Sault Ste. Marie news

• Letter: Who to Believe

  16-10-2017 23:56
  Apparently, the major stumbling block in the strike between the professors and the Ontario Colleges is the ratio between part time and full time teachers and the amount of say that the teachers have in the curriculum and daily workings of the college.  There isn’t a major discrepancy in wages or benefits. According to a […]
  
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• HARRISON, Margaret Catherine (nee Clark)

  16-10-2017 22:20
  With heavy hearts the family of Margaret Catherine Harrison announce her passing, unexpectedly at the Sault Area Hospital on Friday, October 13, 2017 at the age of 68. She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 49 years, Fred Harrsion. Dear mother of Mark (Julie) and Stephen. Treasured grandma of Johnathan and […]
  
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• Splash pad committee needs your votes

  16-10-2017 22:06 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie residents are making a splash.
  
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• Young plans plea

  16-10-2017 21:42 via saultstar.com
  A man accused of stabbing another male during an argument in July wants his matter dealt with.
  
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• Drug bust duo return to court

  16-10-2017 21:05 via saultstar.com
  
  Two men scooped up in a major drug bust in Sault Ste. Marie return to court Oct. 23.
  
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• College faculty take to the picket lines

  16-10-2017 20:52 via saultstar.com
  
  All classes at Sault College are cancelled until a labour dispute between Ontario’s public colleges and the Ontario Public Services Employee Union ends.
  
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• Service officer visits legion

  16-10-2017 20:51 via saultstar.com
  A Royal Canadian Legion service officer will be at Branch 25 next week.
  
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• 1 of 19 Ontario hospitals to achieve 100% conversion rate last quarter, the number of potential organ donors that goes on to donate

  16-10-2017 20:48 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie and area continues to have heart when it comes to organ donation.Trillium Gift of Life Network data show that last quarter, Sault Area Hospital was one of 19 Ontario hospitals to achieve a 100 per cent conversion rate, the number of potential organ donors that goes on to actually donate.Not necessarily an easy feat, says Trillium p
  
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• Sault Search and Rescue gets spooky | Sault Star saultstar.com/2017/10/16/sau…

  16-10-2017 20:39 via twitter.com
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• We are in the final days of voting and need your support! If you haven’t done so already, visit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  16-10-2017 20:32 via twitter.com
  We are in the final days of voting and need your support! If you haven’t done so already, visit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Date set for officer's sentencing

  16-10-2017 19:47 via saultstar.com
  
  A Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officer found guilty of assault will be sentenced in December.
  
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• Sarah Polley speaks out about experience with Harvey Weinstein

  16-10-2017 19:36
  TORONTO — Canadian film and TV star Sarah Polley says Harvey Weinstein once suggested they have a “close relationship” in order to advance her career, but she turned him down. In an op-ed in the New York Times over the weekend, the Oscar-nominated actress-turned-filmmaker wrote the encounter happened when she was 19 years old and […]
  
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• Sault Search and Rescue gets spooky

  16-10-2017 19:26 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Search and Rescue wants people to find themselves at its upcoming haunted maze.
  
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• Bridge finally sees total traffic climb

  16-10-2017 19:12 via saultstar.com
  
  A 46-month slide in overall traffic crossing the International Bridge is over.
  
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• McKEACHNIE, Ivy Joyce

  16-10-2017 19:10
  ∼1917-2017∼ Joyce passed away peacefully at Extendicare Maple View in her 101st year on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Arthur McKeachnie. Predeceased by her parents Albert and Edith Brazell and four siblings. A special aunt to Susan Foad. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Luke’s Cathedral on Wednesday, October […]
  
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• Barely visible - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-10-2017 18:58
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  A sharp eye for detail and a long lens allowed a local photographer to capture this image of a recent visitor to Sault Ste. Marie. The bear, reports indicate, was ...
  Police Rescue Two Teens From House Fire in Sault Ste. Marie - 9 ...9&10 Newsall 4 news articles »
  
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• Barely visible - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-10-2017 18:58
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  Barely visible
  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  A sharp eye for detail and a long lens allowed a local photographer to capture this image of a recent visitor to Sault Ste. Marie. The bear, reports indicate, was treed off Pine Street at the time the photo was snapped and from all accounts the bruin ...
  Police Rescue Two Teens From House Fire in Sault Ste. Marie - 9 ...9&10 Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Cops recover 2 Blue Jays rings, including 1992 World Series ring, stolen in 1994

  16-10-2017 18:56
  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A Toronto-area police force says it has recovered a pair of Blue Jays rings that were stolen more than two decades ago. Peel regional police say a personalized 1992 Blue Jays World Series Championship ring and an Anniversary Blue Jays ring, along with jewelry and other items, were taken from a home […]
  
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• Small Business Too Big To Ignore: Sault Chamber

  16-10-2017 18:36
  Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the WSIB and local chambers across the province kick-off Small Business Week The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce (SSMCOC), in partnership with The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), is celebrating, Small Business Week with its signature campaign, Small Business Too Big To […]
  
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• 3rd Annual Halloween Pumpkin Patrol

  16-10-2017 17:57
  KC Security Services will be providing free neighbourhood patrols and giving out free candy in Sault Ste. Marie during Halloween evening between 6-9PM. Halloween is a treasured tradition with the intention of fun and excitement for children, but unintended consequences can result from lack of preparation for the evening, and we are glad to give […]
  
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• Santa attends Rotary parade

  16-10-2017 17:53 via saultstar.com
  
  Santa Claus will attend the parade held in his honour in November.
  
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• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!

  16-10-2017 17:25
  While most of us are enjoying the beautiful fall weather, official planning for Santa’s arrival has already begun! “The couple is always very excited to visit this area,” shared a source close to the Claus family who wished to remain anonymous, “the pizza options at the North Pole are dismal, and the logistics of ordering […]
  
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• United Way Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District now accepting Program Funding Proposals - SaultOnline.com

  16-10-2017 17:19
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  United Way Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District now accepting Program Funding Proposals
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  For 60 years the United Way has engaged individuals and mobilized collective action to make the greatest possible impact to improve lives in our community. The United Way Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District is taking bold action against poverty, and ...
  
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• “If you know where you come from, you know where you are going”

  16-10-2017 17:00
  (Photo taken at Island View Camp) Last week, I shared with you all my personal experience at the Gathering. (if you missed it, click here!) This week, I wanted to share with you about one of the amazing lectures I attended in Missanabie. Missanabie Cree’s Community Development Coordinator, Gloria Harris’s, historical teaching of the Missanabie […]
  
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• On Camera: Male Suspect Robbed Walmart For A Pair Of Work Boots

  16-10-2017 16:41
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect in a robbery. On the 20th of September at approximately 9:47 a.m. a male walked into the Walmart located in the Station Mall. The male suspect switched his running shoes for a pair of new tan work […]
  
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• BLOMFIELD, Nancy Marguerite

  16-10-2017 16:17
  ∼1917 – 2017∼ Nancy passed away peacefully on October 12 in her 101st year at the F. J. Davey Home in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. She was predeceased by her sisters Josephine Blomfield in Vancouver and Mary Petherick in England. She is survived by her niece Gillian Trowbridge, nephew Mark Petherick (Rosie), nephew-in-law David Trowbridge, […]
  
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• United Way Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District now accepting Program Funding Proposals

  16-10-2017 16:06
  For 60 years the United Way has engaged individuals and mobilized collective action to make the greatest possible impact to improve lives in our community. The United Way Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District is taking bold action against poverty, and are in year two of a 5 year strategic plan to address the root […]
  
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• Changes to tax reform proposals aimed at clarifying wealthy are the target

  16-10-2017 15:39
  OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will belatedly honour his campaign promise to cut the small business tax rate to nine per cent as his government scrambles to undo the damage from weeks of controversy over proposed tax reforms for private corporations. The prime minister is to announce the reduction Monday, along with some changes to the […]
  
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• Sault College Issues Statement on Faculty Strike

  16-10-2017 14:31
  Unfortunately, the union representing our faculty and counsellors has elected to commence strike action against Ontario’s 24 public colleges. “OPSEU submitted a counter-offer Saturday that did far too little to close the gap between the Colleges and the union,” said Dr. Ron Common, Sault College President. There are three components at the heart of this […]
  
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• McCarthy stars in new Toronto show

  16-10-2017 14:05 via saultstar.com
  
  Steven McCarthy appears in a new play about gender roles and sexual consent in Toronto.
  
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• Ontario college faculty go on strike

  16-10-2017 14:03
  TORONTO — Faculty at 24 Ontario colleges went on strike late Sunday, affecting more than 500,000 students. The Ontario Public Services Employees Union says the two sides couldn’t resolve their differences by a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Monday. “There was really nothing left that we could put forward, nothing more coming from the employer,” […]
  
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• The Dead Rise Again This Saturday

  16-10-2017 13:58
  There are rising reports of Saultites succumbing to a strange infection. Side effects may include a hunger for brains, slow, unbalanced movement, and a sudden urge to groan… A group of resistance fighters, recruited by Stryker Corporation, will seek to fend off the undead hordes another year. Meanwhile, Soo Zombie Walk organizers hope to spread […]
  
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• ADSB trustee recognized for service

  16-10-2017 13:41 via saultstar.com
  
  Wanda McQueen's long-time commitment to public education is being recognized with a provincial honour.
  
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• Zombie walk livens up downtown

  16-10-2017 13:27 via saultstar.com
  
  The zombies are back.
  
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• Thunderbirds score season-high 8 goals

  16-10-2017 13:04
  Following a 2-1 victory over the Blind River Beavers on Saturday night at the Blind River Community Centre, the Soo Thunderbirds returned home to the John Rhodes Community Centre on Sunday night to take on the Elliot Lake Wildcats. The Thunderbirds, who entered Sunday night’s contest as the top team in the NOJHL, were also […]
  
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• Francesca Matus, who grew up in Sault Ste. Marie and attended Mount St. Joseph College, and her American boyfriend, were found strangled to death last April in Belize

  16-10-2017 02:41 via saultstar.com
  
  Francesca Matus was big-hearted, attractive and smart.At 52, the world appeared to be the Keswick, Ont., real estate investor’s oyster.But in a lonely sugar cane field in Belize, her life came to a brutal end that was horrifying in its cold and calculating manner.Matus, who grew up in Sault Ste. Marie and attended Mount St. Joseph College, and her
  
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• Assiniboine Park Zoo emphasizes comfort and peace of mind of animals

  16-10-2017 02:28 via saultstar.com
  
  When Lieut. Harry Colebourn came back from France in 1918, he intended to claim his bear cub, Winnie, from the London Zoo and take her home to Winnipeg. If he had, he would have brought her to the Assiniboine Park Zoo. He left her in England instead, and the rest is literary history.The zoo Colebourn knew had been established with a few bison, elk
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Home Destroyed by Fire - 9&10 News

  16-10-2017 00:01
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  Sault Ste. Marie Home Destroyed by Fire
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  The Sault Ste. Marie Fire Chief says the fire started around 4:30 a.m. on Young Street. Five people were in the house including children. Two were sent to the hospital. There was an explosion in the back of the house during the fire that sent debris ...and more »
  
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