Sault Ste. Marie news

• Critical or emergency calls would continue to be addressed and responded to, CAO Al Horsman says

  05-02-2018 23:00 via saultstar.com
  
  There “could” be reduced services in the case of a paramedic strike, says city CAO Al Horsman.However, critical or emergency calls would continue to be addressed and responded to, he said.“Community safety is a priority and ambulance service will continue during work action per the essential services agreement,” Horsman told The Sault Star Monday.M
  
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• WALLS, Gerald Gordon “Gerry”

  05-02-2018 22:26
  With heavy hearts and tears in our eyes, we regret to announce the passing of our Dad.  He succumbed to his illness at Sault Area Hospital on Thursday, February 1, 2018, in his 78th year. Loving father of Gordon (Vicky), Kevin (Michelle) and Kim (Traves). Beloved grandfather of Geordon (Courtney), Samantha (AJ), Errin, Alex, Caleb […]
  
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• City Council begins tonight at 4:30 pm on @ShawTVSSM and @SooToday. Agenda: saultstemarie.ca/CouncilAgendas https://t.co/kaIsFTycBq

  05-02-2018 21:59 via twitter.com
  
  City Council begins tonight at 4:30 pm on @ShawTVSSM and @SooToday. Agenda: saultstemarie.ca/CouncilAgendas https://t.co/kaIsFTycBq
  
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• UPDATE: Hwy now open. Highway 17 between Batchawana Bay and Wawa Closed

  05-02-2018 21:33
  The Ministry of Transportation is reporting that Highway 17 from Batchawana Bay to Wawa has been closed in both directions due to poor weather conditions. HWY 17 Both Directions [ SEC HWY 563-BATCHAWANA – HWY 101(E) – WAWA ] – Weather Highway: HWY 17 Direction: Both Directions From/At: SEC HWY 563-BATCHAWANA To: HWY 101(E) – […]
  
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• Highway 17 between Batchawana Bay and Wawa Closed

  05-02-2018 21:33
  The Ministry of Transportation is reporting that Highway 17 from Batchawana Bay to Wawa has been closed in both directions due to poor weather conditions. HWY 17 Both Directions [ SEC HWY 563-BATCHAWANA – HWY 101(E) – WAWA ] – Weather Highway: HWY 17 Direction: Both Directions From/At: SEC HWY 563-BATCHAWANA To: HWY 101(E) – […]
  
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• Highway 17 north at Montreal River Harbour hit by lake effect.

  05-02-2018 21:21 via saultstar.com
  
  Squalls full of Lake Superior's lake effect snow fill the air and cover Highway 17 north at Montreal River Harbour early Monday. The highway was closed from Batchawana to Wawa due to hazardous driving conditions and total whiteouts.The Weather Network projected snowfall amounts of 15 to 30 centimetres in the Batchawana Bay before the squalls ended
  
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• COCCIMIGLIO, Adolfo “Rudy”

  05-02-2018 21:15
  Passed away on Saturday February 3, 2018, at Mapleview Extendicare at the age of 79, after a brave battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He is now in the arms of his beloved wife Marisa and his parents Rosa and Francesco Coccimiglio. Father of Joseph (Sara) Coccimiglio and grandfather of Avery, Zayne, Knox and Max Coccimiglio, all […]
  
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• Residents seek more public, police interaction

  05-02-2018 21:06 via saultstar.com
  
  After two decades of policing by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, Prince residents will see the Ontario Provincial Police responding to calls for assistance, beginning in 2019.Council voted in December to switch to the OPP to shield taxpayers from annual 10 per cent increases in the cost of the township’s contract with the city.Before voting, c
  
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• Anishinabek Nation brings treaty rights to the forefront in Lands and Resources Forum

  05-02-2018 20:27
  NORTH BAY – For the second year, Grand Council Chief Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee welcomes First Nations, citizens, government, industry and academia to the 2018 Lands and Resources Forum on the traditional land of Nipissing First Nation. The three-day event focuses on treaty rights as they affect Lands and Resources. The event brings together 40 member […]
  
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• VALJA, Paavo Vihtori

  05-02-2018 19:42
  ∼March 4, 1939 – February 3, 2018∼ Paavo passed away peacefully at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice with his family by his side. Survived by his wife Anja, daughters Susan Butler (Mark), Shari Valja (Mike Gregory), and Melissa Valja, and grandchildren, Caden and Cameron Butler, siblings Kyllikki Rantanen and Esa Valja in Finland and Eeva […]
  
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• Names of officer, victim not released

  05-02-2018 19:34 via saultstar.com
  
  The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) confirmed Saturday night they're investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man earlier that morning in Timmins.According to a release, preliminary information suggests that at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, officers with the Timmins Police Service responded to the Emergency Medi
  
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• Cause still being probed

  05-02-2018 19:33 via saultstar.com
  
  Super Bowl Sunday 2018, will be remembered in different ways by many people. Some will remember it as the night the Philadelphia Eagles won their first championship.
  
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• LOTHROP, Donald Wayne

  05-02-2018 19:23
  ∼May 27, 1944 to February 3, 2018∼ It is with heavy hearts, we the family of Donald announce his sudden and unexpected death on Saturday February 3, 2018 in his 73rd year. He is in the loving arms of his deceased parents (Bill and Mary Lothrop). Donald also leaves behind his many siblings, Eddy (Bernadette), […]
  
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• Doctors’ group wants Health Canada, not industry, to design marijuana labelling

  05-02-2018 18:25
  OTTAWA — A group representing Canada’s doctors says designing marijuana packaging should be left to federal officials and public health experts, not cannabis producers and distributors. The Canadian Medical Association says product labelling is an important way to educate consumers, especially young people, about the risks of using marijuana. The association is also urging Ottawa […]
  
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• Tories to pitch change to benefits clawback for disabled people who want to work

  05-02-2018 18:10
  OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives will keep rolling out policy this week, with the latest move in their playbook — a new approach to disabilities benefits — expected to be detailed later today. The pitch will come in the form of a private member’s bill sponsored by Tory finance critic Pierre Poilievre. A Conservative source tells The […]
  
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• New hub to focus on intersection between developmental disabilities and mental illness

  05-02-2018 18:06
  TORONTO — One of Canada’s most high-profile mental health treatment centres says it’s opening a new research hub that will focus on the needs of people with both developmental disabilities and psychiatric conditions. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says the new hub is the first in Canada to tackle the needs of a […]
  
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• New research suggests room for Rob Ford’s populist appeal to be duplicated

  05-02-2018 18:00
  OTTAWA — Ask whether populist politics could ever gain national traction in Canada and the answer is immediate: well, Rob Ford already did it in Toronto. The now-deceased former mayor’s man-of-the-people appeal and his promises to “stop the gravy train” saw voters crown him king of Canada’s largest city in an electoral upset that many […]
  
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• Minister Chagger promotes Sault Ste. Marie tourism at Bon Soo Winter Carnival - Canada NewsWire (press release)

  05-02-2018 17:45
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  Minister Chagger promotes Sault Ste. Marie tourism at Bon Soo Winter Carnival
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  SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, Feb. 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Canada's tourism sector is vital to economic growth in communities from coast to coast to coast, and the Government of Canada is committed to supporting this important sector. This was the message delivered by ...
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• Minister Chagger promotes Sault Ste. Marie tourism at Bon Soo ... - Canada NewsWire (press release)

  05-02-2018 17:45
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  Minister Chagger promotes Sault Ste. Marie tourism at Bon Soo ...
  Canada NewsWire (press release)
  SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, Feb. 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Canada's tourism sector is vital to economic growth in communities from coast to coast to coast, and the Government of Canada is committed to supporting this important sector. This was the message delivered by ...
  Minister Chagger promotes Sault Ste. Marie tourism at Bon Soo Winter CarnivalMarkets Insiderall 3 news articles »
  
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• Minister Chagger promotes Sault Ste. Marie tourism at Bon Soo Winter Carnival - Markets Insider

  05-02-2018 17:38
  Minister Chagger promotes Sault Ste. Marie tourism at Bon Soo Winter Carnival
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  SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, Feb. 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Canada's tourism sector is vital to economic growth in communities from coast to coast to coast, and the Government of Canada is committed to supporting this important sector. This was the message delivered by ...and more »
  
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• Check out the Smart Cities Challenge input session on Wednesday, February 7 from 1-3 pm at the Civic Centre. Member… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-02-2018 17:14 via twitter.com
  Check out the Smart Cities Challenge input session on Wednesday, February 7 from 1-3 pm at the Civic Centre. Member… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• LEES, Donald Robert

  05-02-2018 17:11
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Donald Lees Sr., on February 3rd, 2018 at age 83. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Barbara. Loving father of Don Jr. (Heidi) and Margie (Gord). Beloved grandfather of Ana, Brock and Christopher (Trisha). Will be greatly missed by his […]
  
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• On Camera: Break and Enter To Rick’s Outlet

  05-02-2018 17:10
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying two suspects in a break and enter. In the early morning of January 29th two unidentified individuals broke into Rick’s Outlet located in the Market Mall . The suspects pried open the door to gain entry and once inside […]
  
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• Calling all bands for the 2018 Summer Concert Series

  05-02-2018 17:05
  The Sault Ste. Marie Recreation and Culture Division is now accepting applications for the 2018 Summer Concert Series. The Summer Concert Series takes place at the Roberta Bondar Park Tent Pavilion on Tuesday and/or Thursday nights in July and August weather permitting. Bands interested in participating are asked to complete and submit an application form […]
  
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• Caroline Mulroney, lawyer and daughter of former PM, joins PC leadership race

  05-02-2018 15:57
  TORONTO — Caroline Mulroney, the Toronto lawyer and daughter of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, is running to become the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party. Mulroney confirmed the news, which has been rumoured for over a week, in a series of interviews Sunday afternoon at a hockey arena in north Toronto. She took questions […]
  
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• New mortgage rules sending borrowers down the credit ladder to alt. lenders

  05-02-2018 15:43
  TORONTO — Mortgage brokers say the borrower rejection rate from large banks and traditional monoline mortgage lenders has gone up as much as 20 per cent after Canada’s banking regulator imposed a new stress test for home buyers who don’t need mortgage insurance. As a result, alternative lenders are seeing an uptick in business as […]
  
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• Tenacious bro-fessionals create their own dynamic space

  05-02-2018 14:00
  Today I got to know two local entrepreneurs, Aaron Reed and Joseph Skouris, who share a pretty unique business set-up. Walking into the sleek and brightly coloured storefront at 331 Wellington St. W., I marveled immediately at how modern and innovative the space was. A welcoming front reception area with pub style black leather chairs, […]
  
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• Ontario public broadcaster to investigate allegations against prominent host Steve Paikin

  05-02-2018 10:13
  TORONTO — Ontario’s public broadcaster says it has launched an investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment against host Steve Paikin. TVO says Paikin is alleged to have made inappropriate comments to a woman during a lunch in 2010. The broadcaster says it became aware of the allegation on Saturday, when Paikin notified TVO of […]
  
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• DAVIES, Joyce (nee Donnelly)

  05-02-2018 06:45
  Peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday February 2, 2018 at the age of 94. Beloved wife of the late Harold. Dear mother of Jim (Brenda), Lianne Masson (Brent) and Sandra Turpin (Rick). Loving grandmother of Alex Davies, Tom George (Karyn), Michael George (Tara), Sandra George (Jeff Elliott) and Brian Turpin (Kylie).  Great grandmother of […]
  
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• DAVIES, Ronald Nelson

  05-02-2018 06:38
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Friday February 2, 2018 at the age of 70 with family at his side. Dear brother of Diane Davies. Beloved uncle of Rhonda, John and Robert (Barbara). Uncle-in-law of Dave Mornix. Great uncle of Davey, Denziel and Elijah. Predeceased by his parents George and Lorrene Davies. Ronnie will […]
  
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