Sault Ste. Marie news

• “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 23:40 via twitter.com
  “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• There’s a Party Downtown

  09-08-2018 23:37
  Nothing to do tonight?  Why not head on down to Queen St. for the Downtown Street Party. Tonight’s party begins at 6pm and happens between Brock St. and Elgin St. StreetCity Realty, brings you an evening of summer madness, join in on the free event, filled with prizes, local food vendors, live music, games, drink […]
  
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• SAH makes coronary angioplasty debut

  09-08-2018 23:36 via saultstar.com
  Sault Area Hospital completed its first coronary angioplasty earlier this week, with a total of six procedures having been performed.
  Some 400 Algoma patients are referred annually to other centres for cardiac stenting, a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries, the main blood vessels supplying the heart.
  The hospital said Thursday it’s premature to speculate if this week’s output will reflect the pace at which future procedures will be done here.
  “As the
  
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• Canadian Tire Q2 profit falls, revenue up but below analyst estimates

  09-08-2018 23:22
  TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. executives said April weather put a damper on the business and proved so dismal that it caused the retailer’s second-quarter profit to plunge by about 20 per cent when compared with the year before. The Toronto-based company that also owns Mark’s and Sport Chek said bad weather in April — […]
  
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• Help set NorthEast LHIN’s Health Care Priorities. Survey Time.

  09-08-2018 23:11
  At the North East Local Health Integration Network (North East LHIN) we plan, fund and integrate the regional health care system and deliver home and community care services. We do not do this work alone. We are pleased to work closely with patients and caregivers, allied health professionals, health service provider organizations, contracted service provider […]
  
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• GRANGER, William Robert (Bill)

  09-08-2018 22:51
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our Dad, William Robert Granger whom passed away peacefully at home on August 5, 2018 at the age of 66. Survived and loved by his children Nichole McDonald (Kendall) and Chad Granger (Christina). Proud Grandpa of MacKenzie, Kierra, Abygail, Kohl and Willow. Predeceased by […]
  
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• Heubner, Helen Ruth

  09-08-2018 22:47
  July 1, 1942 – August 9, 2018 Passed away at Algoma Manor on August 9, 2018 at the age of 76. Beloved wife of the late Lloyd Heubner. Loving mother of Gwen ( Terry ), Betty ( Brian ), Steven ( Teresa ), Glenn ( Loralee ), Carole ( Joe ) and the late Laura […]
  
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• HEINTZMAN, David

  09-08-2018 22:44
  Sadly passed away peacefully with his family by his side at 80 years of age on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. David was a loving husband, caring brother, father, and friend. He was active within the Pee Wee hockey community for many years and touched many people in his life, but at the centre of everything […]
  
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• KORBUT, Patricia Anne (nee Maltman)

  09-08-2018 22:40
  August 2, 1942 – August 8, 2018. With heavy hearts and family by her side, we announce the passing of Patricia Korbut at the Sault Area Hospital. Much loved wife of Ivan for 57 years. Loving mother of Kimberly Marx (Paul) of Higgins Lake, MI, Tricia Bumbacco (Christopher) of London, ON and the late Alexander […]
  
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• First Case of Coronary Angioplasty Completed at SAH

  09-08-2018 22:33
  Sault Area Hospital (SAH) completed its first case of Coronary Angioplasty (cardiac stenting) earlier this week and a total of six procedures have since been performed. Every year, approximately 400 Algoma patients are referred to other centers for coronary angioplasty (cardiac stenting), a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries (the main blood […]
  
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• Male Arrested for Driving with BAC Over the Legal Limit

  09-08-2018 22:07
  On August 8th, 2018 officers with the Traffic Services Division of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 48 year old Robert Howe of Malabar Street for an impaired driving related offence. Just after 7:00 p.m. officers were conducting a R.I.D.E. check on Fourth Line East.  Offices spoke with the accused while he was operating […]
  
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• Push for trail link at Second Line-Old Garden River Road continues

  09-08-2018 21:53 via saultstar.com
  A single white and red sign marks the spot at the corner of Old Garden River Road and Second Line East, backing on to Algoma’s Water Tower Inn property.
  ‘Don’t Stub the Hub’ the sign reads with the common crossed out circle.
  The sign is located on a patch of grass; a patch that J. J. Hilsinger hopes will be transformed into a short, paved trail running from Old Garden River Road to Great Northern Road, on the south side of Second Line East.
  But time is running out to get
  
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• Spin to win

  09-08-2018 21:31 via saultstar.com
  Patricia LaLonde spun her way into a cool $100,000.
  The Wawa woman took a turn on The Big Spin wheel Thursday at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto, winning a top prize with OLG’s The Big Spin instant game.
  “When I scratched The Big Spin ticket in the store, I knew I won some money because I saw Spin on the ticket and the bells went off on the lottery terminal,”LaLonde says. “I thought I won $1,000 but the retailer told me to sit down because I won at least $1
  
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• TANNER-STONE, Eleanor Ruth

  09-08-2018 21:30
  It is with heavy hearts we are saddened to say that peacefully with family at her side, at the age of 61, Eleanor made her final journey. She joins her parents with love, the late Bill Stone and the late Iris Stone, she leaves behind her loving siblings, Doug Stone, Richard Stone (late Rosemary), Brian […]
  
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• Effects of skilled worker shortage being felt in Sault

  09-08-2018 21:27 via saultstar.com
  Skilled workers are in demand right now and it appears many are flocking to Algoma, even from the public sector.
  Algoma is currently hiring and the trades positions are an ongoing challenge with some trades increasingly difficult to find, says Brenda Stenta, manager of communications and branding.
  Deputy CAO Public Works and Transportation Larry Girardi said all industries are facing the crunch of losing skilled tradesmen to Algoma.
  PWT has lost about half-a-dozen employees this year, lured to t
  
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• Sault Police Warning Public about Rental Property Scam

  09-08-2018 21:24
  Officers with the Technological Crime Unit of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to remind the public of an ongoing rental property scam that has been identified online. Officers have noticed multiple classified advertisements listed online showing that a particular residence or apartment is for rent in Sault Ste. Marie.  In this scam, […]
  
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• RENTAL PROPERTY SCAM Officers with the Technological Crime Unit of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 21:11 via twitter.com
  RENTAL PROPERTY SCAMOfficers with the Technological Crime Unit of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Patricia’s Big Spin

  09-08-2018 21:09
  With her family in attendance to cheer her on, Patricia LaLonde of Wawa took a spin on THE BIG SPIN Wheel at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to win $100,000!  Patricia won a top prize with OLG’s THE BIG SPIN INSTANT game (#2075). “When I scratched THE BIG SPIN ticket in the store, I […]
  
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• Rental Property Scam #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  09-08-2018 21:03 via twitter.com
  Rental Property Scam #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Gartshore brings streets to stage

  09-08-2018 20:19 via saultstar.com
  Sarah Gartshore can count on her heart to ache each time Street Heart is performed.The former Sault Ste. Marie resident, now based in Sudbury, wrote the play about homelessness. Streetheart will be staged six times at Windsor Park’s ballroom during Fringe North.Audiences meet more than a half-dozen characters, including Loaves and Fishes and Teeth, in Street Heart. Remember is based on a girl who was a classmate of Gartshore’s oldest son. She had been living on the street for about a
  
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• ECNHS - Dine with the "Spirits" event next Saturday, August 18. Includes: coach transportation, Newfoundland interp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 20:16 via twitter.com
  ECNHS - Dine with the "Spirits" event next Saturday, August 18. Includes: coach transportation, Newfoundland interp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Didn’t halt for CO

  09-08-2018 20:04 via saultstar.com
  An Elliot Lake man was sentenced to jail for not stopping for a conservation officer during a snowmobile patrol.
  Desi Newton pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four days in jail.
  Court heard that on Feb. 4, a conservation officer and OPP officer were conducting a joint snowmobile patrol on Esten Lake in the Elliot Lake area. The conservation officer attempted to stop a snowmobile travelling on the lake by activating his emergency lights and hand signals to stop. The driver ignored the signals a
  
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• Stick Up Event Gives Children Opportunity

  09-08-2018 20:03
  The OPP and Sault Ste. Marie police put their “sticks up” at John Rhodes Community Centre on Wednesday afternoon to give kids who can’t afford to play hockey an opportunity to pick a stick up. This event – a three-on-three fun day – was aimed at both gathering gently used hockey equipment and raising funds […]
  
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• Ryan McFarling Tricks Tim Murphy

  09-08-2018 19:35
  Before his performance at the Fringe Festival this weekend  Ryan McFarling stopped by the ONNTv studios to dazzle Tim Murphy with his magic tricks. For more about the Fringe Festival click here. For more info about Ryan’s show the Placebo Effect click here.
  
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• Man blocks Iron Bridge roads

  09-08-2018 19:11 via saultstar.com
  A man allegedly put up a gate blocking public access to several roads in Municipality of Huron Shores.The gate was “pretty secure” with wooden posts on either side of Williamson Lake Road and a green fence secured with a large chain link and heavy padlock, said Const. Bev Gauthier of Ontario Provincial Police.“He made sure that nobody could get through,” she told The Sault Star.The man, who has property on Williamson Lake Road, was warned to take the gate down on July 5,
  
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• Big credit card firms agree to cut fees they charge merchants: source

  09-08-2018 18:33
  OTTAWA — The federal government is announcing today that major credit card companies have agreed to lower the fees they charge the country’s businesses. A government source tells The Canadian Press that Ottawa has reached voluntary, five-year deals with Visa, Mastercard and American Express that the feds expect will help small and medium-sized companies save a total of $250 million per year. Starting in 2020, […]
  
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• Cause for Paws Dog Walk

  09-08-2018 18:30 via saultstar.com
  Leash up your pooch for the love of pets.
  The Sault Ste. Marie Humane Society’s Cause for Paws Dog Walk is Sept. 15, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Roberta Bondar Park and Tent Pavilion.
  Pledge forms are available at www.ssmhumanesociety.ca.
  The grand prize, awarded based on the total proceeds collected, is a Samsung Galaxy Tablet and the top team entry will take home the Top Dog Trophy.
  All dogs must be leashed and participants do not need an animal.
  
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• Nearly 20 fire permit suspensions handed out since July sootoday.com/local-news/nea… via @SooToday

  09-08-2018 18:10 via twitter.com
  Nearly 20 fire permit suspensions handed out since July sootoday.com/local-news/nea… via @SooToday
  
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• DIOTTE, Raymond Ronald

  09-08-2018 18:09
  With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our brother Raymond on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the age of 72. Predeceased by his parents “Toots” and Margaret and sister Janice. Dearly loved brother of Jeanette, Ricky, Randy (Karen), Joanne Mitchell (Rob), Robert (Linda) and Roy (Diane). Ray will always be remembered in the hearts […]
  
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• Fishing tale with a twist

  09-08-2018 18:06 via saultstar.com
  There was something fishy about Fred.
  And it wasn’t just that Fred was a fish.
  First, Fred developed a fondness for hot cacciatore sausage.
  That led him to flee his palatial pond and follow an angler to his abode.
  Gradually, Fred learned to survive on air, a fish out of water.
  Converted to a landlubber, he hardly ever had to take the plunge. Sounds bass-ackwards, but it’s true.
  But Fred always kept one wall-eye open for a fellow pond-dweller that blub-blubbed with a Russian accent.
  A
  
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• Ontario’s provincial power company buys U.S. renewable energy firm for $388M

  09-08-2018 18:02
  TORONTO — Ontario’s government-owned power company is making its first foray outside the province, announcing a deal to buy New Jersey-based Eagle Creek Renewable Energy for $388 million. Ontario Power Generation says Eagle Creek owns 63 small hydropower facilities in the United States providing a total of 216 megawatts of capacity. The privately held target company’s two largest […]
  
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• CROCKFORD, Aaron John

  09-08-2018 17:59
  It is with tremendous sorrow that we announce the passing of Aaron Crockford on Monday, August 6th, 2018 at the age of 22. Loving son of Chris and Tammy, brother to his little sister Riley. Father to his cherished son, his “Bubbie”, Damien John. Grandson of Gloria and the late William Crockford, and Alma and the late John […]
  
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• LUOMARANTA, Liisa

  09-08-2018 17:53
  It is with broken hearts, the family of Liisa Luomaranta announces her unexpected but peaceful passing on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Wife and best friend of Mauri for 64 years. Loving mother of Erkki (Noreen), Anne Irvine (Gordon), Lauri (Rita), Leena deSereville (Paul). Grandmother of Stephanie Irvine; Shannon & Nicole Luomaranta; Vesa & Luukas Luomaranta; […]
  
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• Supreme Court refuses to hear bid to halt murder trial over delays

  09-08-2018 17:34
  OTTAWA — A former soldier facing a murder charge in Ontario has lost a bid to halt his trial over concerns about delays in the case. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear Adam Picard’s challenge of an appeal court decision dismissing his arguments about the time it took to bring the case to trial. Picard was arrested in […]
  
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• So, what becomes of the wolves?

  09-08-2018 17:28 via saultstar.com
  The wolves on Michipicoten Island must be sensing the change.
  They must be lifting their noses to the air, wondering where that musky scent of caribou has gone. They must be turning their ears to the farthest shore, the mainland, where most of their DNA belongs. But, for now, Michipicoten Island, in all its raw beauty, is their home.
  Someone who has learned to honour such beauty is Michipicoten First Nation Chief Pat Tangie.
  “When in ceremony the elders tell us about all the beauty around
  
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• Ontario to spend $25 million to help fight guns and gangs in Toronto

  09-08-2018 16:58
  TORONTO — The Ontario government says it will spend $25 million over the next four years in a bid to bolster the fight against guns and gangs in Toronto. Premier Doug Ford says the funding will help give police the tools they need to address a rise in gun violence in the city this year. […]
  
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• Happy – and safe – web surfing

  09-08-2018 16:33 via saultstar.com
  I was about to delete yet another spam email from an unknown sender when something about the subject line stopped me. I’ll let you in on what happened to me to inform or potentially protect you.
  I opened the email and my heart dropped. In a nutshell, someone had my password and was demanding money or I would not like the consequences. Could this be real? It read like a frightening episode of “Black Mirror” that I had recently binge watched on Netflix. I’m quite sure that
  
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• Breaking up hard to do … Especially if kids are involved

  09-08-2018 16:20 via saultstar.com
  I’ve reached the point in my thirties where at least half of my friends who are parents are no longer with their children’s biological parent. When we get together for brunch, it’s just as common for us to discuss custody agreements as it is to rehash the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
  As the old song goes, “breaking up is hard to do,” and children add an extra layer of complexity to an already difficult situation. But for many Canadians, learning to co
  
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• ‘Halloween’ sequel and Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ added to Toronto film festival

  09-08-2018 16:05
  TORONTO — A much-anticipated “Halloween” reboot and Michael Moore’s new documentary on Donald Trump’s America have been added to this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. “Halloween,” the sequel to the original 1978 slasher film starring Jamie Lee Curtis, is in the lineup for the festival’s genre-filled Midnight Madness program. The reboot picks up 40 years after the […]
  
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• Toronto brothers grow tattoo company into hit used by adults, kids and celebs

  09-08-2018 16:00
  TORONTO — When most “Stranger Things” fans watch the smash hit Netflix show, they look out for plot twists that give them the heebie-jeebies, but when Tyler Handley catches the science fiction program he’s usually focused on something even more unusual: the 011 tattoo emblazoned on star Millie Bobby Brown’s forearm. The show used products from Toronto-based semi-permanent tattoo company Inkbox, owned […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Deputy Chief to retire in 2019 ... - SooToday

  09-08-2018 15:32 via sootoday.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Deputy Chief to retire in 2019 ...
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  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board (SSMPSB) has received notice from Deputy Chief Sean Sparling of his intention to retire on February 1, 2019.and more »
  
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• Housing starts lower in July, fewer multiple-unit projects after busy June: CMHC

  09-08-2018 15:16
  OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says there was a slowdown in housing construction starts in July, following a near-record high in the previous month. The federal Crown corporation says the seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts dropped to 206,314 units in July, from 346,200 in June. Urban multiple-unit projects such as condos and apartments declined […]
  
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• Deputy Chief Sparling to Retire

  09-08-2018 15:11
  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board (SSMPSB) has received notice from Deputy Chief Sean Sparling of his intention to retire on February 1, 2019. Deputy Chief Sparling has served with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) since 1992. He worked extensively within the service, including Uniform Patrol, Morality, Technological Crime Unit, Street Team, […]
  
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• Many Canadians are driving high, according to new StatCan cannabis data

  09-08-2018 15:10
  OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada survey has found about 1.4 million Canadians reported they had been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had consumed cannabis in the previous two hours. In addition, one in seven cannabis users with a driver’s licence said they had got behind the wheel at least once within two hours […]
  
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• Sparling will retire

  09-08-2018 15:04 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s deputy chief is retiring.Sean Sparling, 48, is stepping down on Feb. 1 after 27 years with the municipal force.The North Bay native was hired by SSMPS in 1992. He worked in several departments, including patrol, investigation services and professional standards, before being appointed deputy chief in 2014. Sparling succeeded Bob Kates.He plans to stay in Sault Ste. Marie and work in the private sector.“I’m not going very far from policing,&rdqu
  
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• Immigration minister gets local input

  09-08-2018 14:51 via saultstar.com
  Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship stopped by Sault Ste. Marie Wednesday to hold a round table discussion with community leaders about the future of immigration in Northern Ontario. This comes a day after a similar meeting took place in Sudbury.
  “I’m really happy about the enthusiastic, large turn out,” said Hussen in an interview with the Sault Star. “There was a large cross-section of community stakeholders present, including
  
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• Swift was Sault Star's production head

  09-08-2018 14:40 via saultstar.com
  Leonard Swift was one of five brothers who worked at The Sault Star.He died Monday at Sault Area Hospital at age 86.Swift started delivering The Sault Star when he was seven. His apprenticeship as a printer at The Sault Star began at age 16.Swift worked at the newspaper’s two locations on Queen Street East and made the move to the current location on Old Garden River Road in 1979.He retired as The Sault Star’s production manager in 1990 after 41 years with the newspaper.Swift’s
  
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• Tim Murphy Shares Inspiration Behind ‘My Life Is Not A Drag’

  09-08-2018 12:03
  ONNtv’s very own Timothy Murphy came into the studio as a guest to discuss his show ‘My Life Is Not A Drag,’ which will be featured in the Fringe Festival 2018. This will be Murphy’s third time doing the show, which highlights his career as a drag artist while transforming himself into his signature character, […]
  
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• Pot-based medical pet products closer to fruition as research grows

  09-08-2018 11:00
  TORONTO — Canadian pets are a few steps closer to getting their paws on pot-based medical treatments in Canada as more cannabis companies research marijuana’s efficacy for companion animals. Canopy Growth Corp. is the latest medical marijuana company to enter the potentially lucrative pet market with its announcement this week that it will embark on a Health Canada-approved clinical trial to research the use of cannabis-based [&h
  
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• Gun violence a ‘significant concern’ for Canadians, Bill Blair says

  09-08-2018 10:30
  OTTAWA — Canada’s handgun laws are effective, but the federal government will consider additional restrictions in certain parts of the country along with any other measures to help reduce gun violence, says the new minister of border security and reducing organized crime. Bill Blair is acknowledging that the latest rash of shootings — most recently in Toronto […]
  
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