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Ontario won't say if Glen Murray's promise to clean up mercury at Grassy Narrows will happen
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne needs to back up a promise made Wednesday by one of her cabinet ministers, in writing, the chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation says. More
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Audio 'We're going to need residential schools in the future,' education expert says
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A five-point action plan for Indigenous education spelled out in a new report from the Northern Policy Institute, a northern Ontario think tank, draws the conclusion that First Nations-run residential schools will help students succeed.
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American anglers fined for over-fishing
Two anglers from the United States have been fined a total of $4,600 for catching too many fish in northwestern Ontario, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
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Early morning police chase leads to arrest of alleged car thief
An alleged car thief led Thunder Bay police officers on an early morning chase through a number of city streets Thursday, before being arrested and taken into custody, the police service says.
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Audio Delay in closing Thunder Bay high school could make transition easier for students
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The one-year delay in the plan to close Churchill high school on the south side of Thunder Bay will ultimately make the transition easier, says Ian MacRae, the board's director of education.
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Audio No room at the inn: Thunder Bay hotels fully booked in summer
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Trying to find a hotel room in Thunder Bay this past summer might have been a bit of a challenge if you had not booked ahead.
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Margaret Atwood, Joseph Boyden among authors calling for cleanup of mercury in northern Ontario
Dozens of Canadian authors are calling on the Ontario government to clean up mercury contamination in the waterways near Grassy Narrows First Nation in northern Ontario.
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Fire destroys former Ontario Provincial Police detachment building
Ontario Provincial Police say the former OPP detachment building in Minaki was destroyed by fire early Tuesday.
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Goldcorp lays off 27 workers in Red Lake, Ont.
Goldcorp, Inc. said it would lay off nearly 30 workers at its Red Lake Gold Mines in the coming weeks.
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Angus steps down as NDP caucus chair, considers leadership run
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New Democrat MP Charlie Angus stepped aside as his party's caucus chair and indigenous affairs critic Wednesday to contemplate a potential leadership bid.
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How ice cream might save a small town school
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Chapman's Ice Cream says it wants to buy a small town elementary school to prevent the Ontario Liberal government from shutting it down.
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Online scam alleges you owe traffic violation fines
A new email saying you're guilty of a traffic violation and you need to pay a fine is a scam. Don't click on the link and delete the email, police advise.
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School consolidation delayed, Churchill High School to remain open longer
The Lakehead District School Board is putting off its south side renewal plans for a year, which means Churchill high school will stay open for the 2017-2018 school year.
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How often are Indigenous kids denied mental health services? Health Canada can't say
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In the midst of a suicide crisis among Indigenous youth, the federal department responsible for their health care cannot say how many children have sought help and been denied.
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'Right on target' says Loch Lomond Ski Area of season opening this weekend
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Loch Lomond Ski Area in Thunder Bay, Ont., will open for the season on Nov 26, thanks to a recent winter storm, and good snow-making conditions, says general manager Jason Gerry.
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How we plan to collect enough holiday food donations to fill a plane
This holiday season, CBC Thunder Bay, the Regional Food Distribution Association, and Wasaya Airways are aiming sky-high with a food donation drive, in support of a remote northern Ontario community.
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The power went out, but the meter kept ticking along, northern Ontario homeowner says
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A snowstorm near Thunder Bay, Ont., knocked out the power to thousands of Hydro One customers over the past weekend, but the hydro outage didn't stop one meter from counting up the kilowatts.
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Angus steps down as NDP caucus chair, considers leadership run
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New Democrat MP Charlie Angus stepped aside as his party's caucus chair and indigenous affairs critic Wednesday to contemplate a potential leadership bid.
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CRTC warns cable companies to behave following $25 basic TV outrage
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After facing numerous complaints about the new $25 skinny basic TV packages, the CRTC has come up with a number of "best practices" for how TV providers 'should' behave.
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Science is finally backing up what First Nations oral tradition has been saying for centuries
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Using the oral traditions of Indigenous people, science is confirming what generations have already known.
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Riverside Grain slated for wrecking ball
The former Riverside Grain products is slated for demolition, after a fire over a decade ago heavily damaged the facility on the banks of the Kaministiquia river.
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Union says understaffing, underfunding to blame at Hogarth Riverview
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The union that represents about 450 full and part-time workers at Hogarth Riverview Manor says employees are not to blame for the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) ordering the facility to no longer admit new residents.
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Police look to follow 'any and all leads' in mysterious death of Charnelle Masakeyash
The disappearance and death of a young mother from a northern Ontario First Nation is "still actively being investigated," a year after she was reported missing, and five months after her partial remains were found, provincial police say.
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Analysis Why hydro bills are so high in Ontario
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With her promise to do more about the price of electricity, it looks like Premier Kathleen Wynne is trying to neutralize — or at least lessen — the damage that skyrocketing hydro bills are doing to her popularity.
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Soccer clubs scramble for playing fields after Sports Dome collapses
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The collapse of the Sports Dome in Thunder Bay, Ont., during a winter storm on Nov. 18 has athletic clubs scrambling to find alternative training and playing space, and is again raising the question of whether the city should support the construction of a permanent indoor field.
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Funding cuts, declining enrolment force school merger in Rainy River, Ont.
In the northwestern Ontario town of Rainy River, the high school is set to consolidate with Riverview Elementary School in a move that the school board chair says is being forced by the province’s funding formula changes.
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Three injured in train collision near Rainy River, Ont., police say
Three people were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a vehicle collided with a freight train in Dawson, northwest of Rainy River this morning, provincial police said.
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Thunder Bay exploring its creative side, issues two calls for artists
The City of Thunder Bay is seeking proposals for artwork that will be featured at events during its 2017 programming season.
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Century-old Thunder Bay carousel needs a facelift
Iain Angus hopes the community will rally to come up with $1.5 million to save the nearly century-old carousel at Chippewa Park.
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Vaunted First Nations jobs plan misses target inside Indigenous Affairs Ministry
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs has never delivered on its long-standing promise to hire one Indigenous worker for every two job vacancies. The Liberal government this year launched a hiring spree at the department, and critics say the results so far show officials are paying little more than lip service to the commitment.
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Double stabbing on Windsor St.
Two men suffered stab wounds to their face after an incident early Sunday morning, Thunder Bay Police said.
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What's to become of the Alexander Henry?
A group of Thunder Bay residents is hoping the Alexander Henry — a decommissioned icebreaker built in Thunder Bay decades ago — will soon be back home.
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'A lot of us are still running,' residential school survivor says at Walk for Wenjack
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In the eyes of a railway inspector, Chanie Wenjack was simply a "trespasser found dead" in northern Ontario. Fifty years later, the 12-year-old runaway from residential school is inspiring strangers to learn more about Canada's colonial legacy.
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'Christmas is important' Thunder Bay Toys For Tots launches 2016 campaign
Thunder Bay's firefighters are asking everyone to band together and make sure all of the city's children have a good Christmas this year.
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Dilico seeks donations of childrens gifts for 2016 holiday campaign
Dilico Anishinabek Family Care in Thunder Bay, Ont. has launched its 2016 campaign to help provide children from low income families with holiday gifts this season.
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Ontario vows to improve access to energy retrofit program in northern Ontario
Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault says he is working to ensure all Ontarians can take advantage an energy retrofit program, after the NDP noted issues that made it largely inaccessible for some northerners.
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Dryden high school football club caps perfect season with championship
The Dryden High School Eagles football team are the champions — of Winnipeg.
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Winter storm arrives in northwestern Ontario: Environment Canada
Environment Canada says much of northwestern Ontario will be digging out from the first blast of winter this weekend, as the weather office placed a large portion of the region under winter storm warnings Friday.
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'They're good at their job': Thunder Bay woman warns of online scam
A Thunder Bay, Ont. woman wants to warn others after she was targeted by an online scam, through a professional networking site used by people in the modelling industry.
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Fire engulfs Thunder Bay heavy equipment garage, fire department investigating
Firefighters in Thunder Bay, Ont. were called to battle a blaze at a south side heavy equipment garage early Friday morning, the fire service is reporting.
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Hogarth Riverview Manor ordered to not admit new residents
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The largest nursing home in Thunder Bay is unable to accept new residents, at least temporarily.
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Thousands flee after wildfire roars through Israeli city of Haifa
- Trump shifts stance on climate change, says humans may be causing global warming
- Americans vow to gobble more, squabble less this Thanksgiving
- 7 years old, and tweeting about life in Aleppo
- Hurricane Otto weakens as it moves across southern Nicaragua
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Fear of deadly fentanyl doesn't stop addicts at pop-up injection sites
- Calgary police shot more people in 2016 than any other Canadian city's officers
- Amber Alert activated for 4-year-old from Vancouver
- Maryam Monsef says immigration officials haven't told her she's being investigated
- Revenue-starved cities will watch Toronto mayor's road toll proposal
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'Weakness in the system': Newfound Cabs says St. John's city council should police taxi industry
- Who's driving your cab? St. John's taxi trade put to the test
- The mystery of the black truck: Check out Episode 5 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- Canadians not terribly savvy about digital privacy, poll finds
- Fighting fake news on Facebook: Why some employees are willing to risk their jobs to stop misinformation
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'Underestimated' Trump could change the rules on trade: Don Pittis
- Trump's strategy of bypassing the media raises 'danger signs'
- The TPP is dead, so what does that mean for Canada?
- Planned coal phase-out holds few political risks for Justin Trudeau
- The case for more oil pipelines in Canada — as some analysts see it
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Maryam Monsef says immigration officials haven't told her she's being investigated
- Boeing met federal officials 7 times as often as Lockheed Martin in lead-up to fighter deal
- Trudeau insists he has no ties to foundation as former Conservative minister resigns
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- U.S. expected to turn up heat on softwood lumber dispute with investigation request
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U.S. expected to turn up heat on softwood lumber dispute with investigation request
- Unions demand Postmedia executives reject $2.3 million in bonuses
- Lufthansa strike to enter 4th day Saturday, 1,800 flights grounded and counting
- Final 5 candidates for next Canadian woman on banknote revealed by Bank of Canada
- What emergency fund? Almost half of homeowners don't have one, Manulife says
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'We've been deceived': Results of many clinical trials never published
- Limit marijuana sales, THC content for adolescents, Canadian pediatricians urge
- How the powerful opioid fentanyl kills
- Family of boy who died after prescription error told health minister is 'all in' for change
- Why your body's internal clock might need a tune-up
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More than a game: Jay Baruchel's Celtic Soul explores passion for teams that 'transcend sport'
- 6 great stories from Testimony, Robbie Robertson's new memoir
- Lawren Harris painting Mountain Forms sells for record $11.21M at auction
- Montreal artist wins legal battle against label of hip hop giant Kendrick Lamar
- Documentarian Alanis Obamsawin wins Toronto filmmaking prize
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The mystery of the black truck: Check out Episode 5 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- 'I remember them hypnotizing me': Check out Episode 4 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- 'We're here to preserve life': Come aboard a ship that saves asylum seekers in the Mediterranean
- After taking in a disabled Haitian orphan, an Ottawa family makes an excruciating decision
- Her husband's sex assault trial ended with a bizarre twist, so this woman went public
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Union says vacant social services jobs impacting northern Sask. communities
- Trapper not sounding the alarm over wolverine sighting near Yellowknife school
- N.S. justice minister vows to find out how 'unconquered people' brief got to court
- Craig McDougall was on phone with girlfriend when police shot him, inquest hears
- Family has Cree-only language rule at home