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• Province unveils its first economic outlook and fiscal review

  15-11-2018 23:43 via saultstar.com
  The first economic statement of the new Ontario government unveils details of a new tax credit for low-income earners, expands hours of LCBO and Beer Store retailers and cuts several commissioner positions in government.
  Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli released the 2018 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review Thursday, outlining the government’s plan to help people make end meet – and get ahead – while making government more efficient.
  Sault MPP Ross Romano said his gove
  
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• Antibiotic resistance growing global threat that needs to be countered: experts

  15-11-2018 23:41
  TORONTO — With cold and flu season upon us, some patients will undoubtedly go to their doctors seeking a prescription for antibiotics, even though the drugs are useless against such viral infections. It is such misuse and overuse that has helped a growing number of bacteria become resistant to most or all antibiotics — a phenomenon doctors are calling a crisis because there are no […]
  
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• The Royal Canadian Legion Service Officer in Sault Monday

  15-11-2018 23:29
  The Royal Canadian Legion’s Service Officer Sherry Culling will be in Sault Ste. Marie on Monday, November 19th at 9:00 a.m. Anyone wishing information, advice or assistance regarding the following are encouraged to reach out for support. Veterans Affair Canada Disability Pensions Treatment for Entitled Veterans, Application for Poppy/Benevolent Funds Appeals against unfavorable VAC Decisions […]
  
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• China says butt out; Canada calls for release of “arbitrarily” detained Muslims

  15-11-2018 23:20
  OTTAWA — Canada stood firm against Chinese criticism Thursday after the Trudeau government rallied more than a dozen countries in expressing concern to Beijing about its jailing of hundreds of thousands of its Muslim minority. A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman accused Canada’s envoy and 14 others of going beyond their diplomatic roles by sending a letter […]
  
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• ADSB Graduate creates a tool which helps replace jargon with everyday language

  15-11-2018 22:48
  Melissa Kargiannakis is an ADSB graduate and the Founder & CEO of skritswap, a company designed to make the internet easier to understand. skritswap uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to“enable anyone to understand anything regardless of complexity.It changes the reading level of information.” https://skritswap.com/ Put another way, where”Google Translate” changes text to different languages, skritswap […]
  
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• Malcolm White Talks Council Transition, Voter Turnout and More

  15-11-2018 22:41
  Deputy CAO/City Clerk Malcolm White joined us in the ONNtv studios to shed some light on the process post-municipal election. He also spoke to the voter turnout statistics and how we will be proceeding with more technology in the future. White encourages you to nominate a deserving citizen for a medal of merit, the information […]
  
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• LAUZON, Joseph Martin

  15-11-2018 22:04
  ~ On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, Joseph Martin Lauzon, loving husband and father of six children, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 in his home with his wife Lena by his side.  Joseph was born on September, 21, 1922 in Sault Ste. Marie to Joseph and Margaret Lauzon. He served bravely, in WWII, […]
  
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• Canada welcomes 41 new citizens in Sault Ste. Marie | Sault Star - Sault Star

  15-11-2018 21:50 via saultstar.com
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  Shreya Kashyap, 10, is one of Canada's new 41 citizens who were sworn in at a ceremony at Korah Collegiate and Vocational School on Thur. Nov. 14, 2018.and more »
  
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• Canada welcomes 41 new citizens in Sault Ste. Marie - Sault Star

  15-11-2018 21:50 via saultstar.com
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  Shreya Kashyap, 10, is one of Canada's new 41 citizens who were sworn in at a ceremony at Korah Collegiate and Vocational School on Thur. Nov. 14, 2018. She, along with her parents Tripti Sharma and Brijesh Kashyap, moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Canada ...and more »
  
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• Canada welcomes 41 new citizens in Sault Ste. Marie

  15-11-2018 21:41 via saultstar.com
  Shreya Kashyap, 10, is one of Canada’s new 41 citizens who were sworn in at a ceremony at Korah Collegiate and Vocational School on Thur. Nov. 14, 2018. She, along with her parents Tripti Sharma and Brijesh Kashyap, moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Canada from India when she was just five months old.   Elaine Della-Mattia/The Sault Star.
  
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• Ministers hears priorities for seniors

  15-11-2018 21:35 via saultstar.com
  Filomena Tessi is doing a lot of listening as she tours Canada.Since being appointed the federal minister for seniors in July, the Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas MP has visited nearly 60 communities across the country.
  On Thursday, Tessi was in Sault Ste. Marie as part of a Northeastern Ontario swing that included stops in Manitoulin Island, North Bay and Sudbury.She met with about a dozen groups, including Sault Ste. Marie Public Library, United Way Sault Ste. Marie and district, Canadian Red Cr
  
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• Ontario to streamline Outdoors Card, increase fairness for moose and bear hunting tags

  15-11-2018 21:31 via saultstar.com
  A new one-card Outdoors Card is soon to be released in Ontario, says the province’s new minister of natural resources and forestry.
  And changes are coming to create a more efficient and fairer moose and bear tag system, John Yakabuski told a Tourism Northern Ontario summit Thursday.
  Yakabuski said the new Ontario Outdoors card, which will also be developed as a Smart Phone app, will mean one version of the card will now apply to hunters and anglers across the province.
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• The Community Tree Lighting Celebration is happening tonight! Join @MayorProvenzano and the @SSM_DTA in front of th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 21:29 via twitter.com
  The Community Tree Lighting Celebration is happening tonight! Join @MayorProvenzano and the @SSM_DTA in front of th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Lifeguard/Instructor - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/66FQwpXqAK

  15-11-2018 21:29 via twitter.com
  
  Lifeguard/Instructor - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs#saultjobs https://t.co/66FQwpXqAK
  
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• FLEMING, Catherine (nee Marshall)

  15-11-2018 21:02
  ~ Peacefully at Algoma Residential Community Hospice with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in her 66 year. Much loved mother of Trevor Norton (Dawn), Karen Braido (Mike) and Brett Norton (Lanaea). The most amazing Grammy of Nika, Nehven and Paxton. Cherished daughter of the late Cecil and Winnifred Marshall. […]
  
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• Bell Celebrity Skate brings hundreds of young people together for Rotary

  15-11-2018 20:33
  On Tuesday, 349 young skaters from all over Sault Ste. Marie and area raised $43,270.25 for Rotary Youth Projects at the Bell Celebrity Skate presented by Agero. Past Rotary Youth Projects include the Rotary Adventure Playground at Bellevue Park and supporting Easter Seals kids. This year’s top individual fundraiser was Joshua Hales, who raised $1,344.35 […]
  
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• Ford government’s first fiscal update shows Ontario cut deficit to $14.5 billion

  15-11-2018 19:39
  Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says it has cut the province’s deficit by $500 million, bringing the figure down to $14.5 billion in its first few months in office. The change is announced in the government’s Fall Economic Statement for 2018-2019, its first major fiscal update since winning the spring election. “The fiscal hole is deep,” Finance Minister Vic Fedeli said in […]
  
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• Diabetic alert dogs meet their owners for the first time, start bonding process

  15-11-2018 19:38
  OAKVILLE, Ont. — Just minutes after Carrie Lemay met her new dog, Freckles, she says the black lab starting frantically pawing and jumping up on her. Freckles wasn’t being disobedient — she is a diabetic alert dog, trained to detect low blood sugar in people like Lemay, who has Type 1 diabetes. After being “alerted,” Lemay then tested […]
  
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• Nominations close tomorrow for the 2018 #SaultSteMarie Hockey Hall of Fame. For more info, visit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 19:37 via twitter.com
  Nominations close tomorrow for the 2018 #SaultSteMarie Hockey Hall of Fame. For more info, visit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Reminder - Queen Street East (Pim Street to Dennis Street) will be temporarily closed today from 3 pm to 11:30 pm d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 19:34 via twitter.com
  Reminder - Queen Street East (Pim Street to Dennis Street) will be temporarily closed today from 3 pm to 11:30 pm d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Postal union to retailers: ‘We’re as frustrated as you are’ about dispute

  15-11-2018 19:19
  OTTAWA — The union representing striking Canada Post workers says there are positives in the Crown corporation’s latest contract offers. But the head of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the proposals issued yesterday don’t yet constitute finals offers that would put an end to rotating walkouts that are causing delivery delays across the country. […]
  
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• Toronto private school didn’t report alleged sexual assault to police: Cops

  15-11-2018 18:56
  Toronto police say a prestigious private school did not notify them about the alleged sexual assault of a student on campus as claimed by the school’s principal. Police say they launched an investigation into the alleged incident at St. Michael’s College School on Wednesday after officers were contacted by the media. In an email sent to parents on Wednesday, principal […]
  
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• WADE, Michael “Mike”

  15-11-2018 18:49
  Peacefully passed away at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice after a battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the age of 74. He is now reunited with his beloved daughter Heidi “munchkin”. Devoted husband of Rose Marie Schaer-Wade. Cherished father of Michael Wade (Robin), Matthew Wade (Tammy) and Sam Wade (Christina). Awesome Papa […]
  
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• Supreme Court to hear latest challenge in dispute between Innu and Rio Tinto

  15-11-2018 18:46
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear an appeal over jurisdiction in the latest stage of a long-running effort by Innu First Nations to sue mining giant Rio Tinto. The government of Newfoundland and Labrador launched the appeal after Quebec’s highest court ruled that the Innu of Uashat and of Mani-Utenam and others could sue the […]
  
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• Stagers, renovators and drones: Not everyone loses in a down housing market

  15-11-2018 17:54
  TORONTO — Real estate markets across the country may be showing signs of softening, but home stager Monique Shaw says her business has been booming. “People were using staging as a way to sell in a hot market,” said the owner of Homes Beautifully by Monique Shaw in Calgary. “But we’re still finding the opposite too. The […]
  
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• The Michael Douglas method: How ‘Fatal Attraction’ changed his acting approach

  15-11-2018 17:46
  TORONTO — It wasn’t until “Fatal Attraction” that Michael Douglas found his comfort zone as an actor. The two-time Oscar winner, who plays an acting coach alongside Alan Arkin as his longtime agent in Chuck Lorre’s new Netflix dramedy series “The Kominsky Method,” says his own start to the craft was rocky. “I was a terrible auditioner. I was a guy […]
  
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• Who Is He? Police Seek Information to Identify Human Remains of an Unknown Male

  15-11-2018 17:30
  The OPP are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who’s remains were found near Montreal River Harbour, between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie, in July 2017. Prior to his death, the OPP believe the man was travelling along Highway 17, between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie. With the assistance of the Office […]
  
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• Toronto stocks fall, U.S. markets mixed; Loonie up against U.S. dollar

  15-11-2018 17:26
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was lower in late-morning trading amid losses in the energy, financial and industrial sectors, while the loonie edged up compared with the U.S. dollar. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 28.54 points at 15,104.58. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 147.48 points at 24,933.02. The […]
  
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• World travelers - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-11-2018 17:14 via sooeveningnews.com
  World travelers  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA group of Sault Area Public Schools students recently returned from Ryuo-Cho, Japan, and some of them — including Olivia and Elizabeth Martin, Max Scott, ...
  
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• Goulet, Robert (Chunk) Eugene

  15-11-2018 16:48
  September 15, 1974 – November 13, 2018 It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Robert (Chunk) in his 44th year, peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in Calgary, Alberta, being diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy three weeks prior. Son of the late Nancy Goulet and Fernand (PAL) Souliere, and Brother to Janice Johnson (Mike), […]
  
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• AGNEW, Patrick James

  15-11-2018 16:44
  On Sunday, November 11, 2018, Patrick passed away, leaving behind his grieving family: parents Jim and Terry, brother Matthew, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Patrick was proud to have graduated from the University of Toronto. Cremation has taken place. Interment will take place in the spring in Little Current. Our heartfelt thanks to all […]
  
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• Early Snow Likely To Stay

  15-11-2018 16:33
  Every year we see snow come a little early for most people. Usually anytime after November 11th, we can expect to see the snow begin in any given year. This year we saw a little taste of winter prior to Halloween, but that was mostly very wet snow and it disappeared as quickly as it […]
  
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• Chair of World Urban Parks to Speak in Sault

  15-11-2018 16:24
  FutureSSM is excited to announce that Gil Penalosa, internationally acclaimed placemaking expert and Chair of World Urban Parks, will be speaking in Sault Ste. Marie on November 30 to discuss ‘Age Friendly Cities & Walkability’. Mr. Penalosa will be in Sault Ste. Marie as part of Algoma Public Health’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Penalosa is the […]
  
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• Athlete of the week, profiling another of our 12 local @SOOntario athletes participating in the 2019 Winter Games h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  Athlete of the week, profiling another of our 12 local @SOOntario athletes participating in the 2019 Winter Games h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Athlete of the week, profiling another our our 12 local Special Olympics Ontario athletes participating in the 2019… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 16:13 via twitter.com
  Athlete of the week, profiling another our our 12 local Special Olympics Ontario athletes participating in the 2019… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Mechanic - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/A3X0sZYaCS

  15-11-2018 16:09 via twitter.com
  
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• Dividing lines between credit unions, banks blurring, but key differences remain

  15-11-2018 16:00
  TORONTO — Distinctions between credit unions and private banks are fading as online banking, changing regulations, and competition have changed the retail banking landscape, but a few fundamental differences remain for those undecided between the two. Credit unions, a member-owned banking model, once had the advantage on value, while the greater resources of banks offered convenience and scale. However, both sides have […]
  
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• U.S. pot financing outpaces Canadian cannabis companies on CSE

  15-11-2018 15:59
  TORONTO — U.S. cannabis companies raised $1.5 billion on the Canadian Securities Exchange during the first 10 months of this year, surpassing their Canadian counterparts for the first time. Data from the smaller, alternative exchange shows U.S.-based pot company financing activity in the January-to-October period usurped the $1 billion raised by Canadian-based issuers during the same period. CSE […]
  
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• Attention: Due to weather conditions, the 2018 leaf and yard waste collection schedule ends on Saturday November 17… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-11-2018 15:24 via twitter.com
  Attention: Due to weather conditions, the 2018 leaf and yard waste collection schedule ends on Saturday November 17… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Moustache motivation ctv.news/AciTMfS

  15-11-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
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• Grab the shovel - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-11-2018 14:09 via sooeveningnews.com
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  Father Winter was not shy at all about making his presence felt Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with a flurry of snow showers causing plow trucks to ...and more »
  
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• Grab the shovel - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-11-2018 14:09 via sooeveningnews.com
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  Father Winter was not shy at all about making his presence felt Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with a flurry of snow showers causing plow trucks to roam city streets early Wednesday morning and school closings throughout Sault Ste. Marie.and more »
  
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• Caregivers ‘glue’ holding health system together, but need more support: report

  15-11-2018 14:02
  TORONTO — They come from all walks of life, young and old: millions of Canadians who are unpaid caregivers for aging parents, children with a disability or a sibling with a chronic illness. Yet a survey reveals many are struggling, often in isolation, trying to fulfil a critical role with not enough support from the health-care system. Results of the Ontario-based survey of 800 caregivers […]
  
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• Ontario Outlines Regulations for Cannabis Stores

  15-11-2018 12:11
  Today, Ontario’s Government for the People implemented the latest phase of its planned response to the federal government’s legalization of cannabis by passing strict new regulations to protect children and youth, keep communities and roads safe and combat the illegal market. The result of widespread consultations with the people of Ontario, these regulations provide clarity […]
  
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• War Memorial Hospital receives national recognition - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-11-2018 09:00 via sooeveningnews.com
  War Memorial Hospital receives national recognition  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsToday, on National Rural Health Day, War Memorial Hospital announces it has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National ...
  
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• Santa Claus to arrive in Sault, Ontario - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-11-2018 09:00 via sooeveningnews.com
  Santa Claus to arrive in Sault, Ontario  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSnowflakes and flurries can only mean one thing – Santa is on his way! Mr. Claus will make his annual appearance in the Rotary Santa Claus Parade this ...
  
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• Grad's software teaches students a lesson

  15-11-2018 06:53 via saultstar.com
  Software developed by a Sault Ste. Marie native is helping Algoma District School Board students learn about financial literacy.Melissa Kargiannakis is the founder and chief executive officer of SkritSwap. Her company’s mission is to use artificial intelligence to replace complicated jargon with day-to-day language for people searching and reading information online.
  SkritSwap’s tagline is “Because no one has ever complained that something was too easy to read.” Karg
  
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• New book alleges Brian Mulroney bargained over daughter’s political future

  15-11-2018 02:50
  TORONTO — A new book purporting to tell the truth about the fall of Patrick Brown offers a rare glimpse into the machinations inside the Ontario Progressive Conservative party following his abrupt resignation as leader amid sexual misconduct allegations he denies. In his new tell-all biography — titled Takedown: The Attempted Political Assassination of Patrick Brown — the former Tory leader portrays […]
  
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• Top Conservative says Dykstra investigation plagued with perception problems

  15-11-2018 00:17
  OTTAWA — The investigation of how the Conservative party handled a sexual-assault allegation against former Tory MP Rick Dykstra in the last federal election campaign is wrapping up, but a former top Conservative says the process has been flawed. Dykstra denies any misconduct but resigned in January as the president of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party after the […]
  
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