Sault Ste. Marie news

• CAPUTO, Carolyn

  13-11-2018 23:41
  ~ Peacefully passed away at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, November 12, 2018 at the age of 72. Cherished wife of Mike for 53 years. Proud mother of Abbie Caputo, Carolyn Caputo-McCauley (Gene) and Michelle Caputo. Fun-loving grandmother of Michael, Caden, Addison, Alexandria and Cassandra. Predeceased by her parents, Carroll and Georgina Mousseau. Sister […]
  
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• Christopher Plummer to star in Global TV plane mystery ‘Departure’

  13-11-2018 23:40
  TORONTO — Oscar-winning Canadian actor Christopher Plummer is set to star in a new homegrown drama series for Global TV. The Canadian network says he’ll star in “Departure” alongside Emmy-winning British actress Archie Panjabi of “The Good Wife.” It’s billed as a “high-octane conspiracy series” about the mysterious disappearance of a passenger plane over the Atlantic Ocean. […]
  
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• Ontario government to raise threshold for official party status

  13-11-2018 23:38
  TORONTO — The Ontario government is raising the number of seats in the legislature required to achieve official party status, just months after the provincial election that saw the Liberals slip below the current threshold. Progressive Conservative House Leader Todd Smith said Tuesday the new minimum — to be laid out in the fall economic […]
  
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• MOAR, Sandra (Sandy)

  13-11-2018 23:20
  ~ Passed away peacefully at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice on Friday, November 9, 2018 with family and friends at her side. Wife of the late Arthur Moar. Beloved mother of Shawn (Jen) and Randy (Sara). Grandmother of Makayla, Zoey, Cade, and Dax.  Dear sister of the late Danny, Terry, Karen, Mark, Steven, Kimmy, and […]
  
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• VENA, Gary Vincent

  13-11-2018 23:05
  Passed away peacefully at Sault Area Hospital with his family by his side on Monday, November 12, 2018 at the age of 81. Beloved Husband of Patricia Vena for 62 years. Loving father of Gary Vena Jr. and Jennifer Dumond (Terry). Proud Papa of Rhys Vincent Vena Dumond and Joshua Paul Vena. Brother of Frankie […]
  
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• It’s time to get creative with Royal Icing

  13-11-2018 23:05
  (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) ‘Sweet Homes for the Soup Kitchen Gingerbread House Festive Face-Off‘, is inviting all Community Elves! It is time to gather your tool belts and get your team together. The Sault College Public Relations and Event Management Program (PEM ) has partnered with the Sault Ste. Marie Soup Kitchen Community Centre to […]
  
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• Canada stands pat on Saudi arms sales, even after hearing Khashoggi tape

  13-11-2018 21:54
  OTTAWA — The federal government is showing no apparent signs of toughening its stance on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, even after Canada’s spy chief heard a recording of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Speaking to reporters today in Windsor, Ont., Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated Canada’s position that no new arms-export permits will be signed for Saudi Arabia as […]
  
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• Do you like to cook for large groups? St. Vincent Place could use several pairs of extra hands.

  13-11-2018 21:45
  SAULT STE MARIE – Now that the snow is starting to fall, many of us are starting to get into the holiday spirit, and that often means thinking about ways to help the less fortunate. St. Vincent Place has the perfect opportunity to make a difference in the community year-round. We are currently seeking teams […]
  
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• Toronto stock market pushes higher, despite energy weakness on drop in oil

  13-11-2018 21:00
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading as gains in the financial, industrial and materials sectors outweighed losses in the energy sector as the price of oil fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 79.85 points at 15,236.25. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 107.95 points at […]
  
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• JOHNSON, Floyd Lawrence

  13-11-2018 20:51
  ~ Passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the age of 86.  Loving father of Paul, Robert (Amy) and Michael (Melisa).  Proud grandpa of Kaitlyn (Jake), Brenden, Julia, Jeffrey, Michael and one on the way.  Great grandpa of Jayce and Katrina.  Predeceased by his parents Frank and Clara.  Dear brother of […]
  
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• Sault College gets $1 million from FedNor for new iE3 building equipment

  13-11-2018 20:42 via saultstar.com
  Sault College has received $1 million of FedNor funding to purchase equipment for its new Institute for Environment, Education and Entrepreneurship (iE3) building.
  Sault MP Terry Sheehan awarded the financing to the college on Tuesday on behalf of MP Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development and minister responsible for FedNor.
  Sheehan said the funding falls under the government’s Prosperity and Growth Strategy for Northern Ontario and meets criteria of its ke
  
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• Sault College Gets One Million for High Tech Equipment

  13-11-2018 20:02
  MP Terry Sheehan, visited Sault College today to announce one million dollars in FedNor funding for the schools, Institute for Environment, Education and Entrepreneurship (iE3). The funds will be used to purchase state of the art equipment such as 3D printers, drones and ICT equipment. The equipment parallel’s that used in industry said Dr. Ron […]
  
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• Berto gets jail time for running over Sault College instructor

  13-11-2018 19:55 via saultstar.com
  Nicholas Berto, 20, will go to jail for running over and seriously injuring a Sault College instructor in March 2016.
  The incident happened outside The Harp at Pine Plaza.
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• Male Arrested in Possession of 2 Loaded Firearms #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  13-11-2018 19:54 via twitter.com
  Male Arrested in Possession of 2 Loaded Firearms #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Police seize weapons, drugs, from Pim Street home

  13-11-2018 19:27 via saultstar.com
  City police executive a search warrant on a Pim Street home Monday and found a handgun and 22 caliber rifle, both loaded with ammunition.
  Police say six rounds of ammunition were found in the 22 caliber handgun and one round was loaded in the chamber and five additional rounds loaded in the magazine of the 22 caliber rifle.
  Police also located a quantity of drugs including 20.14 grams of methamphetamine, 3.02 grams of cocaine, 4.5 grams of fentanyl and 31 clonazepam pills.  The narcotics ha
  
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• Train Jumps Tracks on Carmen’s Way

  13-11-2018 19:18
  Traffic was back-up in both directions on Carmen’s way around the lunch hour when a train jumped the tracks. The train was stuck on the tracks that crossed the road. No explanation of why the train fell of its track  – it may have been weather related. Sault Ste. Marie police services  re-routed traffic. No […]
  
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• Male Arrested in Possession of 2 Loaded Firearms

  13-11-2018 18:56
  On November 12th, 2018 officers with the Break and Enter Unit and Investigation Services Division of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service executed a search warrant at the residence of 60 year old Daniel Saba in the 300 block of Pim Street. Inside, officers located a 22 caliber handgun that was loaded with 6 rounds […]
  
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• Bombardier CEO ends his silence on 5,000 layoffs, defends the move

  13-11-2018 18:29
  TORONTO — The head of Bombardier Inc. is defending his move to lay off 5,000 workers — 3,000 of them in Canada — citing efficiency and leaving the door open to more job cuts down the line. Chief executive Alain Bellemare told an investor conference in Toronto today that the productivity push was “tough” and unpopular, but essential to […]
  
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• The ‘three-headed monster’ behind Jason Reitman’s political biopic

  13-11-2018 17:31
  TORONTO — Collectively, Montreal-raised filmmaker Jason Reitman, American journalist Matt Bai and one-time political operative Jay Carson half-jokingly refer to themselves the “three-headed monster of popular culture.” But in an age when the lines between entertainment, journalism and politics have been blurred, perhaps there’s no more appropriate trio to bring the story where “The Front Runner” team says […]
  
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• Winter Driving #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  13-11-2018 17:22 via twitter.com
  Winter Driving #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Matthew’s Sidekicks - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2018 17:18 via sooeveningnews.com
  Matthew’s Sidekicks  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSolara McBey, Kylie Broten, Anjely LaTour and Thomas Sharp hold a sign thanking attendees to Nov. 10's Cerebral Palsy Awareness Indian taco fundraiser.
  
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• Fresh rotating postal strikes to cause delivery delays: Canada Post

  13-11-2018 16:41
  OTTAWA — Canada Post says its employees will hold more rotating walkouts starting today and warns it will mean delivery delays, particularly in western Canada. The Crown corporation says members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers walked off the job this morning in Toronto and at its distribution centre in Scarborough, Ont. Rotating strikes have […]
  
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• And Now Some Winter Driving Tips

  13-11-2018 16:23
  As motorists take to the roads this morning you will find that winter driving is once again upon us.  Winter weather is clearly here to stay and the forecast is showing that our roads will continue to see snowfall for the next several hours. Motorists are reminded to use caution while driving.  Give yourself extra […]
  
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• Robbery charge laid

  13-11-2018 16:22 via saultstar.com
  Officers with the break and enter unit have charged a 43-year-old man in connection with a robbery last month.
  Police say John Jamieson, of no fixed address, faces a charge of robbery. He was to appear in bail court.
  It’s alleged that a man approached an elderly women walking in the 200 block of McNabb Street from behind and grabbed her purse. The woman was thrown against a vehicle and the accused fled the scene with her purse which contained various items including cash.
  
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• Changes to Naloxone Regulation for Police

  13-11-2018 16:18
  The Progressive Conservative government sent a release on Tuesday morning, stating “Ontario’s Government for the People is helping police officers save lives by enabling them to carry and administer naloxone in response to opioid overdoses like other first responders, who do not have to worry about routinely being the subject of a criminal investigation.” This […]
  
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• Environment Canada says winter is here to stay

  13-11-2018 16:07 via saultstar.com
  Winter has arrived in Sault Ste. Marie.
  Residents awoke to a fresh blanket of fluffy white snow Tuesday morning and the end is not in sight, said Environment Canada meteorologist Gerald Cheng.
  “The temperature in your area is going to stay quite cold so there will be no melting of sorts,” Cheng said from his Toronto office.
  But the mid-November snowfall is not out of the ordinary for Sault Ste. Marie, his data show.
  “You’ve had one snow squall already and we are in snow s
  
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• Art Gabriel’s Theft Caught On Camera

  13-11-2018 15:40
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft. On the 5th of November 2018 at 1:00 p.m. an unknown male attended Art Gabriel’s store located at 497 Queen Street East. When the suspect was left unattended he placed two leather jackets under […]
  
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• We are excited to partner with Vice Principal Jennifer Keenan and the staff and students from White Pines to suppor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 15:35 via twitter.com
  We are excited to partner with Vice Principal Jennifer Keenan and the staff and students from White Pines to suppor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• N.O.W Program Assists the ‘Chronically Unemployed’ in the Sault

  13-11-2018 15:28
  The Sault Community Career Centre’s Heidi Ivany shared some background and insight about the N.O.W (New Outlook on Working) program that has been offered through the organization since 2014. The program has been a success in terms of getting people who have been unemployed and, usually referred through Ontario Works, back into a job. For […]
  
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• FLEMING, Samuel

  13-11-2018 15:21
  It is with regret that we announce the passing of Sam Fleming on Saturday November 10, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. Born Samuel Fleming on November 23 1929, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Sam was married to Audrey, nee Mullan for 66 years. Father to Michael (Ellen), Stephen (late Shawn), Peter (Christine) and Fiona […]
  
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• Globe and Mail workers could be off the job by midnight Wednesday: union

  13-11-2018 15:11
  TORONTO — A strike appears to be looming at the Globe and Mail. The union representing editorial, circulation and advertising sales workers at the Globe says they could be on strike by midnight Wednesday. Unifor says the 320 members are seeking pension protection and an end to what it says is a pay gap between male and female employees. They have […]
  
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• Feds pledge money for young scientists but funding for in-house research slips

  13-11-2018 15:00
  OTTAWA — Science Minister Kirsty Duncan is making good on a promise to help young researchers who are trying to establish themselves in their fields. But the Liberals’ promised commitment to run a government that believes in science hasn’t led to funding research within the government itself, a watchdog group says. Duncan is at the University of […]
  
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• Reminder - Due to the #RemembranceDay holiday, garbage and recycling collection for the remainder of the week will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-11-2018 14:59 via twitter.com
  Reminder - Due to the #RemembranceDay holiday, garbage and recycling collection for the remainder of the week will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Developer expresses interest in Malcolm building - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2018 14:22 via sooeveningnews.com
  Developer expresses interest in Malcolm building  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhile Monday's special Sault Ste. Marie City Commission work session was convened in a SmartZone conference room to further tweak the form-based code ...
  
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• Weekend shows allow for fundraising, seasonal shopping - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2018 09:00 via sooeveningnews.com
  Weekend shows allow for fundraising, seasonal shopping  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Eastern Upper Peninsula's biggest craft show weekend of the year is on tap this Saturday at the Sault Area High School and Middle School, giving shoppers ...
  
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• Lifelong learner’s gift - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2018 09:00 via sooeveningnews.com
  Lifelong learner’s gift  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCoast Guard personnel from Sector Sault Ste. Marie join with Lake Superior State University President Rodney Hanley and family members of Amy Ignatowski to ...
  
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• Dave Ramsey: Home warranties? - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2018 09:00 via sooeveningnews.com
  Dave Ramsey: Home warranties?  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDear Dave,Are home warranties a waste of money if someone has been following your plan and already has six months of expenses set aside in an emergency ...
  
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• Chamber moves annual trade shows to Station Mall

  13-11-2018 06:03 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce has moved its annual series of trade shows to Station Mall.
  Rory Ring, the chamber’s CEO, says in a media release the move benefits exhibitors and visitors.
  “Our exhibitors will get more one-on-one with potential clients and customers thanks to increased traffic. It will also reduce costs for exhibitors and it means that we will no longer need to charge an admission. It’s a WIN-WIN-WIN.”
  The shows include the annual WE ARE THE SOO Heal
  
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• ‘We Scare Hunger’ — kids rise to the challenge

  13-11-2018 05:18 via saultthisweek.com
  Good cheer any time of the year.
  Students and teachers from St. Francis French Immersion had lots to offer the Soup Kitchen with their “We Scare Hunger” Campaign.
  Every year students and faculty at St. Francis French Immersion work together to gather non-perishable food items. And their 2018 campaign was a great success; students worked very hard as they rallied up the canned goods from cupboards and pantries the community over.
  The school collected more than 2,700 non-perishables ov
  
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• Water sources need protection

  13-11-2018 05:11 via saultthisweek.com
  Although the PUC’s water treatment plant does a good job in cleaning the city’s municipal drinking water, Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority focuses on the step before that: drinking water source protection.
  Conventional water treatment focuses on removing and treating potential contaminants already in the water, but the focus of source protection is on prevention. It is a more effective and proactive way of ensuring residents have clean drinking water and can avoid serio
  
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• What! City without a Community Foundation

  13-11-2018 05:05 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Ste. Marie is the largest city in Canada without an organized community foundation — but a diverse group looks for a way to change that.
  Laurel Carlton, director of strategic initiatives, Community Foundations of Canada, told Sault This Week her organization has heard an appeal from Algoma residents over the years to explore the possibility of getting a local foundation set up.
  Former Governor General David Johnston even organized a roundtable in 2012 to explore the idea, but nothing
  
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• Stan Lee hoped to make Canadian-set series about Indigenous cop, says producer

  13-11-2018 01:51
  TORONTO — Stan Lee struggled in his final years to get broadcasters behind a Canadian-set TV series about an Indigenous cop with special powers, says a producer who teamed with the late Marvel Comics founder to help it take shape. Kevin Gillis, creator of the animated series “The Raccoons,” says as recently as a few years ago he […]
  
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• Bridge plans maintenance work

  13-11-2018 00:32 via saultstar.com
  Replacing concrete, painting and helping transports with traction are all maintenance projects Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority will act on in 2019 following an annual inspection of the crossing between the Twin Saults.Hardesty and Hanover, of Okemos, Mich., and WSP Canada Group Ltd., of Oakville, Ont., checked the bridge over a two-week span in August.At a presentation to the authority’s board last Thursday, Hardesty and Hanover structural engineer Richard Wianecki said the bridge was in
  
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• EEK! We Could See 25cm From Snow Squalls Tonight and Tomorrow

  13-11-2018 00:22
  Snow squall watch in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are expected to develop tonight and persist into Tuesday. Intense lake effect snow bands are expected to develop tonight and continue on Tuesday. Areas under the most intense portion of this band […]
  
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• Ottawa talking with Pakistan about bringing acquitted woman to Canada

  13-11-2018 00:04
  OTTAWA — The federal government is talking with Pakistan about the possibilty of bringing a Pakistani woman, who was recently released from death row, to Canada. Asia Bibi, a Christian, was sentenced to death in Pakistan eight years ago for blasphemy after being convicted of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad — a charge her family has long denied. Pakistan’s high court recently overturned Bibi’s c
  
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