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City police safely locate a missing 32-year-old.

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Councillors hear few complaints as they prepare to ratify budget with lowest tax levy hike in decade Monday

The city declared a second state of emergency earlier this week as a result of concerns surrounding the outbreaks of COVID-19 at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre and Thunder Bay District Jail.

The plan, suggested as a possibility by Ontario's education minister, fails to recognize the stress teachers, education workers and staff are under during the pandemic, say ETFO's Mike Judge and OSSTF's Rich Seeley.

The funding will allow for the creation of an industrial research chair at Lakehead University.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre met with the family and shared its own review with the coroner's office.

Facility working with other shelters to assure those who need a bed can get one, but anyone testing positive or showing symptoms will not be allowed to stay at Shelter House and must go to an isolation shelter.

The Ontario government announced Thursday, Feb. 4, the Thunder Bay District Jail is one of 10 correctional facilities across the province receiving an ion scanner in an effort to combat contraband entering prisons.

One case in Kenora Region and one case in Sioux Lookout Region confirmed on Thursday.