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• 22 Confirmed Deaths From Opioid Poisoning in 2017 Say City Police

  22-01-2019 23:35
  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service continues to work in close partnership with The Sault Ste. Marie and Area Drug Strategy and Algoma Public Health to regularly provide updated information to the public about potential health and wellness concerns in our community. Current statistics available show that in 2017 there were 22 confirmed deaths in […]
  
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• Youth program gives parish an Edge

  22-01-2019 22:06 via saultstar.com
  A recently launched youth ministry program is helping draw young families to an east-end Catholic parish and getting students involved in other church programs.Edge, for students in Grades 6 to 8, started at St. Jerome’s after parishioners began considering in January 2015 how the Carmel Road church “could be revitalized,” pastor Rev. Pat Woods told Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board trustees during a Jan. 16 meeting.“The ability to attract young people and you
  
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• Trio loves new classical work

  22-01-2019 22:02 via saultstar.com
  There’s always something new for Jamie Parker to learn.His classical group, Gryphon Trio, has commissioned more than 80 works since 1996.Dinuk Wijeratne’s Love Triangle is part of Gryphon Trio’s program Sunday at The Machine Shop as part of Algoma Conservatory Concerts.Parker and Wijeratne met a Symphony Nova Scotia concert about five years ago. Wijeratne was conducting. Parker performed a Ravel concerto.Wijeratne approached Parker, told him he was also a composer and was keen
  
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• Updated Opioid Information #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  22-01-2019 21:46 via twitter.com
  Updated Opioid Information #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Dubas not concerned by Leafs’ slump; contract talks with Matthews progressing

  22-01-2019 21:23
  TORONTO — Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas says he isn’t concerned about his team’s current struggles. After starting the season 20-8-0, Toronto is 9-9-2 over its last 20 games, including a recent 3-7-0 stretch. Dubas met the media at the team’s practice facility Tuesday and said he viewed the slide as a “great opportunity” for his […]
  
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• Cannabis-carrying border crossers could be hit with fines under coming system

  22-01-2019 20:58
  OTTAWA — Travellers caught sneaking small amounts of marijuana into Canada could soon be required to pay fines. Although stiff criminal penalties will remain on the books, the federal border agency is developing administrative sanctions to give it more flexibility to deal with people who arrive at the border with cannabis in the era of legal recreational […]
  
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• 'Very exciting' work gets played plenty

  22-01-2019 20:53 via saultstar.com
  There’s always something new for Jamie Parker to learn.His classical group, Gryphon Trio, has commissioned more than 80 works since 1996.Dinuk Wijeratne’s Love Triangle is part of Gryphon Trio’s program Sunday at The Machine Shop as part of Algoma Conservatory Concerts.Parker and Wijeratne met a Symphony Nova Scotia concert about five years ago. Wijerante was conducting. Parker performed a Ravel concerto.Wijeratne approached Parker, told him he was also a composer and was keen
  
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• SAH knows nothing ‘concrete’ about LHINs’ future

  22-01-2019 20:51 via saultstar.com
  Top administration and board brass at Sault Ste. Marie’s principal health-care facility say they have heard nothing “concrete” as to the future of Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks.
  Both Sault Area Hospital interim president and CEO Ila Watson and board chair Reg St-Amour say the hospital will “carry on” amid news reports late last week that suggested the networks, along with Cancer Care Ontario and other agencies, could be dismantled
  
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• CAPT readies to up lobby efforts for passenger rail service

  22-01-2019 20:43 via saultstar.com
  With a federal election just nine months away and one final spring budget to be released before that, passenger rail advocates are ramping up their push for funding to reinstate the Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst service.
  The Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains is encouraging supporters to submit input into the 2019 federal budget that will encourage them to include funding for passenger rail service in Northern Ontario.
  CAPT volunteer Linda Savory Gordon said more than 400 letters of support were
  
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• Canadians pressed into service after deadly attack on UN base in Mali

  22-01-2019 19:55
  OTTAWA — Canadian peacekeepers in Mali were pressed into service after extremists with links to al-Qaida attacked a United Nations base on Sunday, killing 10 and injuring dozens more. Military spokesman Capt. Christopher Daniel says five Canadian helicopters were scrambled after the attack, including two large Chinooks, which are configured as flying hospitals, and three smaller Griffon […]
  
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• Oscar Nominations are in for 2019

  22-01-2019 19:54
  It’s that time of year again, as just this morning the Academy have released their list of nominations for the 2019 Academy Awards. The award show takes place February 24th on ABC. Leading the way for nominations is the Netflix original “Roma” and “The Favourite”, each sporting 10 nominations. BEST PICTURE “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian […]
  
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• OPP Warn Snowmobilers About Goulais River

  22-01-2019 19:24
  Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are sending out a caution to snowmobilers who may be traveling the Goulais River. On January 22, 2019 OPP were advised that a slump occurred on the bank of Mandy Lane which narrowed the Goulais River and opened a significant section. It is a highly used area this […]
  
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• Ontarians’ pot use on steady upward trajectory even before legalization: survey

  22-01-2019 17:41
  TORONTO — In the year leading up to legalization, there was a significant uptick in the use of cannabis, notably among millennials and people aged 50 and older, a long-running survey has found. The survey by the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction (CAMH) — called the Monitor — shows the proportion of Ontario adults reporting previous-year marijuana use rose from 15.7 per cent in 2016 to 19.4 per […]
  
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• Local Post-Secondary Institutions React to Tuition Cuts

  22-01-2019 17:29
  The PC Government recently announced some big changes coming in regards to post-secondary funds. Some of these changes include ten per cent tuition cuts, changes to OSAP policies such as eliminating free tuition as well as getting rid of the six-month interest-free grace period after graduation, and allowing students to opt out of some club […]
  
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• Ambulance involved in crash

  22-01-2019 17:20 via saultstar.com
  Police and firefighters respond to a crash involving a GMC Sierra pickup truck and an ambulance at Great Northern Road and Third Line East on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Looking to give your dog some socialization and room to run off-leash? The Strathclair Dog Park, located near the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-01-2019 17:19 via twitter.com
  Looking to give your dog some socialization and room to run off-leash? The Strathclair Dog Park, located near the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• KIT, Josephine (née Rose)

  22-01-2019 17:07
  Peacefully on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the F. J. Davey Home at the age of 104. Beloved wife of the late Nicholas (2001) of Smooth Rock Falls. Loving mother of Louise Bichler (Josef ) and late Danny (late Emily). Dear Baba of Paul Bichler, Heidi Bichler (Brian Yost), Jonathan Kit (Donna) and great-grandmother of […]
  
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• Northern Reach Rescue Network Giving Dogs a Better Chance

  22-01-2019 16:56
  Approximately 30 dogs got a better chance at life this week, thanks to the warmhearted volunteers at Northern Reach Rescue Network  – a group from Thunder Bay that coordinates themselves with rescue groups down south to re-home dogs from Northern communities where it’s sometimes too expensive to own them. “There’s a huge dog population issue, […]
  
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• MacMILLAN, Yvonne Marie Desneges

  22-01-2019 16:10
  Peacefully passed away at ARCH on Sunday, January 20, 2019 with her daughter by her side at the age of 78. Beloved wife of the late Graydon. Loving mother of Catherine St. Germain (Samuel Pyke), Steve (Dorraine Poppe) and Gary (Heather). Much loved Grama of Travis, Brian (Emily), Ryan, Tyler, Stephanie (Kolby) and Samantha (Shawn). […]
  
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• Get To Know NORDIK Institute

  22-01-2019 14:40
  NORDIK Institute Operations and Communications Manager Lisa Meschino came into the ONNtv studios on Monday to talk to Lou-Anne Young about what NORDIK is and what they do. NORDIK is a recent partner in the Procurement and Investment Readiness Fund, which is a fund the provincial government has released help social enterprises. Watch the full interview above. […]
  
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• Robinson helped liberate Holland, operated Porter

  22-01-2019 14:33 via saultstar.com
  Lloyd Robinson, a Second World War veteran and former president of Royal Canadian Legin Branch 211 in Bruce Mines, died last Sunday at Algoma Manor.He was 95.Born in Plummer, Robinson served with Hamilton Light Infantry 3rd Division, and served in Belgium, Holland and Germany.He travelled to Holland to attend 65th anniversary celebrations of that country’s liberation.Robinson worked in Wawa, helped in the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway and was a locomotive engineer at Algoma Steel
  
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• Nominations open for Athena Leadership Award

  22-01-2019 14:33 via saultstar.com
  The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its prestigious Athena Leadership Award.
  The recipient will be presented at the Chamber’s Women in Business Breakfast on Fri. March 8, International Women’s Day.
  The Athena Leadership Award is presented to an individual who is recognized for their professional excellence, for providing valuable service to their community and for actively assisting worm in the attainment of their professional goals and leadership sk
  
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• Crime Stoppers Draw of the Month Winners

  22-01-2019 14:20
  On Monday January 21, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Crime Stoppers of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District Crime Stoppers conducted the fourth Trip of the Month draw in the lobby of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service. Congratulations to the all the winners! Prize #1: Family Disney Vacation valued at $5,000 or a travel voucher […]
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau now owns the two highest-spending years in Canadian history

  22-01-2019 13:58
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now recorded the two years with the highest levels of per person government spending in Canadian history, outside of wars or recessions, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Wars and […]
  
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• Significant Snow Expected

  22-01-2019 13:19
  Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Significant snowfall today and Wednesday Snow from a trough approaching from the west will arrive today, with many areas receiving several centimetres by this evening. The snow will become a bit lighter tonight, but […]
  
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• Save-our-show fan campaigns thriving in age of social media and streaming

  22-01-2019 13:10
  TORONTO — TV fans have gone to great lengths to save cancelled shows over the years — from the mass consumption of foot-long submarine sandwiches to the mailing of thousands of pounds of peanuts and heaps of hand-written letters. These days it seems such efforts are gaining more traction than ever, with social media and […]
  
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• Health Canada ready to unveil newly revamped Canada Food Guide

  22-01-2019 10:00
  OTTAWA — Canadians will finally see Health Canada’s modern spin on healthy eating today. Health Minister Ginette Petipas Taylor will unveil an overhauled Canada Food Guide in Montreal this morning. The guide is expected to have a bigger focus on plant-based sources of proteins, a change which has already sparked concern among industry players including dairy and beef farmers. […]
  
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• Build it and the Super Bowl will come - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  22-01-2019 09:00
  Build it and the Super Bowl will come  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhile that's not exactly how the sites of the NFL's championship extravaganza are determined, it sure doesn't hurt to have a brand new, billion-dollar facility in ...
  
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• Youth Council seeks Art Gala submissions

  22-01-2019 06:34 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council seeks submissions for the fourth annual MYAC Youth Art Gala to be held on Saturday, March 2.
  MYAC is looking for submissions of visual art, photography and short-films by local artists between the ages of 13 and 25.
  People interested in making a submission can contact [email protected].
  The deadline for submissions is Thursday, Feb. 22.“The gala is a fantastic opportunity for young artists in our community to showcase their talents and
  
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• Fundraiser ties in with Alzheimer's therapy

  22-01-2019 06:28 via saultthisweek.com
  With January being Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Society of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma hosts its annual Walk for Alzheimer’s on Sunday, Jan. 27.
  All money raised by the walk stays local, executive director Terry Caporossi assured Sault This Week. In fact, with the local organization needing to raise a full 50 per cent of its operating budget, the only money that leaves the Sault is an annual donation to research that must be approved by the board of directors.
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• Suitable company for Sir John A.

  22-01-2019 06:18 via saultthisweek.com
  As the “statue wars” blaze on, a lecturer in an address at Algoma University suggested a compromise.
  Let Sir John A. MacDonald’s effigy stand — and those of others whose misdeeds are uncovered — but within sight of commemorations to those they wronged.
  Dr. James Daschuk from the University of Regina spoke to an audience of about 50 faculty members, students and community members last Thursday, hosted Algoma University’s Department of English and History. Dasch
  
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