Sault Ste. Marie news

• Hot chocolate served at parade

  17-11-2017 21:16 via saultstar.com
  
  Hot chocolate and a warm space are available at John Howard Society of Sault Ste. Marie and District during Rotary Santa Claus Parade on Saturday.
  
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• Festival of Trees lights up the Machine Shop

  17-11-2017 20:13
  If the holiday music playing in your favourite retail outlet isn’t enough to get you into the Christmas spirit, then maybe a trip to the annual Festival of Trees will do it. The Festival of Trees is held annually by the Algoma Lung Association and features a vast array of Trees and wreaths that are […]
  
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• Group determined Hilton Beach cenotaph will be revamped and its treasures discovered

  17-11-2017 20:11 via saultstar.com
  
  The cenotaph in Hilton Beach has graced the village’s waterfront since its construction in 1919/20.This site is full of history and needs help to survive. Although it is deemed to be structurally sound by an engineering firm, its continued deterioration is of great concern and has certainly not gone unnoticed.The weathering over decades has taken i
  
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• Time for gov't to act: student union

  17-11-2017 20:08 via saultstar.com
  
  Now's the right time for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to order college faculty back to work, says the head of Sault College Students' Union.
  
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• Sault veterinarian says adding blastomycosis to Ontario's list of reportable diseases wise, but he’s not convinced it would necessarily be effective in stemming number of cases

  17-11-2017 19:26 via saultstar.com
  
  Tacking blastomycosis to Ontario's list of reportable diseases would be a “good idea,” says a Sault Ste. Marie veterinarian.But Dr. Barry Poitras warns he isn’t so sure such a measure would take a big bite out of the number of cases. “It’s sort of in our environment, and I don’t think there’s any way to kind of eliminate it from the area,” Poitras
  
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• On Camera: Cell Phone Stolen From A Station Mall Shopper

  17-11-2017 19:08
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a male involved in a theft. On the 14th of November 2017 at around 4:45 PM an unidentified male was at the Station Mall. The male suspect was walking into the Rogers phone store and proceeded to take […]
  
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• Doubleheader Weekend for the Algoma Thunderbirds

  17-11-2017 19:01
  The Algoma Thunderbird women’s and men’s basketball teams are at home this weekend to play the Lakehead University Thunderwolves in a pair of games. This weekend is key as these will be OUA west region interdivision games. In the women’s OUA west region, the Thunderwolves are in second place with a 3 – 1 record. The Thunderwolves […]
  
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• Tragically Hip bandmates, Alex Trebek receive Order of Canada

  17-11-2017 18:54
  OTTAWA — The members of the Tragically Hip and “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek were among the Order of Canada recipients to be honoured with medals on Friday. Kingston, Ont., natives Rob Baker, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and the late Gord Downie were made members of the Order of Canada for their cultural contributions […]
  
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• During a winter storm, drive only when necessary. Always keep others informed of your schedule and stay on main roa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-11-2017 17:53 via twitter.com
  During a winter storm, drive only when necessary. Always keep others informed of your schedule and stay on main roa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Trades focus for Indigenous training

  17-11-2017 17:46 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault College wants to expand its trades programming in Indigenous communities.
  
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• Sault KOA lauded

  17-11-2017 17:16 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie KOA Holiday Campground earned a pair of awards from Kampgrounds of America.
  
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• Millard claimed he bought incinerator for pet cremation biz, uncle says story false

  17-11-2017 17:13
  TORONTO — A man accused of murdering a young Toronto woman and burning her remains in a massive animal incinerator had been telling people in the weeks before her disappearance that he was buying the large piece of equipment to start a mobile pet cremation business with his uncle, a court heard Thursday. But that […]
  
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• Skating with Sasquatch - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-11-2017 17:07 via sooeveningnews.com
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  Skating with Sasquatch
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  In a rare sighting, the fabled Sasquatch made himself available to showcase his hockey dangles and dekes in Sault Ste. Marie. The Big Foot announced that the Antler's would be hosting a big hockey tournament next month. The inaugural Sault Sasquatch ...
  
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• Pim Street is now open! Thank you for your patience and understanding while this essential work took place.

  17-11-2017 17:05 via twitter.com
  Pim Street is now open! Thank you for your patience and understanding while this essential work took place.
  
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• Elliot Lake Man Threatens Mother With Knife

  17-11-2017 17:02
  (ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On November 16, 2017, at approximately 10:08 p.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a family dispute call at a residence on Laprairie Crescent in Elliot Lake. The complainant had gone to a neighbour’s house to call police. She stated that her son had threatened her with […]
  
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• We want to send out a big thank you to our sponsors who made last night's Community Tree Lighting a success!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-11-2017 16:46 via twitter.com
  We want to send out a big thank you to our sponsors who made last night's Community Tree Lighting a success!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Purvis Marine review ends

  17-11-2017 16:35 via saultstar.com
  
  Transport Canada has ended its probe of a workplace injury at Purvis Marine.
  
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• Failing To Negotiate Turning Into Driveway

  17-11-2017 16:32
  On November 11, 2017, shortly before 3:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision near the junction of Highway 17 and McFadden Drive west of the Town of Thessalon. Investigation determined a westbound vehicle was travelling on Highway 17 when it attempted to pull […]
  
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• College inks pacts with two Chinese schools

  17-11-2017 16:19 via saultstar.com
  
  Two partnerships Sault College has formed with Chinese post-secondary institutions follow more than 15 years of efforts to establish ties with schools in that country.
  
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• Robinson-Huron Treaty not in stone, trial hears

  17-11-2017 16:12 via saultstar.com
  
  SUDBURY - When the Robinson-Huron Treaty was drawn up in 1850
  
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• Ontario Liberals try again Friday to legislate an end to the college strike

  17-11-2017 15:41
  TORONTO — The Ontario government will try again today to introduce back-to-work legislation to end a nearly five-week strike by college faculty. Around 500,000 students have been out of class since the strike by 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians began Oct. 15. The government tried Thursday to introduce a back-to-work bill to get students […]
  
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• Thunderbirds vs Gold Miners Game Preview

  17-11-2017 15:38
  They only face each other twice during the regular season, but these two clubs have been one of the best rivalries in the NOJHL from 2014 – present. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. from the John Rhodes, Soo Thunderbirds, who are currently in third place in the West Division, will take on the Kirkland Lake Gold […]
  
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• The following temporary street closures are in effect on Saturday, November 18 due to the Rotary Santa Claus Parade… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-11-2017 15:04 via twitter.com
  The following temporary street closures are in effect on Saturday, November 18 due to the Rotary Santa Claus Parade… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Reminder - Next week will be the final week for leaf and yard waste collection for route B residents. Collection wi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-11-2017 15:00 via twitter.com
  Reminder - Next week will be the final week for leaf and yard waste collection for route B residents. Collection wi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Premier to table back to work legislation

  17-11-2017 03:44 via saultstar.com
  
  Faculty members from colleges acrosstheOntario have voted to reject thelatestcontract offer, as recommended bytheirleadership at the Ontario PublicServices Employees Union.
  
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• Historic cabin where Dionne quintuplets were born to be moved Sunday

  17-11-2017 03:00
  A yearlong grassroots campaign to keep the birth home of the Dionne quintuplets in a northeastern Ontario city will come to fruition this weekend as the house-turned-museum is uprooted and transported to another location in the community — the second move for the historic log cabin. The home, whose fate had been in limbo since it closed to the […]
  
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• CBC ‘comfortable’ with ratings for revamped ‘The National’ despite post-debut dip

  17-11-2017 02:50
  The CBC says it’s “comfortable” with the early buzz for its revamped “The National,” even though the debut newscast’s ratings were only on par with the kind of numbers Peter Mansbridge used to draw. And they’ve slipped since last Monday’s first broadcast. On a randomly chosen Monday night in January, when Mansbridge was still anchor, “The National” on the […]
  
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• Canada Mexico ready to engage on U.S. sticking point

  17-11-2017 02:45
  MEXICO CITY — Canada and Mexico are prepared to engage the United States on one of its most contentious demands for NAFTA, in an early indication of how proposals currently deemed non-starters could, in theory, be redesigned into something all three countries can live with. It involves a U.S. idea deemed so hideous by the […]
  
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• U.S. payroll firm challenges Statistics Canada with alternative employment data

  17-11-2017 02:15
  TORONTO — An inaugural private-sector Canadian jobs report calculates that the economy actually shed jobs last month, contrary to the sizable gain reported by Statistics Canada. The Canada National Employment Report from ADP — a U.S.-based payroll processor known for releasing jobs data ahead of the American government — estimates that 5,700 payroll jobs were lost in October. That’s a big difference from the 35,300 jo
  
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• Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our 2nd annual #CommunityTreeLighting! https://t.co/vUM3ykpecJ

  17-11-2017 01:28 via twitter.com
  
  Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our 2nd annual #CommunityTreeLighting! https://t.co/vUM3ykpecJ
  
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• Premier orders college faculty back to work

  17-11-2017 01:17 via saultstar.com
  
  Faculty members from colleges across theOntario have voted to reject the latestcontract offer, as recommended by theirleadership at the Ontario PublicServices Employees Union.
  
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• NewsAlert: Ontario government moves to end college faculty strike

  17-11-2017 00:03
  TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will legislate striking college faculty back to work, starting the process of bringing the nearly five-week-long labour disruption to an end. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said the government would table back-to-work legislation in Ontario’s legislature today, in hope of returning students to class on Monday. The move comes […]
  
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