Sault Ste. Marie news

• The Evolution of Coach Bannister

  05-12-2017 23:52
  The benching of three star players (Boris Katchouk, Morgan Frost, and Noah Carroll) couldn’t have come at a better time. In my warped brain, I think of it as an early Christmas present for the whole team, the fans, and organization. The evolution of the coach for benching players ??? Why would any passionate Hound […]
  
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• Splash pad not successful with Aviva

  05-12-2017 23:29 via saultstar.com
  
  Despite being a finalist in the AvivaCommunity Fund competition, Sault Ste.Marie’s splash park submission was notsuccessful.
  
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• Thalidomide survivors say ‘degraded, insulted’ by disabilities minister

  05-12-2017 23:00
  OTTAWA — Members of a thalidomide survivor group are accusing Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr of belittling them with insulting and degrading remarks during a face-to-face meeting earlier this year. Hehr’s comments came as a shock to the group, which met with the minister Oct. 19 to press the federal government to make good on its […]
  
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• Special thanks to Lincoln and his classmates for making a Huge donation to #TheSoo Christmas… instagram.com/p/BcVf4HIAdbF/

  05-12-2017 22:37 via twitter.com
  Special thanks to Lincoln and his classmates for making a Huge donation to #TheSoo Christmas… instagram.com/p/BcVf4HIAdbF/
  
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• Wicked waves

  05-12-2017 21:45 via saultstar.com
  
  Seventy-kilometres winds push four-metre waves onto the Lake Superior shoreline at Montreal River Harbour Tuesday.
  
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• Holiday decorating is a timeless tradition. Make your tradition a safe one. Follow these safety tips from @NFPA's D… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-12-2017 21:41 via twitter.com
  Holiday decorating is a timeless tradition. Make your tradition a safe one. Follow these safety tips from @NFPA's D… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• TRUDEL, Myrtle

  05-12-2017 21:40
  Peacefully went to meet her Saviour on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at the age of 91. Myrtle lived her life in service to the Lord and in devotion to her family. Beloved wife of the late Hubert. Loving mother of Linda Guenther (Michael) of Sault Ste. Marie. Cherished grandmother of Darren Handley (Daina) of Lloydminster, […]
  
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• War Museum teams up with soldier’s great-granddaughter to buy Victoria Cross

  05-12-2017 21:03
  OTTAWA — A rare medal awarded to a Canadian soldier for extreme bravery at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 will be staying in Canada thanks to the Canadian War Museum — and the soldier’s great-granddaughter. Cpl. Colin Barron’s Victoria Cross was sold Tuesday by an auction house for $420,000, almost a century after Barron crept […]
  
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• BURKE, Martin

  05-12-2017 21:02
  Peacefully, at the FJ Davey Home on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at the age of 85. Beloved husband of the late Jean. Loving father of Patrick (Vicki) and Maureen Bard (Randy). Grandfather of Colin and Katie. Predeceased by his parents Michael and Deilia Burke and his father-in-law and mother-in-law Bernard and Lillian Cushley. He will […]
  
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• BIL, Nicholas James “Nick”

  05-12-2017 20:40
  Passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the age of 38. Beloved son of Edward and Catherine. Dear brother of David and Daniel (Julie). Fun loving uncle of Emma. Special nephew to Michael Browne (late Bonnie), Susan Long (Robert).  Cousin to Maria Guilbeault (Perry), John Browne (Margaret), Margaret Browne (Paul Curran) and Thomas […]
  
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• Are you ‘suitably paranoid’ about your home devices’ cybersecurity?

  05-12-2017 20:30
  TORONTO — The proliferation of internet-connected home devices such as thermostats, baby monitors and fridges is creating an ever-expanding interconnected web known as the Internet of Things, or IoT. But security and legal experts warn that machine-to-machine communication is creating a new level of risk — by providing hackers with new vulnerabilities to exploit. “I think being suitably paranoid is appropriate when you’re […]
  
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• Fake Cash Used at Downtown Business

  05-12-2017 20:01
  On December 4th, officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received a complaint of 3 counterfeit US $100 bills being used at a business in the downtown area. When officers spoke to the complainant it was found that the bills were of poor quality and read “This note is […]
  
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• We’re looking to expand our team!

  05-12-2017 19:57
  Superior Media is looking to add a few new faces to our team. If you are highly motivated and outgoing individual who thrives in a fast paced growth oriented environment, we would love to hear from you!  We are currently hiring for the following positions: Digital Sales & Marketing Specialist Multimedia Reporter/Journalist For complete details […]
  
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• Prop Money Used at Downtown Business #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  05-12-2017 19:49 via twitter.com
  Prop Money Used at Downtown Business #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Soo Sings for Kids seeks mentors

  05-12-2017 19:39 via saultstar.com
  
  Soo Sings for Kids seeks vocal and dance mentors for its 2018 show.Each team requires a vocal and dance mentor to help it learn a musical number, and event organizers describe this as a volunteer opportunity whose reward is “transforming every-day employees from Sault Ste. Marie and area workplaces into prime stage performers.”Since 2013, Soo Sings
  
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• Hockey league to improve safety in light of 2013 death of 16-year-old player

  05-12-2017 18:50
  HALIFAX — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has announced safety changes that include life-saving training for more team staff and more thorough health screening of players in light of the sudden on-ice death of a 16-year-old player. Jordan Boyd of Bedford, N.S., was taking part in a drill during August 2013 tryouts with the […]
  
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• Sault Bid Not Successful for Splash Pad

  05-12-2017 18:41
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie splash pad committee has received $5,000 as a finalist in the 2017 Aviva Community Fund Competition. The donation is made on behalf of each non-grand prize winning finalist to a registered charity of their choice. “Thank you Sault Ste. Marie for your support,” says City Councillor Paul Christian, Chair […]
  
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• On Camera: 60oz. Bottle Of Smirnoff Stolen From LCBO

  05-12-2017 18:35
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft. On the 14th of November 2017 at approximately 10:50 am a male attended at the LCBO located at 616 Great Northern Road. The unidentified male picked up a 60 oz. bottle of Smirnoff and […]
  
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• BREAKING:Splash pad not successful with Aviva

  05-12-2017 18:18 via saultstar.com
  
  Despite being a finalist in the AvivaCommunity Fund competition, Sault Ste.Marie’s splash park submission was notsuccessful.
  
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• DND ombudsman urges more health support for Canadian Rangers in the North

  05-12-2017 18:16
  OTTAWA — The Defence Department ombudsman says the military should be doing more to provide health support for the Canadian Rangers who patrol vast stretches of the North. In his latest report, ombudsman Gary Walbourne says many Rangers aren’t even aware of their health care entitlements and often fail to report injuries or illness. The […]
  
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• Snow squall warning

  05-12-2017 16:56 via saultstar.com
  
  Issued at 08:07 Tuesday 05 December 2017
  
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• Power restored to over 1,000 customers

  05-12-2017 16:39 via saultstar.com
  
  Power has been restored to all customers
  
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• STW Stages King Arthur

  05-12-2017 16:07
  Sault Theatre Workshop (STW) is proudly pulling out all the stops for the production of Paul Reakes’s zany, whacky panto version of the Camelot legend King Arthur. Arthur battles for his throne among such unlikely characters as squirty the squire, smoulder the baby dragon, wicked witch morgana, and a disgruntled merlin whose wand has transmogrified into a […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie does it again! | SaultOnline.com - SaultOnline.com

  05-12-2017 15:52 via saultonline.com
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  Sault Ste. Marie does it once again and shows their generosity by buying every ticket for the 2nd Annual Old Time Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 2nd at the Central United Church. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore, DOI/Compass Digital ...and more »
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie does it again! - SaultOnline.com

  05-12-2017 15:52 via saultonline.com
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  Sault Ste. Marie does it once again and shows their generosity by buying every ticket for the 2nd Annual Old Time Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 2nd at the Central United Church. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore, DOI/Compass Digital ...
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie does it again!

  05-12-2017 15:42
  Sault Ste. Marie does it once again and shows their generosity by buying every ticket for the 2nd Annual Old Time Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 2nd at the Central United Church. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore, DOI/Compass Digital Imaging and Central United Church, this timely event featured some very talented Sault musicians. […]
  
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• WILLIS, Joseph Gary

  05-12-2017 15:40
  Joseph Gary Willis at the age of 79. Loving brother of Connie Brinkmann (Gert), Joan Punch (Albert), Judith Smith (late Don). Predeceased by his parents Cassius and Ellen Willis and his siblings Margaret Willis, George (late Dorothy), Wayne (Barb) and Jack. He will be sadly missed by many nieces and  nephews. Special Uncle Joey of […]
  
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• St. Thomas police charged man in skirt with indecency

  05-12-2017 14:45 via saultstar.com
  
  St. Thomas police have charged a 46-year-old with indecency after a woman said she was confronted in a park by a man who wore woman's clothes and who lifted his skirt to expose and touch himself.
  
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• CBC to launch ad-free paid streaming option as part of revamped TV app

  05-12-2017 13:53
  TORONTO — CBC said Monday it plans to launch a paid version of a new CBC TV app that will let viewers watch programs without ads. The broadcaster said in a memo that the new app, which will also be available for free in an ad-supported version, will allow users to live stream CBC TV, […]
  
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• Update: Power Outage Affects Western Sections of City

  05-12-2017 13:46
  8:05 AM UPDATE:  Power has been restored to all customers, crews are still investigating the cause of the outage. Sault Ste. Marie PUC is reporting an unplanned power outage Tuesday morning in the western part of the city. About 1,114 customers lost power at 6:44 am, most likely caused from strong winds, crews are still […]
  
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• Power Outage Affects Western Sections of City

  05-12-2017 13:46
  Sault Ste. Marie PUC is reporting an unplanned power outage Tuesday morning in the western part of the city. About 1,114 customers lost power at 6:44 am, most likely caused from strong winds, crews are still investigating. Areas affected include, Third line to Maki Road, Lakeshore Drive, Allen Side road and Airport road
  
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• Police Charge Three Algoma District Men With Child Pornography Offences

  05-12-2017 12:50
  (HEARST, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, the OPP Digital Forensics Unit and the James Bay Detachments (Hearst) have arrested and charged two Hearst men in unrelated online internet investigations. Between September and October 2017, the accused communicated with undercover officers in Switzerland and New Zealand on a […]
  
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• A taxing problem: how to price, tax legal weed to stamp out the black market

  05-12-2017 10:00
  TORONTO — For the owner of Uncle Ike’s, one of the biggest marijuana shops in Seattle, the teenagers who come through his legal storefront to score weed are some of the clearest indicators the black market is on the wane. “Underage kids try to sneak into our store with fake IDs from the local high schools,” says owner […]
  
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• Taxpayers will see 1.98% tax increase

  05-12-2017 04:59 via saultstar.com
  
  Homeowners will see their residential tax budgets increase for 2018 but that increase will be less than half of the increase experienced in 2017.
  
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• City dedicates $52 M to capital budget

  05-12-2017 04:55 via saultstar.com
  
  City council passed a capital budget Monday of just more than $52 million.
  
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• Shoemaker “sorely, sorely disappointed” in city administration

  05-12-2017 04:49
  City council’s budget deliberations came to a head tonight when city councilor Matthew Shoemaker was “sorely, sorely disappointed” with the CAO Al Horsman and City administration when they denied a request from council tonight that dates back to May to report with budget options that they could choose as to where or where not to […]
  
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• Legal pot no threat to Sault clinic

  05-12-2017 04:06 via saultthisweek.com
  
  With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise of legalizing marijuana by July 2018, plans are underway to establish a retail cannabis store in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• The muse behind Mills’ book

  05-12-2017 04:03 via saultthisweek.com
  A former Sault Star editor and columnist has published a collection of some of his most well-received humour columns in his new book, Sex is a Four-Letter Word and Other Misconceptions.
  
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• Christmas lighting awards nominations close Dec. 12

  05-12-2017 03:13 via saultthisweek.com
  Nominations for the 2017 Christmas Lighting Awards Program are still being accepted by the City Clerk’s Department.
  
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• Simpson St. reconstruction deferred; council disagrees

  05-12-2017 02:55
  During city council’s discussion on the capital budget tonight for 2018 and onwards, Simpson Street reconstruction deferral came up as a hot topic. City councilor Susan Myers raised the issue and Matthew Shoemaker agreed that engineering should not defer the project as there has been new development in the form of an apartment complex on […]
  
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• Parents’ struggle with autistic son prompts calls for national strategy

  05-12-2017 02:05
  HALIFAX — National advocacy groups say the heart-rending Nova Scotia case of parents struggling to deal with their son’s aggressive form of autism is just the latest sign a national strategy is needed to improve supports. Autism Canada and the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance say the case of nine-year-old Callum Sutherland illustrates what happens when behavioural therapists are difficult to access. Carly and John […]
  
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• Husband pleads guilty to killing Calgary actress, burying body in backyard

  05-12-2017 02:05
  CALGARY — A Calgary man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting he killed his common-law wife and hid her body outside the home they shared. Joshua Burgess pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on what was supposed to be the beginning of his trial. Actress Shannon Madill, who was 25, was reported missing on Dec. 1, 2014, after failing to […]
  
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• Wrongful conviction award for British Columbia man capped at $8 million

  05-12-2017 02:00
  VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal says the provincial government will not have to pay the full $8 million in compensation awarded to a man who spent 27 years in prison before he was acquitted of sexual assault. A B.C. Supreme Court judge granted Ivan Henry the award last year, saying the Crown wrongfully withheld relevant information in a […]
  
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• New Montreal bridge currently being built had 2,000 defects; report

  05-12-2017 02:00
  MONTREAL — The consortium building a new Montreal bridge is playing down concerns about 2,000 defects that reportedly have been found in parts manufactured by a Spanish company. A spokesman says all the problems are being ironed out and the $4.2-billion bridge will be delivered on time in about one year. The new structure, which spans the St. Lawrence River, is being built by the […]
  
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• Council shoots down need for Zamboni upgrade

  05-12-2017 01:27
  The Zamboni that was linked to at least two emissions scares at the McMeeken Arena earlier this year will not be replaced as city staff has recommended during budget deliberations tonight. It was the desire of councilor Matthew Shoemaker to try and reduce the levy for next year, saving just over $60,000 to the taxpayers. […]
  
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• Sault Could Dodge Heavy Snow Squalls On Tuesday

  05-12-2017 00:49
  Snow squall watch in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A sharp cold front will cross areas near Lake Superior Tuesday morning ushering in much colder air. Rain will quickly transition to lake effect snow. At this point, the most intense snow squall activity is expected […]
  
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• Potential School Reconfiguration Concerns Some Parents in Sault Ste. Marie - 9&10 News

  05-12-2017 00:48 via 9and10news.com
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  Potential School Reconfiguration Concerns Some Parents in Sault Ste. Marie
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  Some parents in Sault Ste. Marie are concerned they are being left out of the discussion when it comes to a decision that would impact their students. Sault Area Public schools drafted a plan that would put students in kindergarten through first grade ...and more »
  
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  05-12-2017 00:48 via 9and10news.com
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  Potential School Reconfiguration Concerns Some Parents in Sault ...
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  Some parents in Sault Ste. Marie are concerned they are being left out of the discussion when it comes to a decision that would impact their students. Sault Area Public schools drafted a plan that would put students in kindergarten through first grade ...and more »
  
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• Liberal MP accuses Tory James Bezan of ‘humiliating’ comments, sexual in nature

  05-12-2017 00:30
  OTTAWA — A Liberal member of Parliament from Quebec says a Conservative MP made comments towards her that were “humiliating” and “sexual in nature” during an event back in May. Sherry Romanado levelled the accusation Monday, even though Manitoba MP James Bezan had risen in the House of Commons a few hours earlier to deliver an apology — which he later said he’d […]
  
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