Sault Ste. Marie news

• CHILDS, John Allan

  29-05-2018 23:29
  John Childs, a devoted and faithful husband and loving father passed away suddenly at his home on May 24th at the age of 50 years. He will be remembered and dearly missed by his beloved wife Val, and cherished children Sarah (Jonny), Trevor (Jessica) and Caleb as well as his grand-daughter Aliya. John was born […]
  
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• Paulines Place Garage Sale

  29-05-2018 23:28
  Calling all “Pickers”! We will be having our first Garage Sale of the season June 2nd, from 8am-1pm! 923 Queen St. E Parking at rear *Something for everyone Knick-knacks, small household items, toys, clothes, purses and more! *Accepting donations for the sale until this Friday! *Items must be dropped off Come out Rain or Shine […]
  
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• WOOTTON, Lillian Eileen

  29-05-2018 23:21
  Surrounded by her loving family at Westmount Gardens, London, on Sunday, March 25, 2018, Lillian Eileen Wootton passed away at the age of 92. Beloved wife of late Stan Wootton (1999). Mother of Sam (Barb), Bruce (Angie) and Valerie. Best Gramma ever to Rachel, Richard (Ashley), Stephanie (Dave), Matthew and Leah (Kevin). Great-gramma of 6 […]
  
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• BELISLE, Kaarina Hilma

  29-05-2018 23:19
  ∼March 29, 1938 – May 28, 2018∼ Peacefully, with her family by her side at the Thessalon Hospital on Monday May 28, 2018. Kaarina Belisle in her 81st year, beloved wife of the late Octave Belisle for 59 years. Loving mother of Darlene Clavet (Keenan) of Wawa, Daniel Belisle (Mary Lou) of Bruce Mines, Christian […]
  
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• CTV pulls ‘Roseanne’ from its television and streaming platforms

  29-05-2018 23:09
  TORONTO — CTV says it is pulling “Roseanne” from its television and streaming platforms following a racist tweet on Tuesday by the show’s star Roseanne Barr. CTV Communications tweeted its plans less than two hours after the show’s U.S. network, ABC, said it was cancelling the series. Barr apologized for suggesting on Twitter that former […]
  
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• Maple Leaf winger Zach Hyman writes the book on the power of imagination

  29-05-2018 23:07
  TORONTO — Zach Hyman is living his dream. But the Toronto Maple Leafs winger wants to ensure others get to live theirs. Away from the ice, Hyman writes children’s books. And his message is simple: “Believe and you can achieve.” His latest title, “The Magician’s Secret,” is Hyman’s third. Lovingly illustrated by Joe Bluhm, it’s a paean to the power […]
  
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• France’s Macron to meet Trudeau in Ottawa, visit Montreal ahead of G7

  29-05-2018 23:02
  OTTAWA — French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week in Ottawa before the two sit down with their G7 counterparts for the leaders’ summit in La Malbaie, Que. Both Trudeau and Macron will likely compare notes on how to nurture their relationships with an unpredictable G7 partner both men have worked hard to befriend: […]
  
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• RICHTER, Ella Jean (Mac Kenzie)

  29-05-2018 22:50
  May 17, 1947 – May 27, 2018 – It is with deep sadness that the family of Ella Jean Richter announces her passing on Sunday May 27, 2018. Her professional and community accomplishments made her an invaluable member of the Sault Ste. Marie community she loved so much.  Ella Jean enjoyed a long career at […]
  
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• Hussen floats ideas to modernize safe third country agreement with U.S.

  29-05-2018 21:57
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he’s approached American government with ideas for modernizing a 14-year-old agreement on refugee claimants who attempt to cross the border between Canada and the United States. One idea he is floating is to use biometrics to allow border officials to be able to better track the movements of individuals at […]
  
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• Highlights from the spring 2018 report of auditor general Michael Ferguson

  29-05-2018 21:35
  OTTAWA — Some of the key findings from the spring 2018 report of federal auditor general Michael Ferguson: — The failed federal public service pay system known as Phoenix was the result of a “government culture” that stands in the way of helping people. The system was mismanaged from the very beginning and is just one […]
  
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• Downtown city staff won't pay to park anytime soon

  29-05-2018 21:26 via saultstar.com
  
  City employees who work downtown won't be charged to park their vehicles in employee parking lots.
  
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• USW Local 8748 backs NDP

  29-05-2018 21:12 via saultstar.com
  
  United Steelworkers Local 8748 in Sault Ste. Marie put a motion forth at its regular monthly membership meetings Monday to endorse NDP candidate for the Sault Ste. Marie riding Michelle McCleave-Kennedy in the June 7 Ontario election. “The NDP will “best represent our diverse membership and be the political voice for our community,” a release said.
  
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• Candidates square off on business issues

  29-05-2018 21:02 via saultstar.com
  
  A plan or no plan? Costed or not costed?Business friendly or foe?
  
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• Ready or not, Canadian business may face sanctions under EU’s GDPR privacy law

  29-05-2018 20:43
  TORONTO — Any Canadian business that collects personal information about residents of the European Union —whether they’re tourists, students or online customers —risks maximum fines of $30 million or more if they violate a sweeping new EU privacy law that takes effect Friday. But privacy experts say many small- and mid-sized Canadian companies have only […]
  
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• Hammel Talks Mental Health

  29-05-2018 20:39
  Liberal candidate Jaclynne Hammel took the opportunity to the respond to the Algoma Public Health’s request for details regarding their party’s plans for mental health and addiction. Hamel released the following statement; I would like to thank Algoma Public Health for their questions regarding mental health, addictions, and opioid use. I know that these issues […]
  
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• Lace up and Run the Great Lakes for ARCH and Sault Athletics

  29-05-2018 20:09
  Celebrating 20 years is no small feat! For two decades, runners have hit the pavement in support of local charities, raising tens of thousands of dollars. Raising funds for ARCH Hospice and Sault Athletics, the twentieth edition of Run the Great Lakes is taking place on Sunday, June 10th at the Delta Hotel in Sault […]
  
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• Miles and Smiles Away: A Somber Visit to the Factory of Death, Auschwitz-Birkeneau

  29-05-2018 19:19
  This week Chelsea and I made it to Krakow, Poland….. barely. I made the rookie travel mistake of booking our sleeper car reservations for the wrong day, so we got seats for the overnight train by the skin of our teeth. I didn’t sleep a wink. After spending the next couple of days sleepily and […]
  
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• John Mellencamp Returns to the Essar Centre this Fall.

  29-05-2018 18:54
  The Sad Clowns & Hillbillies Tour starts September 26th in Moncton New Brunswick and will stop in Sault Ste Marie October 11th at the Essar Centre. The tour is hailed by critics and fans alike as one of Mellencamp’s most authentic and crowd pleasing concerts of his career.  The Hollywood Reporter called it a “triumphant, […]
  
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• Calling all junior golfers

  29-05-2018 18:34
  It’s tee off time for the juniors! Silver Creek Golf Course will be holding its 6th Annual Junior Golf Day on Friday, June 15th. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the clinic will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The two hour golf clinic is free and is open to any junior golfers who […]
  
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• Feds fail to measure social, economic gaps between First Nations, others: audit

  29-05-2018 18:08
  OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada is failing to measure and accurately report the social and economic gaps between First Nations people on reserves and other Canadians, auditor general Michael Ferguson said Tuesday. “These findings matter, because measuring and reporting on progress in closing socio-economic gaps would help everyone involved —including Parliament, First Nations, the federal government, […]
  
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• And the Winner is

  29-05-2018 18:03
  Say hello to Tina Demers this weeks winner of two tickets to the Russell Peters Deported World Tour show. You too can be winner. All you need to do is LIKE and SHARE our Facebook post before June 4th. Russell Peters Deported World tour is June 8th at the Essar Centre. For more information about […]
  
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• Planning Starts for New Train Station

  29-05-2018 17:20
  At their meeting last night, city councilors lifted the holding provision so SIS Group go start planning for a new train station at the old St. Mary’s Paper site. Along with the train, the company is planning a skating rink and room for community events. SIS is owned by Tony Porco and leads a group […]
  
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• Financial sector weighs on Toronto stock market, U.S. markets in the red

  29-05-2018 17:18
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was in the red in late-morning trading, hurt by losses in the financial sector. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 21.53 points to 15,994.61, after 90 minutes of trading. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 246.81 points to 24,506.28. The S&P 500 index was down […]
  
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• Canada Food Inspection Food Recall Warning for Select Baby Foods Continues

  29-05-2018 16:37
    Select Love Child Organics brand and PC Organics brand baby food pouches continue to be recalled due to packaging defects that may allow the entry of spoilage microorganisms. Industry is recalling select Love Child Organics brand and PC Organics brand baby food pouches from the marketplace due to packaging defects that may allow the […]
  
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• Gonorrhea, other STIs on rise in Canada; social media networks one possible reason

  29-05-2018 16:34
  TORONTO — Rates of sexually transmitted infections are continuing to rise across Canada, say public health experts, who point to a number of possible reasons for the uptick in cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis. “In general, all the sexually transmitted infections have been increasing in the last 20 years,” said Dr. Jason Wong, a physician epidemiologist at the BC Centre for […]
  
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• Impaired on the Water

  29-05-2018 16:30
  (GOULAIS TOWNSHIP, ON) – On May 27, 2018 at approximately 2:45 p.m. members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general marine patrol of the Goulais River waterway. Officers conducted a stop with a small vessel.  As a result of further investigation, Michael James BURKE, age 36, of Sault […]
  
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• Algoma Elementary Teachers Federation Throws Support Behind NDP Candidates.

  29-05-2018 16:30
  At our executive meeting on Friday, May 25, we voted to endorse the two local NDP candidates, Michele McCleave-Kennedy in the Sault Ste. Marie riding and Michael Mantha in the Algoma-Manitoulin riding.We have reviewed the information put out by the NDP Party. We have also noted and discussed the lack of a specific and detailed plan from […]
  
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• IPhone 6s Stolen From Sales Clerk In Station Mall

  29-05-2018 16:14
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect in theft. On the 15th of May 2018 at approximately 5:30 pm two males entered a store in the Station Mall. While in the store the sales clerk assisted one of the males, the other was near […]
  
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• River Valley Residents Are Living On The Edge.

  29-05-2018 16:04
  River Valley homeowners continue to live in a precarious state of health. The stress is palpable and life for the 30 or so families living in the Mobile Home park in Aweres Township north of Sault Ste Marie is increasingly atrocious. With little to no help on the way, it would seem that River Valley […]
  
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• Coming soon ..... @CitySSM @invisiblefence #petsafety #FireSafety https://t.co/ooU9KChy3X

  29-05-2018 15:58 via twitter.com
  
  Coming soon ..... @CitySSM@invisiblefence #petsafety #FireSafety https://t.co/ooU9KChy3X
  
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• Federal government spending $4.5B to buy Trans Mountain pipeline, B.C. terminal

  29-05-2018 15:49
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is spending $4.5 billion to buy Trans Mountain and all of Kinder Morgan Canada’s core assets, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Tuesday as he unveiled the government’s long-awaited, big-budget strategy to save the plan to expand the oilsands pipeline. In return, Kinder Morgan will go ahead with its original […]
  
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• **Special Announcement** - @johnmellencamp is coming to the @Essar_Centre on October 11, 2018! Tickets go on sale J… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-05-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  **Special Announcement** - @johnmellencamp is coming to the @Essar_Centre on October 11, 2018! Tickets go on sale J… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Seth Meyers, Wanda Sykes, Hannibal Buress topline JFL42 in Toronto

  29-05-2018 14:19
  TORONTO — Seth Meyers, Jo Koy, Wanda Sykes, and Hannibal Buress are among the headliners booked for Toronto’s JFL42 comedy festival. Organizers says September’s laugh-fest will also feature Anthony Jeselnik, Chris D’Elia and Ken Jeong, while other names set to appear include “The Daily Show ” correspondent Dulce Sloan and JFL42 veteran Andy Kindler, who returns for the […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie's Essar Centre to be re-born as GFL Memorial Gardens - CBC.ca

  29-05-2018 12:42 via cbc.ca
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  Sault Ste. Marie's Essar Centre to be re-born as GFL Memorial Gardens
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  They're not calling it the recycling bin yet, but the main arena in Sault Ste. Marie is about to have a new official name. The city is selling the naming rights to Green for Life, also known as GFL Environmental. the company that takes care of the ...
  
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• Shoemaker’s motion to charge public employees for parking downtown fails

  29-05-2018 11:58
  In a 7-4 vote city councilor Matthew Shoemaker lost in his bid to start charging public employees for parking downtown. Although some city councilors were in favour of his motion, and voted against it, found it to be done in haste and inconsistent. City staff brought forward a report for information about charging public employees […]
  
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• Residents optimistic in Jamestown

  29-05-2018 06:48 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Jamestown has a consistently negative reputation around Sault Ste. Marie, but residents of the neighbourhood don’t all agree on what it’s like to live there.
  
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• Human trafficking victims can find HOPE

  29-05-2018 06:41 via saultthisweek.com
  
  This year’s HOPE Alliance (Health Opportunities Preventing Exploitation) barbecue held at the Neighbourhood Resource Centre on Gore Street last week shared more than 300 hamburgers and hotdogs with community members.
  
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• St Mary's students visit Stratford Theatre Festival

  29-05-2018 06:11 via saultthisweek.com
  St. Mary’s College students and two of their English teachers left Sault Ste. Marie on Monday, May 14, for the Stratford Festival.
  
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• Sheep to sweater in under 13 hours

  29-05-2018 06:04 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Suzanne Wylie and Ken MacLeod, two of the eight members of Team Shabby Sheep, spin while other members hand knit a sweater in the International Back to Back Wool Challenge.
  
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• Road closures

  29-05-2018 06:03 via saultthisweek.com
  The city has closed Wellington Street West between John Street and St. Georges Avenue for eight weeks, starting Monday, this week.
  
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• McCleave-Kennedy Outlines NDP Plans for Mental Health

  29-05-2018 02:36
  Michele McCleave-Kennedy released a statement today in response to a call from Algoma Public Health.  The agency requested that the candidates outlined their plans to address mental and addiction in the Sault. Below is the statement released by McCleave-Kennedy; Thank you for your important questions regarding Andrea Horwath and the NDP’s plan to address mental […]
  
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• Council lifts holding provision; project still shrouded in secrecy

  29-05-2018 02:11 via saultstar.com
  
  City council didn't learn very much about a developer's plan to create a train station on the former St. Mary's Paper site Monday.
  
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• Tims franchisees push back on company claims after licence renewal denial

  29-05-2018 01:57
  TORONTO — A Tim Hortons franchisee who is being denied a licence renewal after the company accused him of violating food safety and operating-standards has passed most of such reviews,internal documents obtained by The Canadian Press indicate. The documents show Mark Kuziora, who has been critical of Tim Hortons’ operating practices and was involved in a class-action lawsuit against its parent company, […]
  
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• Red Wigglers Visit Desbarats

  29-05-2018 01:18
  The red wiggler worms from Echo Bay Central School will be visiting the town of Desbarats on Saturday 2 June as part of the Sustain Algoma Expo. Last fall, Clean North volunteers assisted student lead Peyton Orr and her composting committee with the set-up of indoor worm composting boxes in two classrooms at the Echo […]
  
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• Election profile for Sault Ste. Marie - CTVNews.ca

  29-05-2018 01:10 via northernontario.ctvnews.ca
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  Election profile for Sault Ste. Marie
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  All this week on CTV Northern Ontario News at Six, we'll be taking a closer look at ridings in our region. Who are the candidates and what's the mood of voters? We begin with the riding of Sault Ste. Marie…
  Sault Ste. Marie 'can't measure the damage' PC's would do, Horwath ...CBC.caall 5 news articles »
  
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• Election profile for Sault Ste. Marie | CTV Northern Ontario News - CTVNews.ca

  29-05-2018 01:10 via northernontario.ctvnews.ca
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  Election profile for Sault Ste. Marie | CTV Northern Ontario News
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  A look at the riding of SAULT STE. MARIE, its provincial candidates, and the mood of the voters.
  Sault Ste. Marie 'can't measure the damage' PC's would do, Horwath ...CBC.caall 5 news articles »
  
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• Algoma ETFO supports NDP

  29-05-2018 00:42 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma Elementary Teachers' Federation decided at its executive meeting Friday to endorse the two local NDP candidates, Michele McCleave-Kennedy, in the Sault Ste. Marie riding, and Michael Mantha, in the Algoma-Manitoulin riding, in the upcoming Ontario election.The group says it has reviewed information put out by the NDP and has also “noted and
  
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• Thank You and Congratulations

  29-05-2018 00:34
  Crime Stoppers 3rd Annual Peace Officer Awards was a great success. We wouldn’t have been able to do this without our amazing sponsors; Dinner Sponsor: Sault Ste. Marie Insurance Brokers Association Our Host: The Water Tower Inn WirelessCom.ca Ideal Colour Contracting Ltd. Practical Shooters NORPRO Feifel, Broadbent, Gualazzi PUC Northwood Funeral Home Station Mall Women […]
  
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• CIOTTI, Dezolena “Zoli”

  29-05-2018 00:11
  Peacefully at the F.J. Davey home on Sunday, May 27, 2018 in her 106th year. Beloved wife of the late John “Sockeye”. Loving mother of Carmel DelBel (late Leo), Norman Ciotti (Geraldine) and Richard Ciotti (Bonnie). Cherished Noni of Leo John DelBel (late Laura), Leah Tadashore (Enzo), Theresa Laurenti (Dario), Lorrie DelBel (Kathy), Geraldine LeClair […]
  
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