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Northern city loses out on nuclear waste. Mayor totally bummed

Northern city loses out on nuclear waste. Mayor totally bummed

They will get to share a $600,000 consolation fund
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'I believe somebody hurt my baby,' mother tells MMIWG inquiry

'I believe somebody hurt my baby,' mother tells MMIWG inquiry

Delaine Copenace was found dead in Lake of the Woods in Kenora in March 2016, a little more than three weeks after she was reportedly last seen.
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Thunder Bay police chief told mayor he was subject of investigation: witness

Thunder Bay police chief told mayor he was subject of investigation: witness

'For 15 to 20 seconds we all just looked at each other'
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Man claims Ontario city's bus passes for disabled are discriminatory

Man claims Ontario city's bus passes for disabled are discriminatory

Launches human rights complaint, says he's humiliated every time he buys one
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Thunder Bay police chief's trial opens in court

Thunder Bay police chief's trial opens in court

Several witnesses take the stand on the first day of the trial against J.P. Levesque, detailing exchanges with Mayor Keith Hobbs and lawyer Alexander Zaitzeff
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Proof Sudburians love their sauce

Proof Sudburians love their sauce

One retail manager says he thinks it's a northern Ontario thing
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Competition Bureau to review deal that made Barrie Examiner, dozens of other papers history

Competition Bureau to review deal that made Barrie Examiner, dozens of other papers history

Total of five Simcoe County papers shuttered, among almost three dozen in Ontario
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Ontario child missing for hours after dog runs away with sleigh

Ontario child missing for hours after dog runs away with sleigh

The dog ran into the woods with the two-year-old in tow, say OPP
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Can drone patrols stop youth from dying in Thunder Bay's rivers?

Can drone patrols stop youth from dying in Thunder Bay's rivers?

That's what city officials in the troubled city are being asked to consider
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Northern Ontario man is living out his dreams. This one involved a wheelchair-mounted crossbow

Northern Ontario man is living out his dreams. This one involved a wheelchair-mounted crossbow

Paralyzed by ALS, Eddy Lefrançois is steadily crossing experiences off his bucket list, but this one was special — 'For me to completely forget I have ALS for days was a first'
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