
Michelle Allan
Reporter
Michelle Allan is a reporter at CBC Thunder Bay. She's worked with the CBC's Investigative Unit, CBC Ottawa and ran a pop-up bureau in Kingston. She won a 2021 Canadian Association of Journalists national award for investigative reporting and was a finalist in 2023. You can reach her at michelle.allan@cbc.ca.
Latest from Michelle Allan
Active Commute Challenge kicking off June 1st
The people behind the Active Commute Challenge gathered Tuesday to kick off the month-long event. The friendly competition challenges people to use sustainable transportation methods to commute to work for the month of June. This includes walking, cycling, carpooling and public transit.
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Thunder Bay police sergeant's obstruction trial starts with former officer as first witness
Retired TBPS Constable James Kelly Walsh took the stand Monday to describe his recollection of how a November 24, 2020 call to retrieve a stolen T.V. from a Frederica Street residence descended into “chaos” when Dimini showed up unannounced.
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Obstruction, breach of trust trial for Thunder Bay police officer starts today
Staff Sgt. Michael Dimini has pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice and breach of trust charges. He is facing his third criminal trial this year.
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Assault charges against Thunder Bay Police officer withdrawn
Const. Taylor Auger was charged with assault causing bodily harm after an April 2023 arrest injured a 33-year-old man, according to the province's police watchdog. The Crown has withdrawn the charges.
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Licences of 2 Thunder Bay pharmacists suspended after misconduct
Thunder Bay pharmacists Jaspreet Sahota and Chi (Hao) Luu have had their professional licences suspended for several months after their provincial regulator found instances of misconduct, including breaking therapy guidelines for treating opioid use disorder.
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Where does the NDP go from here in Northern Ontario?
As the federal NDP leaves the election having lost most of its seats and official party status, candidates and a political strategist in northern Ontario say winning back the region could be key to the party's survival.
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Ontario SIU investigating woman's death after 'medical distress' in Kenora OPP cell
Ontario Provincial Police arrested a woman in Kenora on Saturday, then put her in a cell at the OPP's Kenora detachment, said the province's Special Investigations Unit. She went into medical distress early on Sunday morning and was pronounced dead at the hospital that evening.
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People from Neskantaga First Nation reconnect at powwow amid evacuation
Evacuees from Neskantaga First Nation gathered at a powwow in Thunder Bay, Ont., Sunday as the community grapples with the flooding and the closure of its only nursing station.
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CANADA VOTES 2025
The 2025 federal candidates in brief: Thunder Bay—Rainy River riding
Four out of five candidates on the ballot provided CBC with summaries of their stances on key policy issues this election.
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Northern Ontario firearms owners, advocates hope for change this federal election
Northern Ontario voters say the major parties' stances on firearms are a key federal election issue as Canada prepares to elect a new government on Monday. CBC spoke with gun owners in the region who said they're frustrated with pervasive crime despite Ottawa's overhaul of the firearms legislation, Bill C-21, and the co-founder of a group aiming to reduce intimate partner violence.
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