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• MacMaster holiday concert billed as dementia-inclusive

  18-12-2018 23:51
  TORONTO — A holiday concert by fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy is being billed as dementia-inclusive, for providing audience members with large-font printed lyrics, ear plugs and fidget tools. The married performers are bringing their seasonal show A Celtic Family Christmas to Roy Thomson Hall on Thursday, when the event will be driven by a novel […]
  
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• ‘A significant ask’

  18-12-2018 23:42 via saultstar.com
  Sault Area Hospital concedes a Level 3 withdrawal management facility would be costly — but insists such a multi-million-dollar expenditure would be a sound health-care investment on multiple levels.
  “It’s a significant ask,” said interim SAH president and CEO Ila Watson of the hospital’s proposal, which calls for $6 million in new operating dollars to look after ongoing costs and a one-time capital request of $11 million for a new building.
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• Tweet that. Canadians’ and Americans’ Twitter language mirrors national stereotypes

  18-12-2018 23:00
  A new study examining differences in the language used in nearly 40-million tweets suggests national stereotypes – Canadians tend to be polite and nice while Americans are negative and assertive – are reflected on Twitter, even if those stereotypes aren’t necessarily accurate. Linguistic experts from McMaster University used Twitter, one of the world’s most popular […]
  
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• Special Olympics Ontario Receives Sponsorship Dollars

  18-12-2018 22:55
  On Tuesday, December 18th 2018, local businesses made their donations to Special Olympics Ontario, with just over a month to go until the games open up in Sault Ste. Marie February 1st. Eight organizations and businesses presented cheques to Special Olympics Ontario at the Soo Police Services Building, including SaultOnline/ONNtv. We stopped by the presentation […]
  
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• Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 22:34
  Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTrump continues to fight allegations he misused its assets to resolve business disputes and boost his run for the White House.
  
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• Government of Canada announces funding opportunities for infrastructure projects to create jobs and diversify trade

  18-12-2018 22:19
  Today, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced that the Government of Canada will begin a call for proposals under the National Trade Corridors Fund on January 15, 2019. The government will begin accepting expressions of interest starting on that date. The quality of transportation infrastructure and the efficiency of trade corridors are key […]
  
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• Armed forces avoided using Norman’s name, left no record trail: witness

  18-12-2018 22:00
  OTTAWA — A Canadian Forces member says his commanding officer appeared proud when he revealed last year that military officials had intentionally avoided using Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s name in internal correspondence. The Forces member, whose identify is covered by a publication ban, recounted the conversation in testimony Tuesday as Norman’s lawyers again accused the government […]
  
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• Snowarama is Now Twice The Fun

  18-12-2018 21:54
  If you love to snowmobile and want to make a difference in the lives of physically disabled youth – mark these Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids dates on your calendar! Snowarama, a fundraiser snowmobile ride, will take place in Bruce Mines on Saturday, February 2nd and in Sault Ste. Marie area on Saturday, February 9th. […]
  
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• Proposed class action launched against cannabis producer Aphria Inc.

  18-12-2018 21:42
  TORONTO — Law firm Koskie Minsky LLP says it has filed a proposed class action against cannabis company Aphria Inc. and its chief executive and financial officers after the company was targeted by short-sellers. The firm says the lawsuit alleges the company made false and misleading statements related to its acquisition of LATAM Holdings Inc., had […]
  
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• GRAVELLE, Gwen (nee Hubley)

  18-12-2018 21:40
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital with family by her side on Monday, December 17, 2018. Loving wife of the late Guy. Beloved mother of Jackie Jarrett (late Art), Paul (Marcia), Michelle Radford, Jean-Guy (Valerie), and Jeannette. Grandma of Wendy, Lori, Heather, Mark, Tammy, Jason, Lindsay, Kristy, Tracy, Chris, and Karen. Great grandma of many. […]
  
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• Freeland says Trump metal tariffs ‘contradict’ new NAFTA and will have to go

  18-12-2018 21:37
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs contradict what was negotiated in the new North American Free Trade Agreement. Freeland says U.S. businesses are making that argument and that gives momentum to Canada’s ongoing efforts to have the levies lifted in 2019. She says Canada’s fight to remove the tariffs, imposed by […]
  
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• Panthers post third straight win - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 21:20
  Panthers post third straight win - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsNEWBERRY — Pickford won its third straight game, downing Newberry 68-46 in an Eastern UP Conference boys basketball game Monday night. Nick Edington ...
  
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• Bays cruise past Alanson - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 21:20
  Bays cruise past Alanson - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsALANSON — The Brimley girls basketball team cruised past Alanson 67-5 Monday night. Kora Blake and Victoria Aikens scored 12 points apiece, while ...
  
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• Privacy watchdog says legal cannabis buyers should use cash, not credit

  18-12-2018 21:02
  OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy watchdog is warning marijuana users who are worried about their personal information being collected to pay with cash rather than plastic. Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien gives the advice in a statement on his website trying to help pot sellers and buyers understand their privacy rights. The statement says marijuana remains illegal in most countries making the […]
  
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• Tilray stock gets a lift after B.C. cannabis company reveals new deal with Sandoz

  18-12-2018 20:36
  TORONTO — Tilray Inc. shares jumped Tuesday after the B.C.-based company took another step to strengthen its medical marijuana business outside Canada through a new collaboration with Novartis pharmaceutical group’s Sandoz AG. “Tilray is a global company and we’re thrilled to build upon the success and momentum from our existing agreement with Sandoz Canada by taking our partnership global,” Tilray chief […]
  
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• Employers Can Now Apply for Summer Job Funding

  18-12-2018 20:35
  Canada’s prosperity increasingly depends on young Canadians getting the education and experience they’ll need to start their careers. Summer jobs are key to helping young Canadians gain skills and valuable work experience needed to join the labour market. To create more opportunities, not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and private employers with up to 50 employees, can […]
  
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• Indigenous sterilization victims fear inaction as feds eye examination

  18-12-2018 20:27
  OTTAWA — “Do you want them cut or burned?” Deb Ironbow says she was light-headed, powerless and strapped to an operating table when a doctor asked her how he should proceed with her tubal ligation. “I said, ‘I don’t know what am I supposed to do?'” she said. “‘Just burn.'” More than two decades later, Ironbow wants to know why she […]
  
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• Bill Tinsley: Finding Christmas - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 20:17
  Bill Tinsley: Finding Christmas  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsChristmas is upon us! Entire streets sparkle with multi-colored lights. Last-minute shoppers pack the aisles. Christmas music echoes in the malls. Traditional ...
  
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• Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed to allow for cooperation - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 19:54
  Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed to allow for cooperation  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe delay allows Flynn to continue cooperating with the special counsel's Russia probe and get credit for it in his punishment. Flynn pleaded guilty last year to ...
  
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• Amazon to create 600 new tech jobs in Toronto over the next 5 years

  18-12-2018 19:54
  TORONTO — Amazon plans to create 600 new tech jobs in Toronto, the company announced Tuesday as it expanded its footprint in the city’s downtown core. The online retail behemoth said the jobs should be filled in the next five years, and noted that 800 so-called “Amazonians” already work in Ontario’s provincial capital. The new jobs […]
  
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• Social Services Holiday Office Closures

  18-12-2018 19:30
  Social Services offices; including Ontario Works, Housing Services and Early Years Services; will be closed the following days in recognition of the holidays.         Monday, December 24th, 2018 (offices closing at noon) Full day office closures:        Tuesday, December 25th, 2018        Wednesday, December 26th, 2018        Tuesday, January 1st, 2018 Regular operations a
  
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• Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 18:48
  Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe devices will be banned under a federal law that prohibits machine guns, according to a senior Justice Department official.
  
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• TSX rebounds on boost from key sectors; loonie falls on lower crude prices

  18-12-2018 17:27
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading, boosted by the influential financial, industrial and materials sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 70.56 points at 14,433.21. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 167.79 points at 23,760.77. The S&P 500 index was up 11.75 points at 2,557.69, while […]
  
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• Mackinac County board approves 2019 budget - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 17:15
  Mackinac County board approves 2019 budget  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMackinac County's 2019 budget has been finalized. The County's Board of Commissioners approved the budget last Thursday following a public hearing during ...
  
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• Dave Ramsey: That’s a lot - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 17:15
  Dave Ramsey: That’s a lot  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDear Dave,I'm on Baby Step 1 of your plan, and I work at a community college that takes a mandatory 20 percent from our pay for retirement. I know you say ...
  
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• Boy Scout Eagle Project - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 17:09
  Boy Scout Eagle Project  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPickford Public School sponsored a Boy Scout Eagle Project and was rewarded tenfold. Kendrick Brace chose to help Pickford School by beautifying the ...
  
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• Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales down 0.1 per cent in October

  18-12-2018 16:43
  OTTAWA — Canadian manufacturing sales fell 0.1 per cent in October to $58.2 billion, hurt by a decline in sale in the sales in the wood product and primary metal industries,  Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Economists had expected an increase of 0.4 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. “Expectations were running high for factory sales, […]
  
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• Top stories of 2018: The midterms - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 16:15
  Top stories of 2018: The midterms  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsAlmost every news event of 2018 was impacted by the midterm elections in November. Whether it was gun violence, climate change possibly responsible for ...
  
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• Sault Tribe Environmental Department to welcome public - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 16:15
  Sault Tribe Environmental Department to welcome public  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWith winter in full effect, the Sault Tribe Environmental Department is taking full advantage of their “snow days” to host their annual open house at the Fred Hatch ...
  
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• Dr. Elaine Heffner: Spotting junk - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 16:15
  Dr. Elaine Heffner: Spotting junk  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMore and more attention is being paid to the dangers of social media in general, but particularly to its effect on children. Initially portrayed as a means of ...
  
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• Sober statistics - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 15:11
  Sober statistics  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMSP, OHSP focus holiday efforts on those operating under the influence.
  
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• Yule Light Up My Life youtu.be/3rkS3FesySU via @YouTube

  18-12-2018 14:33 via twitter.com
  Yule Light Up My Life youtu.be/3rkS3FesySU via @YouTube
  
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• Rudyard Christmas Decoration winners announced - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 14:10
  Rudyard Christmas Decoration winners announced  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMany homes in the Rudyard area are adorned in holiday splendor making it difficult for the Rudyard Lions Christmas decoration judges. After numerous trips ...
  
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• Bringing Christmas warmth - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 14:08
  Bringing Christmas warmth  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsOn Monday, Captain Amy Voss of The Salvation Army (at left) accepted blankets donated on behalf of The Sault News and Walmart, along with a variety of ...
  
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• Local Activists Holding “Gift of Knowledge” Rally

  18-12-2018 13:51
  Local activists are planning a Christmas gift for MPP Ross Romano. On Thursday December 20th they will celebrating the holiday spirit by giving the “gift of knowledge,” to Romano. The group will be holding a rally at 3:30pm outside the MPP’s office at 390 Bay St. “We’re letting Romano know that we’re not happy about […]
  
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• CP Exclusive: Consultations show support for repealed Ontario sex-ed curriculum

  18-12-2018 12:54
  TORONTO — An overwhelming majority of those who weighed in on Ontario’s sex education on the first day of public consultations opposed Premier Doug Ford’s repeal of a modernized curriculum introduced by the previous Liberal government. Respondents identifying themselves as students, parents and social workers flooded the ForTheParents.ca website with messages hours after it opened in late August, […]
  
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• Kinross Speedpark Welcomes Kenny Wallace

  18-12-2018 12:14
  Fox Boyz Racing and the Kinross Speedpark, in conjunction with the Gray Crew and the Hot Shoe 100, are extremely honored and excited to announce that they have secured participation of a twenty-five year veteran of Nascar series racing at this summer’s event.  This August 2019, as the 6th Annual Hot Shoe 100 makes it’s […]
  
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• Steel, aluminum tariffs affecting one-third of Canadian exporters: poll

  18-12-2018 12:02
  OTTAWA — Export Development Canada says roughly one-third of Canadian exporters surveyed for the agency said they were negatively impacted by ongoing steel and aluminum tariffs that are affecting Canada-U.S. trade. The Ottawa-based Crown corporation says its semi-annual survey also found that of those companies hit by the tariffs, 19 per cent have in turn raised […]
  
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• Canada has fifth biggest AI workforce, but still lacks diversity: study

  18-12-2018 10:05
  TORONTO — Canada has the globe’s fifth largest artificial intelligence workforce, but is still far from closing the gender gap in the sector, according to new rankings from the World Economic Forum. The international organization used LinkedIn data to find the size of Canada’s AI workforce is lagging behind the U.S., India, Germany and Switzerland, but beating […]
  
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• Groups preparing new pipeline legal challenge, argue government’s mind made up

  18-12-2018 10:00
  OTTAWA — A Vancouver-based environment charity is readying itself to go back to court if — or they believe when — the federal government re-approves the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion next year. The Wilderness Committee returned $25,000 in participant funding to the National Energy Board last month citing the short timeline for the board’s new review on the marine […]
  
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• Bays cruise past Alanson - sooeveningnews.com

  18-12-2018 09:00
  Bays cruise past Alanson  sooeveningnews.comALANSON — The Brimley girls basketball team cruised past Alanson 67-5 Monday night. Kora Blake and Victoria Aikens scored 12 points apiece, while ...
  
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• Where you live in Canada may affect your ability to make healthy choices: study

  18-12-2018 06:09
  TORONTO — Where a person lives in Canada may affect their ability to make healthy choices due to a significant difference in environmental factors such the price and availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in their community, a study suggests. The study led by McMaster University looked at 2,074 communities in all 10 provinces to identify a standard set […]
  
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• In the spirit: woman delivers cheer via small acts of kindness

  18-12-2018 06:06 via saultthisweek.com
  Every year for the past 10 years Tamara Firlotte gathers donated items or things she’s collected through other charitable works, puts them in a backpack or a couple of totes and makes her way down to the Neighbourhood Resource Centre on Gore Street.
  She hopes to spread a little Christmas cheer for those who could really use it, the sick, the elderly and the less fortunate.
  After spending a good part of the morning visiting with community members and sharing in kind and natural day-to-day c
  
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• New Algoma University space eases community partnerships

  18-12-2018 05:50 via saultthisweek.com
  Algoma University announced last week the launch of its new Experiential Learning Hub, a space that is meant to allow for collaboration between students, faculty, and employers.
  Dr. Pedro Antunes, Algoma University Associate Professor of Biology and Executive Lead of Research, along with Dawn White, the university’s Director of Experiential Learning, explained to Sault This Week in an email that the Hub will allow for collaboration among diverse groups.
  Not only will students be able to wo
  
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• Search for donor ends with hope for leukemia victim

  18-12-2018 05:43 via saultthisweek.com
  A few weeks ago, Sault This Week ran a story about a local educational assistant, Karen Turner, who had been diagnosed with leukemia.
  Her sister Sandra had begun an all-out effort to find her sister a bone marrow donor and to get as many people registered as donors as possible.
  That story now as an update —and it’s a good one.
  On Dec. 12, Karen received a phone call telling her that a 90 per cent match had been found — so they’d be trying the transplant. Without it, Karen
  
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• USW distributes $20,250 to charity in one day

  18-12-2018 05:34 via saultthisweek.com
  Steelworker representatives made donations to several local charities on behalf of union members of USW Locals 2251, 2724, 9548, and 8748, as well as the Steelworkers Humanity Fund.
  They donated a total of $20,250 in one day, on Friday, Dec. 14.
  “We decide who to give to based on the ‘importance’ to our members,” Cody Alexander, USW Local 9548 president, told Sault This Week. “As well, we try to spread the donations around, into different demography.”
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• Megachurch preacher buys wife a $200,000 Lamborghini - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  18-12-2018 05:23
  Megachurch preacher buys wife a $200,000 Lamborghini - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMegachurch Pastor John Gray felt a need to explain it on a 23-minute clip on Facebook after catching a lot of flak,
  
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• Ottawa to announce $1.6-billion boost Tuesday for battered energy sector

  18-12-2018 05:18
  OTTAWA — Canada’s battered energy industry will get a $1.6-billion boost from Ottawa on Tuesday to try to slow the political and economic bleeding. Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi and International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr will be at an Edmonton college campus to unveil a support package for oil and gas companies, which are reeling […]
  
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• Santa Fund’s little helpers

  18-12-2018 01:18 via saultstar.com
  They could be dubbed the Sault Star Santa Fund serenaders.
  Friends Charlee Crawford and Sidney McMillan, both 8, figured a sound way to whip up proceeds for the annual Christmas Cheer fundraiser could be through song. So, on the early evening of Dec. 1, the two set out in their east end neighbourhood to knock on Wayne Court and area doors, gracing homeowners with a Christmas number. Once finished, the pair would announce their noble intention.
  About 25 houses were approached, raising $70.50.
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