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Thunder Bay $500 for a bag of groceries? Alliance aims to lower food costs in remote northern communtiesAn alliance between more than a dozen First Nations partners and food security organizations is working to lower food costs in remote northern Ontario and Manitoba communities by buying food in bulk. Wiiche’iwaymagonContinue Reading

Thunder Bay·CBC Investigates As a troubled local gym goes dark, some members and the landlord say they haven’t heard from the owner about the future of the business in Thunder Bay, Ont. Boulder Bear Climbing Centre has faced multiple lawsuits, allegations of injuries Michelle Allan · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Erland Missewace says if the City of Thunder Bay, Ont., goes forward with creating a temporary village for the unhoused population, he would finally get a sense of safety. City council approved a new 10-step plan earlier this week to respond to the growing number of people in encampments, which peakedContinue Reading

Thunder Bay More than 200 people attended a protest on Monday in solidarity with Red Rock Indian Band, following the discovery of ancestral remains belonging to four Indigenous people at a construction site in Nipigon, Ont. As the community screens the disturbed soil to make sure all the remains areContinue Reading

Thunder Bay B.C. advocate in Thunder Bay shares 30-year survival story as Ont. set to shut many safe consumption sitesGuy Felicella says he was stuck in a cycle of addiction, homelessness and crime for over 30 years, but getting harm reduction help in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside kept him alive long enoughContinue Reading

Thunder Bay A fancy shawl dancer from Thunder Bay, Ont., says she’s grateful for the community’s support after her powwow regalia was stolen from her family’s vehicle this summer. Here’s how the community came together to help, so the Grade 10 student can keep on dancing. Police on case afterContinue Reading

Thunder Bay A couple from northwestern Ontario say they’re breathing a little easier after becoming the first people from their First Nations to reach base camp on the world’s highest mountain. Here’s why Marietta Duncan and her husband, Travis Duncan, carried the flags of Muskrat Dam and Bearskin Lake upContinue Reading

Thunder Bay A Thunder Bay, Ont., pharmacy and two pharmacists face disciplinary hearings with the profession’s provincial regulatory college. A former chair of the Ontario Pharmacists Association says facing a professional misconduct allegation isn’t common in the profession. Allegations involving Fort William Medical Pharmacy, pharmacists not yet tested Michelle AllanContinue Reading

Thunder Bay A photo that appears to show an Indigenous elder lying in the hallway of a hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont., raises concerns about the region’s treatment of Indigenous patients. The social media post with the photo comes on the heels of the Canadian Medical Association’s public apology for harmsContinue Reading