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• Celebrating Canadian Down Syndrome Week

  01-11-2018 23:54
  Appreciate Our Similarities & Celebrate our Differences The Sault Ste. Marie Down Syndrome Society would like you to join us in celebrating Canadian Down syndrome week November 1-7th, 2018. Commonly asked questions: Who is the Sault Ste. Marie Down syndrome society? What do we do? We are a local non-profit charity organization with a goal […]
  
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• PoliticsNOW On the State Of Women In Politics In the North

  01-11-2018 23:47
  After a week of compiling data, PoliticsNOW is releasing statistics about the state of women in politics in the North after last week’s municipal election. “Many cities improved on their 2014 numbers, and in some cases, even doubled the number of women that were elected to council,” said PoliticsNOW founder Amanda Kingsley Malo. On Monday, […]
  
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• Stephney returns to the Thunderbirds

  01-11-2018 23:34
  The Soo Thunderbirds are getting a familiar face back! It was announced today that the club has reacquired forward Gage Stephney from the GOJHL’s St. Catherines Falcons in exchange for a player development fee. The 19 year old had 4 goals and 2 assists in 7 games with the Falcons this season. Stephney, who stands […]
  
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• Extensive renovations delays opening of Popeye’s Restaurant

  01-11-2018 23:29
  After reaching out to the Senior Vice President of AA Group of Companies, Naseer Malik, he has confirmed that the Sault’s newest eatery, Popeye’s Restaurant will be open by mid-December. An original opening date for November was pushed back due to extensive renovations, especially in the basement, of the former Burger King. Malik says the […]
  
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• Extensive renovations delay opening of Popeyes Restaurant

  01-11-2018 23:29
  After reaching out to the Senior Vice President of AA Group of Companies, Naseer Malik, he has confirmed that the Sault’s newest eatery, Popeyes Restaurant will be open by mid-December. An original opening date for November was pushed back due to extensive renovations, especially in the basement, of the former Burger King. Malik says the […]
  
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• WILDING, Sylvia (nee Doggett)

  01-11-2018 23:14
  Peacefully passed away at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice on Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 in her 101st year. Beloved wife of the late Wesley George Wilding for over 71 years.  Daughter of the late Florence Gernon and Leopold Doggett.  Loving Mother to Larry, Linda Vardy (George), Brian (Brian).  Proud Grandmother to Paul (Jackie), Michelle (Eddy), […]
  
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• So you want to break up with your realtor? It may be harder than you think

  01-11-2018 23:00
  TORONTO — They say breaking up is hard to do — and that most often can be the case when it comes to leaving your realtor. Although not overly common, there may come a time when you want to ditch the real estate agent you have entrusted to help you sell or buy a home. […]
  
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• Doctors expect better flu vaccine match as annual sneezing, hacking season begins

  01-11-2018 22:02
  TORONTO — Cases of seasonal influenza have already begun to show up in Canada, and public health officials say that means it’s time to get that jab in the arm — not only to prevent the flu for yourself but also to help avoid spreading the nasty respiratory bug to others. This year’s flu shot is expected to be much more effective […]
  
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• 4 overdose deaths in 4 days prompt warning from Sault Ste. Marie police - CBC.ca

  01-11-2018 21:50 via cbc.ca
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  4 overdose deaths in 4 days prompt warning from Sault Ste. Marie police
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  Sault Ste. Marie Police Services are warning the public about a recent rash of overdoses in the city. In a statement released Thursday, police say that since Sunday they have responded to a number of calls at several different locations across the city.and more »
  
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• INCH, Jack

  01-11-2018 20:58
  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jack Inch. Jack passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at the age of 69. Beloved husband and best friend of Janet Inch for 46 years. Loving father of Jennifer (Gary), John, Jill (Will) and Jesse (Dan). Proud grandpa of Alexis, […]
  
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• Police warn of increased calls regarding overdoses; 4 deaths in 4 days

  01-11-2018 20:48 via saultstar.com
  Four opioid-suspected deaths have occurred in four days in Sault Ste. Marie, triggering a warning from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.
  Police report that there has been an increase in the number of calls for service regarding possible drug overdoses over the past four days.
  The calls, which have occurred across the city, may or may not be connected, said Const. Sonny Spina.
  “It’s hard to say if they are connected or not. We know the calls have come from across the city, not from
  
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• Four Deaths in Four Days: Overdose Warning

  01-11-2018 20:36
  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to advise the public that we have seen a recent increase in the number of calls for service regarding possible drug overdoses. Over the past 4 days, officers with The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Police Service have responded to a number of calls for service at […]
  
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• WARNING Increase in calls regarding Overdose #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  01-11-2018 20:18 via twitter.com
  WARNING Increase in calls regarding Overdose #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• ***WARNING Increase in calls regarding Overdose*** The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to advise the pu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-11-2018 20:17 via twitter.com
  ***WARNING Increase in calls regarding Overdose***The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to advise the pu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The following temporary event street closures are in effect for the month of November: saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/Novem… https://t.co/wqIbzfxMcK

  01-11-2018 19:21 via twitter.com
  
  The following temporary event street closures are in effect for the month of November: saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/Novem… https://t.co/wqIbzfxMcK
  
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• Feds expect pay equity legislation to pass quickly

  01-11-2018 19:07 via saultstar.com
  Pay equity legislation introduced by the federal government is “long overdue,” said MP Terry Sheehan.
  Sheehan, who was a participant on the pay equity task force which provided recommendations to create a proactive regime to deal with pay equity issues within the federal public and private sectors, said he expects the newly introduced legislation will pass quickly.
  Called an Act to Establish a Proactive Pay Equity Regime within the Federal Public and Private Sectors (Pay Equity Act),
  
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• ALANEN, William (Bill) Elmer

  01-11-2018 19:00
  Peacefully at the F.J Davey Home with his family by his side on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at the age of 79. Beloved husband of 56 years to Sylvia. Cherished father of Nancy Palumbo (Frank) and Ken. Loving and proud Papa of Tianna and Kristen Palumbo and Evan and Liam Alanen. Predeceased by his parents […]
  
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• Feds award $7B in contracts to three shipyards for navy ship maintenance

  01-11-2018 17:49
  OTTAWA — The federal government has awarded contracts worth $7 billion to three shipyards for maintenance and repair work on Royal Canadian Navy frigates, a decision one defence analyst says hearkens back to a historic approach to shipbuilding in Canada. Public Services and Procurement Canada on Thursday announced the advanced contract award notices to Halifax’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc., Seaspan […]
  
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• Extendicare Maple View Suspended From Admitting Residents, Focuses on Quality

  01-11-2018 17:38
  Effective October 30, 2018, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 (LTCHA) has instructed Extendicare Maple View to stop admitting residents until further notice from the Director. The health and safety of our residents is our top priority and we would like to assure the members of […]
  
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• Canadian Google employees stage walkout over sexual misconduct allegations

  01-11-2018 17:37
  TORONTO — Google employees left their offices in Toronto and Montreal as part of an international walkout protesting the company’s treatment of women and alleged handling of sexual misconduct allegations. About two dozen workers left the tech giant’s Montreal office and at least one hundred exited the company’s Toronto office just after 11 a.m. local time. Those in Toronto […]
  
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• Two Vehicle Crash at the Top of the Hill

  01-11-2018 17:28
  A Two vehicle crash blocked traffic for about an hour at the intersection of MacDonald Ave and Pim street around 10:30 this morning. No one was injured in the collision between a small passenger vehicle and pick-up truck , both vehicles sustained major damage and were towed from the scene. Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services […]
  
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• Starting today, the winter parking rules are in effect. Vehicles are not permitted to park on city streets between… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-11-2018 17:04 via twitter.com
  Starting today, the winter parking rules are in effect. Vehicles are not permitted to park on city streets between… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Baloney Meter: Has there been a significant reduction in irregular migrantion?

  01-11-2018 17:04
  OTTAWA — “The member opposite’s assertion that the numbers (of irregular migrants) are going up is simply wrong. We have seen a significant reduction of those numbers just over the past few weeks. In the past several months, we have seen as much as a 70-per-cent reduction over what we experienced last year. ” — Border Security Minister […]
  
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• Supreme Court won’t hear immigration detention case involving Jamaican man

  01-11-2018 16:55
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a deported man’s claim that the five years he spent in immigration custody amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. Alvin Brown arrived in Canada from Jamaica in 1983 as a child and became a permanent resident, but the government revoked his residency status in 2005 and ordered him to […]
  
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• Jeff Arbus Shares how Jewish Community is Moving Forward After Tree of Life Shooting

  01-11-2018 16:42
  Jeff Arbus, member of the Sault’s local Jewish community, joined us in the ONNtv studios to talk about the shooting that occurred this past Saturday in Pittsburg at the Tree of Life Synagogue. It is being labelled a hate crime, rooted inherently in anti-Semitism. The shooting took the lives of eleven people, injuring six others. […]
  
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• North American stocks trade higher, loonie up against U.S. dollar

  01-11-2018 16:27
  TORONTO — The materials and energy sectors helped Canada’s main stock index trade up at late morning, while the loonie climbed higher against the U.S. dollar. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 90.65 points at 15,117.93. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 183.31 points at 25,299.07. The S&P 500 index was […]
  
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• Bos re-elected to provincial airport association post

  01-11-2018 15:16 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Airport’s president and CEO has been reelected to a provincial airport management council.
  Terry Bos was re-elected treasurer of the Airport Management Council of Ontario.
  Bos has been on the board of directors for AMCO since 2010 and now re-elected for his second term.
  He currently serves on the Board of the IAAE Canada and chairs the IAAEE Accreditation Committee and Board of Examiners, and has been with the Sault Ste. Marie Airport since 1999.
  
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• CUPW Calls for a Overtime Ban

  01-11-2018 15:15
  Effective November 1st at 12:01 am, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is calling a national overtime ban for both of its major bargaining units at Canada Post. Postal workers, no matter what their job at Canada Post, will not work more than an eight-hour day and not more than a 40-hour week. Postal workers […]
  
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• Auto industry looks to future beyond car ownership with sharing, subscriptions

  01-11-2018 15:00
  TORONTO — Major automakers are preparing for a future where drivers might not want to own the cars they use. The shift comes as the industry undergoes rapid technological change towards a driverless future, while high up-front costs and ownership burdens have a small but growing minority of drivers fuelling demand for alternatives. “In terms of […]
  
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• Terry Bos earns second term on AMCO Board

  01-11-2018 13:58
  North Bay, Ontario, Canada – During the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Airport Management Council of Ontario (AMCO), members of the association voted to elect skilled and dedicated airport professionals to the Executive level of the Board of Directors. Returning to serve and provide essential experience and knowledge on AMCO’s Board of Directors are […]
  
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• It's Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week... Do you have your fuel-burning appliances inspected annually? #doitright… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-11-2018 13:19 via twitter.com
  It's Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week... Do you have your fuel-burning appliances inspected annually? #doitright… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bobby Orr would be ‘surprised’ if there isn’t another NHL lockout

  01-11-2018 13:00
  TORONTO — Bobby Orr doesn’t like the look of the NHL labour clouds forming on the horizon. In fact, the Hall of Fame defenceman says he fully expects another lockout in the not-too-distant future. “My gut feeling is I’d be surprised if there’s not,” Orr said in an interview with The Canadian Press this week. “I […]
  
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• Mom of soldier who died by suicide after Afghan tour named Silver Cross Mother

  01-11-2018 12:25
  OTTAWA — A woman who lost her son to suicide months after he served with the Canadian military in Afghanistan has been named this year’s Silver Cross Mother. The Royal Canadian Legion says Anita Cenerini of Winnipeg will represent the country with the title until the end of October 2019. Cenerini’s son, Pte. Thomas Welch, […]
  
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• Provinces says Federal Government Still Lacking a Credible Plan at U.S. Border

  01-11-2018 12:20
  An increasing number of Canadians lack confidence in the federal government’s ability to manage the influx of illegal border crossers, according to a federal internal poll recently released under access-to-information law. “The Trudeau government is not only refusing to compensate the provinces for their border mismanagement,” said Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Children, Community and Social […]
  
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• Crowdfunding campaign aims to bring Infinity Mirror Room to Toronto, forever

  01-11-2018 12:17
  TORONTO — The Art Gallery of Ontario wants the success of its recent Infinity Mirrors exhibit to go on, and on, and on — and so it’s turning to fans of last spring’s showcase to help it buy an Infinity Mirror Room for its permanent collection. An online crowdfunding campaign began Thursday and, if successful, would add […]
  
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• Freeland affirms ‘ironclad’ support of Israel following Pittsburgh murders

  01-11-2018 09:36
  OTTAWA — Canada’s rejection of Jewish refugees before the Holocaust was shameful, but Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told Israel that it is an “ironclad” ally against anti-Semitism especially after the Pittsburgh synagogue murders. Freeland evoked the sweep of Canada’s modern history with the Jewish people during an address today before the Israel Council on Foreign […]
  
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• Canada Post workers in Hamilton, La Mauricie, Que., join rotating strikes

  01-11-2018 09:01
  OTTAWA — More than 1,800 Canada Post workers have walked off the job in Hamilton and La Mauricie, Que., as the union’s overtime ban becomes effective across the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the walkout in La Mauricie began Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. and in Hamilton just after midnight on Thursday. Those workers joined union […]
  
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• Case of Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian expected in court

  01-11-2018 09:00
  TORONTO — The case of a man accused in a deadly van attack in north Toronto that left 10 people dead is expected in court today. Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of attempted murder after he allegedly drove a white rental van down a crowded sidewalk […]
  
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• Remember When: PHOTO ARCHIVE

  01-11-2018 05:26 via saultstar.com
  R.J. FROST/Sault Star File PhotoGeneral Hospital operating and recovery room staff take a photo for a get well card for Dr. Richard Elgie in April 1990. Elgie, who worked at the hospital starting in 1947 and retired in January 1990, was recovering from bypass surgery in Florida.
  
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• Remember When: SAULT STAR ARCHIVE

  01-11-2018 05:12 via saultstar.com
  R.J. FROST/Sault Star File PhotoGeneral Hospital operating and recovery room staff take a photo for a get well card for Dr. Richard Elgie in April 1990. Elgie, who worked at the hospital starting in 1947 and retired in January 1990, was recovering from bypass surgery in Florida.
  
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• Two killed in Toronto-area crash that sparked tanker fire: officials

  01-11-2018 00:34
  TORONTO — Officials say two people have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash that sparked a tanker fire on a major toll highway in the Toronto area. York Region spokeswoman Kylie Doerner says two people were pronounced dead at the scene of the collision on Highway 407 north of Toronto and no one was taken to hospital. Provincial […]
  
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