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• MP Terry Sheehan offers Holiday Greetings to all in the riding of Sault Ste. Marie

  22-12-2017 23:57
  This past year has been remarkable for the riding of Sault Ste. Marie.  I knew when I had the honour of being elected as your Member of Parliament that I was going to work hard to get things done for my constituents. With the constant support of my family, friends, community stakeholders, volunteers and staff, […]
  
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• Whether they be plastic or pine, Christmas trees make for lively festive chatter

  22-12-2017 23:16 via saultstar.com
  
  Christmas trees. Big or small. Real or artificial. Green or (insert any other colour here). No matter what, we love them. And sometimes we hate them.I started reflecting on Christmas trees when we put ours up earlier in December. Despite having been a diehard “real” tree person my entire life, I gave in about three years ago and we got a “fake” tre
  
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• UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  22-12-2017 22:43
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  UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea
  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley votes in favor of a resolution, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at United Nations headquarters. The Security Council voted to impose new sanctions against North Korea, including sharply lower limits on its refined oil imports, the ...and more »
  
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• HARTEN, Godfrey Keith

  22-12-2017 22:07
  (February 10th 1954 – December 21st 2017) It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Godfrey on Thursday, December 21, 2017. Godfrey was a devoted husband to Barbara and a cherished father of Pam Klooster (Jared), Alecia Campbell (Brad), Alaina (Marco Pierucci), Chad Menard (Sherri) and Shasta Flagel […]
  
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• THERIAULT, Joan Margaretta (nee Watson)

  22-12-2017 22:04
  Passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Extendicare Maple View in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Joan was born in Kingston, Ontario on January 24, 1926 to Captain John and Elda Watson (Ross). Her parents, her husband of 65 years, George Theriault, and her brother Ross Watson preceded her in death. She is survived by […]
  
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• Lawsuits mount against Apple over slowed iPhones - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  22-12-2017 21:26
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  Lawsuits mount against Apple over slowed iPhones
  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  The Apple logo above a store location entrance in Dallas. Lawsuits against Apple claim the company's failure to explain its practice of slowing older iPhones to prevent problems with aging batteries fraudulently pushed consumers to upgrade to newer ...
  Apple addresses why people are saying their iPhones with older batteries are running 'slower'TechCrunch
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• Frigid blast headed Sault's way

  22-12-2017 21:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Baby, it's freezing outside for the Christmas holidays.
  
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• Canada to gain luge bronze from Sochi Olympics due to Russian doping

  22-12-2017 21:00
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Canada’s luge relay team is set to gain a bronze medal from the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The upgrade is a result of Russian athletes being stripped of medals over doping allegations. It will be Canada’s first Olympic luge medal. Calgary sliders Sam Edney, Alex Gough and Justin Snith and Tristan Walker of […]
  
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• Northern Ontario Party responds to Mantha caribou plea

  22-12-2017 20:35
  Response to: Mike Mantha regarding the Michipocoten Island Caribou The Northern Ontario Party applauds, Mike Mantha for his impassionate plea to help the Michipocoten Island Caribou. Unfortunately, this plea by Mr. Mantha comes just before the winter break where most MPPs are focused on their own Christmas plans than wanting to hear about the plight […]
  
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• Poll: Most say sex misconduct victims are underprotected - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  22-12-2017 20:33
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  Poll: Most say sex misconduct victims are underprotected
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  The office of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is seen in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Most Americans say sexual misconduct is a major problem in U.S. society wherever people go to work, train or learn, and too little is ...
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• Official warns more civil servants could see ‘low pay or no pay’ over Christmas

  22-12-2017 20:32
  OTTAWA — Federal government managers are being warned of a possible surge in emergency pay requests from civil servants over the holidays after a new glitch was discovered in the troubled Phoenix pay system. Managers were to receive lists of “low pay or no pay employees” by today after a memo went out earlier this […]
  
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• Four Algoma Wrestlers Crack National Rankings

  22-12-2017 20:27
  Four Algoma Thunderbirds wrestlers will enter 2018 ranked nationally by U Sports. Strong performances on the mats from Natasha Doroodian, Bryce Davis, Jordan Campioni, and Stephen Kreyenbuhl have poised the foursome to enter 2018 with national attention. Sault Ste. Marie-born Natasha Doroodian is seeing success after sitting out the last two seasons due to injury. […]
  
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• SICOLI, Teresa

  22-12-2017 19:48
  God saw you getting weary and did what He thought best…He put His arms around you and took you home to rest… It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Teresa on Thursday, December 21st at the Sault Area Hospital in her 85th year. Teresa is predeceased by her husbands, […]
  
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• Christmas Sweater Party

  22-12-2017 19:11 via saultstar.com
  
  Matt Soltys and Brittany Belleau are wearing sweaters that Matt designed. He is the butt end of the reindeer and Brittany is the front. When they stand side by side the reindeer is complete.
  
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• Letter to the Editor: Looking to the future - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  22-12-2017 18:10
  Letter to the Editor: Looking to the future
  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  Dean and I offer our apologies to the business community, Sault Ste. Marie and especially our Ojibway Hotel and the remaining operational team members. Nearly six weeks of intensive forensic style accounting audits by our staff has uncovered a very ...
  
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• MYLES, Leila

  22-12-2017 18:05
  It is again with great sadness we share the passing of Leila (Lee) Irene Myles on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. Predeceased by her husband of 61years, John Arthur Myles on December 7, 2017. Loving mother of Lynda, John (Krista) and Andrew. Fun-loving Nanna of Alison (Carl) and Andrew. Sister-in-law but loved as a sister, of […]
  
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• Police chief, city end employment relationship

  22-12-2017 17:12 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie, ON (2017 12 22) – The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board and Chief Robert Keetch have agreed to end their employment relationship. Chief Keetch will remain the Police Chief until his successor is hired by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board will begin the search and hiring proces
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Police Service board and police chief end employment relationship - CBC.ca

  22-12-2017 16:28
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  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service board and police chief end employment relationship
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  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board and Chief Robert Keetch say they have agreed to end their employment relationship. The board says Chief Keetch will remain the chief until his successor is hired by the board. Sault Ste. Marie Police Chief ...
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• Keetch Out as Police Chief

  22-12-2017 15:48
  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board and Chief Robert Keetch have agreed to end their employment relationship. Chief Keetch will remain the Police Chief until his successor is hired by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board will begin the search and hiring process for a new […]
  
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• On Camera: Knife Stolen From Joe’s Sports & Surplus

  22-12-2017 15:44
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft. On the 17th of December 2017 at approximately 4:40 pm a male attended at a Joe’s Sports & Surplus located at 40 Queen St E. Look closely at this video. The unidentified male went […]
  
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• Brimley schools work to create district-wide curriculum - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  22-12-2017 15:06
  Brimley schools work to create district-wide curriculum
  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  Staff members at Brimley Area Schools are working on ways to better align the district's elementary and junior high curricula. Superintendent Brian Reattoir recently told members of the Brimley Board of Education that administrators are spearheading ...
  
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• 'Santa Scramble' winner - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  22-12-2017 14:41
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  'Santa Scramble' winner
  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  Sault Ste. Marie resident Glady Teske has been selected as the winner of The Sault News' “Santa Scramble” game, a scrambled word competition that appeared in the newspaper earlier this month. As the winner, she received a ham compliments of Soo ...
  
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• Strike prompts 255 to stop studies

  22-12-2017 14:04 via saultstar.com
  
  More than 250 Sault College students withdrew from their studies following a five-week provincewide strike by faculty this fall.
  
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• From the Sublime to the Ridiculous Returns to the Stage

  22-12-2017 13:49
  Give the gift of laughter and music this holiday season. Tickets are now on sale for Algoma University’s third annual “From the Sublime to the Ridiculous”, featuring world-renowned pianists Duo Turgeon and local comedians, The Comedics, on February 23, 2018 at The Water Tower Inn. Duo Turgeon consists of pianists Anne Louise-Turgeon and Edward Turgeon, […]
  
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• Way to go Norpro! Expansion and ambition pays off for local business

  22-12-2017 02:32
  Norpro expansion helping to keep North America safe, sound and alive In business, success often comes from being ambitious, thinking big and always looking for growth opportunities. Brad Gregorini, owner of Norpro Company, is a prime example. He purchased the firm nearly five years ago. At that time, it employed a dozen or so people […]
  
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• Fuelled by gasoline prices, annual inflation accelerates to 2.1 per cent

  22-12-2017 02:30
  OTTAWA — The country’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.1 per cent last month to reach its highest mark in nearly a year, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The November inflation reading followed a 1.4 per cent increase in consumer prices in October. Last month’s increase was driven by higher costs for gasoline and air transportation, compared with a year earlier. […]
  
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• Give-away Winner Announced!

  22-12-2017 01:00
  And the winner is….. Valene Belleau! Congrats! Her nephew told her bad boys and girls should get “poo” in their stocking if they aren’t good all year. Most answered Santa should give them coal, and a surprising number answered fruitcake! The Pop-Up Toy Shop is still open at Phatboy! There is a a truck load […]
  
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• OPP lay a whopping 1,836 charges during Operation Safe Trucking

  22-12-2017 00:27
  Despite giving advance notice, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped close to 3,500 commercial motor vehicles (CMV), laid 1,836 charges and took 71 unsafe CMVs out of service during their provincial Operation Safe Trucking initiative last week (December 11-15, 2017). During the blitz, the OPP covertly conducted highway patrol from transport trucks, giving the officers […]
  
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• 4.55% hike over last year's $18-B hospital budget ’fair’ considering increased fiscal pressures, says SAH head Ron Gagnon

  22-12-2017 00:02 via saultstar.com
  
  The Ontario Hospital Association’s pitch for a 4.55 per cent hike to hospital funding for the next fiscal year is warranted — and necessary — given fiscal pressures provincial health-care facilities face, says Sault Area Hospital’s president and CEO.Ron Gagnon said that, especially from SAH’s perspective, OHA’s request is “fair and reasonable” give
  
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• New charges for Const. James Forcillo, convicted in Sammy Yatim shooting

  22-12-2017 00:00
  TORONTO — A Toronto police officer found guilty of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a teen on an empty streetcar has been charged with perjury and attempting to obstruct justice. Toronto police say their professional standards unit began investigating Const. James Forcillo after the province’s police watchdog laid a charge in mid-November alleging he […]
  
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