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• Schreiber OPP Charge Manitobans with Tobacco Trafficking

  18-02-2019 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  SCHREIBER – The Ontario Provincial Police report that on February 17, 2019, at approximately 9:00 pm officers from the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act offence on Highway 17, Lahontan Township (Rossport area).
  As a result of the traffic stop, officers seized 21 cases, containing approximately 200,000 unmarked cigarettes and cigars were seized.
  George Mike SAUNDERS, 50 years old of Winnipeg, Manitoba has
  
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• Conservative Leader – Statement on Gerald Butts Resignation

  18-02-2019 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Andrew Scheer – Photo Andre Forget
  OTTAWA – The resignation of Gerald Butts as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s principle secretary has Ottawa rushing to try to figure out what happened.
  Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, issued the following statement:“The sudden resignation of Justin Trudeau’s closest political advisor is the clearest indication yet that there is much more to the SNC-Lavalin Affair than the Prime
  
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• Two charged in Thunder Bay, Ont., overpass assault - CBC.ca

  18-02-2019 23:09
  Two charged in Thunder Bay, Ont., overpass assault  CBC.caTwo people are in custody following an assault on Thunder Bay's north side this weekend that left a man with "significant facial injuries."
  
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• Two charged in Thunder Bay, Ont., overpass assault

  18-02-2019 23:09 via cbc.ca
  Two people are in custody following an assault on Thunder Bay's north side this weekend that left a man with "significant facial injuries."
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., police search for missing man

  18-02-2019 23:08 via cbc.ca
  Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are requesting the public's help in the search for a missing 30-year-old man.
  
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• Updated – FOUND – Missing 30-Year-Old Man in Thunder Bay

  18-02-2019 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – MISSING – The Thunder Bay Police Service report the thirty-year-old male reported missing in this report has been located.
  As per standing NetNewsLedger policy, to respect the individual and their family, the name and images have been removed.
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  The Article Updated – FOUND – Missing 30-Year-Old Man in Thunder Bay by NetNewsLedger first appeared on NetNewsLedger - News at the Speed of the Internet ©
  
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• Police are asking for the public's help locating Martin Chookomolin who was last seen on Feb. 15 in the Picton Stre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-02-2019 22:41 via twitter.com
  Police are asking for the public's help locating Martin Chookomolin who was last seen on Feb. 15 in the Picton Stre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Supporters rally to save Dease Pool. ow.ly/Kjlx30nKfMi

  18-02-2019 21:36 via twitter.com
  Supporters rally to save Dease Pool. ow.ly/Kjlx30nKfMi
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau’s Principal Secretary Gerald Butts Resigns

  18-02-2019 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  OTTAWA – POLITICS – Gerald Butts has resigned. Butts was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s principal secretary. In a statement issued to media, Butts says that he categorically denies that anyone in the Prime Minister’s office pressured former Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould with respect to SNC-Lavalin.
  Here is the text of the letter of resignation:I have resigned as Principal Secretary to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, PC, MP, Pri
  
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• Letter to the editor: Resolute at it again. ow.ly/uD3Z30nKdbr

  18-02-2019 20:32 via twitter.com
  Letter to the editor: Resolute at it again. ow.ly/uD3Z30nKdbr
  
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• Three sisters from Thunder Bay created the fundraiser Beanies for Brain Cancer to raise money for cancer research a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-02-2019 18:29 via twitter.com
  Three sisters from Thunder Bay created the fundraiser Beanies for Brain Cancer to raise money for cancer research a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Rainbow Bibimbap Bowl will Brighten your Dinner Table

  18-02-2019 17:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – LIVING – There is a world of food out there. As Thunder Bay’s growing ‘Foodie’ culture continues to thrive and evolve, many people are trying dishes that only a few short years ago they might never have heard about.
  Here is a great dish from Foodland Ontario well worth trying in your kitchen.
  Bibimbap is a Korean dish that means “mixed rice”. This tasty meal has everything you need in one bowl and is a great way to showcase the rainbow of v
  
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• South-side standoff ends peacefully: Thunder Bay police - CBC.ca

  18-02-2019 16:49
  South-side standoff ends peacefully: Thunder Bay police  CBC.caA standoff on Thunder Bay, Ont.'s south side this weekend ended peacefully, police said.
  
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• South-side standoff ends peacefully: Thunder Bay police

  18-02-2019 16:49 via cbc.ca
  A standoff on Thunder Bay, Ont.'s south side this weekend ended peacefully, police said.
  
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• Family Day 2019 – What is Open? What is Closed?

  18-02-2019 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Happy Family Day. For fun today, bundle up and head down to Marina Park for an afternoon of fun. You can also head down to the Canada Games Complex to wear down the daily dose of energy your youngsters have.
  Most stores are closed today. Walmart, Metro, Safeway, Intercity Mall, and Renco Foods are closed for the holiday. Selected Shoppers Drug Mart locations are open. For groceries, Skaf’s in Current River is open. George’s Market on River Street is open today fro
  
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• This week’s Monday Morning Mugging takes a look at Rent Panda, a start-up trying to change the world for renters. ow.ly/wTUK30nJWAu

  18-02-2019 15:39 via twitter.com
  This week’s Monday Morning Mugging takes a look at Rent Panda, a start-up trying to change the world for renters. ow.ly/wTUK30nJWAu
  
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• Future styles: Could virtual clothes reduce the damage of fast fashion?

  18-02-2019 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fashion is responsible for about 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, sucks up scarce water and creates vast amounts of pollution and waste
  By Sonia Elks
  LONDON – LIVING – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Striking a pose in the mirror, Swedish model and stylist Lisa Anckarman shows off a new jacket with a difference on Instagram – though it fits her perfectly in the photo, it’s a virtual design that does not exist in real life.
  She is among a number of trendset
  
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• Thief River Falls Norskie’s Goalkeeper Bailey Schmitz Named Play It Again Sports Player of the Week

  18-02-2019 15:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Thief River Falls Norskies goalkeeper Bailey Schmitz has been named its Play It Again Sports Player of the Week for the period concluding Feb. 17.
  In a pair of starts in the time frame, against the two teams closest to Thief River Falls in the league standings, Schmitz won both of them finishing the week with a 1.50 goals-against average and a .955 save percentage.
  Thursday night saw the 20-y
  
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• Coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business

  18-02-2019 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Technology is helping Ethiopian coffee farmers keep as much of the profit as possible at home
  By Thin Lei WinADDIS ABABA – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On a bustling street near the shiny new international airport in Ethiopia’s capital is a small coffee roastery with big dreams.
  Nearly 40 Ethiopians – a third of them women – sift, roast and package prized Arabica beans for export to Europe under the Moyee brand, founded by a Dutch social entrepreneur.
  The roastery
  
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• Updated - FOUND - Missing 30-Year-Old Man in Thunder Bay - Net Newsledger

  18-02-2019 09:00
  Updated - FOUND - Missing 30-Year-Old Man in Thunder Bay  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – MISSING – The Thunder Bay Police *Service* report the thirty-year-old male reported missing in this report has been located. As per standing ...
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., police search for missing man - CBC.ca

  18-02-2019 09:00
  Thunder Bay, Ont., police search for missing man  CBC.caPolice in Thunder Bay, Ont., are requesting the public's help in the search for a missing 30-year-old man.
  
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• Canada and Beecher Bay (Sc’ianew) First Nation settle historic claim

  18-02-2019 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Beecher Bay, BC — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada states that as a part of honouring Canada’s lawful obligations to Indigenous people and working collaboratively to settle outstanding claims is key to achieving reconciliation with Indigenous people in Canada.
  This week Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Chief Russ Chipps of the Beecher Bay (Sc’ianew) First Nation celebrated with members of the Beecher Bay First Nation the settlem
  
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• Thunder Bay Kings crowned NAPHL U-18 Dixon Cup champions - Net Newsledger

  18-02-2019 06:39
  Thunder Bay Kings crowned NAPHL U-18 Dixon Cup champions  Net NewsledgerPLYMOUTH, Mich. – A Trenton Morriseau tally 3:51 into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Thunder Bay major midget Kings went on to defeat ...
  
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• Thunder Bay Kings crowned NAPHL U-18 Dixon Cup champions

  18-02-2019 06:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  PLYMOUTH, Mich. – A Trenton Morriseau tally 3:51 into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Thunder Bay major midget Kings went on to defeat Meier AAA of Western Michigan 5-2 Sunday night in the championship game of the North American Prospects Hockey League’s Dixon Cup under-18 division final held at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich.
  Picking up the first power play of the night, Thunder Bay worked the puck around nicely that resulted in Nicholas DeGrazia taking a cr
  
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• Recall – Eat Smart brand Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag Kits

  18-02-2019 06:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  OTTAWA – Food Recall Warning (Listeria monocytogenes) – Eat Smart brand Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag KitsDistribution – New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Possibly National. Recalling firm – Industry.
  The industry is recalling certain 340 G (12 OZ) Eat Smart brand Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag Kits from the marketplace due to possible listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
  Recalled p
  
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• Weather – Special Weather Statement issued for Toronto

  18-02-2019 06:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  TORONTO – WEATHER – Travel in southern Ontario will be impacted by weather from late Sunday and into Monday morning. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for parts of the region including Toronto.
  Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is reporting Normal Winter Operations.
  Special weather statement in effect for:City of TorontoSignificant snowfall possible.
  Snow associated with a passing low pressure system is slowly spreading into the region this evening
  
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• Anishinabek Police Service Suspend Chief of Police and Deputy Chief

  18-02-2019 02:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  THUNDER BAY – Anishnabek Police Service Police Chief John W. Syrette and Deputy Police Chief Dave Whitlow have both been suspended from active duty. The suspensions were announced on Friday, February 15th, 2019. The head of the police services board for the Anishinabek Police have appointed Inspector Marc Lesage as the acting Chief of Police.
  Anishnabek Police Service is based in Garden River First Nation, however, the police service also provides police service to twelve detachments
  
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• Return of the Milkman? Pushing Packaging Out of the US Delivery Process

  18-02-2019 02:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  “We’re sort of like the milkman” of groceries
  By Sebastien MaloNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – New Yorker Tamara Lim loves packaging, but in a less-is-more kind of way.
  As a former manager at online retail giant Amazon.com Inc, known for sometimes shipping goods in outsize disposable cartons, the 26-year-old says she regularly heard clients asking why they received “this tiny, little thing in a huge box”.
  “‘Can you do something about that?'
  
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• Antarctic Ice Shelves: Searching for clues on Climate Change

  18-02-2019 01:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  The scientists hope their research will allow island and coastal nations to plan for rising sea levels
  By Fabian CamberoKING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica -(Reuters) – In a remote island outpost on the edge of the Antarctic, hundreds of miles from the southern tip of Chile, scientists at a research base are scouring the ice for clues about everything from climate change to cures for cancer.
  Chile’s Escudero base on King George Island acts as a research hub for a frozen expanse that exten
  
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• 6 Ways to Go Wild in a New Orleans Party Bus

  18-02-2019 01:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW ORLEANS – TRAVEL – Are you wondering how to make your party different from the usual? If you love throwing parties, you know how important it is for you to make sure your parties do not become predictable. If the guests can almost guess the food they will eat, the type of drinks they will find, and the music you will play, the number of people attending your parties will keep diminishing. Sometimes, a change of venue is not enough. What you need is a mobile venue. New Orleans Par
  
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• The NHL Alumni Tour made a stop in Thunder Bay this weekend, playing in support of Special Olympics. ow.ly/L3zF30nJtOr

  18-02-2019 01:04 via twitter.com
  The NHL Alumni Tour made a stop in Thunder Bay this weekend, playing in support of Special Olympics. ow.ly/L3zF30nJtOr
  
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• Domtar and Unifor Announce Ear Falls Retirement Packages

  18-02-2019 00:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  EAR FALLS – BUSINESS – Domtar and Unifor have just negotiated $100,000 early retirement packages and up to $50,000 in moving allowances for about two dozen woodlands employees near Ear Falls.
  George Smith, Unifor Local 324 President said, “EACOM’s Ear Falls sawmill recently hired dozens of additional Unifor members for increased lumber production and sawlog harvesting on the Trout Forest. However, as a result of the EACOM sawmill expansion,&n
  
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