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6/49 ticket worth $114,383 sold in Thunder Bay

6/49 ticket worth $114,383 sold in Thunder Bay

THUNDER BAY -- Thunder Bay residents, check your Lotto 6/49 tickets from Wednesday night’s draw. Someone in town could be holding a big winner, worth $114,383.
Ontario's OCIF investment rises to $7.3M for local ridings

Ontario's OCIF investment rises to $7.3M for local ridings

The province is expanding the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to help build and repair more critical infrastructure in small, rural and northern municipalities.

Northern Ontario Angels rank No, 1 in Canada for investment deals totaling $50M

THUNDER BAY, ON JULY 28, 2016 - Northern Ontario Angels (NOA); a not for profit corporation that facilitates business deals between entrepreneurs and accredited angel investors, ranks 1st in Canada for the number of investments closed in 2015, it ann
Jackpot Alert: Lotto Max hits $60 Million

Jackpot Alert: Lotto Max hits $60 Million

Toronto, ON – The ‘LOTTO MAX’ balls are back in town! Seven ‘life-sized’ LOTTO MAX balls are set to roll through the streets of Toronto on Friday, July 29, 2016 ahead of the big draw that evening.
NHLers hit the ice with local kids

NHLers hit the ice with local kids

THUNDER BAY – Unlike some of his other Thunder Bay National Hockey League colleagues, Robert Bortuzzo has been keeping a low profile this summer.
Improved runways reopen at Thunder Bay airport

Improved runways reopen at Thunder Bay airport

THUNDER BAY – Runway upgrades at the Thunder Bay International Airport are now complete. One of two runways at the city airport were shut down in May for upkeep and repaving.
First Nations students learn hands-on natural resource sector skills

First Nations students learn hands-on natural resource sector skills

THUNDER BAY -- Give a student a desk and a classroom and they might doze off. But send them into the woods to learn how to use buzz saws or teach them how to use drones and you might just get their attention for life.
Feds reject city’s latest event centre funding bid

Feds reject city’s latest event centre funding bid

The federal government has formally informed the city it will not fund any portion of the proposed $119-million Thunder Bay Event and Convention Centre. A letter from Minister of Infastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi, obtained by tbnewswatch.
Cop cruiser crashes into train at rail crossing: OPP

Cop cruiser crashes into train at rail crossing: OPP

(MINAKI, ON) – Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently on scene at a motor vehicle collision that occurred early this morning, July 27, 2016 on Highway 596 at the railway crossing in Minaki, Ontario.
Simple request to city gets complicated

Simple request to city gets complicated

THUNDER BAY – The francophone community’s seemingly simple request to city council for a letter of support has been referred as administration considers whether it may conflict with its own infrastructure funding applications.
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