Sault Ste. Marie news

• Male Reported Missing: OPP

  12-08-2018 22:45
  On August 12, 2018, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Elliot Lake Detachment responded to a report of a missing male from the City of Elliot Lake, Ontario. OPP investigation has revealed that Lawrence BOYD, 34 years of age was seen leaving St Joseph’s General Hospital shortly after 5:00 a.m. on this morning. He […]
  
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• 'We can never have too many horse activities’

  12-08-2018 21:48 via saultstar.com
  DESBARATS — Consider it an obstacle cleared.
  Dragonfly Stable was certified as a Mountain Trail Challenge facility just in time for last week’s training clinic and show.
  “The sport is just coming to Northern Ontario,” owner Tracey Derosbie said. “It is very popular in Ohio and southern Ontario.”
  The International Trail Challenge Association started in 2001 in Oregon and has grown rapidly with its goal of bringing out the best in the rider and horse. Its websit
  
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• ‘We can never have too many horse activities’

  12-08-2018 21:48 via saultstar.com
  DESBARATS — Consider it an obstacle cleared.
  Dragonfly Stable was certified as a Mountain Trail Challenge facility just in time for last week’s training clinic and show.
  “The sport is just coming to Northern Ontario,” owner Tracey Derosbie said. “It is very popular in Ohio and southern Ontario.”
  The International Trail Challenge Association started in 2001 in Oregon and has grown rapidly with its goal of bringing out the best in the rider and horse. Its websit
  
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• Liberals showcase benefits of billions spent on infrastructure projects

  12-08-2018 19:23
  OTTAWA — Little more than a year before the next federal election, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are hoping to remind Canadians about the benefits derived from one of their signature promises from the last election: investing billions in infrastructure. For the past week, Liberal MPs across the country have been popping up at events in their ridings aimed at showcasing projects […]
  
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• To solve interprovincial conflicts, first find common ground, says new minister

  12-08-2018 19:00
  OTTAWA — The key to unlocking an ever-tightening knot of policy disputes between the provinces and the federal government will be to focus on those areas where everyone can agree, says the minister whose new job is to help do exactly that. Last month’s Liberal cabinet shuffle handed Dominic LeBlanc the brand new portfolio of intergovernmental and northern affairs and internal trade — a position […]
  
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• Federal e-safety czar proposed to fight plague of online child exploitation

  12-08-2018 19:00
  OTTAWA — Creating a federal e-safety czar could help focus the uphill struggle to protect children from the rising threat of online sexual exploitation, frontline agencies have told the government. Strengthening legislation to support “timely and effective” investigations and working more closely with the technology sector to shield children from harm are among the other recommendations that emerged from a federal […]
  
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• National Guard Training in Sault Michigan

  12-08-2018 17:40
  Don’t be alarmed by the smoke and helicopters on the state side of the river. If you’ve seen any military-style helicopters flying around the area, there’s nothing to worry about. SaultOnline has been informed by the Sault Ste. Marie Michigan State Police that the National Guard is conducting training exercises at the St. Mary’s River. […]
  
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• Hot Summer Continues, But Here’s The Cool Facts

  12-08-2018 16:32
  Sault Ste. Marie is in for another hot and humid spell of weather for the next few days before a cold front enters the region Wednesday cooling things down a bit before the heat builds in again for next weekend. For sure, this has been one of the hottest summers on record for the area […]
  
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• Who inspires you? This couple will tell you that if you don’t know somebody living in our community with an intell… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-08-2018 15:32 via twitter.com
  Who inspires you?This couple will tell you that if you don’t know somebody living in our community with an intell… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canadian members of Oscars academy weigh in on changes to the show

  12-08-2018 15:15
  TORONTO — If there’s one Canadian who understands the consequences of an Oscars show that runs too long, it’s J. Miles Dale. The Toronto producer’s best-picture acceptance speech for “The Shape of Water” at this year’s Academy Awards was unceremoniously cut off by music because the show was running too long and needed to squeeze in […]
  
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• Tariff hasn't hit Sault brewers yet

  12-08-2018 02:45 via saultstar.com
  It’s not the bitter end yet for Vaughn Alexander.The part owner of Sault Ste. Marie craft brewery Outspoken Brewing is still determining what, if any, impact a new Canadian tariff on aluminum imported from the United States is going to have on his business.He estimates Outspoken Brewing produces 2,000 to 3,000 cans of beer per month.“I actually don’t know yet,” said Alexander of how his venture may be affected. “I’m trying to figure that out myself.”He p
  
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• New features blossom at flower show

  12-08-2018 01:43 via saultstar.com
  Shrinking violets didn’t take root at Sault Ste. Marie Horticultural Society’s annual flower show.The group added photographs and a display about the monarch butterfly to help draw shoppers at Station Mall to their exhibition at the Dennis Street court on Saturday.Jim Tibbles offered the pictures. Molly McQuarrie shared her decades-long interest in the North American butterfly. McQuarrie wanted to educate the public about the monarch and the importance of milkweed to the butterfly&rs
  
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• Magic man

  12-08-2018 00:18 via saultstar.com
  Magician Darren Edmond performs at Fringe North at Roberta Bondar Pavilion on Saturday. The celebration of music and theatre resumes Wednesday and continues until Sunday at various downtown locations. A schedule of events is posted at www.fringenorth.ca
  
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• 'I like doing this'

  12-08-2018 00:15 via saultstar.com
  Ron Peltier holds one of his dreamcatchers at Station Mall on Saturday. He sells his creations on the boardwalk near Delta Hotels Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront from May until mid-September. Pelter estimates he’s made about 600 dreamcatchers using willow or cedar since the spring. “I like doing this,” said Peltier.
  
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