
Rajpreet Sahota
Reporter
Rajpreet Sahota is a CBC reporter based in Sudbury. She covers a wide range of stories about northern Ontario. News tips can be sent to rajpreet.sahota@cbc.ca
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Thunder Bay Public Health releases guide for parents of young people with addictions
Thunder Bay Public Health is offering a resource for those people called Parents Like Us: An Unofficial Guide to Caring for a Young Person Who Uses Substances. It offers wisdom from other caregivers in response to the toxic drug crisis.
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What you need to know about Thunder Bay's Indian festivals this weekend
Thunder Bay is set to host the vibrant Festival of India and Festival of Colours this weekend at Marina Park. It is a celebration expected to draw over 7,000 people for a free vegetarian feast, live cultural performances and a chariot parade.
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This trucking association is calling City of Thunder Bay's designated route a major 'trade barrier'
The Ontario Trucking Association says Thunder Bay's new truck route bylaw will disrupt national trade routes, increase emissions and collisions and create safety and service challenges for truckers.
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Nuclear Waste Management Organization begins site selection process for 2nd deep geological repository
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has launched a two-year engagement process to refine the site selection approach for Canada’s second deep geological repository to manage radioactive waste in Canada.
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This school in Longlac, Ont. is marking a milestone in French-Catholic education
École Notre-Dame-de-Fatima in Longlac is celebrating its 75th anniversary, marking decades of dedication to French-language Catholic education,
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'Closer to home'- New hospital programs bring childhood cancer care to northwestern Ontario
Childhood cancer care is now more accessible for families in northwestern Ontario with the launch of two new Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario programs at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
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Thunder Bay Public Library appoints Indigenous relations adviser
A new senior adviser of Indigenous relations is joining the Thunder Bay Public Library. Stephanie MacLaurin is Anishnaabe from Fort William First Nation.
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The death of this 26-year-old Thunder Bay man is revealing the realities of the opioid crisis
'We Were Here' is a series of videos written and narrated by Mary Breen. Through graphic novel-style illustrations and short narratives, the videos share the stories of Ontario parents who have lost their children to opioids.
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How this Thunder Bay, Ont. bus terminal is setting a new standard of accessibility
Transit officials and accessibility advocates say the proposed renovations to the Water Street bus terminal are as much about inclusion as they are about infrastructure with its accessibility upgrades.
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Aerodrome or airport? The Township of Ignace will consider both
The Township of Ignace is in the process of deciding whether to refurbish an old aerodrome, or to push for an airport at a cost of more than $40 million as it plans for future industrial growth.
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