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• Liquid fentanyl is missing

  14-02-2019 23:25 via saultstar.com
  Pharmaceutical liquid fentanyl is missing from a health care provider.Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is investigating.Fentanyl can be mixed with other narcotics, such as heroin.Very small amounts of fentanyl can cause an overdose.
  
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• LUCK, Lois (Mador)

  14-02-2019 22:50
  It is with profound sadness to announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother, and great grandmother Lois. Lois passed away at the F.J. Davey Home on February 13, 2019 just 10 days after her 100th birthday.  Beloved wife of the late William (Bill). She leaves behind her children-Ray Mador (Phyllis), Wayne Mador (Sharon) and […]
  
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• Sault Chamber CEO, Rory Ring, Assumes Provincial Role

  14-02-2019 22:28
  The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce (SSMCOC) is proud to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, Rory Ring, has been appointed Chair of the Board for the Chamber Executives of Ontario (CEO) and assumes a Board of Directors position with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), where he will represent the professional network of […]
  
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• CASOLA, Frank David

  14-02-2019 22:25
  Suddenly at the Sault Area Hospital with his family by his side on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in his 61st year. Beloved soul mate for 31 years to Ann Marie (nee Simonini). Loving and cherished father of Christina Casola (Gregg Currie) and Sara Casola (Dylan Hodgson). Proud papa of Bryce Casola. Dear brother of Jimmy […]
  
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• Insurance company starts looking at SAHS flood - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-02-2019 22:18
  Insurance company starts looking at SAHS flood  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSault Area Public Schools administrators have started working with the district's insurance company as the two sides assess the cost of a recent flood at Sault ...
  
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• Provenzano takes issue with NPI's CEO approach to immigration pilot

  14-02-2019 22:11 via saultstar.com
  Mayor Christian Provenzano said an opinion piece penned by the Northern Policy Institute suggesting the relationship between Northern Ontario mayors has crumbled in recent weeks is simply not true.
  Charles Cirtwill, president and CEO of the Northern Policy Institute, penned an opinion piece suggesting that the consensus building process the mayors of Northern Ontario’s five large urban centres developed over the past few years with an immigration policy has crumbled in a matter of weeks.
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• Reconciliation outlasts Wilson-Raybould: Indigenous senators

  14-02-2019 21:46
  OTTAWA — A group of Indigenous senators says Jody Wilson-Raybould’s quitting cabinet doesn’t mean the end of reconciliation efforts between the Canadian government and Indigenous Peoples. They also say that her departure is a sign of how much work there is still to do. Wilson-Raybould quit the cabinet earlier this week amid reports that the […]
  
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• 'Beautiful' equity room opens

  14-02-2019 21:07 via saultstar.com
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  Rochelle Ansley, a first-year child and youth care worker student at Sault College, relaxes in the post-secondary institution’s new equity room in G1900 on Thursday afternoon. Near her is the room’s mascot, No Prob-Llama. Several construction projects delayed the opening of the safe space for LGBTQ2S+ students, said vice president of corporate and student service Janice Beatty during the grand opening. “I think it’s beautiful,” she said. &ldqu
  
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• Win a chance to witness hockey greatness

  14-02-2019 20:44 via saultstar.com
  Want to see Wendel Clark, Theo Fleury and Curtis Joseph, work their magic on ice? The Sault Star is giving away four tickets to Scotiabank NHL Alumni Benefit, in which retired NHL greats will face off against law enforcement officers in support of Special Olympics. The puck drops Monday, 1 p.m. at GFL Memorial Gardens. To enter, email Sault Star media sales consultant Sara Feltham at [email protected]. Entries must be received by 1 p.m., Friday. The draw is at 1:30 p.m. and the wi
  
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• Municipal leaders pleased OMPF grant stays stable at 2018 level

  14-02-2019 20:31 via saultstar.com
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie is breathing a sigh of relief after receiving word from the Minister of Finance that its annual Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund allocation for 2019 will remain the same as the previous year.
  Sault Ste. Marie’s allocation of the OMPF grant is $15,455,200.
  It’s the same number that was inserted in the 2019 budget numbers when council deliberated its budget last week.
  “This is reassuring for our city as we implement our council approved 2019 budget
  
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• Prices and coverage at heart of Liberals’ pharmacare plans

  14-02-2019 20:30
  OTTAWA — As he lays the groundwork for the Liberals’ last budget before the fall election, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been highlighting two themes for a national drug plan: the twin drives for lower costs and wider access. Drugs are the fastest-growing component in health spending in Canada, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. New […]
  
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• Keep safety in mind tonight... make sure only your heart catches fire. @CitySSM https://t.co/GsCUi7q0rl

  14-02-2019 20:07 via twitter.com
  
  Keep safety in mind tonight... make sure only your heart catches fire. @CitySSM https://t.co/GsCUi7q0rl
  
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• Valentine’s March For Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

  14-02-2019 20:00
  February 14th marks the march for missing and murdered indigenous women across the country, and the Sault is no exception. Supporters gathered at the city’s courthouse to remember the lost and to help prevent further damage. ONNtv spoke with Wanda Trudeau, a teacher from St Basil’s, who took part in this years march.
  
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• City Police Issues Fentanyl Alert

  14-02-2019 19:55
  On the 12th of February, 2019, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service was contacted by a local health care provider, in regards to a quantity of pharmaceutical liquid fentanyl that was unaccounted for.  Police are currently investigating this incident.  As a result of this incident the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and Algoma Public Health […]
  
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• Fentanyl Alert - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  14-02-2019 19:47 via twitter.com
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• 2 arrested for manufacturing meth labs in Sault Ste. Marie - UpperMichigansSource.com

  14-02-2019 19:46
  2 arrested for manufacturing meth labs in Sault Ste. Marie  UpperMichigansSource.comTri-Dent in Chippewa County is investigating ongoing meth labs in the area.
  
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• Looking for something special to do this evening for #ValentinesDay? https://t.co/nBe8t8sEUa

  14-02-2019 19:42 via twitter.com
  
  Looking for something special to do this evening for #ValentinesDay? https://t.co/nBe8t8sEUa
  
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• Cashier - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/tbymp7hcCv

  14-02-2019 19:37 via twitter.com
  
  Cashier - Apply today! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/tbymp7hcCv
  
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• CTV Northern Ontario Reporter Arrested For Child Porn

  14-02-2019 19:33
  A reporter with CTV Northern Ontario has been charged with child porn offenses . 32 year old Callam Rodya (also known as Callam Senyk-O’Flanagan)was arrested by Greater Sudbury Police yesterday. Rodya, who joined CTV Northern Ontario in September 2017 was charged with Possession of Child Pornography x3 , Access Child Pornography and Make Child Pornography […]
  
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• Bus cancellations don't stop learning: BURTON SPOHN

  14-02-2019 18:50 via saultstar.com
  Students will keep learning even though there’s been a flurry of school bus cancellations early in the new year, says the director of education of Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board.Buses have been pulled off the road from a low of four times in several Algoma communities including Wawa, White River and Dubreuilville and up to seven times in Central Algoma since Jan. 7.Icy roads, freezing rain and whiteout conditions have all contributed to Algoma and Huron Superior Transportati
  
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• Parkland massacre survivors privately mourning anniversary - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-02-2019 17:43
  Parkland massacre survivors privately mourning anniversary  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe massacre on Feb. 14, 2018, inflamed the national debate over guns, turned young people into political activists and gave rise to some of the biggest youth ...
  
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• City receives confirmation on Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund

  14-02-2019 17:29
  On December 21, 2018, correspondence was received from the Minister of Finance indicating to municipalities that its Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) will be reduced by an unspecified amount and allocation notices for 2019 will be released at a later date. Typically, the OMPF allocations are received prior to the end of the previous fiscal […]
  
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• CTV's Callam Rodya charged

  14-02-2019 17:25 via saultstar.com
  A 32-year-old Greater Sudbury man has been charged with child pornography and drug offences after a search warrant was executed at a city residence Wednesday.
  Greater Sudbury Police say the service’s Cyber Crime Unit identified a Greater
  Sudbury resident downloading child pornography using a file sharing site between October, 2018 and this month.
  On Wednesday, a search warrant was executed at a city residence and evidence of child pornography was located on computers. Detectives also found
  
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• Callam Rodya charged

  14-02-2019 17:25 via saultstar.com
  A 32-year-old Greater Sudbury man has been charged with child pornography and drug offences after a search warrant was executed at a city residence Wednesday.
  Greater Sudbury Police say the service’s Cyber Crime Unit identified a Greater
  Sudbury resident downloading child pornography using a file sharing site between October, 2018 and this month.
  On Wednesday, a search warrant was executed at a city residence and evidence of child pornography was located on computers. Detectives also found
  
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• GOODFELLOW, Margaret Susan

  14-02-2019 17:02
  April 20, 1953 to February 12, 2019 – Passed away peacefully at home with family by her side. Longtime partner of Alzena Macdonald. Predeceased by her parents, Hazel and Angus (Slim), sisters Tiny and Gladys, brothers Allen and Dennis, nephews, Sam, Roland, Kevin and Jon. Survived by sisters Viola Gilbraith (Red), Deanna Dugas (Sonny), Holly […]
  
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• NORDIK researcher elected to National Community Economic Development Board

  14-02-2019 16:59
  NORDIK Researcher Krista Bissiallon has taken a seat on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet). Bissiallon was nominated by Executive Director of the 4Rs Youth Movement, Jessica Bolduc (also a former NORDIK employee) and will serve for two years. CCEDNet is a member-driven organization that, for twenty years, has […]
  
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• Catholic board sets pot policies

  14-02-2019 16:35 via saultstar.com
  Marijuana isn’t allowed on Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board property unless employees or students need cannabis for medical reasons.Trustees passed a pair of policies at a meeting Wednesday regarding employee and student use of medical and recreational cannabis.Board staff “are expected to arrive to work fit for duty,” the document says. Use, possession, distribution and sale of marijuana during work hours “is strictly prohibited.”Employees taking medic
  
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• Comedian Derek Seguin Live In The Sault

  14-02-2019 16:20
  PremiumComedy.ca and Soo Blaster are proud to present one of Canada’s most sought after comedians DEREK SEGUIN performing live Thursday March 28th at Soo Blaster, 345 Queen S.t East, right here in Sault Ste Marie ON. Montreal-based Derek Seguin is one of the most sought after stand up comedians on the international circuit. He has […]
  
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• Romano wants to show youth the path to good,local jobs

  14-02-2019 16:09 via saultstar.com
  Sault MPP Ross Romano is hoping youth can connect their peers to post-secondary educational programs that will lead them to the jobs of now and the future.
  He’s launching a program with the assistance of a dozen youth to connect youth to future employment, end a stigma about trades and educate youth about making wise decisions on the opportunities that exist in the community.
  “We have jobs but we don’t have people to fill them,” Romano said of Sault Ste. Marie’s cur
  
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• Indigenous banking a bright spot for big banks as capital flows into communities

  14-02-2019 16:00
  TORONTO — From complex energy-sector investments to infrastructure projects and businesses, the increase of capital flowing into Canada’s Indigenous communities represents a bright spot for the country’s big banks. Deposit levels and loan demand in Indigenous communities are higher than ever, while projects seeking financing from banks have evolved, said Dale Sturges, Royal Bank of […]
  
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• Teacher who used pen camera to record students guilty of voyeurism: Court

  14-02-2019 15:55
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says an Ontario high-school teacher who used a pen camera to surreptitiously take videos of female students is guilty of voyeurism. Teacher Ryan Jarvis was charged with voyeurism after discovery of more than two dozen videos on his pen, many of which focused on the chests and cleavage area of students […]
  
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• No foul play suspected in Studio 10 fire, police say sootoday.com/local-news/no-… via @SooToday

  14-02-2019 15:33 via twitter.com
  No foul play suspected in Studio 10 fire, police say sootoday.com/local-news/no-… via @SooToday
  
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• Senior hunter gets his shot in Reminiscing

  14-02-2019 15:28 via saultstar.com
  Luke Grandmont took aim at giving a veteran hunter a voice on screen with his new short.The Sault Ste. Marie native based Reminiscing, to be screened at Shadows of the Mind Film Festival, on a poem penned by his grandfather, Norris Pyette.The Manitoulin Island native has hunted ducks for 30 years.Reminiscing was shot in the fall of 2017 at Algoma Retriever Association’s property on Maki Road.Pyette’s collection of poems, Manitoulin Memories, came out in 2015. Grandmont did audio reco
  
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• Visit our friends at the Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site on #FamilyDay for a Super Snow Day event! https://t.co/nV4VLk2CuN

  14-02-2019 15:24 via twitter.com
  
  Visit our friends at the Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site on #FamilyDay for a Super Snow Day event! https://t.co/nV4VLk2CuN
  
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• Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales down 1.3 per cent in December

  14-02-2019 14:51
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 1.3 per cent to $56.4 billion in December as sales of petroleum and coal products fell. The agency says the drop for the final month of 2018 was the third consecutive month to see a decline. Economists had expected an increase of 0.2 per cent, according to Thomson […]
  
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• Studio 10 Fire “Accidental” Police Say

  14-02-2019 14:34
  The fire that destroyed the “Dime”  formerly known as Studio 10 was accidental according to Ontario Fire Marshall Investigator Lance Schubert. One male was died in hospital as a result of the fire another male was taken to hospital and later released. The fire broke out on the third floor of the three storey building […]
  
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• Canadian Tire Q4 profit dips on one-time charge, tops expectations

  14-02-2019 12:58
  TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. reported a dip in its fourth-quarter profit compared with a year ago, as it took a one-time charge related to its financial services deal with Scotiabank. The retailer says it earned a profit attributable to shareholders of $254.3 million or $3.99 per diluted share for the 13-week period ended […]
  
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• Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie! 4 - SooToday

  14-02-2019 12:25
  Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie! 4  SooTodaySooToday meteorologist Jerry Shields says we can expect more heavy snow, beginning by mid-afternoon. Gusty winds will cause drifting and blowing snow.
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie looking to fill hundreds of jobs, reaching out to GM employees - Daily Commercial News

  14-02-2019 11:30
  Sault Ste. Marie looking to fill hundreds of jobs, reaching out to GM employees  Daily Commercial NewsSAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. — A northern Ontario city is looking for trained workers to fill hundreds of jobs. Local officials in Sault Ste. Marie say they've set their ...
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie looking to fill hundreds of jobs, reaching out to GM employees - constructconnect.com

  14-02-2019 11:30
  Sault Ste. Marie looking to fill hundreds of jobs, reaching out to GM employees  constructconnect.comSAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. — A northern Ontario city is looking for trained workers to fill hundreds of jobs. Local officials in Sault Ste. Marie say they've set their ...
  
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• Almost half of EI sickness-benefit recipients off work longer than help lasts

  14-02-2019 10:00
  OTTAWA — An internal government survey of people who used federal sickness benefits has found that nearly half were unable to work for longer than the 15 weeks the benefits last. The newly released documents detailing the results from a survey of people who did — and did not — claim Employment Insurance sickness benefits […]
  
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• Two Men Arrested in Meth Lab Investigation in Sault Ste. Marie - MI News 26

  14-02-2019 09:00
  Two Men Arrested in Meth Lab Investigation in Sault Ste. Marie  MI News 26Tri-Dent detectives arrested two men after an investigation into meth labs within a school zone in Sault Ste. Marie. Detectives found that their main suspect, ...
  
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• TRIDENT announces recent drug busts - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-02-2019 09:00
  TRIDENT announces recent drug busts  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA lengthy TRIDENT (Tri-County Drug Enforcement Taskforce) investigation culminated early this month with the arrests of Joseph D. Beairl and Sean J.
  
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• TC Central scores 7 straight goals to defeat Sault Ste. Marie - Traverse City Record Eagle

  14-02-2019 06:01
  TC Central scores 7 straight goals to defeat Sault Ste. Marie  Traverse City Record EagleTRAVERSE CITY — Jack Olson and his parents stood alone at center ice during the second intermission at Howe Ice Arena on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario’s Third Quarter Finances Show $1 Billion Reduction in Deficit

  14-02-2019 01:17
  Improvement is the result of stronger economic growth supported by Ontario’s open for business approach to government. Today Vic Fedeli, Minister of Finance, was joined by Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Treasury Board, to provide an update on the province’s finances. The government released the Ontario 2018-2019 Third Quarter Finances which, for the first time, […]
  
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• VAUGHAN, Cy

  14-02-2019 00:57
  Peacefully at the F.J. Davey Home on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the age of 86. Husband of Ruby (nee Hurley). Proud father of Lorna Greene, Anne Kokkinen (Hans), Susan Haldenby (Griff), Gerald (Jo-Anne), late Jim (Mel), Heather (Parker) Brockelbank and Jackie Junor (Jim). Cherished grandpa of Sarah Bates (Aaron), Hayley Sabourin (Charlie), Andy Kokkinen […]
  
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• FOLGORA, Steven

  14-02-2019 00:55
  Passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 7, 2019, after his courageous battle with cancer. Loving son of Sylvia and the late Joe Folgora. Dear brother of Joe, Eric and brother-in-law of Diana Alcala. Fondly remembered by his niece Stephanie. Grandson of the late Anna and Ercole Folgora and the late Grace and Stewart Sloss. Nephew […]
  
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• Everything coming up roses

  14-02-2019 00:40 via saultstar.com
  Gudrun Schatzler, co-owner of Mann Florist on Queen Street East, displays a variety of roses, flowers synonymous with Valentine’s Day. The red rose still reigns as the ultimate symbol of passion and romantic love.
  
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