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• Fire Destroys Karate Daigaku: How you can Support Sensei Chris Troch

  20-06-2018 23:35
  On Saturday night, a fire destroyed the Sault International Karate Daigaku (SIKD), a business near and dear to the hearts of many Saultites – and for good reason. This facility offers programs for adults with autism, making it critical in the development of many special needs adults and children in our community. Tiina Niemi, mother […]
  
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• “Together We Work For Hope” – Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day

  20-06-2018 23:25
  “National Indigenous Peoples Day is an Opportunity to Highlight First Nation Successes and Educate Canadians on Work Needed to Break the Colonial Chains of Poverty and Despair.” says Chief Day. Regional Chief Isadore Day shared the following statement: (Kashechewan, June 20, 2018) Tomorrow, the summer solstice and longest day of the year, marks National Indigenous […]
  
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• Bills for Trudeau’s nine-day to India now top $1.5 million, documents show

  20-06-2018 23:21
  OTTAWA — New documents suggest the bills for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s troubled trip to India in February exceed $1.5 million. The latest figures released by the government include $323,000 for hotel stays, $485,070 to fly and staff the VIP Airbus for 43.7 hours over the nine-day trip, $5,235 for cell phone fees, $5,100 to buy Canadian wines for use […]
  
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• Solar energy investors expected to snub Ontario in wake of Ford enviro decisions

  20-06-2018 22:59
  CALGARY — Solar industry participants say they expect more investment to flow to Alberta and the United States in the wake of premier-designate Doug Ford’s vow to axe Ontario’s cap-and-trade system and the Green Ontario Fund consumer rebate program it fuels. Exhibitors at the Solar Canada conference in Calgary — which is being held outside of Ontario for the […]
  
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• Cucullo, Vittorio-

  20-06-2018 22:58
  Passed away peacefully on Saturday January 20, 2018 at the age of 84. Beloved husband of the late Giannina Cucullo. Devoted father of the late Frank and Laura Clapp (Steve). Loving Nonno to Savannah and Sierra Clapp. Brother of the late Donato (Sylvia), late Salvatore (Gilda), late Giovanni (Emma), late Yolande (Peter), late Maria, Leonard […]
  
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• Job scarcity forcing Sault graduates out of community

  20-06-2018 22:45
  
  The Algoma district, with its towering trees and crystal-clear lakes, is gorgeous, but bleeding; Sault Ste. Marie worst of all. Every year, its most valuable resource, young, working people, grows scarcer. The numbers show that students are predominantly choosing, or being forced, to relocate after graduation. Why is this?
  
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• Come Check out Lightning McQueen This Week!

  20-06-2018 22:24
  Come on down to Lakeway Truck Centre to meet Lightning McQueen! Get your photo taken with the slick race car all week. On Friday, you can come check out Lightning at the Superior International Motorplex for the 2018 season opener! For more information on the 2018 short track auto racing, click here.
  
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• Death of man on Toronto subway tracks puts platform barriers in spotlight

  20-06-2018 22:05
  Toronto’s subway operator has reiterated its long-standing desire to build platform barriers that could prevent deaths such as one this week where a 73-year-old man was killed after allegedly being pushed in front of a moving train. But implementing platform edge doors, as they’re known, would cost well over a billion dollars for the city’s entire subway system and the […]
  
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• Decision to put reserves into interest-bearing investments applauded

  20-06-2018 21:35
  
  The township received high marks at the June council meeting from auditor Nathan Dool, a partner with BDO, for keeping the township in good financial order last year.“I will say, from a financial standpoint, that this is the healthiest township I work on,” said Dool, who audits four rural townships across Northern Ontario.Dool identified several in
  
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• Miceli, Michael

  20-06-2018 21:24
  It is with a deep sense of loss that we announce the passing of the head of our family, Michael. Survived by his life long love, Janet, his wife of 53 years, their son Sam, predeceased by their infant daughter, Liza Jean. Also survived by his children with Patricia, Michael (Denise), Bonnie Grandbois (Leo), Shirley […]
  
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• Quebec premier outlines plan to push back against protectionist U.S. policies

  20-06-2018 21:10
  Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard will be heading to the United States next week to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies. Couillard told reporters today he’ll be in Washington D.C. Tuesday to meet with elected officials and Trump administration representatives to denounce U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian lumber, newsprint, steel and aluminum. The premier says his government is […]
  
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• Cyclist Charged in Pim St. Collision

  20-06-2018 20:31
  A cyclist was charged following an accident with a commercial van on Pim St. last Saturday. Sonny Spina of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said the accident happened when a 31-year-old man, who was riding his bike southbound on the sidewalk, collided with a commercial van who was exiting a business. The man was […]
  
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• Rita MacNeil as a queer icon? Pop collective aims to challenge perceptions

  20-06-2018 20:17
  TORONTO — When asked to name an LGBTQ music icon who influenced him, guitarist Thom Gill vaults over the usual favourites Madonna, Cher, Britney Spears and Liza Minnelli. For him, it’s Cape Breton jewel Rita MacNeil who handily tops the rest. Most Canadians probably wouldn’t regard the late Nova Scotia singer’s working-class anthems as a rallying cry for the queer community, […]
  
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• Canadian steel not a national security threat on its own: US commerce secretary

  20-06-2018 19:35
  OTTAWA — The U.S. commerce secretary says Canada is not a national security threat and that a revitalized NAFTA could make the Trump administration’s tariffs on steel and aluminum go away. Wilbur Ross also acknowledged Wednesday that the U.S. doesn’t have a trade deficit on steel with Canada — in fact, he says, it has a surplus with its […]
  
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• Canadian officials seize eel meat in 92-country wildlife sting

  20-06-2018 18:19
  OTTAWA — Canadian officials have seized 18 tonnes of suspected European eel meat as part of a 92-country sting involving the trade of illegal animal parts. Environment Canada says officers in several provinces also intercepted shark fins and controlled snakes, as well as products such as briefcases and handbags made from endangered species. The efforts were part […]
  
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• BRIDEAUX, Betty (nee Draper)

  20-06-2018 17:42
  Passed away peacefully at Extendicare Van Daele on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the age of 83. Daughter of the late William and Jemina Draper. Loving wife of Charles for nearly 58 years. Beloved mother of Marie Houle, James (late Beverley) of Texas and Barry of London, Ontario. Special grandma of Christopher, Teena and Mandy […]
  
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• Toronto stock index hits high, while U.S. markets mixed; Loonie lower

  20-06-2018 17:24
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index hit a record high in late morning trading, boosted by a broad-based rally on the market. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 97.66 points to 16,414.19, after 90 minutes of trading — just off its high of 16,424.82 for the day, which was above the previous record of 16,421.42. […]
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls U.S. child migrant policy “wrong”

  20-06-2018 17:24
  OTTAWA — The U.S. policy of separating child migrants from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border and detaining them, is “unacceptable,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today. “What’s going on in the United States is wrong, ” Trudeau told reporters. “I can’t imagine what the families who are living through this are enduring,” he added, saying this […]
  
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• Ontario’s Darlington nuclear reactor to produce isotope used for medical imaging

  20-06-2018 17:11
  TORONTO — A subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation is partnering with U.S.-based BWX Technologies to help produce radioactive isotopes used to diagnose such conditions as cancer and heart disease. Ontario Power Generation says its Darlington nuclear plant will become the first large-scale commercial station in the world to produce molybdenum-99, needed to make the isotope technetium-99 (teck-NEES-e-um) for medical imaging. The Crown co
  
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• Justice minister: marijuana still illegal for now, as is driving on drugs

  20-06-2018 17:01
  OTTAWA — The federal government is basking in the glow of its newly realized plan to legalize marijuana, but it is reminding Canadians that pot remains illegal in this country until the Cannabis Act goes into effect. The government’s companion legislation on impaired driving is also expected to pass soon, said Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, but she […]
  
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• Wanted Wednesday: Shayna Renee Nadjiwon

  20-06-2018 16:52
  Crime Stoppers in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking tips regarding the whereabouts of Shayna Renee Nadjiwon, 25, who is wanted for: CC 733.1(1) BREACH OF PROBATION X 2 If you know where we can find the Wanted Wednesday individual please call the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at (705) 949-6300 […]
  
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• Three races. Three tracks. One Champion.

  20-06-2018 16:32
  That is the slogan leading into the 2nd Annual running of the Northern Michigan Triple Crown that kicks off this Sunday afternoon (June 24) at the Kinross Speedpark. The afternoon of local short track racing is set to feature the cars and stars of the 1/4 mile, while competitors from both the Norway Speedway (Norway […]
  
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• Shoemaker runs again

  20-06-2018 15:03
  
  Matthew Shoemaker wants to fill the shoes of a Ward 3 city councillor for a second term.
  
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• Shoe’s Running: Incumbent Councillor seeks re-election in Ward 3

  20-06-2018 14:54
  (SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – June 20, 2018): A candidate with a proven track record of bringing new energy and fresh ideas to City Council is seeking a second term representing Ward 3. On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, Matthew Shoemaker filed his nomination papers for re-election in Ward 3. Shoemaker has served as a Ward […]
  
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• Bridge walk is Saturday

  20-06-2018 14:35
  
  The 32nd annual International Bridge Walk and Bike Parade is Saturday.
  
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• School construction starts

  20-06-2018 14:21
  
  Construction of a new school site to be shared by two school boards in Espanola officially started Monday.
  
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• Knife held to woman

  20-06-2018 14:02
  
  A man allegedly held a knife to his ex-girlfriend and assaulted her on Tuesday.
  
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• Damaged fire truck back on road

  20-06-2018 13:54
  
  A fire truck is back on the road after colliding with a vehicle when responding to a recent call.
  
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• Cyclist charged in collision

  20-06-2018 13:45
  
  A cyclist was charged following a collision with a passenger van last Saturday.
  
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• Study seeking cause of Crohn’s disease hopes to develop predictive test

  20-06-2018 13:29
  TORONTO — With three brothers affected by either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, Kathleen Crispi knows she is at high risk of developing one of the literally gut-wrenching conditions known to run in families. So about a year ago, she volunteered to take part in the largest-ever study of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — research that hopes to unlock the underlying cause of Crohn’s, with the ultimate [&hel
  
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• On June 21st, Consider A Drive to Pukaskwa National Park . Admission is Free.

  20-06-2018 04:46
  In 2018, each national park, marine conservation area and historic site will offer a day where you can visit at no admission cost. Lockage at historic canals will also be free. As northerners, we have some rather spectacular geography to explore. Pukaskwa National Park – which is the only national park in northern Ontario – […]
  
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• Pot To Be Legal by Mid-September After Senators Pass Cannabis Legalization Bill

  20-06-2018 02:43
  OTTAWA — Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift almost a century-old prohibition on cannabis. Senators voted 52-29, with two abstentions, to pass bill C-45, after seven months of study and debate. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor has said […]
  
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• Will bottle cap lures hook Sault?

  20-06-2018 02:22
  
  Custom fishing lure company figurehead docked in the Sault as part of an Ontario promotional tour. Norm Price, founder of The Original Bottle Cap Lure Company, stopped by this week to bait Saultites with his Canada-wide fishing contest promising $100,000 to the winner.
  
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• Breaking News. Bill C-45 Officially Passes Senate Vote – Heading for Royal Assent.

  20-06-2018 02:15
  The Senate of Canada has voted to accept the most recent version of the Federal Government’s cannabis legalization legislation – Bill C-45, ending what has been a lengthy process. The Senate of Canada posted the news to their twitter feed at 7:33 pm tonight. Bill C-45 will now move forward towards Royal Assent, which is […]
  
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• MCDONALD, William “Bill”

  20-06-2018 00:17
  Passed peacefully with family and friends by his side at home in his 54th year. Partner of Carole Gaudette. Beloved father of Travis McDonald,  Riley McDonald, and Ryan McDonald (Ashley). Dad’s to Jasmin (Matt).  Cherished Papa Bill to Kayden. Loving son of the late Billy McDonald and Wendy Pritchard (Donald “Joe”). Beloved uncle to Cameron […]
  
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