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• Watch Replay ! Rotary Santa Claus Parade ONNtv!

  17-11-2018 22:14
  For those of you who won’t be able to make it downtown this evening for the 2018 Rotary Santa Claus Parade, don’t fret! Round up the family as ONNtv’s Lou-Anne Young and Tim Murphy will be bundling up to bring you live coverage of the parade beginning at 6 PM, proudly supported by WirelessCom.ca, Women […]
  
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• Watch Live at 6pm ! Rotary Santa Claus Parade ONNtv!

  17-11-2018 22:14
  For those of you who won’t be able to make it downtown this evening for the 2018 Rotary Santa Claus Parade, don’t fret! Round up the family as ONNtv’s Lou-Anne Young and Tim Murphy will be bundling up to bring you live coverage of the parade beginning at 6 PM, proudly supported by WirelessCom.ca, Women […]
  
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• “Dreamy Unicorn” Event Raises over $900 for Soup Kitchen Community Centre

  17-11-2018 22:13
  Public Relations Students from Sault College hosted a “Dreamy Unicorn” Children’s event fundraiser at Station Mall on Saturday afternoon. Activities included Henna Art, face painting and a unicorn-themed colouring competition. This event raised $903.10 – $550 in pre-event sponsorhips, and the rest during the event. All proceeds are in support of the Soup Kitchen Community […]
  
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• Rotary celebrates century of service

  17-11-2018 21:09 via saultstar.com
  Membership with Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie offers Diane Marshall a chance help others in different countries and lend a hand right here at home. The club celebrates its 100th anniversary with a gala Tuesday at Marconi Club. An estimated 180 to 200 are expected to attend. The menu includes butternut squash risotto, stuffed shrimp and beef tenderloin. Guest speaker is Jennifer Jones of Rotary International. Marshall, a retired Algoma District School Board administrator, joined Rotary in 1990,
  
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• 67’s bring the Onslaught to the Hounds

  17-11-2018 19:19
  The Greyhounds returned to home ice Friday night at the GFL Memorial Gardens after what many would consider a disappointing road trip. After first losing in Flint to the Firebirds, and giving them just their second win in their twenty one games played through the season, the Hounds also dropped a contest to the Saginaw […]
  
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• Lou-Anne & Tim Live at the Rotary Santa Claus Parade ONNtv!

  17-11-2018 18:14
  For those of you who won’t be able to make it downtown this evening for the 2018 Rotary Santa Claus Parade, don’t fret! Round up the family as ONNtv’s Lou-Anne Young and Tim Murphy will be bundling up to bring you live coverage of the parade beginning at 6 PM, proudly supported by WirelessCom.ca, Women […]
  
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• College recruits international students to fill Sault job demands

  17-11-2018 17:52 via saultstar.com
  Sault College is starting to recruit international students to train them to help local employers fill jobs.President Ron Common calls the approach the college’s “second phase” of its recruitment efforts to draw students from other countries to attend the Sault Ste. Marie post-secondary institution.The college has met with Algoma Steel with the manufacturer identifying positions that need to be filled.“Our role is to provide graduates that have the skills needed by local
  
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• Algoma U Selected as Host Site for 2019 National Building Reconciliation Forum

  17-11-2018 17:33
  Five postsecondary partners to host annual forum at Algoma University in 2019 VICTORIA – University and Indigenous leaders focused on the importance of working together to advance reconciliation during the 2018 Universities Canada National Building Reconciliation Forum held November 15 and 16 at the University of Victoria. The theme of the fourth annual forum was Ts’its’u’ […]
  
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• NASA boss in Ottawa, fuels speculation about new Canadian space-station role

  17-11-2018 16:27
  OTTAWA — The head of the U.S. space agency says Canada’s knack for artificial intelligence will be useful for exploring the moon, if we want in. Jim Bridenstine, the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, says Canada has developed crucial artificial intelligence-based robotics technology that could help operate the next-generation outpost the United States is planning to send […]
  
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• Stelco shares climb more than 10 per cent as CEO downplays tariff impacts

  17-11-2018 16:25
  HAMILTON — Shares of Stelco Holdings Inc. have climbed more than 10 per cent after the company downplayed expected impacts of tariffs. The Hamilton-based steel producer says it paid about $39 million in tariffs in the third quarter but expects a meaningful drop the fourth quarter as it sells more products into the Canadian market. The […]
  
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• Cannabis marketing rules still hazy post-legalization

  17-11-2018 16:00
  TORONTO — Despite strict rules limiting the promotion of now legal recreational pot now in effect, cannabis promotions continue to pop up amid loopholes and a lack of clarity on how the legislation’s grey areas should be applied. Nearly one month on since legalization, there is disagreement in the sector on murky portions of the Cannabis Act governing […]
  
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• Parade Road Closures

  17-11-2018 15:42
  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to advise the public of the following road closures that will take place on Saturday November 17th, 2018 in order to facilitate the annual Rotary Santa Claus Parade. Starting at 4:30 p.m. Queen Street East will be closed from Elizabeth Street to Church Street.  This area will […]
  
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• K3 to open in downtown Sault Ste. Marie - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-11-2018 14:44
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  K3 to open in downtown Sault Ste. Marie
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  Downtown Sault Ste. Marie's retail shopping area is getting a new outdoor twist with the relocation and reintroduction of K3 clothing at 409 Ashmun Street in the old Hub Building opening Monday morning. The business has been located on the I-75 ...
  
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• Ontario pot rules restrict retail ownership of licensed producers

  17-11-2018 14:36
  TORONTO — The Ontario government says a cannabis retail licence will not be issued to a corporation if more than 9.9 per cent of it is owned or controlled by one or more licensed marijuana producers or their affiliates. The province’s new pot retail regulations also stipulate that this restriction applies whether the pot producer’s ownership of the […]
  
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• Sault Duty Free Takes Home Two Awards at Gala

  17-11-2018 13:44
  The Sault Ste. Marie Duty Free is excited to announce that it won two awards and was nominated for four at the Frontier Duty Free Association Awards Gala in Toronto last week. The FDFA, representing the interest of Canada’s duty free shops, hosts the Canadian duty free industry’s annual convention – an exclusive premier event […]
  
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• Millroy: It was a mistake plain and simple

  17-11-2018 13:43
  In writing my column in this city over the past 43 years, I always have attempted to avoid referring to anyone as being stupid. However, I have had no problem pointing out that something that a person, group, organization, government or one of its arms has done is stupid, sometimes really stupid. A case in […]
  
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• From the Tour Challenge to ONNTV Brad Jacobs Talks to Lou Anne Young

  17-11-2018 12:00
  Coming off his most recent win at the Tour Challenge in Thunder Bay, the Sault’s very own Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs spoke to Lou-Anne Young on ONN TV’s Top Story about his sport of curling and about how he and his team stay motivated, win or lose.
  
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• Ontario PC Party members met for first time since election victory

  17-11-2018 10:00
  TORONTO — Progressive Conservatives are meeting for their first convention since the party swept to power in Ontario’s spring election, but the celebration comes at a time when the new government is weathering a series of political storms. Party members from across the province have gathered at the Toronto Congress Centre to debate policy, celebrate the June election win and select […]
  
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• Harbor View - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-11-2018 09:00
  Harbor View  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe group raising funds for the Harbor View Assisted Living Home in DeTour has raised more than $300,000 and is striving to reach 100 percent of its $700,000 ...
  
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• Giving Thanks - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-11-2018 09:00
  Giving Thanks  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula is getting ready to host its annual Giving Thanks Food Distribution, which offers free food to area families in ...
  
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• Algoma U hosts national academic, Indigenous event

  17-11-2018 05:45 via saultstar.com
  University and Indigenous leaders from across Canada will gather at Algoma University next fall for the fifth annual Universities Canada National Building Reconciliation Forum.
  An estimated 200 to 250 delegates are expected to attend the two-day event.
  Algoma is teaming up with four other post-secondary institutions to jointly host the forum. Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig, also based on Algoma’s campus, Nipissing University, Cape Breton University and University of Northern British Columbia w
  
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• Nicholas Berto gets bail

  17-11-2018 03:06 via saultstar.com
  A Sault Ste. Marie man sentenced to jail for two years for running over a Sault College aviation instructor and leaving him a quadriplegic is now out of custody and on bail. A jury found Nicholas Berto, 20, guilty of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm and failing to stop at the scene of an accident in May. Berto ran over Paul VanderGriendt outside The Harp at Pine Plaza in March 2016. A special constable put Nicholas Berto in handcuffs after Superior Court Justice Annalis
  
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• Parade Road Closure #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  17-11-2018 01:19 via twitter.com
  Parade Road Closure #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Canada’s health system commendable overall but barriers to care remain: UN

  17-11-2018 01:11
  OTTAWA — The United Nations says Canada’s health care system is “commendable” overall but vulnerable groups still face barriers to quality care. That’s the conclusion of the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Puras. He wrapped an 11-day visit to Canada Friday. He says most Canadians enjoy a good standard of care but barriers remain […]
  
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