Sault Ste. Marie news

• Bernier says People’s Party set up in all 338 ridings ahead of 2019 election

  23-12-2018 23:59
  OTTAWA — The People’s Party of Canada says it has reached its goal of setting up 338 riding associations as it sets its sights on being a competitive force in the upcoming federal election. In an email to supporters, leader Maxime Bernier says the move amounts to a “gift of hope” for Canadians seeking to bring back freedom, responsibility, fairness […]
  
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• New year, new chief of staff and a byelection bid: Singh eyes 2019

  23-12-2018 23:06
  OTTAWA — It will be a big January for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as he looks to get a much-needed seat in the House of Commons. Singh plans to hunker down next month in the B.C. riding of Burnaby-South as he tries to check “elected” off his to-do list for a critical campaign year ahead. The byelection, expected […]
  
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• People around the world ‘extremely disturbed’ by detention of Canadians: Trudeau

  23-12-2018 21:52
  OTTAWA — People around the world are “extremely disturbed” by China’s detention of two Canadians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Mali this weekend as he called for Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor to be released. Canada is communicating with China about how important it is to release the detainees, Trudeau said Saturday in reference to the two men taken into custody on security grounds earlier this m
  
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• MARIASZ, Stella

  23-12-2018 20:43
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Stella Mariasz on Thursday, December 20, 2018 surrounded by her family. Beloved daughter of Jadwiga and the late Piotr Mariasz. Cherished sister of Christine Hill-Snider (Harvey). Loving aunt of Christopher (Natasha), Jenn (Jon) and Kathryn (Bryce).  Special great aunt of Ryder, Madeline, Easton […]
  
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• Barbershop Chorus Serenades Holiday Shoppers

  23-12-2018 20:38
  The Northland Barbershop Chorus of Sault Ste. Marie serenaded last-minute holiday shoppers near the food court at the Station Mall on Saturday afternoon. This event has been going on annually as long as many of the chorus members have been involved – no one knows the exact number of years, just that it’s been well […]
  
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• Gagnon, Kenneth Allen Joseph

  23-12-2018 20:25
  Succumbed peacefully to cancer at the North Shore Health Network in Blind River surrounded by family on December 21st, 2018. He leaves behind his wife and best friend of 50 years Germaine, daughters Monique (D.A.),and Nicole (Johnny), his amazing grandchildren who knew him as Pere – Amber (Brandon), Natasha (Beau), Justice (Chloe), Mhiingan, Charlee, Joey […]
  
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• Trudeau defends pace of peacekeeping deployments as next election looms

  23-12-2018 18:29
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada’s pace when it comes to deciding where to send hundreds of promised Canadian peacekeepers — even as the upcoming election could make it harder to fulfil its commitments. The Liberals promised more than two years ago to provide up to 600 Canadian troops to peacekeeping missions […]
  
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• To draw people back to church, make it relevant to them, church planters say

  23-12-2018 17:29
  TORONTO — Congregants of Mercy City Church file out of a strip mall storefront that has been converted into a place of worship, carrying battery-operated flameless candles into the cold December night. They and members of six other churches in the community are celebrating Christmas a few days early, some gathering at the unconventional church […]
  
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• Months after false Hawaii missile alert, Canada ‘finalizing’ warning protocol

  23-12-2018 16:00
  OTTAWA — Almost a year after a false ballistic missile alert terrified Hawaii, Canada is “finalizing” a protocol for notifying the public of a genuine airborne threat of mass destruction. Internal federal government memos and emails obtained through the Access to Information Act show the early-morning Jan. 13 alert that sent people in the tropical U.S. state scurrying for cover soon had Canadian officials scrambling to
  
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• Desk phones “a dying thing” at offices in Canada, say tech experts

  23-12-2018 16:00
  Toronto marketing specialist Elaina Falcone laughs as she thinks back to about a year ago when executives at her company started walking around the office having phone conversations on headsets, resembling drive-thru employees. “I would be like, ‘Can I take your order?’ while walking by them,” recalls Falcone, who works at Accessible Media Inc., a not-for-profit media company […]
  
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• Christmas Cheer ~ Unsung Heroine Diane Marshall

  23-12-2018 14:09
  Recently I met with Diane Marshall convener for Christmas Cheer another organization in Sault Ste. Marie operated entirely by volunteers. Thanks to their efforts with tremendous support from the community they provide Christmas baskets for between 1600-1800 needy families from Batchawana to Bruce Mines who otherwise would have little to cheer about during the Christmas […]
  
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• MECHANICAL ENGINEER Job in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - Department of the Army - LemonWire

  23-12-2018 13:03
  MECHANICAL ENGINEER Job in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - Department of the Army  LemonWireThe United States government is a massive employer, and is always looking for qualified candidates to fill a wide variety of open employment positions in ...
  
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• Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie! Mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries. Windchills of minus 24 - SooToday

  23-12-2018 12:00
  Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie! Mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries. Windchills of minus 24  SooTodayMainly cloudy with a chance of flurries. Windchills of minus 24 in the morning and minus 12 in the afternoon.
  
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• Special Gifts for Sault Ste. Marie Veterans - 9&10 News

  23-12-2018 07:22
  Special Gifts for Sault Ste. Marie Veterans  9&10 NewsMore than five dozen veterans got a special visit on Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie. For them, Christmas came a few days early. The American Legion Post 3 ...
  
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• Big smiles for a small horse

  23-12-2018 05:36 via saultstar.com
  BRIAN KELLY/Sault StarBeatrice Shelleau, 92, visits with Dusty, a miniature horse at F.J. Davey Home last Saturday. Dusty, about 20 years old, stands approximately 80 centimetres at her withers. She was adopted by Shelleau’s daughter, Maureen Shelleau, two years ago. The visit to the long-term-care home was the second for Dusty in December. “She loves to be fussed over,” said Maureen Shelleau. “She loves brushing. She loves kids. She loves people. We just thought this wou
  
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