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• Crab legs, bathtubs and booze: The final journey of the original Colonial Cup

  13-02-2019 23:13 via cbc.ca
  Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame executive director Diane Imrie sums up the incredible tale of the newly-rediscovered, original Colonial Cup perfectly: "It's one of the best stories."
  
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• Thunder Bay Field Naturalists purchase land on Michipicoten Island. ow.ly/TAiZ30nGZ97

  13-02-2019 22:57 via twitter.com
  Thunder Bay Field Naturalists purchase land on Michipicoten Island. ow.ly/TAiZ30nGZ97
  
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• Thunder Bay Field Naturalists purchase land on Michipicoten Island (5 Photos) - Tbnewswatch.com

  13-02-2019 22:56
  Thunder Bay Field Naturalists purchase land on Michipicoten Island (5 Photos)  Tbnewswatch.comThe island near Lake Superior's north shore shelters caribou and peregrine falcons.
  
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• United Way fundraising campaign falls short of goal #tbay ow.ly/5lbo30nGWPX

  13-02-2019 22:00 via twitter.com
  United Way fundraising campaign falls short of goal #tbay ow.ly/5lbo30nGWPX
  
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• Weather Causing Flight Delays in Winnipeg and Thunder Bay - Net Newsledger

  13-02-2019 21:49
  Weather Causing Flight Delays in Winnipeg and Thunder Bay  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – Air travel is being impacted in Winnipeg and in Thunder Bay as result of weather in Ottawa and Toronto. The Thunder Bay International Airport ...
  
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• Kenora crash victim identified #tbay ow.ly/pRvT30nGVai

  13-02-2019 21:17 via twitter.com
  Kenora crash victim identified #tbay ow.ly/pRvT30nGVai
  
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• Wanted Wednesday search continues #tbay ow.ly/8yfp30nGUna

  13-02-2019 20:58 via twitter.com
  Wanted Wednesday search continues #tbay ow.ly/8yfp30nGUna
  
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• Town of Fort Frances accuses Resolute of intimidation #tbay ow.ly/a2UG30nGS2J

  13-02-2019 20:12 via twitter.com
  Town of Fort Frances accuses Resolute of intimidation #tbay ow.ly/a2UG30nGS2J
  
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• Lockdown lifted at Hammarskjold High School, Thunder Bay police give "all clear" - CBC.ca

  13-02-2019 19:29
  Lockdown lifted at Hammarskjold High School, Thunder Bay police give "all clear"  CBC.caLakehead Public Schools in Thunder Bay, Ont., told parents that as of 3:20 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, police had given "the all clear" and a lockdown at ...
  
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• Lockdown lifted at Hammarskjold High School, Thunder Bay police give "all clear"

  13-02-2019 19:29 via cbc.ca
  Lakehead Public Schools in Thunder Bay, Ont., told parents that as of 3:20 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, police had given "the all clear" and a lockdown at Hammarskjold High School had been lifted, with students dismissed to catch buses as per the regular schedule.
  
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• Hammarksjold High School in Thunder Bay, Ont., in lockdown as police investigate weapons threat

  13-02-2019 19:29 via cbc.ca
  ​Hammarskjold High School in Thunder Bay, Ont., is in lockdown as police investigate a weapons call at the school.
  
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• Police descend on Hammarskjold High School #tbay ow.ly/iqW230nGPoq

  13-02-2019 19:11 via twitter.com
  Police descend on Hammarskjold High School #tbay ow.ly/iqW230nGPoq
  
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• Educators rally against potential funding cuts to schools #tbay ow.ly/nUuc30nGNA8

  13-02-2019 18:37 via twitter.com
  Educators rally against potential funding cuts to schools #tbay ow.ly/nUuc30nGNA8
  
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• Thunder by the Bay returns this weekend to Sarasota Fairgrounds - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  13-02-2019 17:54
  Thunder by the Bay returns this weekend to Sarasota Fairgrounds  Sarasota Herald-TribuneThe 21st annual festival taking place Friday-Sunday has live music, more than 100 vendors and plenty of motorcycles. Thunder by the Bay: 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. ...
  
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• Preliminary hearing underway for man and woman accused in 2018 death of Nicholas Baxter #tbay ow.ly/9ABJ30nGJtA

  13-02-2019 17:30 via twitter.com
  Preliminary hearing underway for man and woman accused in 2018 death of Nicholas Baxter #tbay ow.ly/9ABJ30nGJtA
  
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• Trucker charged after rollover near Terry Fox Lookout (2 Photos) #tbay ow.ly/uGvL30nGHOv

  13-02-2019 17:01 via twitter.com
  Trucker charged after rollover near Terry Fox Lookout (2 Photos) #tbay ow.ly/uGvL30nGHOv
  
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• Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Acquire 528 Acres on Michipicoten Island - Net Newsledger

  13-02-2019 16:38
  Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Acquire 528 Acres on Michipicoten Island  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Club has acquired two parcels of land totalling 538 acres (217 hectares) on Michipicoten Island in Lake ...
  
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• Original Colonial Cup discovered in garage (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/2mIp30nGEMz

  13-02-2019 16:15 via twitter.com
  Original Colonial Cup discovered in garage (2 photos) #tbay ow.ly/2mIp30nGEMz
  
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• Gravelle optimistic Thunder Bay to Nipigon highway twinning will continue - Tbnewswatch.com

  13-02-2019 14:33
  Gravelle optimistic Thunder Bay to Nipigon highway twinning will continue  Tbnewswatch.comTHUNDER BAY – Michael Gravelle says he is still optimistic that the remaining work to divide the Trans-Canada Highway between Thunder Bay and Nipigon ...
  
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• Thunder Bay Kings off to Detroit for Dixon Cup Championship - Net Newsledger

  13-02-2019 14:08
  Thunder Bay Kings off to Detroit for Dixon Cup Championship  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Thunder Bay major and minor midget Kings are off to the Detroit, Mich., suburb of Troy this weekend to compete in the North ...
  
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• Thunder Bay Kings off to Detroit for Dixon Cup Championship

  13-02-2019 14:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Thunder Bay major and minor midget Kings are off to the Detroit, Mich., suburb of Troy this weekend to compete in the North American Prospects Hockey League’s final event of the 2018-19 season, the Dixon Cup Championship.
  Competing in the respective under-18 and U-16 divisions, the major midgets will commence play Friday with a pair of match-ups on their docket.
  They’ll take on CarShield AAA from St. Louis at 8:15 a.m. before finishing up the da
  
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• Kenora – Missing 15-year-old Female Sought

  13-02-2019 14:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  KENORA – MISSING – Treaty 3 Police Service is looking for 15-year-old Michelle Tait, who was last seen at the Subway in downtown Kenora Friday.
  Tait is described as:an Indigenous female,
  5’1”,
  117 lbs and
  she was last seen to be wearing a black jacket,
  black hat,
  black shoes,
  grey pants with
  a black backpack.Members of the Treaty Three Police Service are requesting assistance in locating Michelle Tait, who may still be in the Kenora area. In the event you have seen this p
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., man calls for safety improvements on expressway before designated truck route implemented - CBC.ca

  13-02-2019 14:00
  Thunder Bay, Ont., man calls for safety improvements on expressway before designated truck route implemented  CBC.caA Thunder Bay, Ont., man whose son was killed in a collision on the Thunder Bay Expressway last fall says the road isn't currently safe enough to handle any ...
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., man calls for safety improvements on expressway before designated truck route implemented

  13-02-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A Thunder Bay, Ont., man whose son was killed in a collision on the Thunder Bay Expressway last fall says the road isn't currently safe enough to handle any extra transport truck traffic.
  
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• Weather – Northwestern Ontario Remains Alert Free

  13-02-2019 13:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sudbury and Ottawa Under Winter Storm Warnings
  THUNDER BAY – WEATHER – For the City of Thunder Bay this is day five without weather alerts or warnings, which also extends to all of Northwestern Ontario. The forecast is calling for clearing skies early this morning. There will be however increasing cloudiness late this afternoon, which will bring snow in the amounts of 2-4 cm. Winds of up to 15 km/h. Wednesday’s high is forecast for minus 5. The wind chill will be minus 24
  
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• Commons justice committee to probe SNC-Lavalin affair — but Liberals limit witness list

  13-02-2019 13:57 via cbc.ca
  Liberal members of the Commons justice committee have agreed to study the SNC-Lavalin affair that has Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government under a cloud — clearing the way for a parliamentary probe into whether his office exerted influence over plans for a criminal prosecution of the Quebec-based engineering firm.
  
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• Fatal brain disease for deer, moose at Ontario's door step, says biologist

  13-02-2019 13:30 via cbc.ca
  A biologist with Ontario's largest hunting group says the threat of chronic wasting disease coming to Ontario is a concern for everyone who cares about wildlife.
  
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• BC AFN Regional Chief Supports Puglaas Resignation

  13-02-2019 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  VANCOUVER – The BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) Regional Chief Terry Teegee supports MP Jody Wilson-Raybould’s decision to resign from the federal Liberal cabinet as the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defense. The loss of an integral and powerful member of government signals serious upheaval in the Canadian government’s Liberal party, and moreover the Prime Minister’s Office, with potentially unethical business influences.
  “I h
  
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• Northwood neighbours meeting to fight impacts of climate change

  13-02-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  EcoSuperior is rolling out a new initiative aimed at helping neighbours come together to plan projects such as building rain gardens and planting trees.
  
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• Confederation College hopeful indigenous artwork stolen in 1981 heist will be returned

  13-02-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Thunder Bay's Confederation College is hopeful four pieces of valuable Indigenous artwork will soon be back on display after being stolen nearly four decades ago.
  
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• Slate Falls First Nation Created

  13-02-2019 04:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services has congratulated Chief Lorraine Crane as they celebrate the creation of the Slate Falls Nation Reserve. “I recall the day I signed the Nishnawbe-Aski Nations Agreement in 1991 that set this reserve creation in motion. It has been a long process but I – we never gave up. I also want to acknowledge all past and present leadership who played a role in seeing this through – it’s truly a great day
  
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• Grand Council Treaty #3 Hosts Health Care Meeting

  13-02-2019 02:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Meeting to Review Health Transformation in the North
  by Jamie MonastyrskiToronto, ON – INDIGENOUS – Members of the Keewatin Table – technical working group, responsible for providing input and recommendations to improve First Nation Health Care in the Treaty #3 region, met with representatives of the Premier’s Council on Improving Healthcare in Toronto on Monday.
  The Premier’s Council on Improving Health Care and Ending Hallway Medicine was convened on October 3, 20
  
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• Reaction Continues to Jody Wilson Raybould Resignation

  13-02-2019 01:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Fallout and comments follow the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould from the Liberal Cabinet.
  Prime Minister Trudeau speaking to media in Winnipeg following a transit announcement said he was “surprised and puzzled by the resignation”.With a heavy heart I have submitted my letter of resignation to the Prime Minister as a member of Cabinet… https://t.co/Ejjh8smwYO
  — Jody Wilson-Raybould (@Puglaas) February 12, 2019There is a mixed commentary of comment
  
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• One Suspect Arrested – OPP Seek Second B&E Suspect

  13-02-2019 01:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  KENORA – The Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a break and enter at a business on Rabbit Lake Road.
  Police were notified of the break and enter at approximately 5:20 a.m on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.
  The surveillance video shows that two male suspects forced entry into the establishment and stole alcohol.
  Suspect one is wearing a dark coloured North Face vest/jacket, light coloured hoody sweatshirt, light coloured belt, dark shoes, light coloured m
  
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• A Great Start to the TBGA Competitive Season!

  13-02-2019 00:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  By Samantha FerreiraTHUNDER BAY – SPORTS – Over the last two weekends, Thunder Bay Gymnastics Association (TBGA) has attended 2 competitions.
  Our Junior Olympic Women’s Team attended the Allstars Superhero Challenge in Brampton, Ontario on February 1st & 2nd.
  Highlights: Avery Marshall won 1st All-Around, achieving a medal on every event and obtained a special award for most Expressive Dance on Floor! Rhea Scollie came in 2nd all around achieving medals placing on 3 ou
  
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• Thunderwolves Basketball Returns to Thunderdome

  13-02-2019 00:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Final Home Stand of Regular Season
  Thunder Bay, ON – Lakehead basketball returns to the Thunderdome this weekend, as the Brock Badgers come to town for the final OUA games of the regular season.
  On the women’s side, Lakehead sits comfortably in the OUA West second spot, but two wins could propel them into first. Brock is locked into the fourth spot.
  “We are in a great position headed into our final weekend of league play,” Thunderwolves women’s basketball coach Jon
  
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