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• Expert: Census citizenship question would hurt Latino count - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 23:51
  Expert: Census citizenship question would hurt Latino count  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsColm O'Muircheartaigh, a professor at the University of Chicago, said the question would reduce the percentage of Latinos and non-citizens who respond to the ...
  
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• Power Outage in East End

  07-01-2019 23:46
  Power has been restored to approximately 8000 PUC  customers after an unplanned power outage. The outage occurred in the east end at 4:30pm in the Elizabeth St and Trunk Rd. area. If you are still without power please call the PUC Emergency number at 759-6555.              
  
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• BlackBerry Secure tools revealed at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

  07-01-2019 23:36
  TORONTO — Anyone who has seen an “Intel Inside” label on a piece of computer technology will instantly grasp what BlackBerry Ltd. is aiming to achieve with its “BlackBerry Secure” branding strategy. The Canadian technology company, based in Waterloo, Ont., unveiled the latest components of BlackBerry Secure on Monday at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev. […]
  
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• Texas man accused of beheading mothers dog - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 23:27
  Texas man accused of beheading mothers dog  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA Texas man is accused of stabbing and beheading his mother's dog last year, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday by police in Round Rock, just ...
  
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• Check here for Weather Closures-Updated

  07-01-2019 23:00
  Today’s winter storm is causing a lot of closures and postponements. Check to see what’s closed, any additional closures will be added here. These events and programs are closed this evening; Sault College will close at 5:30 p.m. All classes and activities are cancelled. The College reopens tomorrow. Classes at Algoma University Sault Ste Marie […]
  
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• Gabon government thwarts coup attempt, 2 plotters dead - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 22:46
  Gabon government thwarts coup attempt, 2 plotters dead  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsAuthorities regained control of state broadcasting offices and a major thoroughfare in the capital, Libreville, which were the only areas taken over by the officers, ...
  
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• PILON, Shelley Vivian (nee Hammerstedt)

  07-01-2019 22:07
  (March 13, 1961 – January 5, 2019) It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Shelley at home with her family by her side after a short battle at the age of 57. Shelley was the proud and loving mother to Marc Pilon and Kaitlyn Plastino.  She leaves behind her loving partner […]
  
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• NEWMAN, Collin

  07-01-2019 22:01
  With sadness and shattered hearts, we announce the passing of Collin Dakota Newman beloved son of Joe and Stacey Newman, younger brother of Daniel and big brother of Sean and Samantha. Loving grandson to John and Sharon Major, Theresa Newman and the late Irwin Newman, and Carmen and Joanne Gioventu. Cherished nephew of Vicky and […]
  
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• Programming cancellations: - Seniors programming at the Seniors Centre on Bay St. and the Northern Community Centr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 21:53 via twitter.com
  Programming cancellations:- Seniors programming at the Seniors Centre on Bay St. and the Northern Community Centr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Winter Storm Reminders from Public Works

  07-01-2019 21:50
  With the significant snowfall, the City’s Public Works team would like to provide the following updates and reminders. Staff are working to keep the roadways safe and clear. Snow continues to be cleared first from the main and collector roadways. Residential areas and designated sidewalks will be cleared once the main and collector roadways are […]
  
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• The Mom Stop: Flu bug disrupts holiday - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 21:03
  The Mom Stop: Flu bug disrupts holiday  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWe were fully prepared for Christmas recently - or at least we thought.Presents had been bought, wrapped, put under the tree and then eventually packed into ...
  
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• Sault firefighters move to 24-hour shifts Tuesday

  07-01-2019 20:59 via saultstar.com
  The Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department is officially starting a new 24-hour work schedule.
  The schedule change is a result of arbitrator’s decision during previous collective agreement negotiations. The shift change will occur for a three-year trial period.
  Sault Ste. Marie’s fire department is one of the last municipal full-time fire departments to convert to a 24-hour shift model for firefighters, said Chief Peter Johnson.
  Currently, statistics show that almost 90 per cent of the 11,
  
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• Alabama civil rights institute rescinds Angela Davis honor - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 20:50
  Alabama civil rights institute rescinds Angela Davis honor  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsBlack activists on Monday called for leadership changes and protests at an Alabama civil rights museum after it rescinded an award for political activist Angela ...
  
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• Friend concerned for detained Canadian after fund-raising effort shut down

  07-01-2019 20:48
  OTTAWA — A friend of Michael Spavor says he is worried about the detained Canadian’s well-being and financial future now that an online fund-raising effort in his name has been derailed. Andray Abrahamian was among the organizers of a GoFundMe campaign for Spavor, a Canadian arrested last month in China for allegedly endangering Chinese national security. GoFundMe says today the campaign was […]
  
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• Electric-car sales soaring but Canada still nowhere near goal set in 2009

  07-01-2019 20:47
  OTTAWA — A decade-old goal to get at least half a million electric cars on Canada’s roads by the end of 2018 appears to have missed the mark by about 400,000. The 2009 Electric Vehicle Technology Road Map for Canada, produced by a panel of experts in part for the Department of Natural Resources, aimed […]
  
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• Collision Results in Impaired Charge

  07-01-2019 20:42
  On January 6, 2019 at approximately 8:30 a.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment responded to a motor vehicle collision on Town Line Road, Laird Township, Ontario. As a result of further investigation, Odvar Hagen 71 years-old of Sudbury, Ontario was charged with the following: Care or control of a […]
  
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• SHELSWELL, Helen Mae

  07-01-2019 20:19
  The family and friends of Helen are sad to announce her peaceful passing on Wednesday, January 2 2019, at the F J Davey Home, after a courageous battle against cancer. Helen grew up in Massey with her sisters Carol and Jane and brother Lloyd and attended public school there followed by high school in Espanola. […]
  
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• Coldest Night postponed

  07-01-2019 20:10 via saultstar.com
  Due to the weather, Coldest Night of the Year launch party is postponed until Tuesday evening. Details will remain the same: St. Vincent Place at 7 p.m. Coldest Night of the Year is a fundraising walk for St. Vincent Place that started in 2013. The Albert Street East facility offers a shelter for men, soup kitchen and food bank.
  
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• GameONN Sports Break – January 7th

  07-01-2019 19:58
  GameONN host Alex Parr provides a quick sports update each day during the week, to make sure you’re in the loop. Catch GameONN every Friday at 6:30 PM, ONNtv.
  
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• Record Enrolment at Algoma University

  07-01-2019 19:55
  Things are ramping up at Algoma University for the winter term, with approximately 300 new students being welcomed this week to campuses in Sault Ste. Marie, Brampton, and Timmins.“It’s exciting to welcome so many new students to the university this January,” said Director of Enrolment Management Brent Krmpotich. “This is the largest January intake the […]
  
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• Pot of cooking oil blamed for weekend kitchen fire sootoday.com/local-news/pot… via @SooToday

  07-01-2019 19:14 via twitter.com
  Pot of cooking oil blamed for weekend kitchen fire sootoday.com/local-news/pot… via @SooToday
  
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• BMO creates financial crimes unit with cybersecurity, fraud capabilities

  07-01-2019 19:00
  TORONTO — The Bank of Montreal is creating a financial crimes unit bringing together existing capabilities around cybersecurity, fraud and physical security. The new unit will be led by Larry Zelvin, who joins the bank on Jan. 14. He has been CitiGroup Inc.’s managing director and global head of cybersecurity. BMO’s financial crimes unit will […]
  
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• Storm Creating Hazardous Driving Conditions

  07-01-2019 18:26
  A Strong low pressure system is hitting the area hard with sustained winds of around 30km’h and gusting beyond 60 km/h creating blowing and drifting snow. The storm is expected to last right through this evening and leave behind anywhere from 15 to 30cm of new snow.  Driving conditions are described as hazardous, blowing snow […]
  
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• Catherine O’Hara explains the development of a ‘Schitt’s Creek’ diva, Moira

  07-01-2019 18:26
  TORONTO — Catherine O’Hara’s beloved “Schitt’s Creek” character, former soap-star Moira, has inspired many a meme on social media with her outlandish outfits, prima donna behaviour and hilariously dramatic elocution. O’Hara explained the development of the diva in an interview with The Canadian Press.   ON MOIRA’S OVER-ENUNCIATION AND USE OF ARCHAIC WORDS: “I’ve met people […]
  
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• Cast says ‘Schitt’s Creek’ is ‘the little engine that could’ as popularity rises

  07-01-2019 18:25
  TORONTO — Eugene Levy used to regard the Canadian television sketch comedy show “SCTV” as a career-high. Now, that distinction goes to “Schitt’s Creek.” As the CBC riches-to-rags comedy returns for its fifth season this week amid an explosion of international attention, the Hamilton-born comedy star says “the awareness factor has really been percolating in […]
  
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• Applications of retail cannabis licences in Ontario now being accepted

  07-01-2019 18:25
  TORONTO — Applications are now being accepted from those looking to enter a lottery to apply for the first 25 retail cannabis licences in Ontario. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario began to accept expressions of interest on its website at 12:01 a.m. today and will take applications until noon Wednesday. The draw for the licences will […]
  
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• Elementary Robotics Teams Set to Compete Saturday

  07-01-2019 18:15
  For the 12th year in a row, Sault College will once again host the elementary robotics, as the annual VEX IQ Robotics Challenge takes place coming Saturday, January 12th. Forty-one elementary robotics teams from across Algoma will be competing in the 2018-2019 VEX IQ Challenge, Next Level. Competitors will be using robots they have designed, […]
  
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• Former CanniMed CEO launches new pot company, but won’t be growing weed

  07-01-2019 18:06
  TORONTO — The former chief executive of licensed producer CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. has a budding new cannabis business largely made up of his former employees — but his newest venture won’t involve growing pot. Brent Zettl says his biopharmaceutical company Zyus Life Sciences Inc. will instead buy cannabis from licensed producers and focus on extraction and development of plant-based medicinal products for the global medical [
  
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• Winter storm hits Sault Ste. Marie – caution advised - Sault Star

  07-01-2019 18:03
  Winter storm hits Sault Ste. Marie – caution advised  Sault StarA winter storm has blown into Sault Ste. Marie and is expected to last the day and into the night before tapering off Tuesday. Environment Canada has issued a ...
  
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• HUCKSON, Ester

  07-01-2019 18:02
  Peacefully in her 80th year on Saturday, January 5, 2019, Ester Marie Huckson passed away at the Sault Area Hospital after a lengthy battle with many health issues. Soulmate of the late Alvin. Predeceased by her parents Loretta and Arthur Paulson. Devoted mother of Tracy (Dave), Stephen and Ann Marie (Tim). Cherished Grandma of Shanna […]
  
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• Winter storm hits Sault Ste. Marie – caution advised

  07-01-2019 17:59 via saultstar.com
  A winter storm has blown into Sault Ste. Marie and is expected to last the day and into the night before tapering off Tuesday.
  Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for Sault Ste. Marie and the area.
  Snow is expected to be heavy at times and blowing.  Between 10-20 cm is expected to fall with the wind chill dipping temperatures to -15C .
  The snow is expected to continue tonight and change to periods of rain or drizzle near midnight and ending after midnight.
  Temperatures are
  
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• ADAMS, Kaleb

  07-01-2019 17:58
  With the heaviest of hearts and profound sadness, we announce the sudden passing of Kaleb on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at the age of 20. Now reunited with his father Craig. Kaleb is the cherished son of Laura and protective brother of Emma. Beloved grandson of Tranquilla Laurenti (late Nello) and Avis Adams (late Bill). […]
  
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• Fire on GO train east of Toronto causes delays for hundreds of commuters

  07-01-2019 17:43
  TORONTO — Hundreds of commuters are facing long delays this morning after a fire broke out on a GO transit train heading into Toronto. Metrolinx Spokeswoman Anne Marie Aikins says crews noticed smoke pouring from a locomotive on a train travelling the Lakeshore East line that was approaching Toronto from Oshawa, Ont. She says crews […]
  
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• As a result of the current snow event, Transit Services is advising riders to expect some delays today. Transit Ser… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-01-2019 17:42 via twitter.com
  As a result of the current snow event, Transit Services is advising riders to expect some delays today. Transit Ser… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Kevin Spacey ordered to stay away from accuser - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 17:40
  Kevin Spacey ordered to stay away from accuser  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe disgraced actor was arraigned on a charge of felony indecent assault and battery during a hearing at Nantucket District Court.
  
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• North American stock markets higher at late-morning, loonie tops 75 cents US

  07-01-2019 17:21
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged higher in late-morning trading, boosted by gains in the energy sector as the price of oil moved higher and the health-care sector which includes the big marijuana stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 6.52 points at 14,433.14. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 77.96 […]
  
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• Check here for Weather Closures

  07-01-2019 17:00
  Today’s winter storm is causing a lot of closures and postponements. Check to see what’s closed, any additional closures will be added here. The Algoma Family Services offices located at 205 McNabb Street and 875 Queen Street in Sault Ste. Marie as well as the district offices in Elliot Lake and Wawa will be closing […]
  
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• Harlem Globetrotters to Perform at GFL Memorial Gardens

  07-01-2019 16:53
  Committed to bringing fans the best experience and most electrifying athletes on the planet, the Harlem Globetrotters will give their fans a chance to get closer than ever to the action and team’s stars with their brand-new Fan Powered World Tour, which is set to come to GFL Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie on […]
  
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• Man charged in domestic incident

  07-01-2019 16:46 via saultstar.com
  A 48-year-old male has been charged with assault.
  It’s alleged that on Jan. 5 at around 8:30 p.m., the man and his wife began arguing and the argument escalated. The woman was punched and hit with household items.
  It’s further alleged the man damaged a wall and threw furniture around the residence.
  The accused was taken into custody and charged with assault, assault with a weapon and mischief. He is to appear in court at a later date.
  
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• Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 16:45
  Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsGinsburg was not on the bench as the court met Monday to hear arguments. It was not clear when she would return to the court, which will hear more cases on ...
  
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• Globetrotters to visit GFL Memorial Gardens

  07-01-2019 16:39 via saultstar.com
  The infamous Harlem Globetrotters will bring their brand new Fan Powered World Tour to the GFL Memorial Gardens on Wed. April 17.
  The 7 p.m. show will also feature opportunities before, during and after each event where fans will get a chance to interact with the team’s stars.
  The The Harlem Globetrotters roster showcases some of the most thrilling athletes in the world including Big East Lofton, Ant Atkinson, Hi-Lite Bruton, Hammer Harrison, Thunder Law, Bull Bullard, Firefly Fisher and C
  
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• Fire Crews Respond to Stove Top Fire

  07-01-2019 16:32
  Over the weekend, Sault Ste. Marie Fire Service crews responded to a report of a stove fire in the 0-100 block of Pawating Place. On Saturday, January 5th, fire crews responded to a residential stovetop fire shortly after 6 p.m.. The fire originated from a pot of cooking oil on the stove. Crews contained the […]
  
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• Weather Postpones St. Vincent’s Party

  07-01-2019 16:24
  The Coldest Night of the Year launch party scheduled for Monday January 7th has been rescheduled due to the weather. The party at St. Vincent’s Place will take place on Tuesday January 8th at 7pm instead. The Coldest Night of the Year is an annual walk that helps raise funds for St. Vincent Place and […]
  
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• Test Drive: 2019 Kia Rio S Hatchback - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 16:12
  Test Drive: 2019 Kia Rio S Hatchback  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsEntry Price: $16490Price as Tested: $18345This week centers on the 2019 Kia Rio S, the sporty subcompact introduced in 2018 as an all-new generation model ...
  
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• Cars We Remember: Top 10 favorite pickup trucks - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-01-2019 16:12
  Cars We Remember: Top 10 favorite pickup trucks  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsQ: Greg I enjoy your nostalgic columns on cars and am wondering if you could give us a list of the pickup trucks that left an impression on you growing up?
  
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• Crime of the Week: Mischief and Theft from Mailboxes

  07-01-2019 16:08
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect in a mischief and theft. On the 24th, 30th  and 31st of December an unknown male attended at three apartment buildings in the central area of the city. The suspect pried open mailboxes located in the lobby […]
  
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• Children Get a Peek Inside a Fire Station (Gallery) saultonline.com/2019/01/childr… via @saultonline

  07-01-2019 16:05 via twitter.com
  Children Get a Peek Inside a Fire Station (Gallery) saultonline.com/2019/01/childr… via @saultonline
  
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• Male Arrested with BAC Over Legal Limit #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  07-01-2019 16:03 via twitter.com
  Male Arrested with BAC Over Legal Limit #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Register Now for Big Brothers Big Sisters Local Legends Ball Hockey Tournament

  07-01-2019 15:59
  The Big Brothers Big Sisters Local Legends Ball Hockey Tournament is scheduled for Saturday February 2nd, 2019 as part of the Bon Soo Winter Festival. The Ball Hockey Tournament has successfully raised more than $25,000 for local charities dating back to its inaugural season in 2011. “We started a tournament back in 2011 and did […]
  
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• Algoma Family Services Offices to Close at Noon today .

  07-01-2019 15:34
  Please be advised that the Algoma Family Services offices located at 205 McNabb Street and 875 Queen Street in Sault Ste. Marie as well as the district offices in Elliot Lake and Wawa will be closing at noon on Monday January 7 due to the winter storm. The office will re-open Tuesday, January 8 at […]
  
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