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Thunder Bay woman, 84, charged with manslaughter after fight with other LTC resident
lives lived
Outdoorsman Ted Byers brought his Thunder Bay practicality, warmth and wit to Montreal
Ted Byers; lives lived;
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Panel on Thunder Bay Police Reform to deliver recommendations by end of summer
Alok Mukherjee takes questions from the media following the expert panel's week of private and public meetings in Thunder Bay regarding the city police and board. The eight-member panel is expected to deliver interim recommendations in the coming weeks, ahead of its final report.
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Calls emerge for ‘outsider’ to head Thunder Bay’s police force
Thunder Bay Police Service on patrol Friday March 11, 2022. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
politics
The close calls during Ontario’s 2018 election could tell us a lot about which key ridings to watch this week
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Police investigating homicide in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Police car with focus on siren lights. Beautiful siren lights activated in full mission activity. Policemen with patrol car in intervention operation at crime place. Emergency lights flashing on patrol car.
report on business
At an Indigenous-owned Thunder Bay factory, a glimpse of what economic reconciliation looks like
Jason Thompson, a member of the Red Rock Indian Band, stands for a portrait in his office on April 7, 2021. Thompson owns Superior Strategies Supply and Service, a Thunder Bay company that recently started manufacturing disposable isolation gowns for healthcare workers. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
opinion
Radical change is overdue for the Thunder Bay Police Service and board
Tanya Talaga
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Can trust in Thunder Bay police be restored?
Thunder Bay Police Service on patrol Friday March 10, 2022. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
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Indigenous leader calls for dismantling of Thunder Bay police
THUNDER BAY, Canada. - Anna Betty Achneepineskum, the NDP candidate for Thunder Bay-Superior North, stands for a portrait on September 30, 2019. David Jackson for The Globe and Mail
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OPP decision coming soon on whether to investigate Thunder Bay police force
Thunder Bay Police blocked the entrances to the Thunder Bay Bombardier plant while emergency crews and the bomb squad dealt with a bomb threat Friday Dec. 9, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Thunder Bay Chronicle Herald - Sandi Krasowski
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Thunder Bay’s historic Finnish Labour Temple ravaged by fire
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Reinvestigations of several Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay are complete. But will families get the answers they’re seeking?
Josh and Lorene Kakegamic, Kyle Morriseau’s brother and mother, in Thunder Bay earlier this month following their meeting with the reinvestigation team on October 2, 2021.
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Body discovered inside burning home in Thunder Bay, Ont., police say
British Columbia’s police watchdog is shedding light on the severe injuries suffered by a man during a deadly encounter with Vancouver police in a court document seeking an order for an officer to be interviewed as a witness.
opinion
All Canadians should take Sept. 30 to observe National Truth and Reconciliation Day
Tanya Talaga
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Forest fires forcing evacuation of two Ontario First Nations communities
July 30, 2018 - Parry Sound 33 fire Water Bombing and Helicopter Bucketing occurring today along the east flank on ParrySound33. Aerial suppression will continue their efforts towards containing this fire. By the evening of July 30 there were 41 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 15 are not yet under control, 26 are either being held, under control or being observed.
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Families lack confidence in new probe into Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay
The Thunder Bay official crest on a fountain at City Hall. The image celebrates the city’s first industry. Starting in the 17th century, merchants seeking beaver pelts travelled up the St. Lawrence River and through the Great Lakes and their tributaries to what is now Thunder Bay. They took the trip in huge 36-foot canoes made of birch bark with payloads of 6,000 pounds. The boats were paddled by French-Canadian and Indigenous voyageurs who faced bad pay, gruelling hours, and constant danger. A Scottish fur baron, known as a bourgeois, sat in the middle. He didn’t paddle. July 23. 2019 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
arts
Tanya Talaga’s new documentary Spirit to Soar examines the deaths of Indigenous teens amid colonial oppression
Poplar Hill First Nation student Reggie Bushie, as shown in this still image provided by documentary "Spirit-to-Soar' was in Grade 9 when he disappeared in Thunder Bay in fall, 2007. The fifteen-year-old student went to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School. His body was found in the McIntyre River on Nov. 1, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Spirit to Soar-Wendell Collier *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Inmates in Thunder Bay to be vaccinated after COVID-19 outbreak linked to local jails
Thunder Bay Jail, exterior view. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
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Legal groups object to isolation order for freed prisoners in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Jail. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
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Ramped-up vaccine rollout brings hope to Thunder Bay
On March 3, 2021, Donalda Ogemah, right, and David Ogimas,, left, of Long Lac 58, prepare to receive their Covid-19 vaccination from Matawa First Nations Registered Nurse Allison Palmer, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
art & architecture
Crypto art is gaining traction and one of its biggest stars is an artist from Thunder Bay
Michah Dowbak Portrait
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Ontario officials mull lockdown for Thunder Bay as cases rise rapidly
On February 25, 2021, Chrissy Phillips waits for the bus in Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is currently experiencing a resurgence of Covid-19 with a recent spike in positive cases. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
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COVID-19 outbreak prompts Neskantaga First Nation to declare a state of emergency
Neskantaga First Nations Chief Chris Moonias in his communities water plant on October 26, 2020. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
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Thunder Bay grapples with COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facilities, homeless population
On February 23, 2021, Shelter House employee Taryn Vancotthem, right, looks in a window as residents eat lunch at the Shelter House in Thunder Bay, Ontario. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
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Crown seeks eight-to-12-year sentence in Brayden Bushby manslaughter case
Rebecca Mackinac holds a sign alongside demonstrators as they march toward the old courthouse ahead of the second day of the manslaughter trial for Brayden Bushby in Thunder Bay, Ont., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Arguments will be heard today at the sentencing hearing for a man found guilty in the manslaughter death of an Indigenous woman he threw a trailer hitch at four years ago. Brayden Bushby is scheduled to appear in Thunder Bay, Ont., court this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Jackson
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Judge to hear evidentiary arguments, witness statements at Brayden Bushby sentencing hearing next week
Connie Kentner, sister of the late Barbara Kentner, embraces friends and family after exiting the courthouse where Brayden Bushby was found guilty of manslaughter in Kentners death. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
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Judge to decide on disciplinary hearing for Thunder Bay officers in death of Ojibwa man
Stacy DeBungee's body was found in the McIntyre River in Thunder Bay on Oct. 19, 2015
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Medical officers in some COVID-19 hot spots push back against Ontario’s reopening plan
A visitor arrives at the Roberta Place Long Term Care home in Barrie, Ont. on January 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
opinion
The opportunity for Indigenous business to become leaders in developing Canada’s critical minerals supply chains
Don Bubar and Phil Fontaine
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In Thunder Bay, an Indigenous People’s Court offers a new form of justice – but the pandemic has put obstacles in its path
A medicine wheel is shown on the floor of the Indigenous People's Court, a separate room of the Superior Court of Justice building in Thunder Bay.
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Alstom CEO says ‘several years’ needed to fix Bombardier’s rail business, but no plans to shut Ontario, Quebec plants
CEO of French train maker Alstom, Henri Poupart-Lafarge looks through the window during the first run of Alstom's first hydrogen-powered train on September 16, 2018 near Bremervoerde, Germany.
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Over 200 residents return to Neskantaga as water quality improves
Addison Moonias, 5, of Neskantaga First Nations is swabbed for Covid-19 before she and her family head home for the holidays after nearly two months of being evacuated to Thunder Bay, Ontario, due to a water crisis. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
film
‘I made a mistake’: Canadian filmmaker Michelle Latimer addresses Indigenous ancestry questions
Filmmaker Michelle Latimer is photographed in Toronto on August 21, 2020. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay found guilty of manslaughter
Melissa Kentner, sister of the late Barbara Kentner, embraces friends and family after exiting the courthouse where Brayden Bushby was found guilty of manslaughter in Kentners death. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
opinion
Brayden Bushby’s guilty verdict was a relief for Indigenous women, but it was also deeply imperfect
Tanya Talaga