By Maan Alhmidi THE CANADIAN PRESS An independent expert panel is calling for systemic change at the Thunder Bay Police Service and the board overseeing it, saying an anti-racism policy, a trauma-informed approach to policing and a formal forum for consultation with First Nations should all be urgently implemented.   The recommendations from the panel appointed to assess the culture of the force and its board came Thursday as it found community members and Indigenous leaders had “widespread dissatisfaction and a profound lack of trust” in the police service.   “The time for small fixes, tinkering and modest change has long passed,” the panel wrote in its final report. “Bold transformative action is well overdue.”   The police force in the northern Ontario city has been the subject of several

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