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• Community leaders respond to potential steel tariffs

  02-03-2018 23:37
  Mayor Christian Provenzano, MPP Ross Romano and MP Terry Sheehan are committed to working together to respond to potential tariffs being imposed on steel entering the US. The local leaders spoke on Friday afternoon and committed to reach out to their respective US counterparts on municipal, state, and federal government levels. The tariffs proposed by […]
  
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• 2 Males Arrested in Possession of a Firearm

  02-03-2018 23:28
  On March 1st, 2018 officers with the Crime Suppression Unit, Drug Enforcement Unit, Break and Enter Unit and Emergency Services Unit arrested 27 year old Andre Cormier of no fixed address and 24 year old Reid Antoniow of Malabar Drive for firearm and drug offences. As a result of an investigation, officers conducted a traffic […]
  
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• Police Looking For Wanted Male

  02-03-2018 23:23
  Officers with the Investigation Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted male. As a result of an incident on February 10th, 2018 26 year old Branden Hartling of no fixed address is currently wanted for; One count of break and enter with intent to […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie officials denounce proposed US tariffs on imported steel - CBC.ca

  02-03-2018 23:09
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  Sault Ste. Marie officials denounce proposed US tariffs on imported steel
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  Politicians in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, are warning that suggested United States tariffs on imported steel could cripple the industry in their city. On Thursday, American President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a tax of 25% on imported steel ...and more »
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie officials denounce proposed U.S. tariffs on imported ... - CBC.ca

  02-03-2018 23:09
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  Sault Ste. Marie officials denounce proposed U.S. tariffs on imported ...
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  Politicians in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, are warning the suggested United States tariffs on imported steel could cripple the industry in their city.and more »
  
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• NHL linesman’s lawsuit against Flames, defenceman to be handled by league: Judge

  02-03-2018 22:47
  CALGARY — A lawsuit by NHL linesman Don Henderson against former Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman has been set aside by a judge to be handled by an arbitrator within the league. The $10.25 million lawsuit was filed by Henderson after he was hit from behind during a game against the Nashville Predators. In his statement of […]
  
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• Ford makes Sault stop

  02-03-2018 22:28 via saultstar.com
  
  Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership hopeful Doug Ford stops in Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday as part of a Northern Ontario swing.
  
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• Gun, drugs, cash seized

  02-03-2018 22:09 via saultstar.com
  
  A handgun was allegedly found on the floor of a vehicle stopped by police as part of an investigation on Thursday.
  
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• Good-natured Newfoundland lobster fisherman proves perfect guide

  02-03-2018 22:09 via saultstar.com
  
  “Do you see where she’s to…?” asks Humphrey Patey, pointing to a riffle where a fish took a swipe at my fly, “… now shorten up a bit.” I follow my guide’s instruction, casting and letting my fly swing slightly ahead of the rise. “Okay, now give her all the line,” says Humphrey with an intense anticipation that is positively infectious. I cast again
  
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• Hartling wanted by police

  02-03-2018 22:06 via saultstar.com
  
  A man is being sought by Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.
  
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• Officers with the Investigation Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking the... fb.me/6AFxDNTwP

  02-03-2018 21:51 via twitter.com
  Officers with the Investigation Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking the... fb.me/6AFxDNTwP
  
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• Officers Seek Assistance to Locate Wanted Male #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  02-03-2018 21:51 via twitter.com
  Officers Seek Assistance to Locate Wanted Male #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Check out the latest episode of Benny's Beat where Ben interviews our Chief Financial Officer & City Treasurer, She… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 21:40 via twitter.com
  Check out the latest episode of Benny's Beat where Ben interviews our Chief Financial Officer & City Treasurer, She… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• On March 1st, 2018 officers with the Crime Suppression Unit, Drug Enforcement Unit, Break and Enter Unit and... fb.me/1wsK6GUFo

  02-03-2018 21:31 via twitter.com
  On March 1st, 2018 officers with the Crime Suppression Unit, Drug Enforcement Unit, Break and Enter Unit and... fb.me/1wsK6GUFo
  
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• 2 Males Arrested in Posession of a Firearm #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  02-03-2018 21:31 via twitter.com
  2 Males Arrested in Posession of a Firearm #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• [Outdoor Rinks] The City outdoor boarded rinks will be open today. The Oval will remain closed. Please refer to on-… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 21:21 via twitter.com
  [Outdoor Rinks] The City outdoor boarded rinks will be open today. The Oval will remain closed. Please refer to on-… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Trump's steel tariff plan heightening concern

  02-03-2018 21:19 via saultstar.com
  
  Government officials are raising alarm bells after U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on import steels.
  
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• SHERLOCK, Kathleen

  02-03-2018 21:08
  Unexpectedly at the Sault Area Hospital on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the age 82 years. Beloved wife of 64 years to Frank Sherlock. Loving mother of Robert (Chantal Levesque) and Holly Cormier (Steve).  Proud grandma of eight grandchildren. Predeceased by her sister Betty Strand. Fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews and special friends […]
  
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• CAPUTO, Rosina

  02-03-2018 21:04
  Peacefully passed away and now reunited with her loving husband Guerino on Sunday, February 25, 2018 in her 95th year. Devoted Step-Mother of Cookie Diamantini (Giuliano), Ross (Maria), Enza, Pina and Eva Aceti (Peter). Cherished Grandmother of Melisa Diamantini, Luke and Lindsay Aceti and the late Marlene Diamantini. Sister of Nicola Bernardo and sister-in-law and […]
  
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• Council asked to hire consultant for rink cost analysis

  02-03-2018 20:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Additional ice capacity, a possible new soccer pitch and determining potential future uses for the McMeeken Centre should be determined by a consultant, a report to city council states.
  
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• On Camera: Prepaid Phone Stolen From Walmart

  02-03-2018 20:31
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance to identify a suspect in a theft. On the 25th of February at approximately 7:15 pm an unidentified male attended at Walmart located in the Station Mall. The suspect entered the electronic department and took a prepaid phone valued at $130.00 […]
  
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• 'Very irate' man draws OPP units

  02-03-2018 20:29 via saultstar.com
  
  Police tried for hours to get a man to come out of his unit after he banged on the doors of other tenants and reportedly punched holes in walls at an Elliot Lake building on Thursday.
  
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• LEMAY, Jody (nee Baumgartner)

  02-03-2018 19:49
  Passed away at the F. J. Davey Home on Saturday February 24, 2018 at the age of 86. Predeceased by her husband, Guy Lemay. She will be remembered by her children, Chris (David) Young, James Sayers, Sue (Rod) Jerke, Becky Jensen Tammy Sayers and Steve (Mary) Sayers. Grandmother of Matthew (Lori), Mark, Michael, Marty (Jessica) […]
  
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• Weapon pointed when boaters clash

  02-03-2018 19:48 via saultstar.com
  
  A Batchewana First Nation man pleaded guilty to pointing a .12-gauge shotgun at a woman during a confrontation between boaters on Gong Lake last July.
  
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• U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs will cause ‘collateral damage’: Canadian producers

  02-03-2018 18:35
  OTTAWA — Metal producers in Canada are bracing for the fallout from stiff new tariffs proposed for U.S. steel and aluminum imports, regardless of whether Canadian companies are exempted from the trade duties. Joseph Galimberti, president of the Canadian Steel Producers Association, says diverted steel previously headed for the U.S. could swamp Canada’s domestic market […]
  
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• Mayor Provenzano communicates local concerns about potential steel tariffs

  02-03-2018 18:35
  President Trump publicly advised on Thursday that he intends to levy a 25% tariff on all steel entering the United States. Canada and the United States have integrated economic relationships and a balanced trade relationship in steel. In 2016, over 10 million tonnes of steel with a market value of $8.8 billion (USD) was traded […]
  
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• VIRTANEN, Toivo

  02-03-2018 18:22
  Peacefully at the Mauno Kaihla Koti nursing home on Thursday, March 1, 2018 in his 87th year. Beloved husband of Kirsti (nee Lankinen) for 64 years. Predeceased by his parents Kosti and Katri Virtanen. Dear brother of Salme, Urmas, Raija, Sirpa and the late Aune.  Also survived by nieces and nephews. Toivo will be remembered […]
  
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• Mayor Provenzano communicates local concerns about potential steel tariffs - City of Sault Ste. Marie saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/March…

  02-03-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  Mayor Provenzano communicates local concerns about potential steel tariffs - City of Sault Ste. Marie saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/March…
  
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• Spare Board Transit Operator - Apply now! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/up6B12830O

  02-03-2018 17:37 via twitter.com
  
  Spare Board Transit Operator - Apply now! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs#saultjobs https://t.co/up6B12830O
  
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• O’BRIEN, William Peter

  02-03-2018 17:13
  ∼September 2, 1939 – February 27, 2018∼ Peacefully and unexpectedly in the hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba in his 79th year. Loving husband of Linda for 49 years. Beloved son of the late Richmond and Florence O’Brien. Loving brother of Ruth, Earl (Joan) and Lois of Sault Ste. Marie and the late Irene (December 19, 2016). […]
  
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• LOUGHEED, LELIA IRENE (McCONNELL)

  02-03-2018 17:00
  Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 in her 88th year. Beloved wife of the late Robert Jaffray Lougheed and dear daughter of the late Stewart and Gretta McConnell. Much loved sister of James (Joan) McConnell of Thunder Bay and Glenn McConnell of Calgary. Proud aunt of Janis, Jason, Lorin, Stefan and Andrew and […]
  
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• There are fire safety features in buildings for your protection. Know the features your building has and make sure… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  02-03-2018 14:41 via twitter.com
  There are fire safety features in buildings for your protection. Know the features your building has and make sure… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sault Special Olympics athletes gear up for 2019 games (15 Photos)

  02-03-2018 13:00
  The Special Olympics Organizing Committee was out at Searchmont Resort this morning to shoot footage, before all the snow melts, of some of the Special Olympians who will be competing in snowshoeing and skiing. I had the opportunity to speak with Constable Shaun Beaulieu, Games Manager for the 2019 Ontario Winter Games, which will be […]
  
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• Second Annual Go North Music Festival July 14th on St. Joseph Island

  02-03-2018 12:48
  RICHARDS LANDING – The date for the second annual Go North Music Festival has been set for Saturday July 14, 2018.  The one-day music festival and campground will once again be held at the Centennial Grounds in Richards Landing on St. Joseph Island, the site of the former “Cornfest”. The Township of St. Joseph Events […]
  
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• Thunderbirds drop 2-1 to Rayside Balfour

  02-03-2018 12:37
  On Thursday night, the Soo Thunderbirds kicked off their first of a final two road games of their 2017-2018 regular season as they visited Chelmsford Arena to take on the Rayside Balfour Canadians. The Thunderbirds, who entered Thursday night’s game sitting in first place in the NOJHL’s West Division with 73 points, took on the […]
  
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• Some quotes on Trump declaring plans for global tariffs on steel and aluminum

  02-03-2018 04:03
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has made clear his intention to lower the protectionist hammer. He announced plans Thursday to invoke a rarely-used legal provision allowing tariffs for matters of national security. He says he wants tariffs of 25 per cent on steel, and 10 per cent on aluminum. It’s unclear if there will be any […]
  
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• Experts weigh in on invasive species

  02-03-2018 02:20 via saultstar.com
  
  Giant hogweed was identified near Elliot Lake but, to date, all reports around Sault Ste. Marie have proved to be cow parsnip, a similar but native species, said David Nisbet, of the Invasive Species Centre. Internet reports call giant hogweed Canada’s worst invasive species. “No, it is a beautiful, garden perennial,” says Mike Cowbrough, weed mana
  
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• Police had found handgun, long gun at scene

  02-03-2018 00:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Ontario Provincial Police say post mortems confirm that three people who were found dead in a Ryerson Township home last Friday, and the man suspected of killing them, all died from gunshot wounds.The bodies of Ulla Theoret, 55, Paul Theoret, 28 and Raija Turunen, 88 were found at their rural home about 100 kilometres south of North Bay along with
  
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• Winton is interim finance head

  02-03-2018 00:44 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma University's interim vice-president of finance and administration worked at Ryerson University for more than 25 years.
  
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• Self-made powerhouse duo from the Sault deserves to be heard

  02-03-2018 00:31
  I recently reached out to a friend of mine, Morgan Steele, with the hopes of doing a story on her band, Steeletown Girls, something I had seen come across my Instagram and Facebook feed over the last couple of months. What I thought would be a small feature story on a highschool pal’s passion coming […]
  
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