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• Women’s Thunderbirds get blanked by Golden Hawks

  22-09-2018 23:26
  After getting blanked 5-0 to the Guelph Gryphons last Sunday at Gryphon Soccer Complex in Guelph, the Algoma University Thunderbirds women’s soccer team was back in action at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon at Superior Heights as they took on the 2-6 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. The women’s Thunderbirds record dropped to 0 wins, 6 losses […]
  
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• 'People like living here.' A walk on James Street

  22-09-2018 22:18 via saultstar.com
  A James Street businessman suggests a recent television documentary about opioid addiction in Sault Ste. Marie could end up giving the neighbourhood where his family’s business has operated for a century a much-needed boost.CTV’s W5 aired Steel Town Down in March.“It brought attention to the area that was long overdue,” Alan Spadoni told The Sault Star. “It’s a nice area. There’s nice buildings down here. It’s not all doom and gloom. We’re no
  
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• Tens of thousands without power following tornado in Ottawa region

  22-09-2018 21:00
  OTTAWA — Officials are warning people in the Ottawa area to brace for days without power in the wake of a tornado that ripped through the region yesterday afternoon. They encouraged residents to stockpile food and water following the storm, which tore roofs off of homes, overturned cars and felled power lines in the Ottawa community of […]
  
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• Saudi students return to Algoma U

  22-09-2018 18:55 via saultstar.com
  Some Saudi Arabian students are back at Algoma University, opting to pay their own way after their country’s government ordered them back home in August during a diplomatic squabble with Canada.About 40 students from the Middle Eastern nation were studying at the Sault Ste. Marie post-secondary institution. Their expenses were covered by the King Abdullah Scholarship Program.But when the Canadian government was critical of Saudi Arabia’s treatment of two female bloggers and activists
  
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• Algoma U Shares Details on New Program

  22-09-2018 18:15
  Algoma U Geology and Geography professor Dr. Nairne Cameron and former Anishnaabe Student Initiatives Director Judy Syrette visited the ONNtv studio to share some details on Algoma’s latest program, Land and Environmental Stewardship. The announcement was made last week that the National Aboriginal Land Managers Association (NALMA) chose Algoma U as the Eastern Canada site […]
  
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• Thunderbirds improve to 4-0

  22-09-2018 07:04
  After defeating the Elliot Lake Wildcats 6-1 last Sunday at the John Rhodes Community Centre and extending their winning streak to three games, the 3-0 Soo Thunderbirds hit the road to Espanola on Friday take on the 0-4 Express. The Thunderbirds improved their record to 4-0 for the first time since the 2015-2016 season on […]
  
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• Catch the Ace jackpot now pegged at $900,000

  22-09-2018 02:51 via saultstar.com
  Boomer Braido is giving earlier than usual notice for his next Catch the Ace ticket order.The Esquire Club co-owner usually places his order for tickets on Monday, three days before draw day. He made his latest order on Friday.“I gave them the head’s up,” Braido told The Sault Star. “(Print) even more this week.”He continues to decline comment on how many tickets are being printed for the weekly draw that’s now expected to have a cumulative jackpot of $900,000
  
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• Sting's season opener postponed in Sault Ste. Marie | Sarnia Observer - Sarnia Observer

  22-09-2018 02:49 via theobserver.ca
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  The Sarnia Sting's season opener Friday in Sault Ste. Marie was postponed due to high winds.
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• Sting's season opener postponed in Sault Ste. Marie - Sarnia Observer

  22-09-2018 02:49 via theobserver.ca
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  Sting game postponed. The Sarnia Sting will have to wait one more night to make their regular-season debut. Friday's game in Sault Ste. Marie was postponed due to high winds that made travel dangerous. The Sting were in Mackinaw City, Mich., and ...and more »
  
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• 720-foot tug and barge aground in Round Island Passage in the Straits of Mackinac

  22-09-2018 02:42
  SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Coast Guard received a report that the vessel Defiance, a 720-foot integrated tug and barge, ran aground in Round Island Passage between Mackinac Island and Round Island in the Straits of Mackinac, Friday. The incident was reported to watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie command center […]
  
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• Millroy on Term Limits for Municipal Councillors

  22-09-2018 02:22
  Tom Mills, writing in The Sault Star, raised an interesting scenario this week – term limits for members of our city council. It is not a new thought in regard to the Sault. Ward 5 Coun. Frank Fata, who is running for a fourth term, raised it in a media release carried by saultonline during […]
  
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• Tornado touches down in Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., Environment Canada says

  22-09-2018 02:01
  OTTAWA — A tornado damaged cars in Gatineau, Que., and houses in a community west of Ottawa on Friday afternoon as much of southern Ontario saw severe thunderstorms and high wind gusts, Environment Canada said. Peter Kimbell, a meteorologist with the national weather agency, said the tornado overturned cars on Highway 50 in Gatineau and […]
  
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• Sarnia Sting can’t cross the Mackinac Bridge. Greyhounds Game Postponed

  22-09-2018 01:08
  Tonight’s game between the Soo Greyhounds and Sarnia Sting has officially been postponed due to inclement weather conditions. The team bus carrying the Sarnia Sting is sitting in Mackinac City, unable to cross the Mackinac Bridge. High winds have made that impossible for the time being.  The Mighty Mac has been closed for vehicles such […]
  
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• Local Students Raise Their Collective Voices

  22-09-2018 00:41
  High school students across the province walked out of class on Friday afternoon in protest of the PC government’s repeals to the sex ed. curriculum. ONNtv went to local high schools to talk to protesters about why it’s important to them. Watch the clip above for more. Stay tuned to SaultOnline for the full video.
  
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• Software testing company opening in Sault Ste. Marie - CTVNews.ca

  22-09-2018 00:32 via northernontario.ctvnews.ca
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  A software testing company out of New Brunswick is looking to set up shop in Sault Ste. Marie and will create as many as 60 jobs. The plan is to train a team of Indigenous professionals. PLATO Testing works with Canadian companies to improve user ...and more »
  
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• UPDATE: Status Wind Escort enacted. Mackinac Bridge partially closed due to high winds.

  22-09-2018 00:15
  Friday, Sep 21 – 10:27 PM  Status: Wind Escort The following update was posted to the Mackinac Bridge Authority’s website at 10:27 pm. “Currently we are experiencing winds of sufficient force in the Straits area to require an escort of certain ‘high profile’ vehicles across the Mackinac Bridge. Examples of high profile vehicles include pickup […]
  
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• Mackinac Bridge partially closed due to high winds.

  22-09-2018 00:15
  Friday, Sep 21 – 6:53 PM “Currently we are experiencing winds of sufficient force in the Straits area to close the Mackinac Bridge to all vehicles except passenger cars, passenger vans, and empty pickup trucks. Winds are blowing across the bridge surface in excess of 50 miles per hour. Motorists are being instructed to reduce […]
  
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• DELUCA, Dominic Joseph (Dooley)

  22-09-2018 00:13
  It is with profound sadness, the family announces the passing of Dooley at the Sault Area Hospital on Thursday September 20, 2018 at the age of 74 years. Survived by his caring wife Nancy DeLuca (Lepage). Lovingly remembered and forever treasured father and friend of Dominic Jr. (Nadia) and Paula (Brad). Proud Papa of Lauren, Amarrah, […]
  
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