Sault Ste. Marie news

• Sault Star Santa Fund sits at nearly $80K; will be extended in hopes of reaching at least $85K

  31-12-2017 22:09 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Star Santa Fund will stretch slightly in hopes donors dig in just a bit deeper.As of Sunday, the annual fundraiser for Christmas Cheer collected $79,898.80.Donations will be accepted at The Sault Star until Friday, Jan. 5. The office is open until 1 p.m. Gifts can also be mailed to The Star office: 145 Old Garden River Rd., Sault Ste. Marie,
  
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• Newsmaker of the year as determined by annual poll of newsrooms across the country

  31-12-2017 20:45
  Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie is the Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for the second straight time. Here is a list of newsmakers over the years, as determined in the annual poll of newsrooms across the country: 2016: Gord Downie, musician 2015: Justin Trudeau, politician 2014: Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, slain […]
  
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• Mother of Canadian missing in Peru not giving up after searchers come up empty

  31-12-2017 20:27
  MONTREAL — A Canadian mother whose son is missing in Peru says she isn’t giving up, even though an elite Israeli search-and-rescue team she hired has failed to turn up any trace of him. Alisa Clamen says nobody has heard from her son Jesse Galganov since two French hikers reported having camped with him on Sept. 30. Clamen, a Montreal […]
  
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• Top 10 weather stories of 2017

  31-12-2017 20:20
  Environment Canada’s chief climatologist has compiled his top weather stories of 2017 — a year which David Phillips says was marked by unusually long periods of conditions that just wouldn’t go away. His Top 10: 1. British Columbia’s Longest and Most Destructive Wildfire Season: The province was forced to declare its longest-standing provincial emergency when 1,265 fires scorched 12,000 square […]
  
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• Ontario businesses raise prices, consider cutting staff as minimum wage increases

  31-12-2017 20:16
  TORONTO — Ontario’s new $14 per hour minimum wage does not take effect until Jan. 1, but Chris Stevens has already taken steps to ensure his restaurant can afford the added expense. The co-owner of Kaboom Chicken in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood has raised menu prices in anticipation of the wage hike. He and his business […]
  
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• Canada’s 150th birthday year – by the numbers

  31-12-2017 20:00
  Canada’s 150th birthday bash draws to a close today with Heritage Canada saying 87 per cent of Canadians participated in at least one event. Here’s how some of the year counted out. 31 million: Estimated number of people who participated in at least one Canada 150 event. 5,800: Number of Canada 150 projects and events […]
  
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• Big stories 2017: Sault Ste. Marie pitches itself as a Prime location - SooToday.com

  31-12-2017 16:03
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  Big stories 2017: Sault Ste. Marie pitches itself as a Prime location
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  Amazon's current global headquarters is based in 14 buildings in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood. Detail from panoramic photo by Dllu, Wikimedia Commons. Or did we swing for the fences? Punch above our weight? However you choose to put it, we ...
  
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• Ring in 2018 with a Lantern Ski or Ballroom Dance or Rock Show or Concert or …

  31-12-2017 06:49
  There is such a wide range of great events happening around town to ring in 2018!  We have compiled the most comprehensive list of the many choices available, and they are fabulous! Avoid any disappointment by checking the Event Page links provided below each event so you can call ahead and make sure there are […]
  
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• LSSU unleashes 43rd annual list of banished words

  31-12-2017 06:01
  SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University eschewed “fake news” and released LSSU’s 43rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. “We’ve drilled down and unpacked tons of pre-owned words and phrases deemed impactful by hundreds of nominators during 2017,” said an […]
  
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• Fake news tops words banished

  31-12-2017 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Tons of people want Lake Superior State University to ban fake news this year.
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Prepares for First Ever NYE Ball Drop - 9&10 News

  31-12-2017 02:33
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  Sault Ste. Marie Prepares for First Ever NYE Ball Drop
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  One of the oldest cities in Michigan is ready to bring in the New Year on a high note. Sault Ste. Marie turns 350 years old at the stroke of midnight on Sunday. The city will mark the big celebration with their first ever ball drop. The project has ...
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• Sault Ste. Marie Prepares for First Ever NYE Ball Drop - 9 & 10 News - 9&10 News

  31-12-2017 02:33
  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  Sault Ste. Marie Prepares for First Ever NYE Ball Drop - 9 & 10 News
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  One of the oldest cities in Michigan is ready to bring in the New Year on a high note. Sault Ste. Marie turns 350 years old at the stroke of midnight on Sunday. The city will mark the big celebration with their first ever ball drop. The project has ...
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• MAYERS, Arlene M.

  31-12-2017 00:09
  With heartfelt sorrow we announce the unexpected passing of Arlene on Thursday, December 28, 2017 in her 81st year. Beloved wife and best friend of Frank Edward for 61 years. Cherished mother of Susan Maville (Bill), Sandy Ibbitson (Bruce), Sharon St. Pierre (Rick) and Steven Mayers. Grandmother of nine and great grandmother of nine. Sister-in-law of […]
  
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• MELOCHE, Colette Irene (Née St. Louis)

  31-12-2017 00:02
  Peacefully at home on Friday, December 29, 2017 at the age of 75 with family at her side. Colette has left to join her son Michel.  Survived by her loving children André (Carole), Tina Savage, and Lisa Meloche-Townsend (Bobby). Proud Mémère of Sébastien (Joëlle), and Chloé, Crystal, Tiffany and Brandon, Falen and Lexi and Great […]
  
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