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• Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., intent on having most snowmobiles in a parade, breaking 2015 record set in Alberta

  03-01-2018 23:02 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., is gearing up to break a Guinness World Record.The municipality wants to have the most snowmobiles in a parade, a record currently held in Whitecourt, Alta., where 1,047 sleds paraded nearly three years ago.Mary Jo DuVall, co-ordinator for The Sault Events, says the group has set its goal at 1,250 sleds, each of which must
  
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• Band Beats for the week of January 3rd – 7th

  03-01-2018 23:00
  Band Beats is now archived under “Things to Do” for great entertainment at your fingertips! For even more things to do in and around the Sault, browse through the Community Events Calendar. Are you a Musician? Not seeing your gig on the list or would like to make sure your Sault Ste. Marie fans know […]
  
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• Purses with a purpose

  03-01-2018 22:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Unifor Local 1359’s Women’s Committee collected 102 purses this year for its annual Stuff a Purse campaign.Purses, filled with personal care products and other items, were distributed to the Women in Crisis Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, as well as to Chadwic House in Wawa and Maplegate Home for Women in Elliot Lake. The union recognizes YMCA of Sault
  
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• Some restaurant chains stop serving romaine lettuce amid E. coli outbreak

  03-01-2018 22:45
  Some restaurant chains have stopped serving dishes with romaine lettuce amid a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the leafy vegetable. There were 41 cases of E. coli under investigation in total in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Soctia, and Newfoundland and Labrador as of Dec. 28, according to a statement from Public Health Agency […]
  
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• COUCHMAN, Winifred Laura

  03-01-2018 22:39
  Peacefully at the Ontario Finnish Rest Home on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in her 97th year. Beloved wife of the late Harold Raymond Couchman and the late Benson Pentland. Predeceased by her parents Reginald and Mary Chester and her siblings Emma, Wilma Hermiston (late Leslie) and Thomas (late Bertha). Also survived by many nieces and […]
  
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• Crash witnesses wanted

  03-01-2018 22:26 via saultstar.com
  
  Officers are investigating a collision that occurred at 2:44 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of St. Georges Avenue West and Wellington Street West.A white SUV was involved and left the area before the collision was reported, police say. Anyone who may have information about this collision or the identity of the driver is asked to contact the Traff
  
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• Women face theft charges

  03-01-2018 22:23 via saultstar.com
  
  Police arrested two Sault Ste. Marie women Tuesday in relation to an alleged theft.Police say that just after noon, the pair entered a business in the 500 block of Bay Street where they took a purse from a customer and fled the area. Officers located the two at a business a short distance away attempting to use the victim’s bank card. Nory Hogan, 2
  
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• Women arested in rash of robberies

  03-01-2018 22:21 via saultstar.com
  
  Two women have been arrested as police probe a spate of robberies.Police say that before midnight on Dec. 27, both accused attended a business in the 100 block of Northern Avenue. One entered the business first. Once it was clear, the other accused and another female entered the business wearing masks and armed with a knife. They demanded and recei
  
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• Mormon church president Thomas Monson dies at 90 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  03-01-2018 22:15 via sooeveningnews.com
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  Mormon church president Thomas Monson dies at 90
  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  In this June 23, 1985 photo, President Thomas S. Monson shows off a couple of his pigeons. Monson, the 16th president of the Mormon church, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, after overseeing the religion for nearly a decade. He was 90. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ...and more »
  
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• BORDIN, Teresa

  03-01-2018 21:47
  Peacefully at Sault Area Hospital on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, Teresa Bordin at the age of 91. Predeceased by her beloved husband Guido. Lovingly cherished by her children Christine, Robert (Belinda), Joseph (Dianne), Mark (Nancy), Michael (Bonnie) and the late Paul. Dearly loved Gramma of Jennifer (Geoff), Teresa (Steve), Ryan (Connie), Sarah (Christopher), Chantelle (Ricky), […]
  
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• A Red-winged Blackbird and several other seasonal rarities spotted during Desbarats bird count

  03-01-2018 21:39
  THE KENSINGTON CONSERVANCY The second annual Desbarats Christmas Bird Count took place on December 30th and many birds were recorded in the Desbarats area.  40 participants volunteered their time and a total of 2324 birds were counted with 39 different species accounted for. 18 field observers braved the cold weather and were able to find […]
  
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• NE LHIN seniors program emphasizes exercise, socializing

  03-01-2018 21:37 via saultstar.com
  
  Falling is no fun.Especially for older folks whose bones may be a bit more brittle.North East Local Health Integration Network again offers Stay on Your Feet (SOYF) strategy, administered by the region’s five public health units and consisting of free exercise classes for seniors.Falls are preventable — one in three older adults in the region aged
  
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• Heating issues addressed at Pullar, Fire Hall - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  03-01-2018 21:24 via sooeveningnews.com
  Heating issues addressed at Pullar, Fire Hall
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  On a frigid January evening, the Sault Ste. Marie City Commission coincidentally turned its attention to a pair of boiler systems to meet the future heating needs of two historic structures. Dan Wyers, in his capacity as Director of Parks and Rec ...
  
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• Two guards charged in death of inmate at New Brunswick prison in 2015.

  03-01-2018 21:03
  FREDERICTON — Two correctional officers have been charged in the death of an inmate at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick nearly three years ago. Inmate Matthew Ryan Hines was pronounced dead at Moncton Hospital in May 2015 following an emergency medical transport from the prison. After an investigation, New Brunswick RCMP deemed that foul play was […]
  
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• Purse snatched on Bay, suspects quickly arrested

  03-01-2018 21:01
  One Male, One Female Arrested for Theft On January 2nd, 2017 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 25 year old Nory Hogan of Pim Street and 30 year old Stephanie Tanner of Meadow Park Crescent for theft. It is alleged that just after noon the two attended […]
  
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• Watermain break closes Peoples Road from Kent Cr. to Fourth Line

  03-01-2018 20:48
  This is a description of an unplanned water interruption(s) that is currently affecting PUC customers in Sault Ste. Marie. Interruption Date:  January 03, 2018 at 2:30 AM Customers Affected:  30 Cause of Interruption: Broken Water Main — Peoples Road WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTION ADVISORY At approximately 2:30AM on January 03, 2018, 30 customers in Sault Ste. Marie had their […]
  
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• SACHRO, Helen

  03-01-2018 20:24
  A long-time resident of Northland Road, slipped away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the age of 82. She was predeceased by siblings Fred, Lillian (Lil) Montgomery, Evelyn Lavoie, Dorothy, William, Harold, and Louis. Survived by brothers John and Gil, sisters-in-law Edith and Nancy, and many nieces and nephews in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. Long-time friend […]
  
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• VALIQUETTE, Nancy Eleanor Hilda

  03-01-2018 19:35
  It is with profound sadness that we announce her passing at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the age of 79. Loving mother of Deborah Trumble (Michael), Nancy Davies (late Bob), Ronald Keats (Penny) and Jane Corcoran (Jim). Proud and devoted grandma of Shannon, Shane, Lindsey, Jesse Theresa, Kaitlin and […]
  
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• Did You Witness This?

  03-01-2018 18:51
  Officers with the Traffic Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are currently investigating a motor vehicle collision that occurred at 2:44 p.m. on January 2nd, 2018 at the intersection of St. Georges Avenue West and Wellington Street West. A white SUV was involved in the collision and left the area before the […]
  
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• Police Investigate Goulais River Incident

  03-01-2018 18:49
  On January 2, 2018 at approximately 8:50 p.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP North East Emergency Response and Canine Unit responded to a report of a barricaded person in a residence on Kirby Road . A lone male was taken into custody at approximately 4:00 […]
  
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• On January 2nd, 2017 officers with the Investigation Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service... fb.me/81TsQb1d2

  03-01-2018 18:45 via twitter.com
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• Two Females Arrested for Robbery

  03-01-2018 18:44
  Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s Break and Enter Unit are continuing multiple robbery investigations.  At this time, 29 year old Melissa Favaro of Hudson Street and 30 year old Vanessa Wier of Constellation Place have been arrested for robbery. It is alleged that just before midnight on December 27th, 2017 both accused […]
  
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• Officers with the Traffic Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are currently investigating a... fb.me/4tLJ6IU4h

  03-01-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
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• Officers Seek Witnesses to Collision #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  03-01-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  Officers Seek Witnesses to Collision #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Two Females Arrested for Theft #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  03-01-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Two Females Arrested for Theft #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• On January 2nd, 2017 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested... fb.me/ECV6ySPe

  03-01-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  On January 2nd, 2017 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested... fb.me/ECV6ySPe
  
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• SHARKEY, Jean

  03-01-2018 17:55
  Jean passed away, surrounded by friends, at the FJ Davey Home on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the age of 96. She is predeceased by her husband Joe, in 1998, and brother Ian Weir, in 2007. Jean is survived by two nieces Sharon Jensen (Jerry) and Sheila Morison, both of Airdrie, Alberta and many other […]
  
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• Two Females Arrested for Robbery #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  03-01-2018 17:45 via twitter.com
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• Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s Break and Enter Unit are continuing multiple robbery... fb.me/20c35HE4o

  03-01-2018 17:45 via twitter.com
  Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s Break and Enter Unit are continuing multiple robbery... fb.me/20c35HE4o
  
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• Bank of Canada estimates 60,000 fewer jobs due to minimum wage increases

  03-01-2018 17:08
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada estimates there will be about 60,000 fewer jobs by 2019 due to the increases in minimum wages across the country, but that labour income will be higher due to the increases. In examining the impact of the wage increases, the report estimated that the consumer price index could be […]
  
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• Snowmobilers rescue moose buried neck-deep in snow in western Newfoundland

  03-01-2018 16:46
  DEER LAKE, N.L. — A group of snowmobilers pulled out their shovels to free a stuck moose after spotting a pair of antlers sticking out of freshly fallen snow in western Newfoundland. Jonathan Anstey, who owns a snowmobile riding clinic, says he and about seven other riders were on trails near Deer Lake, N.L., on […]
  
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• Rams pummel Panthers - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News ... - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  03-01-2018 05:35 via sooeveningnews.com
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  Rams pummel Panthers - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News ...
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  PICKFORD — The Harbor Springs Rams came into the home of the Pickford Panthers on Tuesday night and put their feet up on the furniture, routing the host team 82-46 in the non-conference matchup. It was a game that was never close. The Rams were up 20 ...and more »
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie braces for temps of 20 below - The Detroit News

  03-01-2018 04:19 via detroitnews.com
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  Sault Ste. Marie braces for temps of 20 below
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  Think it's cold in Metro Detroit? Residents up north in Sault Ste. Marie are bracing for temperatures of minus-20 degrees or lower later this week. The Upper Peninsula town between Lakes Superior and Huron will have high temperatures of just minus-4 ...and more »
  
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• Chopper Shot

  03-01-2018 03:06
  The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley escorted commercial vessels through the West Neebish Channel of the St Marys River south of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario December 30. This bird’s eye view of the ships was taken aboard a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter by Jonathan Delisle, an Ice Services Specialist with Environment Canada. CCGS Samuel […]
  
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• Create new body to review border agency, federal report recommends

  03-01-2018 02:40
  OTTAWA — A federally commissioned report recommends that the Trudeau government create a new body to review the activities of the Canada Border Services Agency. The report, prepared for Public Safety Canada, says the body would fill a gap by independently scrutinizing public complaints about border officer behaviour. The new watchdog, the Canada Law Enforcement Review Commission, would also be able to initiate its […]
  
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• House demolished after falling into Nova Scotia sinkhole as family slept

  03-01-2018 02:32
  FALMOUTH, N.S. — Four months after it lurched into a sinkhole with a terrifying clamour in the middle of the night, a Nova Scotia house has been demolished. Heather Strickey stood outside her Falmouth, N.S., home Tuesday as an excavator ripped apart the dream home she’d moved her family into more than a decade ago. […]
  
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• Canadian newsprint makers fear U.S. about to slap duties on its exports

  03-01-2018 02:17
  OTTAWA — The ongoing softwood dispute with the United States may not be hurting Canada much yet, but the industry is bracing for a new trade battle with the U.S. that could take a bite out of a part of the sector that is already facing sharp declines. Derek Nighbor, chief executive of the Forest Products […]
  
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• ‘Froze my brain up in Canada:’ Musician parodies Toto’s ‘Africa’

  03-01-2018 01:02
  OAK LAKE, Man. — It’s as if Canadian hosers Bob and Doug McKenzie did a mash-up with Weird Al Yankovic. Rob Thiessen, an occupational therapist and part-time musician from Oak Lake, Man., and his brother-in-law Joe Kaonga have released a music video parody of the ’80s song “Africa” by U.S. rock band Toto. The new version […]
  
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• Iranian-Canadians call for change after protests in Iran claim at least 21 lives

  03-01-2018 01:01
  TORONTO — As widespread protests in Iran reached their sixth day, Iranian-Canadians voiced concern for loved ones living in the Middle Eastern country and called on Canada to show greater solidarity with peaceful demonstrators who’ve taken to the streets. What began on Dec. 28 in the city of Mashhad as a protest against a weak economy and surging food prices […]
  
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• Cedarville Jazz Band Performing In Sault Ste. Marie January 9 - St. Ignace News

  03-01-2018 00:02 via stignacenews.com
  Cedarville Jazz Band Performing In Sault Ste. Marie January 9
  St. Ignace News
  The Soo Theatre in Sault Ste. Marie will be hosting a “Jazz in January” concert Tuesday, January 9, at 7 p.m. featuring the Cedarville Jazz Band as its opening act. The concert will also include the Michigan Technological University Jazz Lab Band ...
  
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