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• Saw The Bow. The Pierre Schryer Trio performing at The Old Town Hall

  17-10-2018 23:47
  St. Joseph Island – AlgomaTrad http://algomatrad.ca is presenting the Pierre Schryer Trio on Tuesday, October 30, 7:30pm at the Old Town Hall in Richards Landing. The Pierre Schryer Trio is a phenomenal group of Celtic and World musicians from Canada. The group features Franco-Ontarian fiddler Pierre Schryer, London, ON bassist Joseph Phillips, and  guitarist Adam Dobres from British Columbia.  Tickets are […]
  
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• Day 1 blooper: Ontario Cannabis Store mislabels genital spray as oral product

  17-10-2018 23:35
  TORONTO — A perusal of the Ontario Cannabis Store’s online portal on the first day of legalization turned up an array of expected products — various strains of dried weed, oils and tinctures, and accessories needed to use them. But also on offer is a cannabis-infused “intimate” spray, marketed under the enticingly named Fleur de Lune, which contains eight […]
  
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• What a handful

  17-10-2018 23:12 via saultstar.com
  Cathie Bishop, a Senior Citizens’ Drop-In Centre volunteer, displays a cheese jalapeño dip bread bowl, one of the many tasty treats created at the Bay Street facility Wednesday. Other dishes included sun dried tomatoes with brie, brie with pecans and super nachos. Bishop teaches occasional cooking classes at the centre, which she says fill up fast.
  
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• BOYER, Dianne Patricia

  17-10-2018 23:01
  (September 30, 1953-October 14, 2018) ~ With broken hearts we announce that Dianne has begun her journey to the Spirit world where she will be welcomed by relatives and friends. She was loved and will be truly missed by her children Ricky (Kim), Cheryl (Mike), Anita (Derek), Natalie, Sharon (Yisaak), Roxanne (Danny), Sheila (Gary) and […]
  
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• HAMILTON, Kenneth

  17-10-2018 22:55
  (1962-2018) ~ Peacefully at his residence. Ken was proud to have spent most of his working Career with Algoma Central Marine as a 2nd Mate. During his 30+ years of service he visited many cities but always called Sault Ste Marie his home. Ken will be sadly missed by his many work mates, friends, and […]
  
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• Test case challenges a politician’s right to block people from Twitter account

  17-10-2018 22:42
  Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is the target of a test legal case that could prompt politicians all across the country to reconsider their use of social media. Three city residents are seeking a court order declaring that Watson infringed their constitutional right to freedom of expression by blocking them from his Twitter feed. Paul Champ, the lawyer representing […]
  
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• Preview: Spirit face road tilt against division foe Sault Ste. Marie ... - MLive.com

  17-10-2018 22:17 via mlive.com
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  Preview: Spirit face road tilt against division foe Sault Ste. Marie ...
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  Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario - The Saginaw Spirit (6-2-1-0; 13 pts.) head north on I-75 for an intriguing OHL Western Conference matchup against the Soo ...and more »
  
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• Three Hounds named to Team OHL

  17-10-2018 22:15
  With the CIBC Canada Russia Series getting set to begin in just over three weeks, it was announced today that three members of the Soo Greyhounds will be competing in this year’s event. Forwards Morgan Frost and Barrett Hayton and goaltender Matthew Villalta are the three members of the Soo Greyhounds that will suit up […]
  
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• Restraint of Dancing at Lughnasa has us wanting more REVIEW

  17-10-2018 22:06
  What isn’t spoken in Brian Friel’s poignant memory play, Dancing at Lughnasa, is as impactful as what is spoken.
  The iconic, semi-autobiographical work by the ‘Irish Chekhov’ is being staged this week in the W.W. Baldwin Auditorium at The Tech by In Your Eyes Projects, with Michael Hennessy affectionately and commendably taking on directing duties of a play he happens to adore.
  The award-winning Dancing at Lughnasa – described as a play “where nothing happens
  
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• Northern Ontario Angels Gives Local Entrepreneurs Opportunity

  17-10-2018 21:53
  Four local entrepreneurs were given the opportunity to present their business ideas to investors at last week’s Pitch Sault Ste. Marie event, held at Quattro Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday evening. One of these hopeful business owners was Jerry Lemieux, the CEO and founder of Tunndra, a multi-discipline design company in Sault Ste. Marie […]
  
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• REEDY, Barbara (nee Hodgson)

  17-10-2018 21:46
  ~ August 24, 1959-October 14, 2018 Suddenly and unexpectedly at her home on October 14, 2018, Barbara Anita Reedy at the age of 59. Daughter of the late Leslie and Irene Hodgson. Wife and best friend of the late John Reedy. Barbara will be remembered by her children John, Dave, Shawn, Jamie, Kelly, Kaylee and […]
  
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• Wanted Wednesday wonders if you have seen Douglas?

  17-10-2018 21:41
  Crime Stoppers in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking tips regarding the whereabouts of Douglas John Hynds, 27, who is wanted for: CC 766(1) SURETY REVOCATION CC 145(3) BREACH OF RECOGNIZANCE If you know where we can find the Wanted Wednesday individual please call the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at […]
  
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• Janitor/Watchman - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/ZU2TApa3MO

  17-10-2018 21:14 via twitter.com
  
  Janitor/Watchman - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/ZU2TApa3MO
  
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• STOROZUK, (Bill) William James

  17-10-2018 20:20
  At 83 years of age, Bill, a cherished blessing to this world, passed away peacefully at ARCH on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. He was lovingly surrounded by his family. For 56 years, Vivian was the love of Bill’s life, until her passing in June 2017. He built the family home in rural Sault Ste. Marie […]
  
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• ADSB Gives Insight on Increased Enrolment Numbers

  17-10-2018 20:13
  Algoma District School Board’s Superintendent of Human Resources Frank Palumbo joined us on the ONNtv news desk to give some insight behind the increase in enrolment numbers across the board this September. He explains how the increase has resulted in eight more classrooms and more teaching jobs and opportunities for those in the educational field. […]
  
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• Creativity and Innovation: ADSB Hosts Conference for Young Aspiring Authors

  17-10-2018 20:04
  On Wednesday, students with ADSB had the unique opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue around reading, writing, oral communication and media literacy in the modern age. Workshops were offered for 160 students from grades 6 and 7 across the board from Wawa to Elliot Lake, who were selected by their teachers for being interested in […]
  
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• Ripe for resurrection

  17-10-2018 19:42 via saultstar.com
  It appears Sault Ste. Marie has spoken – and they want zombie, organizers of the annual walk say
  When the 10th annual Soo Zombie Walk was cancelled this year due to lack of funding, the Soo Zombie Walk Committee was “immediately overwhelmed” with responses from local businesses and citizens hoping to make the event happen.
  Over the past two weeks, the “outpour” of support has snowballed into a special, spooky “mega” event focused on raising funds for nex
  
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• Shopify sees 100 pot orders per minute on Canadian websites for legalization day

  17-10-2018 18:10
  TORONTO — Shopify Inc. says the Canadian online cannabis stores powered by its e-commerce software are seeing more than 100 orders per minute. The Ottawa-based company’s vice president says the government-operated websites and private retailer portals powered by Shopify have processed “hundreds of thousands” of orders since cannabis was legalized at the stroke of midnight. Loren Padelford added that these websites have […]
  
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• Women in Tech Back in the Sault

  17-10-2018 18:01
  The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre in partnership with Women in Tech World and ProtoHack is trying to reduce barriers for women in technology in Sault Ste. Marie – but, they need your help! On October 27th the Sault Ste Marie Innovation Centre in partnership with ProtoHack and OLG will be welcoming back Women in […]
  
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• Voters are reminded that the number of wards have been reduced from six to five. View which ward you live in by vis… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 16:59 via twitter.com
  Voters are reminded that the number of wards have been reduced from six to five. View which ward you live in by vis… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Very curious, slightly confused, rapper Classified tests limits of cannabis support

  17-10-2018 16:47
  TORONTO — Nova Scotia rapper Classified has vouched for smoking marijuana for years, but he says Canada’s new legalization laws have left him confused over the ways he’s allowed to promote the cannabis lifestyle. He knows it’s within his rights to express his love for weed. And he’s allowed to talk publicly about buying shares of OrganiGram, an East Coast cannabis company he struck a loose […]
  
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• Canadians waking up to legalized cannabis: ‘My new dealer is the prime minister’

  17-10-2018 16:09
  TORONTO — High demand for recreational cannabis across Canada in the first hours of legalization drew lineups at brick-and-mortar stores and technical glitches on some online websites. Government-run and privately-operated sales portals went live at 12:01 a.m. local time across Canada, eliciting a wave of demand that resulted in a virtual lineup at Alberta’s e-commerce portal. At 12:07 […]
  
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• Pot stocks down on first day of legalization as broader market also moves lower

  17-10-2018 15:57
  TORONTO — Shares in some of the big names in Canada’s marijuana industry were in the red on the first day of trading following the legalization of recreational pot use. Shares in Canopy Growth Corp. were down six per cent in early trading, while shares in Aurora Cannabis Inc. were down more than 10 per […]
  
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• Celebration of Life: MAGUIRE, Ronald George

  17-10-2018 15:48
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the age of 81. Father of Karen Maidra (Leif), Shauna Maguire (Mark Senkiw), Rachel Campbell (Sean), late Jason Maguire, Sabrina Kennedy, Heidi Beauchamp and David Beauchamp. Papa Raunn to Bryan Maguire, Erik Maidra, Cody Lavallee, Mitchell Maguire, Mattheus Maidra and Kylie Campbell. Predeceased […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie STUFFF hits the air on Dragons' Den - Northern Ontario Business

  17-10-2018 15:00 via northernontariobusiness.com
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  Sault Ste. Marie STUFFF hits the air on Dragons' Den
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  In a matter of days, Bill Betournay and Viktoria McLea, and business partner Jeff Greco, will no longer need to keep an important business secret to themselves. For months, Betournay and McLea, of Richards Landing, and Greco, of Sault Ste. Marie, have ...
  
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• Facility Operator Trainee I - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/4JWVWQfs8i

  17-10-2018 14:54 via twitter.com
  
  Facility Operator Trainee I - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs#saultjobs https://t.co/4JWVWQfs8i
  
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• We’re Not Done Just Yet Doug-Ring Responds to Millroy

  17-10-2018 14:32
  Mr. Millroy once again last night supported our Mayor by attacking me and defamed me by comparing me to Donald Trump.  It is very clear that Mr. Millroy is firmly in the Mayor’s camp not only because of the manipulative things he is writing about me but he has clearly come out of the closet […]
  
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• Streamlined pardon process for marijuana possession convictions on the way

  17-10-2018 13:24
  OTTAWA — As Canada embarks today on a new era of legal recreational cannabis, the Trudeau government will close the door on the old prohibition era by announcing a streamlined pardon process for Canadians convicted of simple possession of marijuana in the past. A quartet of ministers — Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Justice […]
  
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• The Jr. NBA is back!

  17-10-2018 12:00
  For the small basketball fans in your family, get excited! The Jr. NBA is back. The 2018 ‘Rookie Division’ begins this Sunday October 21st at The Tech (130 Wellington St E). For the 2018 edition of the Jr. NBA there are two sessions running this fall. Session 1 is from 1-2 pm and session 2 […]
  
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• Ontario residents can now buy cannabis online, must wait for retail stores

  17-10-2018 10:00
  TORONTO — Ontario residents can now legally buy cannabis online, though they’ll have to wait until early next year to purchase some from a store. Recreational cannabis is legal in Canada for those 19 and over as of today, with each province responsible for regulating the sale and consumption of the drug. Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government recently […]
  
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• Killer-rapist Paul Bernardo set to make parole pitch today

  17-10-2018 10:00
  BATH, Ont. — Convicted rapist and killer Paul Bernardo is due to plead for release today. The 54-year-old Bernardo is expected to argue at a parole hearing that he has improved himself during his 25 years behind bars. The designated dangerous offender has been eligible for parole since February. His defence lawyer has said his […]
  
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• Canada now world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace

  17-10-2018 05:59
  TORONTO — Canada is now the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland. And there was more good news for pot aficionados: Hours before a handful of retail outlets opened in the country’s easternmost province a federal official told The Associated Press that Canada will pardon all […]
  
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• Downtown matters debated

  17-10-2018 02:21 via saultstar.com
  Mayoral candidates (left to right) Rory Ring, Ted Johnston, Christian Provenzano and Kemal Martinovic, listen as Sault Star multi-media journalist and event moderator Elaine Della-Mattia reads debate guidelines Tuesday evening at the Grand Theatre. Greg Lefave, vice-chair of event co-sponsor Strive, kept time. Ward 2 candidates also took part in the event, which was sponsored as well by Golden Child Kitchen. Conversation focused on downtown issues and matters of concern to young professionals. T
  
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• ‘The show to watch’

  17-10-2018 02:16
  It’s not like Canadian comic Derek Edwards regularly mined for political material south of the border.
  “Not once in his eight years did Barack Obama’s presidency work its way into my act … Not once,” The Timmins-born Edwards told The Sault Star prior to heading out on an Ontario tour that takes him to Sault Ste. Marie Saturday.
  All that changed with the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump.
  “I’m not a person who rubbernecks on the highway if there is an acc
  
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• ‘New soap opera’

  17-10-2018 02:16
  It’s not like Canadian comic Derek Edwards regularly mined for political material south of the border.
  “Not once in his eight years did Barack Obama’s presidency work its way into my act … Not once,” The Timmins-born Edwards told The Sault Star prior to heading out on an Ontario tour that takes him to Sault Ste. Marie Saturday.
  All that changed with the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump.
  “I’m not a person who rubbernecks on the highway if there is an acc
  
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• Feds’ tariff relief plan faces criticism; Morneau says 50 firms now surtax-free

  17-10-2018 02:01
  OTTAWA — The federal government has so far exempted 50 Canadian companies from surtaxes imposed last summer when Ottawa slapped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Tuesday as he faced pointed questions about his relief plan from political opponents. Morneau provided the figure before a parliamentary committee, where opposition MPs accused the government of being too slow […]
  
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• Canada has ‘worrying’ questions about disappearance of Khashoggi: Freeland

  17-10-2018 01:51
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is very worried about the disappearance of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and makes no apologies for pushing a human rights agenda with Saudi Arabia. “There are some very worrying questions about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi,” Freeland said Tuesday during a question and answer session at the […]
  
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• Foreign Affairs Minister laid down in PM’s office after USMCA was inked

  17-10-2018 01:07
  TORONTO — After more than a year of leading intense trade negotiations with the United States and Mexico, the first thing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland did when the new agreement was reached was lie down on the floor of the Prime Minister’s office. “I did. That is true,” she said Tuesday during a talk at […]
  
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• Breaking. Canada Post union issues notice – rotating strikes could begin Monday.

  17-10-2018 00:02
  Ottawa – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) today gave notices to Canada Post that job action will begin next week if agreements cannot be reached for the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) bargaining units. If deals cannot be reached over the weekend, service will be disrupted as of next Monday […]
  
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