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• Mayors unite to urge gov't to help population crisis

  12-04-2018 23:19 via saultstar.com
  
  The Northern Ontario Large Urban Mayors want to see the federal and provincial government implement an immigration pilot project to help boost population numbers.
  
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• LA RUE, Joseph George “Leo”

  12-04-2018 23:03
  Passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Health Sciences North in Sudbury, at the age of 88. Predeceased by his parents Joseph and Rosalie La Rue.  Beloved husband of Diane for 62 years.  Proud father of Michael (Mary), Paul (Carol), Vicki Aiudi (Frank). Cherished grandfather to Geoffrey (Dani), David (Kristi), Amy Jackson (Spencer), Leslie […]
  
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• Hounds set to be #HumboldtStrong

  12-04-2018 22:45
  This Friday Night (Apr. 13) marks the Soo Greyhounds first home game since the tragic events involving the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League late last week. In an effort to show solidarity and support for those affected, our organization will show our respect and look to contribute in a number of ways. […]
  
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• New, $1.2-M scanner provides higher definition images, less radiation exposure

  12-04-2018 22:39 via saultstar.com
  
  Just what the doctor ordered.Sault Area Hospital unveiled its new CT scan machine Thursday, promising medical personnel higher definition images and patients less exposure to radiation. This piece of “crucial” medical gear replaces an older model more than a decade old.“It’s improved imaging,” Dr. Jeff Jenkin, medical director imaging and chief of
  
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• City staff at Public Works show support for @HumboldtBroncos and the Humboldt community. #HumboldtStrong… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-04-2018 22:29 via twitter.com
  City staff at Public Works show support for @HumboldtBroncos and the Humboldt community. #HumboldtStrong… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• River inspires Dunn's new CD

  12-04-2018 22:23 via saultstar.com
  
  Greek philosopher Heraclitus got Mark Dunn thinking when he was recording his ninth album.
  
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• City staff support @HumboldtBroncos and the Humboldt community. #HumboldtStrong #jerseysforhumboldt https://t.co/hjzfCihaiN

  12-04-2018 21:57 via twitter.com
  
  City staff support @HumboldtBroncos and the Humboldt community. #HumboldtStrong #jerseysforhumboldt https://t.co/hjzfCihaiN
  
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• ‘Take this to the bank,’ Doug Ford vows to fire Hydro One CEO if elected premier

  12-04-2018 21:21
  TORONTO — If elected premier of Ontario in the spring election, Doug Ford says his first act will be to fire the CEO of Hydro One and the company’s board of directors. The newly minted leader of the opposition Progressive Conservatives blames the utility’s CEO Mayo Schmidt, who earned a $6.2-million salary last year, and other company executives for a dramatic increase […]
  
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• Welcome to the team Mark McLean - Congratulations! #firefighter https://t.co/oPBT2gix7w

  12-04-2018 21:19 via twitter.com
  
  Welcome to the team Mark McLean - Congratulations! #firefighter https://t.co/oPBT2gix7w
  
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• Students comfort Humboldt: GALLERY/STORY

  12-04-2018 21:04 via saultstar.com
  
  Parkland Public School students write messagesof support to elementary and high schoolstudents in Humboldt, Sask. Sixteen members ofthe Humboldt Broncos died in a collision lastFriday.
  
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• Register Now For Jeep The Mac

  12-04-2018 20:25
  If you’re a Jeep fanatic, this event is for you. The third annual Jeep The Mac weekend is quickly coming up and organizers are thrilled that 700 jeeps have already been registered. The all weekend event kicks off Friday April 20 at St. Ignace Michigan. Staging is being held at 9am to 1pm at Little […]
  
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• Skiing season extended

  12-04-2018 20:03 via saultstar.com
  
  More snow means a longer cross-country ski season.
  
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• Union, Algoma U reach deal

  12-04-2018 19:53 via saultstar.com
  
  Full-time faculty have reached a tentative agreement with Algoma University.
  
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• Ziegelman, Donna Lee

  12-04-2018 19:48
  On April 7, 2018 Donna Lee Ziegelman passed at the Sault Area Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She was a wonderful person and a beautiful partner for Lorne Klochinsky and a very special mother to her only child Robin Davis. As per Donna’s wishes there will be no services. Arrangements entrusted to Beggs Funeral Home, […]
  
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• Ferry service to Neebish Island restored

  12-04-2018 19:28
  SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich.- Ferry service to Neebish Island was restored Wednesday evening.  Today the EUP Transit Authority announced a plan to operate the ferry during day light hours, as ice conditions permit. Scheduled ferry service to Neebish Island was halted March 30th, 2018 due to unsafe ice conditions.  Strong northwesterly winds and abnormally cold […]
  
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• U.S. waters down another key NAFTA demand: reduces autos ask by 10 per cent

  12-04-2018 19:23
  WASHINGTON — The United States has softened another one of its key NAFTA demands, shaving 10 per cent off a request on automobiles amid a flurry of talks aimed at getting a preliminary agreement this spring. The U.S. has watered down its demand that cars include 85 per cent North American content to avoid a tariff […]
  
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• Family Fun Day

  12-04-2018 19:18
  (Sault Ste. Marie, On April 12, 2018) – Third year students from Sault College’s Child and Youth Care (CYC) program invite families to join them for a  free fun day event at Sault College. The annual CYC “We All Love Kids” (WALK) event takes place Saturday, April 21, from 12 – 4 p.m. in the […]
  
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• Peterborough teen scores invite to royal wedding for charity work

  12-04-2018 18:44
  PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — A fifteen-year-old southern Ontario girl has scored an invitation to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for her charity work. Faith Dickinson of Peterborough earned the spot for her affiliation with The Diana Award, a mentoring program named after Prince Harry’s mother Diana, Princess of Wales. Award organizers say she’s the […]
  
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• Students comfort Humboldt: GALLERY

  12-04-2018 18:42 via saultstar.com
  
  Parkland Public School students write messagesof support to elementary and high schoolstudents in Humboldt, Sask. Sixteen members ofthe Humboldt Broncos died in a collision lastFriday.
  
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• Canadian Blood Services says donations spiked after Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  12-04-2018 17:27
  TORONTO — Canadian Blood Services says there’s been a national “spike” in donations of blood in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that left 16 people dead and 13 others injured. Spokesman Hailu Mulatu says several cities in Western Canada have seen donation increases of about 25 per cent above their averages, including Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Calgary […]
  
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• On April 11th, 2018 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 21 y… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-04-2018 17:04 via twitter.com
  On April 11th, 2018 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 21 y… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ski Season Extended

  12-04-2018 17:00
  (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) Thursday, April 12, 2018 – The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) and Hiawatha Highlands (a division of the Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club) are pleased to announce that cross-country skiing on the Pinder Trail System will be extended by two weeks until April 30th this year. The official ski […]
  
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• Fire Chief Peter Johnson with #humboldtsrong donuts from @TimHortons and a fire hydrant with the team colours.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-04-2018 16:04 via twitter.com
  Fire Chief Peter Johnson with #humboldtsrong donuts from @TimHortons and a fire hydrant with the team colours.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Northern Ontario treated like colony, says party founder

  12-04-2018 16:00 via saultstar.com
  
  It was to be a new province in Canada, carved out of Ontario's hinterland, so far northwest of Toronto it is a different place, practically Manitoba.
  
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• Wesdome starts year strong

  12-04-2018 15:40 via saultstar.com
  
  Wesdome is off to a golden start for production this year at its Wawa site.
  
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• Over a Thousand Attend First Weekend

  12-04-2018 15:38
  Can you believe it? This past weekend, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 374 served nearly one thousand five hundred (1500) people at the 51st Annual Maple Syrup Festival in Richards Landing. For over ½ century Branch 374 have organized this event as a key fundraiser, ensuring the doors stay open to continue to support the […]
  
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• McNair, Rauch, Ebrahim selected in U18 Priority Selection

  12-04-2018 15:29
  The Ontario Hockey League conducted the Under-18 Priority Selection for Midget AAA players. The Soo Greyhounds would make three selections in the second annual event. (the draft is scheduled for two rounds, with an additional pick granted to any team who selects a goaltender with either of their first two picks). With their first round […]
  
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• We All Love Kids offers free fun

  12-04-2018 15:21 via saultstar.com
  
  We All Love Kids, Sault College's annual free family fun day, returns April 22.
  
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• Films celebrate Bill Mason's memory

  12-04-2018 15:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Films highlighting canoeing, kayaking, conservation and more will be screened at Sault College on Friday.
  
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• Federal Court rules hearing can proceed on pesticides blamed for bee deaths

  12-04-2018 15:00
  OTTAWA — Environmental groups say a Federal Court ruling will allow a lawsuit aimed at pesticides blamed for damaging bee populations to go to a full hearing. They say the decision, released this morning, dismissed an appeal by the federal government and chemical companies to block the case against the commonly used pesticides. Many studies have found the pesticides, […]
  
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• Second Cup sets its sight on converting some coffee shops into pot dispensaries

  12-04-2018 14:50
  TORONTO — Second Cup wants to convert some of its coffee shops into cannabis dispensaries. The Canadian retailer says it signed a strategic alliance with marijuana clinic operator National Access Cannabis to develop and operate a network of recreational pot stores. The companies say the NAC-branded stores will initially be located across Western Canada, expanding to include additional provinces where […]
  
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• The first of 16. Funeral for play-by-play announcer of Humboldt Broncos

  12-04-2018 14:41
  HUMBOLDT, Sask. — A broadcaster in his first year as a play-by-play announcer for the Humboldt Broncos will be the first of 16 victims of last Friday’s bus crash to be laid to rest. The funeral for Tyler Bieber will be held today at the Elgar Petersen Arena where the Broncos played their home games. Bieber […]
  
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• NAFTA deal ‘not close at all’: Union leader Jerry Dias, from Washington talks

  12-04-2018 14:29
  WASHINGTON — Talk of an impending NAFTA deal is premature, Canadian union leader Jerry Dias said in Washington while officials were negotiating there Wednesday. The Unifor boss said he’s been in contact with the Canadian negotiating team and said speculation from some about an imminent agreement in principle is divorced from reality. The United States has been increasingly […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds tie playoff series with Owen Sound ... - The London Free Press

  12-04-2018 04:34
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  Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds tie playoff series with Owen Sound ...
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  It's a best-of-three series now, and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds get the happy ride home.and more »
  
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• Greyhounds tie series with Attack, reclaim home-ice advantage - The London Free Press

  12-04-2018 04:34
  The London Free Press
  Greyhounds tie series with Attack, reclaim home-ice advantage
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  OWEN SOUND — It's a best-of-three series now, and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds get the happy ride home. The Greyhounds beat Owen Sound 5-2 in Game 4 on Wednesday night at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre to even the Western Conference ...and more »
  
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• 3-day planner

  12-04-2018 01:29 via saultstar.com
  
  Thursday, April 12The Elk's Lodge 341 and Royal Purple Lodge 155: invite you to join them for a pasta dinner from 5 pm to 7 p.m. at the Elk's Hall, 216 Bay St. Adults $10, children (under 12) $5. Bake table also available.The Friends of the Prince Township Library’s final Mammoth Book Sale: begins in the Station Mall during business hours. Sale ite
  
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• YOUNG, Edith Dawn

  12-04-2018 00:48
  Unexpectedly at the Sault Area Hospital on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in her 95th year. Edith is survived by her sister Ruth Hill and predeceased by siblings Margaret Green, Walter Young, Ida Young, Celia Burnside, Viola Everett, and Dorothea Allan. Edith will be missed dearly by her many nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and […]
  
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• Do yoga, make flowers at AGA

  12-04-2018 00:42 via saultstar.com
  
  Art Gallery of Algoma celebrates EarthDay with several activities on April 22.
  
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• ‘Joyful smile:’ Trainer for Humboldt Broncos dies after crash, death toll at 16

  12-04-2018 00:40
  SASKATOON — The athletic therapist for the Humboldt Broncos became the 16th person to die following a horrific bus crash in Saskatchewan last week. Relatives of Dayna Brons of the 25-year-old say they will remember her for “joyful smile.” They say Brons died Wednesday afternoon in a Saskatoon hospital from injuries sustained in Friday’s crash. “She was surrounded by those she […]
  
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• International Waterwalker Paddling Film Festival coming to Sault College

  12-04-2018 00:10
  Sault College Adventure Recreation and Parks Students and the Algoma Highlands Conservancy proudly present the Waterwalker Film Festival in Essar Hall, Sault College room M1030 on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 7:15pm. Paddle Canada’s Waterwalker Film Festival is a tribute to the late Bill Mason, the great conservationist, canoeist and filmmaker. It is a celebration […]
  
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