Thunder Bay news

• Families concerned over reinvestigation of Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  Lawyers and family members said Tuesday that they remain in the dark about what steps have been taken since 2019 when the police chief announced the reinvestigations.

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  Jun 8
• Ontario’s police watchdog clears 2 Thunder Bay police officers after suspect injured in bar brawl

  The Special Investigations Unit says the officers were dispatched to a tavern to investigate a disturbance.

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  Apr 22
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• Thunder Bay police start using body cameras, in-car cameras to come

  The force says the devices will eventually be worn by all front-line officers and those in the traffic unit.

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  Apr 12
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• Verdict expected in trial of man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  The trial surrounding the death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., took place last month.

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  Dec 13, 2020
• Witness recalls man laughing after throwing trailer hitch at Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  The testimony that was delivered at a 2018 preliminary hearing has been entered into evidence at the trial of Brayden Bushby, which began yesterday.

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  Nov 3, 2020
• Trial begins for man accused in death of Indigenous woman hit by trailer hitch

  A Crown lawyer has told the trial of a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman that evidence will prove the injuries from that incident contributed to her death.

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  Nov 2, 2020
• Bushby trial to proceed at courthouse hotel on Nov. 2

  The trial was originally scheduled to begin on Oct. 13 but was delayed due to the closure of the 125 Brodie Street location.

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  Oct 27, 2020
• Two charged after man kidnapped, assaulted in Nipigon, Ont.

  Investigators say the man escaped his captors and got help from a witness who contacted authorities.

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  Sep 21, 2020
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• Hamilton man charged after passenger plane makes emergency landing in Thunder Bay

  The Swoop Airlines flight was originally destined to arrive in Hamilton from Edmonton, police say.

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  Jul 20, 2020
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• Man charged following weekend homicide at Thunder Bay, Ont., hotel

  A 36-year-old man is facing a murder charge after a weekend homicide at a hotel in Thunder Bay, Ont.

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  Jun 1, 2020