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• Bays roll Raiders, improve to 10-0 - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-01-2019 23:14
  Bays roll Raiders, improve to 10-0 - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDeTOUR — Brimley still has a perfect record halfway through the regular season and also at its mid-point in the Eastern UP Conference. The Bays dispatched ...
  
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• Bays roll Raiders, improve to 10-0 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-01-2019 23:14
  Bays roll Raiders, improve to 10-0  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDeTOUR — Brimley still has a perfect record halfway through the regular season and also at its mid-point in the Eastern UP Conference. The Bays dispatched ...
  
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• New program for Canadian thalidomide survivors aims to help with costs of aging

  09-01-2019 22:37
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says the federal government is launching a new financial program in the spring for Canadians harmed by a now-banned pregnancy drug. The Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program will replace an existing one and provide a tax-free, lump sum payment to survivors to help cover health-care needs. Thalidomide was […]
  
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• Pytlik joins Greyhounds

  09-01-2019 22:34
  Soo Greyhounds General Manager Kyle Raftis announced this afternoon another commitment to the Program as Jaromir Pytlik will be joining the club for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. “Jaromir is a world-class player that has chosen to come to the Soo as he continues to work towards his goal of becoming a high NHL draft […]
  
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• GameONN Sports Update – January 9th

  09-01-2019 22:10
  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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• Closure of Canadian vinyl supplier RPM could raise prices, affect titles, say retailers

  09-01-2019 22:10
  TORONTO — One of Canada’s largest distributors of vinyl records has shut down with little notice — leaving some retailers scrambling to find alternate suppliers and raising questions about higher prices. RPM Distribution, based in Concord, Ont., notified clients by email on Monday that it would be “closing all operations effective immediately.” The move instantly put a halt to vinyl […]
  
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• Hiawatha Highlands lets Tim Murphy enjoy Winter Activities

  09-01-2019 22:07
  On January 9th, 2019, members of the media were welcomed to the Hiawatha Highlands FAM tour. For the first time the event was put on, it was used as a way to familiarize the media with the facility and different programs offered. Hiawatha Highlands is a division of the Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club, but […]
  
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• St. Vincent Place counts on walk to fund supports

  09-01-2019 21:57 via saultstar.com
  Volunteering at St. Vincent Place gives Mayor Christian Provenzano a first-hand look at poverty in Sault Ste. Marie.He’s part of a community group that prepares lunch several Saturdays a year at the Albert Street East facility’s soup kitchen.“It’s one thing for people to come to your office and meet with you and tell you about the need,” Provenzano told The Sault Star. “(It’s) entirely a different thing to participate in it and see it first hand. The fir
  
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• Pot, booze factor in Blind River arrests

  09-01-2019 21:01 via saultstar.com
  Marijuana, alcohol and excessive speed prompted Ontario Provincial Police to arrest two motorists in separate incidents in Blind River.A man allegedly had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.
  He was spotted by police driving at a high rate of speed on Causley Street on Jan. 6. The driver stopped in a parking lot on Leacock Street.David Calder, 29, of Blind River, was charged with speeding and operation while impaired.His court date is Jan. 31 in Blind River.A vehicle travelli
  
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• Sean Paul to Perform at the Yard

  09-01-2019 20:38
  Grammy award winning Jamaican singer Sean Paul will share his talents with a Sault audience this Spring. Paul is scheduled to appear at the Yard on May 17th. Best known for his hits Temperature, Press It Up and No Lie, Paul has recorded six albums and worked with such big names as Rihanna, Snoop Dog […]
  
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• Sault's Basil Hobbs downed zeppelin

  09-01-2019 20:12 via saultstar.com
  Bringing down a zeppelin that bombed England during the First World War was a pretty big deal.Sault Ste. Marie resident Basil Deacon Hobbs did just that in June 1917.The British native co-piloted a Curtis flying boat that brought down the German raider when returning from a patrol over the English Channel.His accomplishment is detailed in Aviation in Canada: Fighter Pilots and Observers 1915-1939 by Larry Milberry and Hugh Halliday.The airships were a “terror weapon” which caused &ld
  
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• Susan Sparks: Taking down the tree - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-01-2019 20:11
  Susan Sparks: Taking down the tree  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThere is one holiday ritual I really hate: taking down the tree. It's a sad job, as it marks the end of the season. It's also messy. Dragging out a month-old, dried-up ...
  
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• Fifteen military suicides reported in 2018 despite new prevention strategy

  09-01-2019 20:02
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Forces saw more than a dozen service members die by suicide last year even as it was implementing a number of new services and benefits to prevent such tragedies. New figures from the Department of National Defence show 15 members of the Canadian military killed themselves in 2018 — one fewer than […]
  
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• Garden River supports pipeline opponents

  09-01-2019 19:51 via saultstar.com
  Garden River First Nation backs a First Nation in British Columbia that opposes a pipeline on its land.The Wet’suwet’en are blocking access to a planned pipeline in northern B.C. Royal Canadian Mounted Police breached a checkpoint on unceded Wet’suwet’en First Nation territory and arrested 14 people on Monday.
  “The actions of the armed police force leveled against a peaceful rally and the imprisonment of the Wet’suwet’en is a stark reminder how deep colo
  
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• Iran says it is holding US Navy veteran - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-01-2019 19:49
  Iran says it is holding US Navy veteran  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhite's detention adds new pressure to the rising tension between Iran and the U.S., which under President Donald Trump has pursued a maximalist campaign ...
  
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• Garden River First Nations Stands with the Wet’suwet’en

  09-01-2019 19:17
  Chief Paul Syrette and the Ojibway citizens of the Garden River First Nation join the many Indigenous leaders and friend from across Turtle island to condemn the armed military actions against the Hereditary Wet’suwet’en leadership, citizens and their allies in protecting their traditional land and sovereignty on pipeline development. “The actions of the armed police […]
  
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• Netflix interested in creating a Toronto production hub: Mayor John Tory

  09-01-2019 19:07
  TORONTO — It seems Netflix is considering creating a production hub in Toronto. Asked whether the video streaming giant is interested in setting up shop in the city, Mayor John Tory suggested to The Canadian Press it’s a strong possibility. “I have a very high level of confidence, without betraying confidences that aren’t yet concrete, that they’re […]
  
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• ‘I’m going to do whatever it takes to stay in my home,’ says man fighting Toronto islands act

  09-01-2019 18:55
  TORONTO — A man on the verge of losing his longtime family home on one of Toronto’s islands says he plans to try and get provincial legislation changed to allow family members to leave such properties to people other than spouses or children. Don Sampson said his brother Bruce left him the island home his […]
  
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• NewsAlert: Singh gets his chance for a seat as Trudeau calls three Feb. 25 byelections

  09-01-2019 18:53
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set Feb. 25 as the date for byelections in three vacant ridings — including the British Columbia riding where NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is hoping to win a seat in the House of Commons. Trudeau has called the byelections for Burnaby South, the Ontario riding of York-Simcoe and Montreal’s Outremont. […]
  
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• Legal pot costs $9.70 per gram versus $6.51 on illicit market: StatCan

  09-01-2019 18:48
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says that the average price of a legal gram of recreational pot last year was $9.70, nearly 50 per cent higher than the illicit market price of $6.51. The agency says it received 385 price quotes deemed plausible using the StatsCannabis crowdsourcing application between Oct. 17, when adult-use pot became legal in Canada, and Dec. 31. […]
  
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• The Weather Network airs Sault sites

  09-01-2019 18:41 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie highlights will be broadcast on The Weather Network.Filming os sites such as Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site and Clergue Park skating path was done Wednesday.
  The Weather Network will air the Sault segments on Thursday between 6 and 9 a.m., a release says.
  
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• No Infrastructure Bank money for public electricity grids, documents say

  09-01-2019 18:39
  OTTAWA — Newly released documents say the federal agency created to finance new infrastructure — and alleviate the burden on the public purse — is not supposed to get involved in projects involving existing public electricity grids. Many provinces need to upgrade their power transmission systems to deal with green energy projects and are desperate for money to do […]
  
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• Library hosts retro video game nights

  09-01-2019 18:32 via saultstar.com
  Registration is open for upcoming retro video game nights at James L. McIntyre Centennial Library.Sessions run from 6 to 8 p.m. All ages can attend. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult, a release says.Themes are Sonic Hedgehog (Jan. 24), Disney (Feb. 28) and Svenny’s Picks (March 28).Register in person at the reference and information desk or call 705-759-5236.
  
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• Movie review: Kidman amazing in ‘Destroyer’ - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-01-2019 18:07
  Movie review: Kidman amazing in ‘Destroyer’  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsFans of rough, tough cop movies about an unstable protagonist who's fighting off emotional demons from the past in order to work on a current case will find ...
  
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• Loonie up after Bank of Canada rate decision, Toronto stocks higher

  09-01-2019 17:20
  TORONTO — Gains in the key financial, industrial and material sectors helped Canada’s main stock index push higher, while the loonie gained ground following the Bank of Canada’s latest rate announcement. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 85.59 points at 14,690.74. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 97.87 points at 23,885.32. […]
  
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• Rainone interviewed on entertainment industry site

  09-01-2019 16:55 via saultstar.com
  Drama classes at Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School and her late grandmother helped launch Trish Rainone’s acting acteer.An interview with the Sault Ste. Marie native, now based in Toronto, appears on www.ebosscanada.com, a Canadian entertainment industry website.Rainone says drama class at the Dunn “cured” her fear of speaking in front of others.Her grandmother Joyce Sutherland, who died in Janaury 2017, “was the funniest lady I know.
  “I’m becomi
  
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• Sunday last day for Rona, Lowe's

  09-01-2019 16:17 via saultstar.com
  Rona and Lowe’s close for good on Sunday.In November, Lowe’s Canada the businesses on Black Road and Northern Avenue would shut in early 2019.The two Sault Ste. Marie sites are among 27 underperforming locations across Canada being shuttered by the company. The closures affect more than 100 Sault workers.Merchandise is now discounted 75 to 90 per cent at the pair of Sault locations.Goods can still be ordered online at www.rona.ca or www.lowes.ca for home delivery.
  
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• Daschuk speaks at Algoma U

  09-01-2019 16:07 via saultstar.com
  An academic who focuses on the impact of environmental change on the health of Indigenous people speaks at Algoma University next week.James Daschuk is an associate professor at University of Regina.The presenter of the 2019 Hayes-Jenkinson Lecture speaks on Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Shingwauk Auditorium.His talk is titled Statue Wars: History, Identity and the Politics of Commemoration in Post-TRC Canada.Admission is free. The public is invited.
  
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• Lost in Suburbia: The King of Cling - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-01-2019 16:05
  Lost in Suburbia: The King of Cling  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsNot that I'm obsessive or anything, but years ago when my kids were little, I would carry entire kiddy wardrobes around with me so when my kids got dirty, I could ...
  
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• Vehicles collide, driver charged with impaired

  09-01-2019 15:57 via saultstar.com
  A Heyden man was charged following a two-vehicle crash on Great Northern Road on Tuesday.A southbound automobile crossed the centre-line and hit a northbound vehicle at about 8 p.m., police say.The driver of the southbound automobile was charged.William Gregory, 50, of Maple Drive, was charged with impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample.His court date is Feb. 11.
  
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• Trudeau to kick off outreach tour including town hall in Kamloops, B.C.

  09-01-2019 15:29
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hitting British Columbia today as part of an outreach tour that will expand across the country. He will be in Kamloops to meet with its mayor, Ken Christian, before meeting with two Indigenous leaders. The prime minister will also be holding a town hall gathering with the public, held at Thompson […]
  
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• Luxury home sales in Canada down in 2018: Sotheby’s report

  09-01-2019 15:29
  TORONTO — Sales of luxury properties declined sharply in three of Canada’s biggest cities last year as homebuyers retreated amid tightened mortgage guidelines and higher interest rates. A report released today found that Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary saw large drops in high-end real estate sales in 2018 as the markets dealt with a number of headwinds including tighter supply, higher foreign […]
  
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• Annual pace of housing starts in Canada fell in December: CMHC report

  09-01-2019 14:55
  OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts fell last month. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in Canada was 213,419 units in December, down from 224,349 in November. Economists had expected an annual rate of 205,000, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. The annual pace of urban […]
  
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• Workers at GM’s Oshawa Assembly Plant hold work stoppage over closure

  09-01-2019 14:29
  OSHAWA, Ont. — Unionized workers at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., are holding another sit-down protest over the planned closure of the facility. The union confirmed the work stoppage this morning following an earlier protest on Tuesday. Unifor president Jerry Dias sat down with GM on Tuesday to talk about proposals the union had made […]
  
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• Some undocumented U.S. migrants approved for temporary Canadian visas

  09-01-2019 10:00
  OTTAWA — Elidee Sanchez says her nightmares about her harrowing journey crossing the Mexico-U.S. border finally came to an end the day she arrived — legally — in Canada. After spending 17 years living in the United States as an undocumented migrant, she was in an almost constant state of anxiety. She had no legal status in a country that has […]
  
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• Bank of Canada expected to hold interest rates in today’s policy decision

  09-01-2019 10:00
  OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate at 1.75 per cent today as it makes its first policy decision of 2019. The central bank has been on a gradual rate-hiking trajectory for a year and a half — but after a series of disappointing developments many experts are predicting it could be a while before the next increase. […]
  
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• Hit the slopes - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-01-2019 09:00
  Hit the slopes  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe much-anticipated opening of Minneapolis Hill appears to be just a day away, barring any unforeseen difficulties or an unexpected thaw. “I'm very confident ...
  
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• DDA merges Michigan Main Street committees - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-01-2019 09:00
  DDA merges Michigan Main Street committees  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsChairs from the Michigan Main Street Committees came together for the first time in 2019 during January's Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors ...
  
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• MARQUIS, Daniel

  09-01-2019 00:16
  It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden loss of Dan on Friday January 4, 2019. Beloved husband and father with a strong commitment to family and friends. A loving and caring heart that always had room for everyone. Dan had a joyful soul and an ability to make everyone laugh. He will […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Clearing Up a Foot of Snow After Monday's Storm - 9&10 News

  09-01-2019 00:14
  Sault Ste. Marie Clearing Up a Foot of Snow After Monday's Storm  9&10 NewsSault Ste. Marie was pummeled with snow during Monday's storm, some spots saw around 14 inches in total. That meant drivers dealt with sloppy conditions ...
  
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• Christmas Cheer convener ‘absolutely thrilled’ with Santa Fund

  09-01-2019 00:14 via saultstar.com
  Brunella Gagliardi warms to the thought of $90,000 safely tucked away in 2018 Sault Star Santa Fund coffers.
  With a healthy 89,658.37 currently collected, the annual Christmas Cheer fundraiser is being extended to mid-day Friday in hopes of reaching that mark, which would exceed last year’s total by close to $4,000.
  The 2018 effort hit the ground running, usually ringing in anywhere between $10,000 to $12,000 higher than that at the same time the previous year, and there was hope the
  
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