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• Women’s Thunderbirds lose to York, but get their first goal

  08-10-2018 23:53
  After getting blanked 1-0 against the York University Lions on Saturday afternoon at Superior Heights, the Algoma University Thunderbirds women’s soccer team was back in action for a rematch against York on Sunday afternoon. The Thunderbirds did not get a win on Sunday afternoon, but they finally scored a goal! On Sunday afternoon at Superior […]
  
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• We’ve got friends in ‘high’ places

  08-10-2018 21:21 via saultstar.com
  Fortunate Ones’s Andrew O’Brien concedes he and bandmate Catherine Allan were, indeed, fortunate to rub shoulders with a star-studded cast of Canadian musicians when recording their second offering, Hold Fast.
  Blessed, yes, to be produced, mentored and penned for by Alan Doyle, best known for his work with legendary Newfoundland act Great Big Sea. Assistance on Hold Fast also came compliments of such respected artists as Tim Baker and Kinley Dowling (Hey Rosetta!), Meg Warren&nb
  
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• ‘We’re tied to the past’

  08-10-2018 19:20 via saultstar.com
  PLUMMER ADDITIONAL — “We’re old fashioned nuts,” said Ian MacKenzie, of MacKenzie Maple, as he outlined the route for the 10th — or is it 9th — annual Turkey Tractor Trot.
  No one is really sure how many years the township has hosted the event — more important is when the turkey dinner will be served.
  The aroma of home-cooked, rural goodness wafts around mixed with maple syrup and fresh pumpkin as stomachs rumble.
  “I come for the food,&rdq
  
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• Chretien predicts common sense will prevail in debate over religious symbols

  08-10-2018 19:00
  OTTAWA — Jean Chretien says Quebec’s political class is “trapped” in a pointless debate over a non-existent problem: how to accommodate religious minorities. And the former prime minister predicts the furor over whether public servants should be banned from wearing religious symbols will eventually fade away as common sense prevails. “When you ask (Quebecers) the question, […]
  
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• Hounds fall to 67’s

  08-10-2018 18:56
  After picking up a 4-1 victory over the Kingston Frontenacs on Friday night at the Leon’s Centre and improving their record to 3-2-1, the Soo Greyhounds concluded Thanksgiving weekend in Ottawa on Sunday afternoon for a matchup against the 67’s. The Hounds record fell to 3-3-1 on Sunday afternoon as they dropped a 6-2 decision […]
  
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• 'The music is so inspiring' in The 27 Club

  08-10-2018 17:51 via saultstar.com
  Fast living might not be what gets people admitted to The 27 Club.Maybe high-profile musicians who’ve died at that age felt penned in by their fame, suggests Alana Bridgewater.She’s part of Soulpepper Theatre’s The 27 Club, presented Friday at 8 p.m. at The Machine Shop as part of Algoma Fall Festival.“We always say that artists, they’ve gone wild or they’ve gone crazy, but really it could be that they’re trapped,” Bridgewater told The Sault Star d
  
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• Sharon & Bram Share Special Memories Ahead of Retirement

  08-10-2018 16:58
  Sharon, Bram, Grant and Kirk came down to the ONNtv studio prior to their show at the Sault Community Theatre Centre for the Algoma Fall Festival, as part of their 40th Anniversary Sing-Along Celebration. Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison performed as two-thirds of the trio Sharon, Lois and Bram from 1978 up until 2000, when Lois Lillenstein stepped […]
  
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• A Thanksgiving Message From MPP Ross Romano

  08-10-2018 15:10
  Sault Ste. Marie – Today is a time to come together with loved ones, to celebrate our past achievements, reflect on our lives, and on those things that we are most grateful for. More than that, it is a time to remember those less fortunate than ourselves and do what we can to give back […]
  
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• Thunderbirds improve to 9-0

  08-10-2018 04:51
  After defeating the Elliot Lake Wildcats 5-1 on Saturday night and improving their record to 8-0, the Soo Thunderbirds were back in action on Sunday night at the John Rhodes for their third meeting of the season against the Elliot Lake Wildcats. The Thunderbirds improved their record to 9-0 on Sunday night as the defeated […]
  
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• SSM2019Games.com for more info. northernontario.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?c…

  08-10-2018 02:13 via twitter.com
  SSM2019Games.com for more info. northernontario.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?c…
  
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