Thunder Bay

• 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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  4 hours
• 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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• New COVID-19 measures take effect in 9 Ontario regions with 2 into lockdown

  Ontario activated what it describes as an "emergency break" for those districts, moving them to the grey tier of Ontario's colour-coded pandemic response plan.

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  Mar 1
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• Simcoe Muskoka, Thunder Bay move to Ontario’s grey-lockdown zone March 1

  Currently, both the Simcoe Muskoka and Thunder Bay regions are under the province's red-control zone of its coronavirus response framework.

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  Feb 26
• Indigenous leaders in Thunder Bay, Ont., area call for COVID-19 relief

  First Nations leaders in the Thunder Bay, Ont., area are calling on all levels of government to take action on the worrying spread of COVID-19 in northwestern Ontario.

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  Feb 26
• Thunder Bay schools asked to move online due to rising COVID-19 cases

  The top doctor for the Thunder Bay, Ont., area is recommending all schools move classes online for the next two weeks due to rising COVID-19 cases.

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  Feb 26
• Family describes how Ontario woman’s death from trailer hitch assault upended their lives

  Relatives of an Ontario woman who died after being assaulted with a trailer hitch say they've lost an irreplaceable loved one along with a sense of personal safety.

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  Feb 17
• Virtual emergency department to offer services in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is offering services through its virtual emergency department starting this week.

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  Jan 5
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• Man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman found guilty of manslaughter

  Justice Helen M. Pierce says the Crown proved Brayden Bushby knew he would seriously injure Barbara Kentner when he threw the hitch at her from a moving car in January 2017.

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  Dec 14, 2020
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• Verdict expected Monday in trial of man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay

  A verdict is expected Monday in the manslaughter trial of a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay, Ont.

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  Dec 14, 2020