Thunder Bay Reddit Hot Posts | April 23, 2026
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r/ThunderBay Top Discussions in the Past 24 Hours (April 23, 2026)
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1. Unbelievable （ 146 ｜ 28 ｜ 59）
Original English title:Unbelievable
Post content summary:https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/council-approves-substantial-pay-hikes-12178350 I swear to God, even if one of these people gets re-elected, you all deserve it. Imagine being so out of touch with the needs of the community you were elected to 'help' that you actually think most of us would be okay with this.
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https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-journalism-initiative-lji/council-approves-substantial-pay-hikes-12178350 I swear to God, if even one of these people is reelected, y’all deserve what you get. Imagine being so tone deaf to the needs of the community you’ve been elected to “help”, that you actually think the majority o
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- Nice, meanwhile city workers fight for a 1.5% raise per year. (30)
EN: Nice, Meanwhile, city workers fight for 1.5% per year raise. - I fucking hate Boshcoff > By 2027, the 9% raise will add over $3,000 for councillors and $9,000 for the mayor. With compounding, this number increases every year. > All council members present said they thought the public would have a hard time supporting 9%, except Boshcoff, who said 'I don't think anyone is going to be angry about this.' (20)
EN: Man I fucking hate Boshcoff > The nine per cent boost will give over $3,000 more to councillors and over $9,000 to the mayor in 2027. That number would increase each year as the raises compound. > All the council members - I just want to see Agnew disappear (11)
EN: I just wanna see Argwhale gone - $33,000 per year in 2025? What other kinds of kickbacks and benefits do they get? That seems like peanuts. (11)
EN: $33k/year in 2025? What other sort of kick-backs and benefits do they get? That seems like peanuts.
2. You guys weren't kidding about the potholes （ 128 ｜ 64 ｜ 32）
Original English title:You guys werent kidding about the potholes
Post content summary:When I started moving to Thunder Bay, I had been surfing this sub for a while. Just moved here for work, flew in last night, you guys weren't kidding. These aren't potholes, they're fucking craters. Outside my hotel near a grocery store, it's absolutely brutal. Someone told me it's not usually this bad
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Been surfing this sub for awhile as I was beginning my move to thunder bay. Just moved here for work, flew in last night and you guys weren't kidding. These aren't potholes theyre fucking craters. Outside of my hotel near a superstore its absolutely brutal. Someone tell me its not usually this bad
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- Spring is always bad, but this year is exceptionally bad. (51)
EN: Spring is always bad, but this year feels abnormally bad. - It's worse than usual, but it's always tough. Last week my golf ball almost got swallowed by one... Welcome to TBay! PS laughed when you said 'supermarket'. It's 'grocery store' here (25)
EN: This is worse than usual, but it’s always pretty rough. Almost got my Golf swallowed whole by one last week…Welcome to TBay! PS laughed when you said “a superstore”. Here it’s The superstore - Spring is always pothole season, but yeah... this year is a standout. (18)
EN: Spring is always pothole season, but yeah… this year’s a standout. - It's okay, we have nice cobblestone streets downtown, and benches and stuff. A multi-million dollar soccer field is coming. Have you seen our beautiful cobblestones? /s (15)
EN: It's ok, we got fancy cobblestone roads downtown, and benches and stuff. And a multimillion dollar soccer complex coming. Have you seen our fancy cobblestones? /s
3. Some people's nerve （ 105 ｜ 33 ｜ 36）
Original English title:The nerve of some people
Post content summary:If it was you, I hope your license gets suspended. You were speeding on the road right in front of the airport, almost hit me and my wife... you know... that road with the flashing yellow light means slow down because of crosswalks and stuff? Those aren't suggestions. Also, you blew through all three stop signs at the roundabout and left the airport... without even slowing down! What's your hurry? On your phone or completely unaware of traffic laws?
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If this is you, I hope you get your license taken away. You sped down the road directly in front of the airport almost hitting my wife and I...you know...the road with the yellow blinking lights that mean to drive slow because pedestrian crossing and such? Those aren't a suggestion. Also, you blew through ALL THREE sto
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- TBay drivers are so interesting. It's immediately noticeable. They speed for no reason, or slow down for no reason. They complain about the roads but never drive anywhere else. They treat stop signs like yields, and yields like stops. It's great. (49)
EN: It’s so funny how TBay drivers are. It’s instantly noticeable. They speed for no reason, or they’re going slow, also for no reason. They complain about the road conditions, but never have driven anywhere else. They use s - Those who blow stop signs are usually airport staff who know it's private property and the rules aren't enforced (22)
EN: People who blow the stop signs there are often airport employees that know it’s private property and these aren’t enforced - I swear to God, driving in Toronto is 'easier' than driving here. It's calmer. More respectful. More orderly. It's more predictable and consistent. It's safer. Drivers here are terrible. 1 upvote = 1 agree, 1 downvote = 100 agree (8)
EN: I swear to God, driving in Toronto is \*easier\* than driving here. It's calmer. It's more respectful. It's more orderly. It's more predictable and consistent. It's safer. Drivers here are awful. 1 upvote = 1 agree, 1 do - Not gonna lie - I don't really care about the stop sign near the long-term parking exit, if no one sees it, she gets blown. (6)
EN: not gonna lie - I don't quite care for the stop sign right past the exit area for long term parking and she's getting blown if nobody is in sight.
4. Since we now know Thunder Bay is getting a Costco, the next controversial hot topic （ 103 ｜ 17 ｜ 43）
Original English title:Next hot topic of controversy since we now know we have a Costco being constructed in Thunder Bay
Post content summary:Now that we're sure we're getting a new Costco, what topic will we Thunder Bay citizens discuss?
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What topic are we Thunder Bay citizens going to debate about now that we know with certainty we are hosting a new Costco?
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- Honestly, nothing can compare... except a new 'event center' (27)
EN: Nothing will ever compare tbh…except maybe a new “events centre” - I think Sleeping Giant Brewing Company will close next week, about the same time we get Costco (9)
EN: I think Sleeping Giant Brewing Company will be closing next week every week for about as long as it took for us to get a Costco - A rocket launch site, Canada can launch its own satellites into space. (4)
EN: A rocket launching site so Canada can launch its own satellites into space. - Those cripples running for mayor... terrible. (4)
EN: The lame ass people that are running for Mayor......scary.
5. Province-wide protest against Doug Ford on Saturday! Thunder Bay is participating. Join us （ 91 ｜ 41 ｜ 25）
Original English title:Province-wide protest against Doug Ford on Saturday! Thunder Bay is taking part. JOIN US
Post content summary:Are you angry? Are we stressed out by the collapse of society while basic services remain underfunded? Overwhelmed by the increase in suffering and violence as people get poorer? Grieving for loved ones lost on Highway 11/17? Watching your paycheck come and go while grocery prices keep rising? Annoyed that Ford bought an unnecessary $30 million plane with taxpayer money while he shortened the legislative session at Queen's Park to just 51 days?! Th
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Are you angry? Stressed out by society crumbling around us while essential services remain underfunded? Overwhelmed by the suffering and violence that grows as people become more and more impoverished? Grieving loved ones lost on Highways 11/17? Watching your pay leave your bank account as fast as it arrived, while gro
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- Yes, I'm fed up with late-stage capitalism. People should start reading about democratic socialism. See you there. (8)
EN: Yeah, I'm done with late stage capitalism. People should start reading about Democratic Socialism. See you there. - Should we make our own signs (**DOFO must go!**) or will there be signs at the protest? (6)
EN: Should we make our own signs (**DOFO MUST GO!**) or will there are be signs at the protest? - This might be more useful if there were a viable alternative. The NDP is a joke, the provincial Liberals have done almost nothing since the embarrassing failure under Wynne, and they don't even have a permanent leader right now. (3)
EN: This might be more useful if there was a viable alternative. Ndp is a joke and the provincial Liberals have done literally nothing since their embarrassing defeat under Wynne, and don't even currently have a permanent le
6. I wonder why I've been seeing so many broccoli-haired idiots looking upset lately. （ 74 ｜ 14 ｜ 30）
Original English title:I was wondering why I saw so many dorks with broccoli cuts looking depressed lately.
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- I don't understand what your post means. I'm an older boomer. (26)
EN: I do not understand the meaning of your post. I am an aging baby boomer. - Let me translate. It's a local club, known for having lots of young people with broccoli haircuts. The club has now been sold. (16)
EN: I’ll translate. It’s a local club known to be occupied by lots of young people with haircuts resembling broccoli. That club is now for sale. - I'm 27, and in my early twenties, NV was good... fun, bumping, good music. They put in effort, then it became a place where those crappy tbay rappers performed, attracting all those broccoli-headed jerks. Nobody knows how to run a good club except the gays. (13)
EN: Im 27 and back in my early twenties NV was good... it was fun and bumpin and music was good. They put effort into it and then it became the spot for shitty tbay rappers to perform at which brought all these broccoli head - I'm 20, and this bar is so bad, I just drink at home... does that make me an alcoholic (6)
EN: Im 20 this bar sucks I just drink at home... does that make me an alcoholic
7. Clint Harris running for mayor （ 68 ｜ 6 ｜ 31）
Original English title:Clint Harris running for Mayor
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- For someone who used to be a newspaper editor, this is a very incoherent rant. Also a lot of blame for things the mayor can't control. https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/newspaper-publisher-pleads-guilty-to-drinking-and-driven-charge-1461548 (20)
EN: For a person that used to be the Editor of the Newspaper, that is a very incoherent rant. And a lot of blame being tossed for things the City Mayor would have no control over. https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/newsp - Is a 'clean driving record' too much to ask for a job that really involves judgment? (14)
EN: Is ‘clean driving record’ too much to ask in a job that literally involves judgment calls? - Clint isn't a good guy for the position, but obviously he's doing well in recovery and is a sponsor for several other people trying to get sober. Good for him for that (11)
EN: Clint is not a good guy for the position but apparently he has done great in recovery and is a sponsor to several other people trying to get clean. So good on him for that - No surprise there. Maybe he should have another drink and see how he feels. (8)
EN: No surprises there. Maybe he should have another drink and see how he feels.
8. Status card refused （ 61 ｜ 13 ｜ 24）
Original English title:Status card refused
Post content summary:I was at Canadian Tire next to the mall, I went to pay for my items, I showed my status card, which is from Quebec, I explained the number and band name she needed to write down, she took my card to the old lady behind her, she said no... I said I've used it here many times before, she was like no, you haven't... We had a line behind us, so I didn't want to get into a big fight, just a heads up.
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I was at Canadian Tire beside the mall, I went to pay for my items, I showed my status card, it's from Quebec I explained the number and band name that she needed to write down and she took my card to the older lady behind her and she said no... I said I have used it lots of times here before and she was like no you ha
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- Businesses in the Northwest generally accept status cards, but it's not legally required. You can find the form online and print it and submit it with your taxes. With a Quebec card, they might refuse because your goods should be shipped directly to your home on the reserve, and Thunder Bay is a drive away. I wish the rules were consistent nationwide, but if this happened to my family, they'd visit me when I lived in AB and MB. (30)
EN: Businesses in the NW usually accept status cards but they're not legally required to. You can find the form online to print and submit with your taxes. With a Quebec card, they may have refused it because your goods shou - Status cards should be accepted across Turtle Island, no matter where the holder lives. (13)
EN: Status cards should be accepted all across Turtle island no matter where the holder lives. - Should have been reported to the manager. I understand not making a fuss because of the lineup, but this is unacceptable. (5)
EN: Should be escalated to the manager. I understand not causing a fuss because of a lineup but that’s unacceptable. - If you are from an unrecognized (Pretendian) band (there are several in Quebec), it won't be accepted. There are many people who don't qualify for Indian status, but there are also more who don't qualify and try to get it. (6)
EN: If you're from an unrecognized (Pretendian) band, of which there are several in Quebec, it's not accepted. There are lots of people who don't qualify for Indian status who should but there are many more who shouldn't qua
9. Local date ideas? （ 39 ｜ 11 ｜ 14）
Original English title:Local Date Ideas?
Post content summary:I want to take my girlfriend out for a night, but I've been wearing blinders for the years I've lived here, so I don't know what local entertainment there is. We don't drink, and I want to avoid chain restaurants and big entertainment venues. Any ideas? Please and thank you.
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I am wanting to take my girlfriend out for a night, but I've had horse blinders on for the past few years while living here, so I don't know what's out there anymore locally for entertainment. We don't drink, and I want to avoid chain restaurants and big box entertainment. Any ideas? Please and thanks.
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- Comedy shows, escape rooms, golf simulators, Tilted Turret pinball, bowling, and great live piano at Shooters on Wednesday nights. Old Fort Observatory. (8)
EN: Comedy Shows, Escape Room, Golf Simulators, Pinball at Tilted Turret, Bowling, Awesome live piano player Wednesday nights at Shooters. Observatory at Old Fort. - Go to The Hive for pottery, and to Tomlin Subdivision for delicious pizza/subs/appies. They're attached to a brewery, but I'm sure they have non-alcoholic options, and they have a Nintendo Switch and things to play! (6)
EN: go to the hive for pottery, hit up tomlin subdivision for fantastic pizza/subs/appies. they are attached to a brewery, but I’m sure they have non-alcoholic options and there’s a Nintendo switch and stuff to play! - Since it's still cold outside, you're stuck indoors, but there are many smaller non-chain restaurants that are great for dinner... This might sound funny, but there's a Hive in Port Arthur... where you can pick out some pottery, our plates or whatever, you sit down and paint them yourself, and then they put them in the oven to bake so they're permanent. I did this with my wife on our first date years ago. I was a bit skeptical, but it was actually fun. I (4)
EN: With it still being cold out, you’re kind of limited to having to be indoors, but there’s lots of smaller non-chain restaurants that are nice places to go for dinner… And this might sound funny, but there’s the hive in P - Hockey games, whether at the Gardens or a nearby arena. (3)
EN: Hockey game, whether at the gardens or a nearby arena.
10. Garbage collection （ 32 ｜ 12 ｜ 10）
Original English title:Garbage collection
Post content summary:I'm really tired of garbage collectors not collecting my garbage.. every week there's some issue. Today is garbage day, and they either skip my house or decide they just don't want to take my garbage.. The bin just needs to be bagged inside. Why do I pay taxes for a city that doesn't collect garbage.. Now I have to pay more money at the dump
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I’m getting real tired of the garbage men not collecting my garbage.. every week there is some sort of issue Today was garbage day and they either skipped my house or decided they just didn’t want to take my trash.. the bin only had to bags in it Why am I paying taxes for a city that doesn’t collect garbage.. now I’ll
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- You don't have to pay at the dump. Call the sanitation department. They'll come and pick up anything the regular truck missed. (9)
EN: You don't have to pay at the dump. Call the Sanitation dept. and they will come to pick up whatever the regular truck missed. - Just call, it happened to me once, they told me to leave it out and it would be picked up the next day. There's some logistics, they have to check online to make sure my can was at the curb in time, guess there's some chip or something in the new bins . Anyway, a truck came by early the next morning. It never hurts to call and ask :) (5)
EN: Just call, this happened to me once and they told me to leave it out and it would be picked up the next day. There was some logistics where they had to check online to make sure my can was at the curb in time, guess the - Posting about it on Reddit isn't actually going to help solve your problem. (4)
EN: Posting about it on Reddit will do literally nothing to solve your issue. - If today is your garbage day, they still have a few hours to collect it. (2)
EN: If today was your garbage day they still have several hours to collect it.
11. Thunder Bay city social media （ 23 ｜ 9 ｜ 7）
Original English title:City of thunder bay social media
Post content summary:Does anyone know how this works/policy? Any comment that criticizes the city in any way gets deleted. I know some posts cross the line and need to be removed. But this seems excessive and pushes discussion to Facebook drama or public discussion groups, which spreads misinformation
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Does anyone have any insight into how this is run/policies? Any comments that are in any way critical of the city get deleted, i understand that some posts cross the line and need to be deleted. But this seems to be excessive and push discourse to facebook drama or open discussion groups that push misinformation
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12. Trustworthy mechanic not overbooked （ 20 ｜ 6 ｜ 7）
Original English title:Trustable Mechanics That Aren't Over Booked
Post content summary:I'm checking out a car tomorrow, but before making any purchase decision, I need to take it for a pre-purchase inspection, but my usual mechanic is unavailable because they're booked solid, as tire changeover is taking longer than I can wait. Are there any trustworthy mechanics not fully booked because of tire changeover?
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I'm checking out a car tomorrow but I need to bring it to a pre-purchase inspection before I make any sort of decision on it's purchase, but my usual mechanics are not available as they're booked solid because of tire changes for way longer than I can afford to wait. Are there any trustable mechanics that are not compl
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13. Anyone here missing their company's calls? I made something to fix that. （ 18 ｜ 0 ｜ 9）
Original English title:Anyone here missing calls at their business? I built something to fix that.
Post content summary:Hi everyone, a quick question for local business owners in Thunder Bay - how many calls do you think you miss in a day? Honestly... even 3-5 missed calls a week could lead to hundreds (or thousands) of dollars lost. I've been working on a simple AI setup that can help small businesses: • Answer missed calls immediately • Automatically text customers back • Book jobs/capture info • Work 24/7 (even after hours) Example: Customer calls → you're busy or off → our AI agent will answer your call, l
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Hey everyone, Quick question for local business owners in Thunder Bay — How many calls do you think you miss in a day? Be honest… even 3–5 missed calls could be hundreds (or thousands) in lost jobs every week. I’ve been working on a simple AI setup that helps small businesses: • Instantly answers missed calls • Texts t
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14. Looking for Office Help 25/hr （ 14 ｜ 0 ｜ 7）
Original English title:Looking for Office Help 25/hr
Post content summary:Looking for an office helper, $25/hour, very basic work, lots of learning opportunities, I thought I'd check Reddit first, message me, 10-15 hours a week
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Looking for an office helper, 25/hr, pretty basic work, lots of learning opportunity, thought I'd look on reddit first, message me, 10-15hrs a week
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15. PetSmart auto-ship （ 13 ｜ 7 ｜ 3）
Original English title:Pet Smart Autoship
Post content summary:Last night I went to PetSmart for my monthly stock-up, and my experience left me a bit confused. I know this isn't unique to our local store, but it's likely a corporate directive. Just wondering what others think in this situation. My purchase was just over $200, including dog food, cat food, cat litter, etc. When I checked out, I was told that all items I bought that day were eligible for auto-ship, and they would be put into my online cart and re-shipped.
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I went to PetSmart last night to do my monthly stock up and the experience I had slightly baffled me. I understand that this isn’t a unique experience to our local store but more than likely a corporate directive. Just wondering what others thoughts are in this case. My purchase was just over $200 and included dog food
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16. [Resource] TBay Free Health Workshops: Chronic Pain, Diabetes, and Healthcare Advocacy (Starting Tomorrow) （ 12 ｜ 12 ｜ 0）
Original English title:[Resource] Free Health Workshops in TBay: Chronic Pain, Diabetes, & Healthcare Advocacy (Starts tomorrow)
Post content summary:I'm Kevin from NorWest Community Health Centre. We have some openings for upcoming health workshops. These are evidence-based programs funded by **Ontario Health** to help people manage long-term conditions. **What's coming up:** * **Tomorrow (Thursday) at 5 PM:** Chronic Disease Management (in person at Mary J.L. Black Library). * **This Saturday at 9:30 AM:** Chronic Pain Management (virtually via Zoom). * **Monday, April 27 at 6 PM:** Diabetes Management (in person at
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I’m Kevin from NorWest Community Health Centres. We have a few open spots for our upcoming health workshops. These are evidence-based programs funded by **Ontario Health** designed to help people manage long-term conditions. **What’s coming up:** * **Tomorrow (Thursday) @ 5PM:** Chronic Disease Management (In-person at
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17. TimBits prices are too high! （ 12 ｜ 6 ｜ 3）
Original English title:The Price of TimBits is too damn high!
Post content summary:Weren't Timbits 10 cents before? I grabbed a cup of berries, glanced at the display case... 52 cents! For a donut hole! What the heck! This should be a reference for inflation/corporate greed!
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Didn't Timbits use to be 10cents? I was grabbing a cup of slurry and glanced at the display case... 52cents! For a donut hole! WTF! That should be the inflation/corporate greed reference!
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18. Lost white dog in Hyde Park （ 7 ｜ 7 ｜ 0）
Original English title:Lost White Dog on Hyde Park
Post content summary:Around 1:20, saw a lost white medium-sized dog. Running in the Hyde Park/Murray area. I tried to get close to see if there was info on the collar, but he barked and ran away. Last seen heading north towards Vickers Park.
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Around 1:20 seen a lost white medium sized dog. Was running around the Hyde Park/Murray area. Tried to get close so I could see if there was info on the collar but he barked and ran away. Last seen heading north towards Vickers park.
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19. NFL trading cards （ 1 ｜ 1 ｜ 0）
Original English title:NFL Trading Cards
Post content summary:I know TBay is a big hockey town, but does anyone here collect Donruss Optic NFL cards? I'm looking for some specific cards and have plenty to trade or buy. I know there's a card show this Saturday, but card shows are mostly hockey and Pokemon.
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I know TBay is a big hockey town but is anyone here collecting Donruss Optic NFL cards? I'm looking for some specific cards and I have a lot to trade or buy. I do know there is a card show this Saturday but the card shows have been mostly hockey and Pokemon.
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20. Black Rise （ 0 ｜ 0 ｜ 0）
Original English title:Blacks rise up
Post content summary:Glad to see the Canadian government finally recognizing our struggle. Don't forget to submit applications to T4 citizens in Tbay!
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It’s nice to see the Canadian government recognizing our struggle for once. Don’t forget to file your T4 citizens of Tbay!!
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