Eight charged after Thunder Bay drug trafficking raids
Police from Thunder Bay and Ontario Provincial Police stopped a vehicle on Highway 11/17 east of Thunder Bay and executed search warrants at Picton Avenue and Donald Street. Eight people faced charges including possession of cocaine and fentanyl for trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, and related offences. All were remanded with future court dates.
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Thunder Bay
Ontario Provincial Police
Picton Avenue
Donald Street
Toronto
Scarborough
Ontario
Pickering
Oshawa
Skills contest points to career path in trades
Lakehead District students took part in the Ontario Skills Competition in Toronto, with nine entrants earning a spot on the 2025 provincial team. Two in welding, carpentry teams, individual carpentry, culinary and hair dressing competed locally in March. The program coordinator notes rising interest in skilled trades, including more female students, and discusses postsecondary apprenticeship options and costs.
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Ontario
Toronto
Lakehead
Roger Drear
Drcar
Thunder Bay
Drear
Confederation College
George Brown
Nathan Caputo
Hammarskjold
Carpenter Union
Caputo
Thunder Bay Waterfront set for busy cruise season and events
Thunder Bay welcomes Viking Ocean ships this weekend with two arrivals on Sunday and a later turnaround. The Great Lakes cruise push includes Victory Cruise Lines in June plus nine Viking, two Pearl Seas and two Victory calls this season. The waterfront district buzzes with patios shops and planned events from Block Party to Wake the Giant and a Summer concert series.
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Thunder Bay
Paul Pepe
Pepe
Great Lakes Cruise Association
U.s.-Canada
Victory Cruise Lines
Victory One
U.S
Nipigon Bay
Rossport
Viking
Pearl Seas
Pratt
Court Street
Red Lion
Marina Park
Marina
Multiple Ontario incidents span fire death missing teen and abuse charge
Fire in Sandy Lake First Nation ends in youth death while investigators call the case non criminal. A Thunder Bay inquiry leads to 56 year old Richard Slusar charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. Police seek tips on Aliya Degeit missing since May 20 in Thunder Bay area. Drone fires cautioned by AFFES as major fires burn near Kenora and Silver Falls Provincial Park. Public safety notes include missing persons lines and ongoing wildfire updates across the region.
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Sandy Lake First Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service
NAPS
Kenora
Nishnanbe Aski Police Service
OPP Forensic Identification Unit
Thunder Bay
Richard Nicolas Slusar
Const
Tanka Awosika
P3tips
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services
AFFES
Silver Falls
Dog Lake
Kakabeka Falls
Ontario
Kenora No. 20
Carl Clutchey
Jour
Aliya Degeit
Cumberland Street
Degeil
Timmins
Ottawa
Ptips
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Doug Diaczuk
Waterfront District
Kara Pratt
Waterfront Business Improvement Area
Prince Arthur’s Landing
Nalism Initiative
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