Sault Ste. Marie news

• 1st Annual Wheels and Deals car show and garage sale event.

  02-05-2018 23:26
  Come join us on Sunday June 3,2018 Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School OFRA’s 1st Annual Wheels and Deals car show and garage sale event. The event will start with an Indoor Community garage sale at 8:00 am and then the car show registration will begin at 9:00 am . The cost for the car […]
  
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• Former Harper aide Brodie recalls ‘NAFTA-gate’ scandal as Canada navigates Trump

  02-05-2018 23:20
  OTTAWA — Ian Brodie has been waiting a decade to tell his side of the political story that was known as NAFTA-gate. In 2008, Brodie was the circumspect chief of staff to then-prime minister Stephen Harper when his casual conversation in a budget lock-up with a reporter set off a chain of events that led to a […]
  
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• Shoemaker pens letters to political leaders

  02-05-2018 21:56 via saultstar.com
  
  Moving 500 jobs to Sault Ste. Marie would have the impact of adding 3,500 jobs in Toronto, says Ward 3 Coun. Matthew Shoemaker.
  
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• ‘Ignite the North’ at tomorrow’s Street Party!

  02-05-2018 21:50
  The Sault Downtown Association (DTA) is pleased to host a Street Party to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our Soo Greyhounds as they move on to face the Hamilton Bulldogs in the OHL finals. The Greyhounds seized the win on Tuesday night from the Kitchen Rangers in double overtime, making them the Western […]
  
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• Trip of The Month Draw

  02-05-2018 21:23
  The 5th of 12 Trip of the Month draws for the 2018 Sault North Rotary Club, was held Wednesday May 2nd,2018, at Algoma’s Water Tower Inn. On the 1st Wednesday of each month, there is a draw for a trip for two as well as 2 secondary prizes of $150.00 each After each prize is […]
  
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• Rotary Warns of Phone Scam

  02-05-2018 21:01
  The Rotary Club of Sault Ste Marie is warning residents that they do not solicit funds by phone. The Rotary Club became aware of the scam when someone called the club to let know they had received a number of calls from different numbers.  The caller claims to be raising funds for the Rotary Club […]
  
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• St. Mary’s Catholic School Super-StAR’s

  02-05-2018 21:00
  Four students from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Blind River had the opportunity recently to find out what research is all about and perform their own research at their school. The Students As Researchers (StAR) program is designed to engage students in research that could enhance education. Members of the team were Grade 8 students […]
  
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• Residents 'upset' with east-end crime wave

  02-05-2018 21:00 via saultstar.com
  
  Scott Leindecker stopped holding on to a man he found in his garage when the bandit’s brother appeared clutching a metal pipe.
  
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• Sydney Resch to Play in OUA All-Star Game

  02-05-2018 19:29
  (SAULT STE. MARIE, ON: May 2, 2018): For the first time since joining the OUA in 2013, an Algoma Thunderbird will play in the OUA All-Star basketball game. Veteran player, Sydney Resch, will suit up one last time in her OUA career to play in the coveted game, happening on Saturday, May 5 at 2:00pm […]
  
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• Doug Ford: “A new day will dawn in Ontario” (photos and video)

  02-05-2018 19:11
  The Sault welcomes newly appointed Progressive Conservative leader, Doug Ford, with enthusiasm. Ford’s rally in the Sault marked one of many stops on a tour to hear out the concerns of citizens in Northern Ontario, and he was not afraid to speak loud and clear against Kathleen Wynne and the provincial Liberal party on their […]
  
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• Chamber trims staff; looks at restructuring

  02-05-2018 18:58 via saultstar.com
  
  It’s a tough time to run a small business.
  
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• Get Ready to Cruise

  02-05-2018 18:48
  Kickstart your summer with a great weekend of unique rides, great music and family fun! Join us Downtown Sault Ste. Marie June 15th and 16th for the third annual Queen Street Cruise Festival! Car enthusiasts from all over the region will be showing off their style, cruising around downtown like the good old days. Our […]
  
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• City officer gets conditional discharge

  02-05-2018 17:51 via saultstar.com
  
  A city police officer found guilty of assaulting the partner of a co-worker was given a conditional discharge on Wednesday.
  
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• Trudeau won’t say whether Liberals will delay cannabis legalization

  02-05-2018 17:43
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the door open Wednesday to a possible delay in enacting his government’s cannabis legalization bill — a move recommended by a Senate committee concerned with Indigenous issues. In a report issued Tuesday, the Senate aboriginal peoples committee called on the government to put off legalizing marijuana for up to […]
  
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• MAENPAA, Eila

  02-05-2018 17:30
  (September 17, 1924 – April 28, 2018) Peacefully at the F. J. Davey Home on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Unto Maenpaa. Loving mother of  Raimo Maenpaa (Bonnie). Cherished mamma of Marti Maenpaa, Steve Maenpaa (Beth), Melissa Healey (Derek) and great mamma of Danika, Seth, Kai, […]
  
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• MELOCHE, Colette (née St- Louis)

  02-05-2018 17:18
  The family of Colette Meloche cordially invites you to join them in a celebration of her life. Friends may visit at the Arthur Funeral Home – Barton & Kiteley Chapel (492 Wellington St. East 705-759-2522) on Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Memorial service to follow in the chapel at 12:00 […]
  
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• Manitoba RCMP find starving horse, charge owners with animal neglect

  02-05-2018 17:11
  MELITA, Man. — Mounties in southwestern Manitoba have laid animal cruelty charges against the owners of a horse that was so emaciated it had to be killed. An officer spotted the horse last month as she was driving by a pasture near Melita and stopped to check on it. Const. Kristin Foreman says the mare was small […]
  
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• Wanted Wednesday: Tianna Lynne Theriault

  02-05-2018 17:08
  Crime Stoppers in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking tips regarding the whereabouts of Tianna Lynne Theriault, 30, who is wanted for: CC 334(B) THEFT UNDER $5000- SHOPLIFTING CC 145(5)(B) FAIL TO APPEAR COURT If you know where we can find the Wanted Wednesday individual please call the Sault Ste. Marie […]
  
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• Get your team together and join Take 5 LATER TODAY at Christies RV!

  02-05-2018 17:03
  GET READY FOR SUMMER! The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce and their Host and Sponsor, Christies RV, are getting a head start on summer and they want you to join them for Take 5 later today (Wednesday, May 2nd). Christies RV, located at 9 Trout Lake Road just North of the city, is offering […]
  
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• It's that time of year again, please be a responsible dog owner 🐶 saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/April… https://t.co/jJha6ecJNz

  02-05-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  
  It's that time of year again, please be a responsible dog owner 🐶 saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/April… https://t.co/jJha6ecJNz
  
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• The Sky’s the Limit for Children’s Mental Health Week!

  02-05-2018 16:40
  SAULT STE. MARIE, May 2, 2018: Algoma Family Services (AFS) in partnership with Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Nogdawindamin and Algoma Public Health (APH) will be hosting a number of activities across the District in recognition of Child, Youth and Adult Mental Health week from May 7th to May 13th, 2018. Children’s Mental Health Week […]
  
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• Reminder - 2018 Second Interim Tax Installment Due Monday, May 7, 2018 saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/May-2…

  02-05-2018 16:24 via twitter.com
  Reminder - 2018 Second Interim Tax Installment Due Monday, May 7, 2018 saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/May-2…
  
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• F.H. Clergue’s iSMAK earns top Sault honours at World’s

  02-05-2018 15:36
  Day 3 and the final day of competition at the World VEX IQ Robotics Championships saw all three Sault teams in heavy competition, with mixed results. In the younger Elementary Age Group, Notre Dame’s “Petits Loups” managed steady scoring in their first 4 matches, with solid scores ranging from 135 to 149, which held them […]
  
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• Wrong For Each Other

  02-05-2018 14:06
  Sault Theatre Workshop (STW) is proudly showing the romantic comedy Wrong For Each Other by Norm Foster, one of Canada’s most prolific playwrights. How can things which begin so right end up so wrong? Four years after their divorce, Norah and Rudy meet by chance in a big-city restaurant. Overcoming the awkwardness of the situation, […]
  
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• Girl, 13, aces first year at university: ‘I was expecting a bit more stress’

  02-05-2018 14:00
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Elementary school was excruciating for Vivian Xie. At 7 years old, Xie knew how to add, subtract and multiply negative numbers and decimals, while her classmates were just learning basic patterns and shapes. “I was surpassing them in terms of the amount of knowledge I knew,” Xie said in a phone interview. Xie […]
  
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• Bannister named OHL Coach of the Year

  02-05-2018 13:38
  The Ontario Hockey League announced that Drew Bannister of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds is the 2017-18 recipient of the Matt Leyden Trophy awarded annually to the OHL’s Coach of the Year. Bannister led the Greyhounds to an all-time franchise best record of 55-7-3-3 for 116 points earning the club’s fifth Hamilton Spectator Trophy as […]
  
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• Matus's family doubts murder will be solved

  02-05-2018 13:14 via saultstar.com
  
  It has been one year since the bodies of Francesca Matus and her American lover were found tangled together in a sugar cane field in Belize.
  
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• N.B. officials urge people to evacuate their neighbourhoods are floodwaters rise

  02-05-2018 12:42
  FREDERICTON — The Emergency Measures Organization in New Brunswick is encouraging people to leave certain neighbourhoods in Saint John due to rising floodwaters that could surpass water levels in 2008. The organization says access to several areas, including Randolph, Westfield Road, Ragged Point Road and Beach Road, is limited and expected to be completely cut off by worsening flooding in […]
  
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• Funeral to be held today for one of the victims of Toronto van attack

  02-05-2018 10:00
  TORONTO — A funeral is to be held today for another of the 10 people killed in last week’s van attack in Toronto’s north end. Anne Marie D’Amico will be laid to rest after a service at a church in Toronto later this morning. The 30-year-old was among those killed when a rental van plowed through […]
  
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• Ford promises a hands-off government

  02-05-2018 02:40 via saultstar.com
  
  Progressive Conservative leader DougFord says he’ll run a hands-offprovincial government that will set thestage to create jobs and return Ontarioto prosperity.
  
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• No more cuts currently planned, but more positions could be affected in future, says GHC’s president and CEO

  02-05-2018 01:58 via saultstar.com
  
  Group Health Centre is not currently “planning” any more job cuts, says the health-care facility’s president and CEO.But Alex Lambert said no one should discount the possibility of more positions being affected down the road.“We’re not planning any now, but I would certainly not say that there won’t be in the future,” Lambert told The Sault Star Tu
  
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• Chief Keetch speaking to the crowd in #TheSoo tonight about… instagram.com/p/BiQLqZigG34/…

  02-05-2018 01:15 via twitter.com
  Chief Keetch speaking to the crowd in #TheSoo tonight about… instagram.com/p/BiQLqZigG34/…
  
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• Native American Lawyer, U. N. Ambassador Speaks at LSSU

  02-05-2018 00:29
  SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Keith M. Harper, noted Native American attorney and former ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council, will be the featured speaker when Lake Superior State University celebrates its 56th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. The program begins at 11 a.m. and will feature presentation of a posthumous […]
  
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