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• International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie Closed Due to Falling Ice and Snow - 9&10 News

  02-12-2018 23:46
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  International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie Closed Due to Falling Ice and Snow
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  Breaking news out of Sault Ste. Marie. The International Bridge is temporarily closed due to falling snow and ice. It was shutdown as of 4:48 pm. Initial reports says that a car heading into Canada was hit by something falling from its arches. Extra ...
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• Muellers targets share a problem: They lie - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  02-12-2018 21:57
  Muellers targets share a problem: They lie  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTrump's closest former aides and associates have told brazen, audacious and criminal lies in the wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert ...
  
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• Car quotas and labour rights: Two key changes in the newly signed USMCA

  02-12-2018 21:44
  OTTAWA — Initial analysis on the final text of the new North American trade pact Canada signed on Friday is pointing to two changes — one potentially helpful for the auto sector, the other potentially problematic for labour rights. Cars and Automotive Parts Canada, just like Mexico, signed what is known as a side letter […]
  
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• MARTIN, Maurice Randolph

  02-12-2018 21:04
  On Friday November 30, 2018, in his 82 year, Maurice left us to go have a beer with his two late sons Brian and Michael. Moe leaves behind his loving wife of 53 years Carole, and his daughter Beth (favourite son-in-law John Tatasciore). Maurice is very sad to leave behind his amazing grandchildren Jesse (fiancé Gabby […]
  
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• MANZO, Mary Ellen Grace (nee Cuddy)

  02-12-2018 20:50
  April 7, 1931 to November 30, 2018 We are heartbroken. The world has lost an earth angel and a beautiful soul. Loved immeasurably by all who knew her, Ellen Manzo’s huge heart beat one last time on the morning of Friday, November 30, 2018 with the love of her life John Manzo at her side. Born on April […]
  
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• Breakfast with Santa Gets Everyone Involved

  02-12-2018 20:38
  The dining room at Northwood Funeral Home was full of families excited to see Santa after their pancake breakfast on Sunday morning at the Algoma Autism Foundation’s third annual Breakfast with Santa. This event allows children with special needs the opportunity to see Santa in a quiet, controlled environment. Jamie Boston, Director of the Algoma […]
  
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• Could anyone have stopped gene-edited babies work? - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  02-12-2018 20:11
  Could anyone have stopped gene-edited babies work?  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsChinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies: twin girls whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool ...
  
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• Local Francophones Protest PC Government

  02-12-2018 18:22
  Local Francophones joined the province-wide protests against the PC government on Saturday afternoon, banding together in front of local MPP Ross Romano’s Sault Ste. Marie office. Sporting green and white attire – the colours of the French flag – protestors chanted and held up signs, cheering loudly as passers-by honked their horns in support. This […]
  
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• Canada Post considering ‘legal options’ amid protests at sorting facilities

  02-12-2018 16:23
  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Canada Post says protesters blocking mail from flowing in and out of one of the country’s busiest postal hubs are violating a court order, and the Crown corporation is “considering all available legal options.” The protesters rallying outside the facility in Mississauga, Ont., are largely members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, […]
  
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• Stephney scores twice as Thunderbirds beat Wildcats in overtime

  02-12-2018 16:21
  After defeating the Blind River Beavers 6-4 at the John Rhodes Community Centre on Friday night and picking up their 20th victory of the season, the Soo Thunderbirds had a road game twenty four hours later as they were in Elliot Lake for their fourth meeting of the season against the Wildcats. Heading into Saturday […]
  
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• GM’s push into new technologies expected to boost peer-to-peer car sharing

  02-12-2018 15:59
  TORONTO — General Motors signalled a major pivot towards new technologies and mobility platforms when it announced the closing of its Oshawa assembly plant, but it will be playing catch-up to start-ups that have pioneered in the field. One of the spaces it’s pushing into is peer-to-peer car sharing, which GM added to its Maven app in July […]
  
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• Canada’s top scientist confident her role already having an impact

  02-12-2018 15:59
  OTTAWA — Canada’s chief science adviser admits her first year on the job was not exactly what she’d expected. “I survived,” Mona Nemer says, laughing. “It was an exciting year. Lots of things to learn. In many ways it was a great job offer because it didn’t have any to-do list. It was just very […]
  
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• Medical cannabis research turns to seniors in long-term care facilities

  02-12-2018 13:59
  TORONTO — Constant back pain caused by a fall left Ash Basu in agony, so when his doctor suggested he see a cannabis specialist, he was intrigued. The 64-year-old had no experience with marijuana, recreationally or otherwise, but had heard reports of the herb’s pain-relieving potential and was eager to avoid opioids. He was referred […]
  
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• Gateway plans no major work to interim Sault casino

  02-12-2018 07:42 via saultstar.com
  Gateway Casinos plans to spend more than $220 million to renovate six sites in Ontario.Its Sault Ste. Marie property on Bay Street, opened in May 1999, is not one of them. The building was described as an interim site when it opened 19 years ago.Gateway’s second-largest project, estimated to cost $55.5 million, is in Sudbury. An extra 21,600 square feet of gaming space will be added, boosting slot machines from 427 to 600. The Nickel City casino has no gaming tables now. Twenty-one will be
  
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• Business is good for Algoma U in Brampton

  02-12-2018 05:54 via saultstar.com
  Algoma University will double the size of its Brampton campus in 2019.The Queen Street East site will increase to 12,000 square feet, president Asima Vezina told The Sault Star. Expansion cost is $900,000, to be paid solely by the post-secondary institution. Algoma has been based at 24 Queen St. E. for eight years.“We’ve outgrown the space that we’re in,” Vezina said following an open portion of a board of governors meeting last Thursday.The expanded campus will “ha
  
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• Dinner, tournament raise cash for Twinkie Foundation

  02-12-2018 04:22 via saultstar.com
  Back-to-back donations are boosting the The Twinkie Foundation’s coffers.The Sault Ste. Marie-based group helps parents cover travel costs when their children need medical care more than 200 kilometres from Sault Ste. Marie.Families who live within 100 kilometres of the city in Ontario can apply for assistance.A week-long Silver Creek Cup organized by Silver Creek Golf Course donated $7,000 to The Twinkie Foundation on Saturday night at Rankin Arena.On Friday, Pioneer Construction Inc. rai
  
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