Sault Ste. Marie news

• Winter storm forces NDP to move caucus retreat from Saguenay to Ottawa

  23-01-2018 23:40
  OTTAWA — Federal New Democrats have been forced to relocate a planned caucus retreat to Ottawa after poor weather scuttled the party’s original plan to hold the meeting in Saguenay, Que. The three-day gathering was supposed to start in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean on Tuesday, but a winter-storm warning led to the cancellation of several flights to the […]
  
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• KING, Mary

  23-01-2018 23:11
  Peacefully at her home at the age of 96. Wife of the late Peter King. Mother of the late Paul King. Daughter of the late Peter and Magdalene Starzynski of Echo Bay. Sister of the late Fredrick Starzynski, late Ann Seuentez, late Paul Starzynski and late infant Leslie Starzynski. Survived by her niece, Brenda Wright. […]
  
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• LONDRY, Gail Ann

  23-01-2018 23:08
  (September 20, 1955 – January 21, 2018) With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of Gail on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the age of 62. She is now reunited with her beloved daughter Lisa, and twin sister Gloria. Cherished mother of Meegan (Ryan Fletcher). Super grandmother of Simon Morin, Zoey and Gemma Fletcher. Gail […]
  
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• LUOMA, Lenni Veikko Kullervo

  23-01-2018 23:00
  Passed away in his 81st year on Monday, January 22, 2018 at home after a lengthy illness. Beloved husband of Hilkka for 56 years. Loving father of Erika and loyal fishing partner to Erika’s husband, Jamie Hamilton. Cherished Pappa to his grandson “Jaakko Kulta”, Jack Szostak, the apple of his eye, and buddy to Jack’s […]
  
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• Fire the Coach! Fire the GM! Fire the Bald Headed Writer!

  23-01-2018 22:39
  Fire the Coach! Fire the GM! Fire the Bald Headed Writer! were the comments by good ol Sal after the Hounds lost their second straight on Saturday night in Flint. He was obviously joking but did say afterward that he didn’t know how to react, he forgot what it felt like to lose, and he […]
  
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• Detachment closed to public

  23-01-2018 21:51 via saultstar.com
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police detachment in Blind River is closed to the public “due to a facilities issue.”
  
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• Photos taken of girl

  23-01-2018 21:15 via saultstar.com
  
  A man is accused of taking intimate photos of a young female he knew.
  
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• Stokes taps Sault talent for new CD

  23-01-2018 20:54 via saultstar.com
  
  A couple of musical friends from Sault Ste. Marie helped Rose-Erin Stokes record her first full-length disc.
  
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• Man arrested for child pornography

  23-01-2018 20:46
  On January 22nd, 2018 officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s Technological Crime Unit arrested a 44 year old male from Sault Ste. Marie for possession of child pornography. It is alleged that in October of 2017 the accused took intimate photos of a young female known to him without her knowledge or consent. […]
  
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• Police seek assistance to locate missing person

  23-01-2018 20:41
  Officers with the Investigation Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing person Marilyn Biron. Biron is a 31 year old Metis female with long brown hair. She is 5’5” tall and weighs 130 pounds. She was last seen on January 12th, 2018 in the area […]
  
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• On January 22nd, 2018 officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s Technological Crime Unit arrested a 44... fb.me/EjEjzzHe

  23-01-2018 20:31 via twitter.com
  On January 22nd, 2018 officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s Technological Crime Unit arrested a 44... fb.me/EjEjzzHe
  
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• Officers with the Investigation Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking the... fb.me/7Qs66xX0W

  23-01-2018 20:31 via twitter.com
  Officers with the Investigation Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking the... fb.me/7Qs66xX0W
  
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• Officers Seek Assistance to Locate Mission Person #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  23-01-2018 20:31 via twitter.com
  Officers Seek Assistance to Locate Mission Person #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Bell Canada alerts customers who may be affected by data breach

  23-01-2018 20:30
  TORONTO — Bell Canada is alerting some customers that their information has been illegally accessed in a potential data breach. The company’s notice doesn’t say how many Bell customers were affected but media reports say the total could be 100,000. Bell says the information consisted primarily of names and email addresses and that there’s no indication that […]
  
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• UPDATE: Stabbing on Wellington, victim remains critical

  23-01-2018 20:00
  UPDATE: Family and friends of the victim have been on a roller coaster of emotions since their loved one was stabbed in the chest and hand on January 12th on Wellington Street E at Abbott. The victim has struggled through unimaginable health scares since being brought by ambulance to the hospital. His condition will improve, […]
  
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• Break & Enter to Veneer Lumber Mill

  23-01-2018 19:29
  Crime Stoppers and the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are looking for the public’s help in solving a Break & Enter. Sometime between September 28 & October 3, 2017, unknown persons entered the Old Veneer Lumber Mill in Blind River. The suspect(s) entered the south west side of the building through […]
  
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• Slew of Canadians get Oscar nods for Ontario-shot ‘Shape of Water’

  23-01-2018 19:00
  A slew of Canadians shared in “The Shape of Water”‘s leading 13 Oscar nominations announced Tuesday, including a best picture nod for a Toronto producer who called the film’s recognition an “unprecedented” win for homegrown talent. J. Miles Dale, who shares the best picture nomination with director Guillermo del Toro, noted the film was shot in […]
  
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• Man gets conditional sentence for sex assaults

  23-01-2018 18:10 via saultstar.com
  
  A Plummer Township man faces a conditional sentence after pleading guilty to dated sexual offences involving three young girls.
  
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• [Survey] All residents are invited to participate regarding Sault Ste. Marie Transit's proposed new route design -… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-01-2018 17:52 via twitter.com
  [Survey] All residents are invited to participate regarding Sault Ste. Marie Transit's proposed new route design -… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mearow back in bail court Feb. 1

  23-01-2018 17:51 via saultstar.com
  
  Eric Mearow returns to bail court next week.
  
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• ‘Shape of Water’ producer, Christopher Plummer among Canadian Oscar nominees

  23-01-2018 15:23
  TORONTO — A Toronto producer who worked on “The Shape of Water” says the film’s leading 13 Oscar nominations are a big win for Canada. J. Miles Dale shares in the best picture nomination along with director Guillermo del Toro, who shot the merman romance in Toronto and Hamilton. Dale says other than del Toro, the cinematographer and […]
  
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• Love, Joy and Happiness ~ Cindy Lebrun & Pat Lambert

  23-01-2018 15:00
  Rolly and Linda Lebrun are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Cindy to Pat Lambert. Pat is the Son of Marcel and Beatrice Lambert of Wawa, Ontario. Wedding to take place this Spring. We wish you much, love, joy and happiness!
  
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• Business awards recognize Koprash

  23-01-2018 14:20 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Business Achievement Awards recognized 21 individuals and businesses.
  
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• Tsunami warning for B.C.’s coast is cancelled after Alaska quake

  23-01-2018 13:53
  VANCOUVER — A tsunami warning issued for coastal British Columbia was cancelled Tuesday morning after people living along the province’s coast evacuated to higher ground after a powerful earthquake struck off Alaska. Residents along the province’s coast were woken by warning sirens shortly after the quake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck at about 1:30 a.m. Pacific time. […]
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Sault Ste. Marie and area - SooToday.com

  23-01-2018 05:19
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  Snowfall warning issued for Sault Ste. Marie and area
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  Snow from the Colorado low that will cross the Lower Great Lakes tonight and Tuesday has brought a large area of snow with it as expected. Significant accumulations of 15 to 20 centimetres are likely by the time the snow tapers off Tuesday afternoon ...and more »
  
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• Sault businesses adapt to wage law

  23-01-2018 05:10 via saultthisweek.com
  
  While several fast food restaurants in southern Ontario cities made national news for their handling of Bill 148 — particularly the jump in minimum wage to $14 an hour — things have been quiet in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• Climate change options can be 'bite-sized'

  23-01-2018 05:07 via saultthisweek.com
  The straight goods on climate change, heard over free pizza, has its appeal.
  
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• Sault Yoga conference to show benefits to personal health

  23-01-2018 04:33 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie’s first yoga conference will put the emphasis on personal health and healthcare.
  
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• Snowfest 2018

  23-01-2018 04:21 via saultthisweek.com
  
  It was a weekend of fun in the snow and sun for people of all ages.
  
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• Groups support Council’s motion to amend Labour Relations Act and open up construction tendering

  23-01-2018 04:16
  PCA and CLAC Support Sault Council Call for Ontario Labour Law Change The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) and CLAC are fully behind Sault Council’s latest effort to end construction labour monopolies. Council has passed a motion by Councillor Matthew Shoemaker that calls on Sault Ste. Marie MPP Ross Romano and Ontario Labour Minister […]
  
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• Sault Transit asks public to do survey

  23-01-2018 04:14 via saultthisweek.com
  Transit Services for the City of Sault Ste. Marie has completed its Transit Optimization Study and is requesting input from the public with the proposed new route design.
  
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• City staff says it will take 3 years for traffic to change on Albert

  23-01-2018 03:55
  After Saultonline published numerous videos of the two biggest traffic collision prone intersections of Albert and Andrew and Albert and Gore Streets and city councilor Lou Turco’s efforts to bring back the traffic lights to those intersections, city staff said it would take three years before drivers would respond to the traffic signs that are […]
  
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• McMeeken Arena is “an unmitigated disaster”

  23-01-2018 02:55
  During city council tonight, on the discussion on the indoor ice utilization study, the 51-year-old McMeeken came under a blast by city councilor Steve Butland. “It’s like an outdoor rink that has a roof, but the roof leaks,” said Butland about his hour and a half visit through the arena. “There’s faults on the ice […]
  
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• Sault Transit asks for your input, it’s easy, just do this online survey

  23-01-2018 02:27
  Sault Ste. Marie Online Transit Survey Residents are invited to participate regarding Sault Ste. Marie Transit’s proposed new route design Transit Services for the City of Sault Ste. Marie has completed their Transit Optimization Study and is requesting input from the public with the proposed new route design. Last week, users and non-users of city […]
  
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• Rogers Media cuts ties with Vice Canada, pulls Viceland channel off the air

  23-01-2018 02:20
  Rogers Media and Vice Canada have announced the end of their three-year-old partnership, with TV channel Viceland slated to cease broadcasting on Rogers cable as of March 31 and Rogers giving up its interest in Vice Studio Canada. Rogers says it is evolving its Canadian content strategy and will redirect future funding to initiatives that “better align” with its portfolio […]
  
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• City wants options, costs to add ice capacity

  23-01-2018 02:17 via saultstar.com
  
  All options to replace the 51-year-old W.J. McMeeken Centre will be on the table.
  
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• Snow storm left dozens stranded at Vancouver Island ski resort

  23-01-2018 02:00
  COURTENAY, B.C. — Chairlift operations resumed today on Mount Washington on Vancouver Island after a snowstorm left dozens stranded. Sheila Rivers of Mount Washington Alpine Resort says about 20 boy scouts and a dozen other people spent a night at its lodge when more than a meter of snow fell. While fresh snow is typically welcomed by skiers and […]
  
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• Train groups continue lobby efforts for North

  23-01-2018 01:59 via saultstar.com
  
  City council has thrown their supportbehind efforts to renew passenger trainservice in Northern Ontario – again.
  
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• A Grand Opening for St Basil Catholic Elementary School

  23-01-2018 00:52
  Sault Ste. Marie: St. Basil Catholic Elementary School was formally opened on Thursday, January 18, in a dynamic ceremony that honoured the past and celebrated a future full of promise. The hour-long event was opened and closed with drumming by the St. Basil’s Female Drummers. Students from the kindergarten classes led the gathering in prayer […]
  
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• FALCONE, Aurelio “Ray”

  23-01-2018 00:15
  October 1, 1973 – January 21, 2018 Ray was born in Surrey, BC.  He passed away into the loving arms of his Savior with his friend Paula Nicholas at his side at the age of 44 years. A special thank you to Dr. Landry and the staff of Sault Area Hospital ICU for their care […]
  
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• DUNN, Elsie Marie (nee Desjardins)

  23-01-2018 00:11
  It is with heavy hearts we announce that on Sunday, January 21, 2018, mom joined her loving husband Russell. Born June 20, 1930, in Corbeil, ON, mom was one of 11 children of the late Kilda & Alfred Desjardins. Growing up on a rural farm, mom knew what hard work was all about. She gave […]
  
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• McCAIG, Helena Mary

  23-01-2018 00:06
  Passed away peacefully at Algoma Residential Community Hospice (ARCH) on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the age of 75. Beloved wife of Donald for 58 years. Loving mother of Brent (Diane), Derryll, Derrick (Rose), Barry (Jill). Grandmother of Curtis (Charlene), Brandon (Miranda), Jake, Jesse and great grandmother of Logan. Daughter of the late Percy and […]
  
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• MITCHELL, Royanne

  23-01-2018 00:02
  Passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Algoma Residential Community Hospice with her children by her side. She was 66 years young with a long life ahead of her. Royanne has walked into the arms of her late husband Alex. Proud mother to Carly (Wyland) and Kevin (Melissa). Adoring grandmother of Markus Love, Megan […]
  
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