before being found by Search and Rescue.
  Kaleen was taken to the Atikokan General Hospital, where she was then transferred immediately to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Suffering from severe frostbite and the beginning stages of kidney failure, doctors were forced to amputate b
  
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• Strengthening our rural voice to bring sustainability to the North

  09-02-2019 10:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  KENORA – POLITICS – Last week, along with the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, I attended the Kenora District Municipal Association (KDMA) Conference in Red Lake. KDMA is an opportunity for Mayors, council members, and community leaders throughout Northwestern Ontario to gather and discuss issues pertaining to the North. The theme this year was the “Road to Sustainability”, which explored how we can continue to grow the North in a way that is environme
  
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