Sault Ste. Marie news

• Night owls push for later last calls at bars year-round

  26-12-2017 22:10
  Partying into the wee hours of the morning at a favourite watering hole is a tradition generally reserved for New Year’s Eve and other very special occasions. Some night owls like Spencer Sutherland would like to be able to do that all year round, and he’s leading a charge to push last call in Toronto […]
  
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• Toddler is found safe in abandoned car that had been stolen

  26-12-2017 22:00
  FERGUS, Ont. — Police in southwestern Ontario say a toddler has been found safe after a car was stolen with the child still in it on Christmas Day. Ontario Provincial Police say a man and his accomplice stole a car that was left unlocked and running as a woman went into a store in Fergus, Ont., […]
  
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• Thousands in N.S. without power; many in dark until around noon Wednesday

  26-12-2017 22:00
  Hundreds of Nova Scotia Power crews will spend Boxing Day stitching together power lines snapped by a winter storm that brought damaging winds to Atlantic Canada on Christmas Day. Nearly 30,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia remained without electricity as of around 12:30 p.m. local time, according to the province’s power utility. Nova Scotia Power […]
  
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• LEDGER, Beatrice (Grandbois)

  26-12-2017 21:55
  Peacefully at ARCH with her children by her side on Sunday December 24, 2017, Beatrice Ledger in her 96th year. She has now gone to dance with the angels. Predeceased by her husbands Jean-Louis Grandbois and Art Ledger. She leaves behind her children Jackie Schriver (John Lavée), Lucille Poirier (Eugene), Jeannine Dugas (Regis), Leo Grandbois […]
  
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• VEITZ, Else

  26-12-2017 21:50
  With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Else Veitz in her 98th year on December 21, 2017 at ARCH. Beloved and loving wife of 55 years of the late Fritz Veitz. Beloved and loving mother of Werner Vogt (Tamara) and beloved and loving Oma to Tyron (Selina), Tristan, Tammy and Trevor of Appenzell, Switzerland. […]
  
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• Snow Squalls Come To an End

  26-12-2017 20:14
  You might be happy to hear that the snow squall warning for Sault Ste. Marie has ended, but the cold temperatures will hang on for a while. According to Environment Canada, Sault Ste. Marie picked up about 6.6 cm of snow on Christmas Day however  blowing and drifting snow may have contributed to higher amounts […]
  
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• Letter: The Smiling Ebenezer Scrooge

  26-12-2017 17:09
  Do you know any Ebenezer Scrooges?  If you think you don’t, let me show you a few.  They aren’t necessarily like the one in the story but some of them even  smile, are friendly, and even make small donations to charities every once in a while.  The Sault has its share of them.  In my […]
  
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• Snow Squalls Continue east of Sault Ste. Marie - Wawa-news.com

  26-12-2017 16:21 via wawa-news.com
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  Snow Squalls Continue east of Sault Ste. Marie
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  Snow squalls are continuing this morning. Snow squalls will shift south of the region later this morning. There is a potential for local total snow accumulations of 15 to 30 cm by later this morning. In addition, local blowing snow will contribute to ...and more »
  
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• What a federal ethics report reveals about how Justin Trudeau sees his job

  26-12-2017 15:00
  OTTAWA — The prime minister doesn’t have business meetings. He has relationship sessions. That’s the view Justin Trudeau outlined to the ethics commissioner during her probe of Trudeau’s family vacations to the Aga Khan’s private island, which ended with Mary Dawson finding the prime minister violated four parts of the conflict of interest act. But […]
  
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• Extreme Cold Warning in Effect

  26-12-2017 14:37
  Sault Ste. Marie has not been included in the extreme cold warning, although temperatures along with windchill will make it feel like -39c. The arctic blast is expected to last for the next few weeks. Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay A […]
  
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• Be part of the annual Desbarats Christmas bird count if you live within 12kms

  26-12-2017 14:00
  The Desbarats Christmas Bird Count is back for a second year! On December 30, 2017, you can help count birds within a 12km radius of Desbarats. Last year, 34 participants recorded 35 species and over 1500 birds. Can we beat that this year? The Kensington Conservancy is still looking for more participants to take part […]
  
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• Update: 5:00am Gusting winds, snow squall warning still in effect

  26-12-2017 02:08
  5:11 AM EST Tuesday 26 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Snow squalls are continuing early this morning. Snow squalls will shift south of the region later this morning. There is a potential for local total snow accumulations of 15 to 30 cm by later this […]
  
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• Gusting winds, snow squall warning still in effect

  26-12-2017 02:08
  6:16 PM EST Monday 25 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls continue to affect areas from Sault Ste. Marie towards Montreal River. Wind northwest 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light near midnight. Low minus 24. […]
  
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• Disney’s biggest Canada box office openings of all-time

  26-12-2017 01:45
  December 17th was opening weekend for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’. A spokeswoman for Disney says “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has had the second-biggest opening weekend of all-time in Canada. The company says the blockbuster brought in $17 million in the country in its first weekend It’s second only to its predecessor in the latest […]
  
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• Sounds of Christmas

  26-12-2017 01:33
  On December 17, 2017, The Chamber Singers of Algoma performed to a packed house. St. Luke’s Anglican Cathedral was filled with the sounds of Christmas. An audience favourite is the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ from George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Superior Media is proud to present The Chamber Singers of Algoma and the Hallelujah Chorus. Patty Gartshore, Director […]
  
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• ‘Sound of Music’ actress dies Sunday in Frankford, Ontario

  26-12-2017 01:00
  LOS ANGELES — Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the 1965 hit film, “The Sound of Music,” has died. She was 68. Her son, actor Ryan Urich, told Variety that his mother died late Sunday in Frankford, Ont. She had been diagnosed with brain cancer. Menzies-Urich played Louisa […]
  
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• Update: Now Open (Hwy 17 closed from Sault to Iron Bridge due to weather)

  26-12-2017 00:31
  Blind River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Opening: Location:  Hwy 17 between Sault Ste Marie and Iron Bridge Time Re-Opened: 19:20 ************************************** CLOSED ROAD ADVISORY NOTIFICATION Blind River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: Highway: Highway 17 Location: Hwy 17 from Sault Ste Marie to Hwy 546 […]
  
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• Hwy 17 closed from Sault to Iron Bridge due to weather

  26-12-2017 00:31
  CLOSED ROAD ADVISORY NOTIFICATION Blind River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: Highway: Highway 17 Location: Hwy 17 from Sault Ste Marie to Hwy 546 (Iron Bridge) Brief Description of Event: Weather conditions creating poor visibility Detour: None Estimated duration of Road Advisory: Unknown The O.P.P. will distribute details and updates of the […]
  
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