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• Jody Loos makes the case for a dry bar and nightclub in Thunder Bay

  27-01-2023 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Jody Loos will be opening the Howl at the Moon Dry Saloon and Late Night Coffee Bar at the end of March. He says he was inspired by his own experience with alcohol and seeing how difficult it is for people who are sober to access evening entertainment that doesn't involve alcohol.
  
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• Thunder Bay 50/50 winner collects $654K prize - Tbnewswatch.com

  27-01-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Thunder Bay 50/50 winner collects $654K prize  Tbnewswatch.com
  
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• Dryden, Kenora, Red Lake Sioux Lookout – Extreme Cold Warning Issued

  27-01-2023 19:22 via netnewsledger.com
  
  Kenora – Weather – Extreme cold conditions are expected tonight and may persist into next week. Temperatures will moderate briefly during the daytime, bringing some relief.
  Environment Canada has issued Extreme Cold Warnings for much of Western Ontario.
  2:14 PM EST Friday 27 January 2023Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:Dryden – Vermilion Bay
  Ignace – English River
  Kenora – Grassy Narrows – Whitedog
  Ear Falls – Perrault Falls – Western Lac Seul
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• Cocaine seized: Deshawn BROWN, Sheldon Daniel OGIMA, and Damien ROSSI Face Drug Charges

  27-01-2023 17:53 via netnewsledger.com
  
  Two Southern Ontario Males Face Charges
  Thunder Bay – News – Police seized cocaine and arrested three suspects, including two southern Ontario residents, following the search of a south-side home Thursday afternoon.
  The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from members of the Community Oriented Response and Engagement (CORE) Unit, executed a warrant at a residential address in the 200 block of Amelia Street West at about 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, Ja
  
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• Fort Frances: Five Face Drug Trafficking Charges

  27-01-2023 17:39 via netnewsledger.com
  
  Fort Frances – News – A traffic stop in the Town of Fort Frances has resulted in five individuals being arrested and charged for numerous Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) offences.
  On January 27, 2023, shortly after midnight, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Rainy River District Detachment in Fort Frances initiated a traffic stop on a motor vehicle after observing the vehicle commit a moving violation.
  Through investigation, it was
  
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• Dream Comes True For Our Kids Count

  27-01-2023 17:30 via netnewsledger.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – Living – Our Kids Count, a community development organization that works with families to promote the health and development of all children and youth who are in need of support looks forward to improving their food security program thanks to the purchase of a cargo van.
  Jackie Knough, Executive Director of Our Kids Count said their expanded food security programs in recent years due to the need in the community ran into a problem transporting food efficiently.
  “W
  
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• Isaiah Lorne Jean GREEN Faces Drug Trafficking Charges

  27-01-2023 17:19 via netnewsledger.com
  
  Thunder Bay – News – A Toronto man faces drug trafficking charges after police located cocaine, fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine at a southside home Wednesday afternoon.
  The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, Community Oriented Response and Engagement (CORE) Unit, and members of the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 200 block of Amelia Street West at about 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25
  
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• New coach of Lakehead University's women's basketball team says he'll bring 'integrity' to the role

  27-01-2023 16:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Hugo Boisvert, an assistant at Laval University in Quebec, will take over from interim head coach David McCallum, who has been in the role since the beginning of the season. McCallum replaced former coach Jon Kreiner, who says he "parted ways" with the university this fall. 
  
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• Lakehead women's basketball hires new coach

  27-01-2023 16:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Boisvert, an assistant at Laval University in Quebec, will take over from interim head coach David McCallum, who has been in the role since the beginning of the season. McCallum replaced former coach Jon Kreiner, who says he "parted ways" with the university this fall. 
  
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• Lakehead University women's basketball hires new coach

  27-01-2023 16:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Hugo Boisvert, an assistant at Laval University in Quebec, will take over from interim head coach David McCallum, who has been in the role since the beginning of the season. McCallum replaced former coach Jon Kreiner, who says he "parted ways" with the university this fall. 
  
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• Kenora: Multi Vehicle Collision Closes Highway 17

  27-01-2023 15:01 via netnewsledger.com
  
  Kenora – Highway 17 is closed just east of Highway 71.
  Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) state that officers are currently on scene investigating a multi vehicle, motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, East of 71 Highway. No major injuries are reported at this time
  Police want to advise the public to expect delays due to the collision and use caution if travelling on the Highway due to poor conditions.
  The Article Kenora: Multi Vehicle Collision Closes Highway 17 by NNL Digital News U
  
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• CRA Head Hamilton Says No Review of $15 Billion in COVID-19 Payments to Ineligible Recipients

  27-01-2023 14:56 via netnewsledger.com
  
  OTTAWA – Canada Revenue Agency Commissioner Bob Hamilton has recently made it clear that the Agency won’t be conducting a full review of the more than $15-billion in pandemic wage benefits that were sent to allegedly ineligible recipients. Hamilton argued that their existing “risk-based” approach to enforcement is enough, whereby they review a sample of cases that are deemed to be of concern.
  However, Auditor-General Karen Hogan has argued that a more expansive revie
  
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• Lakehead University: Mino-Waabandan Inaakonigewinan – Seeing Law in a Good Way

  27-01-2023 14:52 via netnewsledger.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law unveiled the new Anishnaabemowin name of the Indigenous Law and Justice Institute and a new logo at a ceremony in the John N. Paterson Auditorium.
  The new name, Mino-Waabandan Inaakonigewinan, means “seeing the law in a good way.”
  Elder Ron Linklater bestowed the new name on the Institute during a naming ceremony at Bora Laskin’s inaugural summer land-based learning camp in August 2022.
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• TBDSSAB Selects Ken Boshcoff as Chair and TBDSSAB Chair Ken Boshcoff and Meghan Chomut as Vice Chair

  27-01-2023 14:18 via netnewsledger.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – News – Some major change at the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB).
  The board has welcomed a new Chair and Vice Chair at its inaugural meeting in January 12th, 2023.
  Following the 2022 municipal election, TBDSSAB has welcomed 11 new Board members—the highest turnover since the TBDSSAB’s inception in 1999. Ken Boshchoff, Mayor of the Municipality of the City of Thunder Bay, was appointed as Board Chair. Meghan Chomut,
  
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• Fort Frances: Romeo Deafy Faces Fraud and Identity Theft Charges

  27-01-2023 13:49 via netnewsledger.com
  
  Fort Frances – News – Rainy River OPP executed a search warrant was executed on a Fort Frances home as a result of an ongoing fraud investigation.
  On January 6, 2023 at approximately 5:57 p.m. Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report that a member of the community had their bank card stolen and that it was being used at local vendors in Fort Frances. Officers conducted a full investigation and obtained a search warrant of the suspect’s residence where
  
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• January 27, 2023 – Western and Northern Ontario Weather Outlook

  27-01-2023 13:33 via netnewsledger.com
  
  THUNDER BAY – Weather – The Extreme Cold Warnings have extended southward into KI, Webequie, and Kasabonika. Warnings are still in effect for Wasaho Cree Nation and Peawanuck.
  Winter Travel Advisories are in effect for the north shore of Lake Superior.
  Thunder Bay
  Mainly cloudy skies along with a 40 per cent chance of snow flurries early this morning. Snow in earnest will begin early this morning before changing to a 40 per cent chance of flurries this afternoon. Five centimetres of
  
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• Location of ferrochrome smelter still up in the air, says Ring of Fire Metals CEO

  27-01-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  We first heard the words 'Ring of Fire,' connected to mining back in 2010. Now, 13 years later, the project hasn't made much progress and has instead been marked by delays. 
  
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• Thunder Bay police seek $3.5M to expand force while board looks to triple members' pay - CBC.ca

  27-01-2023 11:00 via news.google.com
  
  Thunder Bay police seek $3.5M to expand force while board looks to triple members' pay  CBC.ca
  
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• Thunder Bay police seek $3.5M to expand force while board looks to triple members' pay

  27-01-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The acting Thunder Bay Police Chief Dan Taddeo plans an expansion of the force that would include two major crime detective constables among other new officer and civilian positions, while the board's administrator says the raise is needed to fairly compensate board members for their work.
  
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• Thunder Bay police asks council for $3.5M to expand force while ... - CBC.ca

  27-01-2023 11:00 via news.google.com
  
  Thunder Bay police asks council for $3.5M to expand force while ...  CBC.ca
  
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• Survivors need mental health support as searches of former residential school sites continue, leaders say

  27-01-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The director of operations for an organization dedicated to finding children who went missing while attending residential schools is calling for more mental health supports for residential school survivors.
  
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• VIDEO: Thunder Bay family set to appear on 'Family Feud Canada' - Tbnewswatch.com

  27-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Thunder Bay family set to appear on 'Family Feud Canada'  Tbnewswatch.com
  
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• Burning desire: Quadriplegic artist turns sun's rays into portrait of Oilers' McDavid - CBC.ca

  27-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Burning desire: Quadriplegic artist turns sun's rays into portrait of Oilers' McDavid  CBC.ca
  
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