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• B.C. boosts drug-checking service after alarming number of O.D.’s

  10-11-2017 23:30
  A shoe box-sized machine is powering a one-year pilot project with the hope of cutting British Columbia’s soaring overdose death rate. The specialized portable machine costs $60,000 and uses infrared light to test small samples of illicit drugs for contaminants. Two supervised consumption sites in Vancouver started sharing the machine last week for two days a week each in an effort to determine […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority elects new officers - SooToday.com

  10-11-2017 23:02 via sootoday.com
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  Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority elects new officers
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  Steve Fudge preps a steel beam on the International Bridge by blasting it with water. The Canadian Arches have been getting a paint job from May-October 2017. Jeff Klassen/SooToday. NEWS RELEASE SAULT STE MARIE BRIDGE AUTHORITY
  
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• 'No trimming' for Fleming's Matthew

  10-11-2017 23:00 via saultstar.com
  
  John Fleming is keeping it real for Anne of Green Gables The Musical.
  
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• McFALLS, Isabel

  10-11-2017 22:37
  Isabel passed away peacefully in her 99th year on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Daughter of the late Alfred and Mabel Pinnell. Wife of the late Robert “Bob” McFalls for almost 60 years. Mother of the late Lyn McFalls, Linda Gibb (Gordon) and Kim Posno (Dennis). Grandmother of Gordie (Linda), Jennifer (Peter), Arnie (Elena), Shannon (Jason), […]
  
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• PORTER, Brian

  10-11-2017 22:33
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Brian at his home on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the age of 58. Loving husband and best friend of Jewel for 34 years. Cherished father of Amy and Trevor.  Dearly loved son of Lois and the late Merwyn Porter.  Dear brother of […]
  
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• Clint Black plays Kewadin

  10-11-2017 21:15 via saultstar.com
  
  Country singer Clint Black is coming to Kewadin Casino.
  
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• Vimy trip helps bring meaning of Remembrance Day home

  10-11-2017 20:59 via saultstar.com
  
  Remembrance Day has always been important for Amanda Hicks Moss. But this year, she’s feeling it differently.“It feels a bit closer to reality this year,” says Hicks Moss, an intermediate teacher at Central Algoma Secondary School, who was one of the organizers of a local history club’s trip to Vimy, France earlier this year. The life-changing trip
  
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• Sault breaks low temperature records

  10-11-2017 20:07 via saultstar.com
  
  Burr! It’s cold outside.
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority elects new officers - UPMatters.com

  10-11-2017 20:02 via upmatters.com
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  Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority elects new officers
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  The Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority (SSMBA) board of directors named member Thomas Buckingham, Sr., as its chair and member Micheline Dubé vice chair for 2018. - The board consists of eight members, four Michigan members appointed by Gov.and more »
  
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• More than $50,000 raised

  10-11-2017 19:37 via saultstar.com
  
  Cardiac care at Sault Area Hospital recently received some tender loving care.The Sault Area Hospital Foundation’s sold-out “because iCcare” gala at The Machine Shop raised more than $50,000 to support services at the hospital.Dinner was followed by scotch and port tasting, along with the music of Jay Case and Frank Deresti.“We were thrilled with t
  
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• NADON, Barbara Lillian (Conway)

  10-11-2017 19:00
  ∼April 4, 1942 to November 9, 2017∼ A gentle angel that has walked among us for 75 years has now peacefully passed onto her next life in the loving arms of her two daughters. Devoted and faithful wife of Henry Joseph Nadon. Caring and nurturing mother of Carol Hall (Randy), Elizabeth Florio (Joe), Dennis Nadon (Tonia). […]
  
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• Don’t Be Startled By This at 11am Saturday

  10-11-2017 18:41
  On November 11th, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. a gun salute will be fired to mark the beginning and end of the moment of silence during a wreath laying ceremony at the Sault Ste Marie Courthouse. Although the firing of blank artillery rounds is very safe, local residents and visitors may notice a two loud noises […]
  
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• Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling Returns to Sault Ste. Marie for the ... - Wawa-news.com

  10-11-2017 18:39 via wawa-news.com
  Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling Returns to Sault Ste. Marie for the ...
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  The world's elite curlers are returning to “The Soo” for the second time in two years as the Boost National – the third event of the 2017-18 Pinty's Grand Slam of ...and more »
  
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• Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling Returns to Sault Ste. Marie for the Boost National, Nov. 14-19 - Wawa-news.com

  10-11-2017 18:39 via wawa-news.com
  Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling Returns to Sault Ste. Marie for the Boost National, Nov. 14-19
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  The world's elite curlers are returning to “The Soo” for the second time in two years as the Boost National – the third event of the 2017-18 Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling season – rolls into town November 14-19. Sportsnet's live coverage of the Boost ...and more »
  
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• Ottawa proposing legal weed tax of at least $1 per gram, plus GST

  10-11-2017 17:08
  OTTAWA — Anyone planning to purchase legal marijuana next year better be prepared to pay the taxman as well, to the tune of at least $1 for every gram — plus GST. The proposed federal tax scheme, announced today, will be available for public comment until Dec. 7 as Canada prepares to legalize the drug […]
  
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• OPSEU Local 613 sets the record straight

  10-11-2017 16:55
  From OPSEU local 613: The faculty bargaining team from OPSEU continues to work hard to get students and faculty back in the classroom across Ontario. The recent news release from Council has provided information that is incorrect. OPSEU has and continues to be willing to negotiate. After negotiating through the weekend, on Monday morning the […]
  
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• Algoma U Raises Funds for United Way

  10-11-2017 16:18
  Algoma University raised an impressive $5,441 for the United Way campaign during its “Spooktacular Campus” event on October 30th.For the event, families dressed in costume and went trick or treating around the “Spooktacular Campus.” A total of 25 stops were decorated by faculty, staff and students. Trick or treaters visited such haunts as the woodshop […]
  
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• Anishinabek Nation acknowledges the sacrifice of veterans

  10-11-2017 16:16
  The Anishinabek Nation remembers and acknowledge the sacrifice of all its veterans. “We remember those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom,” says Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee. “Those who served and fought for our rights and freedoms and the men and women who presently serve to protect us.  We remember those […]
  
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• Strive Young Professionals’s Group Ending Year With a Bang!

  10-11-2017 16:13
  A closer look at the exciting three big events closing out this term! The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce’s, Strive: Young Professionals Group is rounding out its year with three big events: their first ever Suite Seats with Strive Event, their 2017 Annual General Meeting, and lastly their yearend Holiday Charity Social! On Friday […]
  
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• Remembrance Day: special for a Canadian Tire employee

  10-11-2017 15:40
  Remembrance Day is special this year for at least one Canadian Tire employee. Julie Corcoran, after being asked to play for a remembrance ceremony as a volunteer pipe player for the 49th Field Regiment, found this year’s Remembrance Day even more special, and to show her appreciation, she designed a display when you come into […]
  
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• DeSIMONE, (Sarlo) Marion

  10-11-2017 15:20
  Peacefully at the F. J. Davey Home, Marion entered God’s care on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the age of 102. Loving wife of Giuseppe DeSimone and the late Albert Sarlo. Dear daughter of the late Sandy and Angelina Carbone.  Beloved mother of Connie Cipparone (Sam), Frank Sarlo (Laura), Abbie Sarlo (Gail) and the late […]
  
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• On Camera: Woman Steals a Hotel Staff Member’s Backpack

  10-11-2017 14:43
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a female involved in a theft. On the 6th of November at approximately 10:14 am an unidentified female was at the Days Inn located on Bay Street. The female suspect was walking through a hallway and saw an […]
  
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• Burgers bring toys to local children - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  10-11-2017 13:59 via sooeveningnews.com
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  Burgers bring toys to local children
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  The American Legion Post 3 Riders hosted a Burger Bash in Sault Ste. Marie on Nov. 1 with proceeds benefiting The Salvation Army and its efforts to provide toys at Christmas for children who come from families in need. On Wednesday evening, the Riders ...
  
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• Sault's Barber tells her Afghanistan story

  10-11-2017 13:36 via saultstar.com
  
  Capt. Mary Ann Barber didn't expect she'd ever have to contend with post-traumatic stress disorder.
  
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• WestJet wants B.C. court to toss proposed class action that alleges harassment

  10-11-2017 05:05
  WestJet says a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of failing to provide a harassment-free workplace for female employees is an abuse of process that should be thrown out of court. The Calgary-based airline argued in a British Columbia Supreme Court on Thursday that the legal claim would be better dealt with through a human rights […]
  
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• Ontario students win international prize for cancer-detecting device

  10-11-2017 05:00
  TORONTO — A group of four McMaster University students has won a $50,000 prize to develop their idea for a handheld device that detects skin cancer. The recent grads — all students in electrical biomedical engineering at the Hamilton university — earned the International James Dyson Award for their final year project, called The sKan. They say the non-invasive device […]
  
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• Big, burly Newfoundland guys in mermaid tails a global hit for a good cause

  10-11-2017 04:15
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — They’re bearded, they’re burly and they’re wearing sparkly mermaid tails. A group of men posing as “merb’ys” to raise cash for a Newfoundland therapy service has become a global hit. “This has gone so much more viral and bigger than anything that we imagined it would be,” said Jason Piercey of St. John’s. He […]
  
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• ‘All good intentions:’ Tim Hortons poppy doughnut causes social media stir

  10-11-2017 04:00
  CALGARY — The head of the Calgary Poppy Fund and Veterans’ Food Bank says he hopes no one gets in big trouble over a poppy-emblazoned doughnut sold at a local Tim Hortons. John Rathwell says it seems good intentions were behind the gesture and it was admirable an employee at the restaurant would take the initiative. But he points […]
  
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• A New Era in Outdoor Education

  10-11-2017 03:57
  The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) has dedicated two bunkies at the St. Kateri Outdoor Learning Centre, with a ceremony on November 3. The Brescacin Bunkies were dedicated in honour of the late Ron Brescacin, a former teacher who was the driving force behind the creation of the outdoor education site – formerly known […]
  
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• Christie’s RV & Prouse Chevrolet are trying to stuff a truck and trailer for Christmas Cheer!

  10-11-2017 02:01
  Stuff A Trailer & Truck: Helping Families For Christmas Throughout November and December, you’ll see volunteers and community partners come together to fundraise at nine unique drop off sites. They’ll be collecting donations of toys, winter clothes and non-perishable food items to help the 1500+ families that request assistance from Christmas Cheer during the holidays. […]
  
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• Results of study on stenting chest pain patients causes hullabaloo

  10-11-2017 00:21
  TORONTO — It’s hard to believe that a single small study could cause such a hullabaloo, but that’s been the case with a research paper that looked at the effectiveness of using stents to open up clogged coronary arteries in patients with chest pain known as angina. The U.K.-led study published last week in The Lancet has sparked a heated international debate among doctors […]
  
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