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• 2019 Preliminary Budget Shows Tax Hike

  14-01-2019 23:25
  The first draft of the 2019 City Budget was presented before City Council during Monday night’s meeting. This budget will propose a tax hike of 3.57 per cent. The tax increase is to allow the city to continue the same level of service they maintained in 2018, according to a briefing document prepared by city […]
  
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• Emergency doctors say mock disaster helped prepare for Ottawa bus crash

  14-01-2019 22:49
  OTTAWA — Emergency physicians at the Ottawa Hospital say they were prepared for last week’s deadly bus crash by a recent mock disaster exercise. Several surgeons and medical co-ordinators working in the emergency department Friday evening are sharing their experiences of dealing with the influx of injured survivors of the bus accident, which killed three […]
  
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• ST. JULES, Hermance

  14-01-2019 22:40
  Passed away peacefully at ARCH (Hospice) surrounded by the love of her family on Sunday, January 13, 2018 at the age of 87. She is now reunited with her beloved husband Leo. Cherished mother of Roger (Paulette), Andre (Patty), Ivan (Vanda), Paul (Snezana) and Denise (John). Predeceased by her parents Hormidas and Rosina Gravel. Dear sister […]
  
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• CIBC Donation Helps Cancer Patients

  14-01-2019 22:34
  New, dedicated telemedicine equipment is being put into use this month at Sault Area Hospital’s Algoma District Cancer Program (ADCP) thanks to a generous $25,000 donation from local CIBC branches. With this gift, CIBC has donated over $100,000 in the last 15 years to support local care at Sault Area Hospital. “Cancer research, awareness, and […]
  
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• Asylum seekers can’t count on same response as Saudi teen: experts

  14-01-2019 22:33
  The case of a Saudi teen whose flight from her allegedly abusive family captured international attention is a rare one where circumstances aligned to grant her swift protection in Canada, but others in similar situations can’t count on the same response, immigration experts said Monday. Eighteen-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun shot into the spotlight earlier this month when she fled her […]
  
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• Who’s who in the federal cabinet shuffle: new faces, and old faces in new places

  14-01-2019 22:00
  OTTAWA — David Lametti loves the law, he said just after being sworn in as Canada’s new justice minister. “I know it’s a cliche to say that, but I do,” the 56-year-old said outside Rideau Hall. “I have done my best to teach and to think about the ways in which law has an impact on […]
  
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• Good Old Time Hockey Is Back !

  14-01-2019 21:57
  Yup, in the past week, we’ve been witness to some good old time hockey. I mean there were scraps, name calling, chirping, and whatever else the days of the Bruins and Canadians brought us back then. I am not referring to the Hounds on the ice, but the Hounds on the Page. My friends, I […]
  
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• Crime of the Week: Purse Theft

  14-01-2019 21:44
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are requesting your assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an incident of theft. On January 3rd at approximately 11:30 a.m. an unknown male attended the Dollarama located in the Station Mall. The suspect proceeded to take a customers purse, disguising it under his coat. The […]
  
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• OIPRD report substantiates allegations of misconduct against Sault Ste Marie police officer - CBC.ca

  14-01-2019 21:35
  OIPRD report substantiates allegations of misconduct against Sault Ste Marie police officer  CBC.caThe Office of the Independent Police Review Director has investigated the actions of a Sault Ste Marie police officer during the arrest of a man in March of 2016.
  
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• Constable Matthew Keating found guilty of 3 charges under Police Services Act - CBC.ca

  14-01-2019 21:35
  Constable Matthew Keating found guilty of 3 charges under Police Services Act  CBC.caThe Office of the Independent Police Review Director has investigated the actions of a Sault Ste Marie police officer during the arrest of a man in March of 2016.
  
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• Men face spate of charges

  14-01-2019 21:33 via saultstar.com
  Two men face a host of charges related to possession of stolen property and trespass by night after police arrested the two Sunday.
  Police say that on Thursday, one of the accused entered a vehicle parked on the 100 block of Johnson Avenue and stole various items.
  Then, on Sunday at at approximately 1:40 a.m. both were observed entering vehicles parked in the 400 block of Black Road. Officers attended and both males were taken into custody. Police say they discovered the accused males had d
  
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• Saudi teen’s flight has implications for Saudi women left behind: analysis

  14-01-2019 21:30
  OTTAWA — Canada’s acceptance of a Saudi Arabian teenager seeking asylum is sparking debate within the country about loosening laws restricting women’s freedom, but also a backlash that could initially repress more women, analysts say. The Trudeau government’s decision to accept 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun as a refugee from Saudi Arabia is stoking internal discussion over loosening her home country’s controversial guardianshi
  
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• New minister is first female Nova Scotia MP named to federal cabinet

  14-01-2019 20:51
  OTTAWA — Canada’s inaugural minister of rural economic development is herself a first — the first female federal cabinet minister from a Nova Scotia riding. MP Bernadette Jordan was sworn into the newly minted portfolio in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet Monday morning, after MP Scott Brison announced his sudden departure last week. Jordan was also […]
  
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• Marijuana producer Canopy Growth granted hemp licence in New York

  14-01-2019 20:37
  SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says it has been granted a licence by New York State to process and produce hemp, a member of the cannabis plant family. The Ontario-based company is one of Canada’s biggest producers of legal cannabis products for medicinal and recreational use. Canopy says it plans to invest between US$100 million and […]
  
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• Ontario’s 25 pot licence lottery winners fielding partnership offers

  14-01-2019 20:33
  TORONTO — Businesses and investors are rushing to partner with the 25 winners of the Ontario cannabis retail licence lottery, with offers apparently worth millions of dollars, to be involved in the province’s first recreational weed stores set to open this spring. Olivia Brown, the founder of Hamilton, Ont.-based Professional Cannabis Consulting, says one of her clients was among […]
  
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• Military court ruling to remain in place pending Supreme Court hearing

  14-01-2019 19:57
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to temporarily suspend a lower court’s bombshell ruling in a sexual-assault case that the military justice system is unconstitutional. A five-judge panel rejected military prosecutors’ request for a stay on Monday after the prosecution tangled with defence lawyers over whether discipline within the Canadian Forces would […]
  
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• Newmont Mining to buy Goldcorp to create one of world’s biggest gold producers

  14-01-2019 19:46
  TORONTO — Newmont Mining Corp. has struck a US$10-billion deal to take over Goldcorp Inc. in a move that will see the U.S.-based mining giant grow even larger while Canada’s mining industry loses a head office. Colorado-based Newmont will add Vancouver-based Goldcorp’s seven mines in North and South America to its global operations of 12 operating mines to create […]
  
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• Two French policemen go on trial accused of raping Canadian tourist

  14-01-2019 19:17
  PARIS — Two French policemen went on trial Monday on charges of gang-raping a Canadian tourist at Paris police headquarters nearly five years ago. The officers, both members of the BRI anti-gang force at the time, are accused of raping the woman at 36 Quai des Orfevres, a famous address depicted in many crime movies […]
  
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• Duo arrested after Montreal border agents spot N.S.-bound ecstasy shipment

  14-01-2019 19:17
  SOUTH RAWDON, N.S. — Two Nova Scotians in their 50s are facing drug charges after Montreal border agents intercepted an ecstasy shipment from Germany. Police say a package containing about a kilogram of suspected ecstasy tablets was destined for South Rawdon, N.S. Canada Border Services Agency officers spotted it at a Montreal mail processing centre, and notified the Nova Scotia […]
  
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• Court rejects bid to speed up request for OPP hiring investigation

  14-01-2019 18:54
  TORONTO — An Ontario court has rejected a request to speed up a hearing into whether it should order the province’s ombudsman to investigate the appointment of a friend of the premier’s to the job of top cop. OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair is asking Ontario’s Divisional Court to force an investigation into the hiring of Toronto police […]
  
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• Notre Dame Du Sault and iSMAK Take Top Honours at Robotics Challenge

  14-01-2019 18:34
  This past Saturday saw 42 elementary robotics teams from across Algoma compete in the largest VEX IQ Robotics qualifying event in Canada. Over 200 students, mentors, volunteers and fans packed the Sault College Health & Wellness Center for a day of robotics action. Teams competed in the 2018-2019 VEX IQ Challenge Next Level. In this […]
  
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• Ottawa police release identities of bus-crash victims

  14-01-2019 17:49
  Ottawa police have identified the three victims who died in a bus crash in the city on Friday. Bruce Thomlinson, 56 years old, Judy Booth, 57 years old, and Anja Van Beek, 65 years old, died as a result of the collision. Their names and photos are being released by Ottawa Police and the regional […]
  
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• MARGHELLA, Delia

  14-01-2019 17:44
  It is with heartfelt sorrow that Carmella and Gabriele Mazzuca announce the death of their sister and sister in law Delia Marghella on January 5th, 2019 at 81 years of age. Delia is survived by her husband Italo Diana and her son Franco Diana (Kerin) in France. Daughter of the late Pasquale and Giovanna Marghella. […]
  
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• Connie and Donna Talk Save Our Young Adults

  14-01-2019 17:37
  The opioid crisis in Sault Ste Marie isn’t getting any better, but the fight to change that is getting just as tough. Connie Raynor–Elliott and Donna De Simon, joined Tim Murphy on Mornings with Lou Anne and Tim to discuss the crisis and their ongoing efforts to bring an end to this deadly problem. Raynor-Elliott, […]
  
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• North American stock markets move lower in late-morning trading; Loonie down

  14-01-2019 17:17
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the materials sector, while U.S. markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 16.26 points at 14,922.92. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 120.17 points at 23,875.78. The S&P 500 index was down 13.61 points […]
  
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• Spiders invade Royal Botanical Garden during kid-friendly exhibit

  14-01-2019 17:15
  HAMILTON — Roses and lilacs aren’t yet in bloom but nature enthusiasts can escape the winter cold by visiting a spider exhibit making its Canadian debut this week at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Spiders Alive, developed by the American Museum of Natural History in New York, runs through mid-April. Seventeen species of arachnids will be on […]
  
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• 2 Males Arrested for Trespass by Night

  14-01-2019 16:38
  On January 13th, 2019 officers with the Patrol Services Division and Break and Enter Unit of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 38 year old Kenneth Megginson of Wellington Street East and 20 year old Christien Tucci of no fixed address for possession of a stolen property and trespass by night. In addition, it […]
  
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• Challenge Accepted Easter Seals CEO to Join Snowarama

  14-01-2019 16:28
  CEO of Easter Seals Ontario, Kevin Collins has accepted the fundraising challenge of Bob Carricato, President of the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie. Collins will come to the Sault to join the Rotary club and over 80 local snowmobilers as they raise money for Easter Seals kids at Snowarama on February 9th. “It popped […]
  
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• New program starts in Sault Ste. Marie to reduce methamphetamine production - CBC.ca

  14-01-2019 16:20
  New program starts in Sault Ste. Marie to reduce methamphetamine production  CBC.caA program to identify manufacturers of methamphetamine is now up and running in Sault Ste. Marie. The Meth Watch program allows retailers, members of the ...
  
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• 2 Males Arrested for Trespass by Night #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  14-01-2019 16:18 via twitter.com
  2 Males Arrested for Trespass by Night #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Two Car Collision on Great Northern Road

  14-01-2019 16:17
  No serious injuries in a two vehicle collision Monday morning on Great Northern Road and Willoughby Ave. Sault Ste. Marie Police service and Sault Fire Services along with EMS responded to the collision around 9:30am The road was not closed and Police directed traffic until the collision scene was clear. No other information available at […]
  
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• China sentences Canadian man to death in drug smuggling case

  14-01-2019 15:55
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s very concerned to see China “acting arbitrarily” by applying the death penalty to a Canadian convicted of drug trafficking. He says Canada will do all it can to intervene on Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s behalf. A court in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning province announced Monday evening that it […]
  
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• Swimming in the Winter? Yes you can. The @JRCCPool is a family friendly facility with a 25 metre 8 lane pool, a tod… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-01-2019 15:14 via twitter.com
  Swimming in the Winter? Yes you can. The @JRCCPool is a family friendly facility with a 25 metre 8 lane pool, a tod… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Montreal MP Lametti becomes justice minister as Trudeau shuffles cabinet

  14-01-2019 14:57
  OTTAWA — Montreal MP David Lametti is becoming Canada’s new justice minister as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles his cabinet to deal with the sudden departure of Nova Scotia MP Scott Brison. He’s one of five ministers and ministers-to-be who walked up to Rideau Hall to be sworn in on a frigid Monday morning in […]
  
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• Rob skis 35 kilometres a day, all set for Olympics sootoday.com/local-sports/r…

  14-01-2019 13:22 via twitter.com
  Rob skis 35 kilometres a day, all set for Olympics sootoday.com/local-sports/r…
  
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• President Trump's weekend: New Russia questions, shutdown irritants - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2019 13:06
  President Trump's weekend: New Russia questions, shutdown irritants  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsIt wasn't the weekend that President Donald Trump wanted: largely alone at the White House, irked by a pair of startling Russia headlines and baffled that he's ...
  
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• Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie! 1 - SooToday

  14-01-2019 12:00
  Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie! 1  SooTodayCloudy with a chance of flurries. Risk of freezing drizzle in the morning. Temperature of -2 with a windchill of -16 in the morning.
  
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• CARLUCCI, Ermelinda

  14-01-2019 11:57
  Peacefully at the F. J. Davey Home on Saturday January 12, 2019, in her 90th year. Beloved wife of the late Simeone Carlucci. Loving mother of Jerry Carlucci (Kim) and dear grandmother of Sam and Ryan (Junko). Sister of Rosina Formica (late Francesco), the late Saverio Mendicino (Filomena) and Salvatore Mendicino (Antonia). Sister-in-law of Norina […]
  
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• WOOLSEY, David

  14-01-2019 11:54
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Friday January 11, 2019 at the age of 52. Loving husband of Roxanne Rissanen. David will be missed by his daughters Danielle Woolsey and Nicole Woolsey (Ryan) and his stepsons Erik Rissanen and Alex Rissanen. Papa of Shane Wilder. Predeceased by his parents George and Elaine Woolsey. Brother of […]
  
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• MAZZUCA, Salvatore (Sam)

  14-01-2019 11:50
  Passed away peacefully at ARCH after a long hard battle with Mesothelioma on Friday, January 11, 2019 with family at his side at the age of 67. Beloved husband of Sylvia for 17 years. Loving step-father of Anna Milia and Roger Milia. Special Grandpa of Emily Klemm, Kaylee Lechance, Kaeden Patteri and Vada Milia. Predeceased […]
  
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• MILLER, Helen Rae

  14-01-2019 11:47
  Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the age of 98 years. Dear wife of the late Howard Blair Miller. Loving mother of the late Nancy MacDougall and Scott Miller (late Bonnie). Devoted grandmother of Ryan MacDougall (Liu Xin) of Toronto, Chris Miller (Christine) of Sault Ste. Marie […]
  
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• Ontario premier to meet with GM, other automakers and union president in Detroit

  14-01-2019 10:00
  DETROIT — A spokeswoman for Ontario’s premier says Doug Ford will use a trip to a Detroit auto show to meet with executives from General Motors and several other automakers today. Ivana Yelich says Ford will not try to push GM to reconsider shuttering its plant in Oshawa at year’s end when he meets with them […]
  
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• McJesus sculpture sparks outrage among Israels Christians - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2019 09:00
  McJesus sculpture sparks outrage among Israels Christians  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHundreds of Christians calling for the removal of the sculpture, entitled "McJesus," demonstrated at the museum in the northern city of Haifa last week.
  
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• People injured in deadly Ottawa bus crash are improving, hospital says

  14-01-2019 00:04
  OTTAWA — A hospital in Ottawa says the people who were critically injured in a deady bus crash Friday have improved. In a tweet, the Ottawa Hospital says the patients who had been listed in critical condition are now considered to be in serious condition. Three people were killed and 23 were hurt when a […]
  
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