Sault Ste. Marie news

• Canadian Oscar winner Domee Shi on pushing change in the animation industry

  26-02-2019 22:33
  TORONTO — Canadian animator Domee Shi returned to work at Pixar on Tuesday an Oscar-winner, armed with tales of partying with Elton John and wielding a nearly four-kilogram statuette. “Everyone’s super jazzed,” Shi said when reached at the California studio where she passed the trophy around to co-workers for photos and selfies. “Lots of people have […]
  
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• SIZE, Henry Michael Allossery

  26-02-2019 22:20
  It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beautiful, brave boy, Henry Michael Allossery Size, on February 21, 2019. He was a gentle soul with an exuberance for knowledge. He loved Minecraft, sharks, collecting things, pets and children of all ages, and facts…lots of facts. He was thoughtful and kind; […]
  
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• EDDY, Lawrence “Larry”

  26-02-2019 22:02
  ~March 23, 1946 – February 23, 2019~ Slipped away quietly at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice, a month before his 73rd birthday. Predeceased by his mother Mina Brazil and his sister Olive Ryan. Larry is survived by his older brother George Eddy (Glory) of Lake Stevens, Washington, and his younger brother Philip Brazil (Jocelyn) (niece […]
  
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• Sheehan's precarious employment motion heads to vote Wednesday

  26-02-2019 21:44 via saultstar.com
  In today’s society, precarious employment affects both the economy and the lives of Canadians, says MP Terry Sheehan.
  But just how lives are impacted remains somewhat of a mystery that he’s hoping will be better defined in the coming months.
  On Wednesday, Sheehan’s private members motion M-194, will be taken to a vote. It asks Parliamentarians to examine the needs and indicators of precarious workers in Canada in order to apply effective support for all Canadians.
  The motions p
  
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• SIPPELL, Dr. William LLOYD

  26-02-2019 21:35
  Passed away peacefully on Friday, February 22, 2019 at FJ Davey Home in his 98th year. Lloyd was a true gentleman who lived with integrity. He was thoughtful, curious and loved life. Devoted husband of the late Doris (nee Eickmeier) for 67 years. Loving father of David (Anne), Wendy Payne and Jane. Proud grandfather of […]
  
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• Ontario government wants to grow Far North's economy

  26-02-2019 19:54 via saultstar.com
  The Ontario government is taking measures to reduce red tape to grow the Far North’s economy.
  It’s seeking input on a proposal to repeal the Far North Act, amend the Public Lands Act to continue approved community based land use plans, and, for a time-limited period, enable completion of the planning process for communities that are at an advanced planning stage, a press release states.
  The Far North Act establishes a joint planning process between First Nations and Ontario. It suppo
  
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• Officer struck, cruiser spat on

  26-02-2019 19:20 via saultstar.com
  A Goulais River man is accused of kicking and hitting a police officer after being arrested for allegedly stealing an item from a downtown business last Saturday.The property, taken from a store in the 200 block of Bay Street, was valued at about $240, police say.An employee who tried to stop the male was allegedly threatened with a weapon. The type of weapon was not released by police.The male is also accused of repeatedly spitting on the windows of a cruiser when sitting inside the vehicle.Rya
  
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• Male Arrested For Robbery , Spitting and Assault

  26-02-2019 19:01
  On February 23rd, 2019 officers with the Patrol Services Division of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 18 year old Ryan Thompson of Goulais River for robbery. It is alleged on February 23rd, 2019 the accused attended a business in the 200 block of Bay Street where he selected an item and left the […]
  
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• CORBETT, Elda Reta (nee DePoli)

  26-02-2019 18:31
  Passed away peacefully at Extendicare Mapleview on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Loving wife of the late Terry Corbett. Beloved daughter of the late Guiseppe and Speranza DePoli. Predeceased by her brother John (Mary), sister Rena DeLorenzi (Aldo), and survived by her brother Chester Sr. (Angela). Sister-in-Law of the late Lenore (Babs) Pitt, late Stan Corbett […]
  
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• A Good Couple Of Weeks

  26-02-2019 16:21
  We were excited to celebrate the 2019 Ontario Special Olympics with the City of Sault Ste. Marie and proud to sponsor all 12 of our local athletes, including two of our very own Aktion Club of Lakeshore members. Our Annual Bon Soo Pancake Breakfast, the longest running Pancake Breakfast in Sault Ste. Marie at over […]
  
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• Chief probes proposed changes to police oversight

  26-02-2019 16:13 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie’s top cop is reviewing planned changes by the Progressive Conservative government to police oversight.Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act would create Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 and Special Investigations Unit, 2019 to repeal and replace the Police Services Act, 2018, Ontario Special Investigations Unit Act, 2018, Policing Oversight Act, 2018 and Ontario Policing Discipline Tribunal Act, 2018.Chief Hugh Stevenson, of Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, said
  
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• On Camera: Cigarettes Stolen from Shell

  26-02-2019 16:07
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are requesting your assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an incident of theft. On February 8, 2019 an unknown male entered the Shell Canada Gas Bar located on Great Northern Road and requested a pack of Belmont king size cigarettes valued at $17. The clerk […]
  
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• Food Network, Twitter Canada premier new format of video cooking series next month

  26-02-2019 16:06
  TORONTO — Corus Entertainment and Twitter Canada have cooked up a new social media format that will dish out a weekly series of eight, pre-recorded episodes featuring a variety of Food Network chefs preparing a wide range of meals for foodies. The #destinationdishes series of five-minute episodes on @FoodNetworkCA is sponsored by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s CIBC […]
  
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• Trudeau looking forward to Wilson-Raybould testimony on SNC-Lavalin controversy

  26-02-2019 16:04
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it was important to waive solicitor-client privilege and cabinet onfidentiality to allow for former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to tell her side of the SNC-Lavalin story before a parliamentary committee. Trudeau also says he is looking forward to hearing her testimony. Late Monday, an order-in-council was published lifting confidentiality […]
  
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• Off-duty officer spots erratic driver

  26-02-2019 16:02 via saultstar.com
  An off-duty Ontario Provincial Police officer noticed a commercial vehicle driving erratically northbound on Highway 17 in Vasiloff Township last Saturday.Vasiloff Township is about 15 to 20 kilometres south of Whiter River.The officer followed the vehicle until the driver stopped at a business in White River Township, a release says.Craig Dyer, 52, of Mount Pearl, Nfld., was charged with dangerous operation and operation while impaired-alcohol and drugs.His court date is Wednesday in Sault Ste.
  
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• Owner gets hands on stolen truck driver

  26-02-2019 15:46 via saultstar.com
  The owner of a stolen pickup truck removed the driver from the vehicle in Elliot Lake.The incident happened Feb. 20, Ontario Provincial Police say.The theft was reported from Mississauga Avenue. The owner found the truck stuck in a snowbank at Joubin Road and Hutchison Avenue.To stop the driver, the owner smashed a window and pulled him out. A physical altercation followed. The driver fled. Police followed his footsteps to a residence on Spruce Avenue.Lawrence Boyd, 35, of Elliot Lake, was charg
  
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• Tim Hortons opens first Chinese location, offering salted egg yolk timbit

  26-02-2019 14:31
  TORONTO — Tim Hortons has opened its first restaurant in China, in the People’s Square in Shanghai. The Canadian restaurant chain expects there will be 1,500 locations opened across China over the next 10 years. The Shanghai Tim Hortons is the first in China under an exclusive master franchise joint agreement signed last year with the […]
  
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• Lambert takes command of reserve unit

  26-02-2019 14:28 via saultstar.com
  Robert Lambert is the new commanding officer of 49th (Sault Ste. Marie) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery.He succeeds Lance Knox, who will end nearly 40 years of service when a change of command ceremony is held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sault Ste. Marie Armoury.Lambert became an officer cadet in 1997. The math teacher at Korah Collegiate and Vocational School recently finished a two-year Joint Command and Staff Programme at Canadian Forces Staff College in Toronto. Lambert is working on his
  
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• Fans of Sherlock Holmes like what they see

  26-02-2019 14:06 via saultstar.com
  James Douglas prepared for a tough crowd when his film about Sherlock Holmes was screened in Toronto last Saturday.He’s the director of The Doctor’s Case, a short film about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson that’s based on a story by American horror writer Stephen King.The Doctor’s Case was screened to about 100 members of The Bootmakers of Toronto, the branch of the international Sherlock Holmes Society in the provincial capital.“Members of The Bootmakers meet r
  
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• Freeland, Hunt to announce Canadian-British press freedom summit this summer

  26-02-2019 13:01
  OTTAWA — Canada and Britain will co-host an international summit in London this summer on the growing threats to freedom of the press, and to promote better protection of journalists, The Canadian Press has learned. Sources say Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland — a journalist before she entered politics — and her British counterpart Jeremy Hunt have […]
  
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• Ontario health-care transformation to be unveiled today

  26-02-2019 10:00
  TORONTO — Ontarians are set to learn the government’s plans today for an overhaul of the health-care system. Health Minister Christine Elliott is set to introduce legislation this afternoon and will make an announcement on it this morning. A leaked draft version of the bill that the NDP revealed late last month showed that Ontario was […]
  
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• Snow claims Cabin #4 at Northwoods Christian Camp - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  26-02-2019 09:00
  Snow claims Cabin #4 at Northwoods Christian Camp  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe winter of 2018-19 and the endless series of snow storms and blizzards, coupled with a smattering of freezing rain and sub-arctic temperatures, claimed its ...
  
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• Home Depot seeks applicants for 40 new jobs in Sault

  26-02-2019 07:01 via saultthisweek.com
  Home Depot Canada will bring 40 new jobs to Sault Ste. Marie.
  The company seeks sales associates, cashiers, overnight freight workers, lot and garden centre associates.The local push is part of a wider action in Ontario, which will create more than 2,400 jobs across the province, says a media release from the company.
  Candidates can visit homedepot.ca/jobs to view openings and to find a schedule of Home Depot Canada’s upcoming Career Fairs. The job fair in the Sault will take place on Wedn
  
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• Gathering at the Rapids Pow Wow this week

  26-02-2019 06:57 via saultthisweek.com
  Algoma University, the Anishinaabe Initiatives Division and the Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students’ Association welcome everyone the 14th annual Gathering at the ‘Gathering at the Rapids Pow Wow: Celebrating Life Long Learning.
  The pow wow begins on Saturday, March 2, at the George Leach Centre on the Algoma University campus. It wraps up Sunday, March 3.“The two-day event is a gathering and celebration of Anishinaabe culture through drumming, dancing and singing,” said Melis
  
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• City gathers applications for summer Concert Series

  26-02-2019 06:52 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Recreation and Culture Division is accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Concert Series at the Roberta Bondar Park Tent Pavilion.
  The Summer Concert Series takes place on Tuesday and/or Thursday nights in July and August, weather permitting.A cancellation due to inclement weather will not be rescheduled.If you or your band is interested in participating, please complete and submit an application at saultstemarie.ca/summerconcertseries along with a sample of your music to cs
  
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• World Day of Prayer celebrates Christian solidarity

  26-02-2019 06:30 via saultthisweek.com
  The annual World Day of Prayer will be held this year on Friday, March 1, at Zion Lutheran Church, 189 Upton Rd., from 2 p.m.This year’s service is written by the women of Slovenia, with the theme “Come Everything Is Ready”.Nine local churches will participate.
  Slovenia is one of the smallest countries in Europe and among the youngest of nations in the World Day of Prayer movement, the WDP international website points out.
  At the core of the women’s theme is an invitation
  
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• Furries find their people on Adoption Days

  26-02-2019 06:27 via saultthisweek.com
  The Animal Assistance Group joined PetSmart’s Adoption Days on the weekend, seeking the perfect match of adoptive animals and prospective pet owners.
  Colleen Fera-Grisdale from TAAG joined the event to provide information about cats TAAG has that are ready for adoption. She was also there to help answer any questions about fostering cats or adopting them.
  Because TAAG no longer has a space for its feline friends the group relies heavily on individuals and families to foster cats and kitten
  
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• Biweekly ArtHives are trauma therapy

  26-02-2019 06:07 via saultthisweek.com
  The city’s ArtSpeaks Project started in 2017 but has changed since then to focus on offering what are known as ArtHives through a space at Sault Ste. Marie Museum.Maria Parrella-ilaria, ArtSpeaks project co-ordinator, told Sault This Week ArtHives is a term coined by a Concordia University professor to refer to a safe space provided to participants to create art as communication and therapy. The Hive has no set activities. Instead, participants choose whichever medium they prefer.
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• Showcase focuses on youth

  26-02-2019 05:57 via saultthisweek.com
  All are invited to enjoy art created and performed by local youth at the fourth annual Youth Art Gala, hosted by the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council.
  The Gala, which begins at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 2, at the Civic Centre, will feature visual art, from photography to sculptures, and music, from solo artists to bands, said Rob Sandvik, chair of MYAC. He also expects a display of short films, but details were still being finalized early this week.
  A youth-focused event, Superior Heights culi
  
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• Wilson-Raybould can speak about SNC-Lavalin affair at committee: Trudeau

  26-02-2019 02:35
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould will be permitted to speak publicly about some of the details of the SNC-Lavalin affair. Trudeau is telling the House of Commons that the government will waive some of the solicitor-client privilege and cabinet confidences that have so far kept Wilson-Raybould silent. Trudeau says she would […]
  
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• Clark Davey, longtime reporter, editor and publisher, dies

  26-02-2019 02:30
  OTTAWA — A former publisher of newspapers in Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal and a driving force behind one of the most prestigious journalism awards in Canada has died. Born in Chatham, Ont., Clark Davey had a long career that took him from local reporting to Parliament Hill and foreign corresponding, and a 15-year-stint as managing […]
  
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