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  • 30 April 2026

    CN issues notice to begin construction on 5-mile lift bridge in May

  • 30 April 2026

    Tax deadline today

  • 30 April 2026

    Winnipeg-based aid workers witness scale of Sudan crisis firsthand

  • 30 April 2026

    Thunder Bay nears housing target, secures $5.89M

  • 30 April 2026

    Protests part of province-wide movement

  • 30 April 2026

    Thunder Bay’s green bin program delayed three more years

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  • 30 April 2026

    CN issues notice to begin construction on 5-mile lift bridge in May

  • 30 April 2026

    Tax deadline today

  • 30 April 2026

    Winnipeg-based aid workers witness scale of Sudan crisis firsthand

  • 30 April 2026

    Thunder Bay nears housing target, secures $5.89M

  • 30 April 2026

    Protests part of province-wide movement

  • 30 April 2026

    Thunder Bay’s green bin program delayed three more years

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District News

  • Tax deadline today

    30 April 2026
  • Winnipeg-based aid workers witness scale of Sudan crisis firsthand

    30 April 2026
  • Thunder Bay nears housing target, secures $5.89M

    30 April 2026
  • Protests part of province-wide movement

    30 April 2026
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