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• Canada privacy watchdog taking Facebook to court

  25-04-2019 23:43
  OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy czar is taking Facebook to court after finding the social media giant’s lax practices allowed personal information to be used for political purposes. A joint report from privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien and his British Columbia counterpart released Thursday says it uncovered major shortcomings in Facebook’s procedures and called for stronger laws […]
  
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• Saints show depth at Ishpeming Dome Invitational - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 22:21
  Saints show depth at Ishpeming Dome Invitational - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMARQUETTE —Doing track meets on back-to-back days can be challenging, but the St. Ignace girls proved they were equal to the task in Wednesday's ...
  
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• Honor society inductees - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 22:21
  Honor society inductees  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLake Superior State University's Lukenda School of Business inducted five students into the international business honor society Delta Mu Delta during an ...
  
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• Romano says he's complied with all Elections Ontario guidelines, audit passed

  25-04-2019 22:14 via saultstar.com
  Sault MPP Ross Romano says his campaign teams in both provincial elections he’s run have worked diligently to comply with all guidelines and rules set by Elections Ontario. Read More
  
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• Made-to-measure senior care key: SAH

  25-04-2019 22:13 via saultstar.com
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• Supreme Court grants leave to appeal in dated Pointe Estates subdivision lawsuit

  25-04-2019 22:04 via saultstar.com
  The developer who wants to develop the Pointe Estates subdivision in the city’s far west end has been granted leave to appeal the judgement of the Ontario Court of Appeal. Read More
  
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• Best Baccalaureate - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 21:21
  Best Baccalaureate  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLake Superior State University student Nicole Wymore of Sault Ste. Marie, accepts the Lukenda School of Business Outstanding Baccalaureate Student Award ...
  
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• OPP respond to traffic complaint, male charge for impaired

  25-04-2019 20:51
  (AWERES TOWNSHIP, ON) – On April 24, 2019 at approximately 2:40 p.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police Detachment responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 552. The suspect vehicle was located on Highway 17, Aweres Township, Ontario. As a result of further investigation, Manuel SANTOS, 41 year-old male from Sault Ste. Marie, […]
  
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• Coming summer big test for Iraqi government post-ISIL: Canadian commander

  25-04-2019 20:34
  OTTAWA — Canada’s top commander in the war against the Islamic State group believes the coming months are a critical time for Iraq to finally turn the page on years of fighting and bloodshed. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Brig.-Gen. Colin Keiver says while ISIL has been defeated as a military force over the […]
  
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• ARTIE Turns 12!

  25-04-2019 20:28
  Grade one to eight students were invited to participate in the 12th annual Advanced Research Technology and Innovation Expo held at Algoma University on Thursday. This expo, hosted by the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre, is part of the annual Sault Ste. Marie Science Festival. ARTIE is one of the largest science and technology innovation […]
  
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• CFL players give bargaining unit strong strike mandate with resumption of talks

  25-04-2019 20:22
  TORONTO — CFL players have given their bargaining unit a strong endorsement heading into the next round of collective bargaining with the league. Over 97 per cent of players gave the union their support in a strike vote Wednesday, the CFL Players’ Association announced Thursday. The league and players will return to the bargaining table Monday and […]
  
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• City of Sturgis approves paint program - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 19:42
  City of Sturgis approves paint program - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSturgis city commissioners on Wednesday approved the “Neighbor2Neighbor” paint assistance program, and OK'd up to $5000 toward program funding.
  
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• Get on the Map: FutureSSM needs your help to identify Arts, Culture and Heritage Assets

  25-04-2019 19:27
  FutureSSM is working on a project to compile a Cultural Asset Inventory of Sault Ste. Marie, as part of the Community Cultural Plan. The inventory’s goal is to provide a comprehensive and accessible record of the people, organizations, places and events—the Who, What, Where and When—that provide the rich cultural life and heritage of Sault […]
  
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• School bus camera footage to stand alone to prosecute drivers in court

  25-04-2019 19:25
  TORONTO — School bus camera footage may soon be enough to prosecute drivers who pass the stopped vehicles in Ontario. Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek says the regulatory changes will mean an additional witness is no longer required in order to use the camera footage in court. Yurek says that currently if a school bus driver can’t take a day off […]
  
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• Ontario puts $1.6B toward ensuring no teacher layoffs due to larger class sizes

  25-04-2019 19:13
  TORONTO — The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario will put $1.6 billion toward ensuring school boards don’t have to lay off teachers as a result of increasing class sizes. Senior government sources say the attrition protection money will be announced Friday, along with school board funding allocations known as Grants for Student Needs. The […]
  
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• Tootsie Roll Drive begins Friday - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 18:43
  Tootsie Roll Drive begins Friday  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Tootsie Roll Drive season is upon the community. The annual Knights of Columbus candy sale officially starts on Friday, and will continue through the ...
  
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• Tootsie Roll Drive begins Friday - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 18:43
  Tootsie Roll Drive begins Friday - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Tootsie Roll Drive season is upon the community. The annual Knights of Columbus candy sale officially starts on Friday, and will continue through the ...
  
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• Ontario looks to move ahead with lawsuit against tobacco companies

  25-04-2019 18:40
  TORONTO — Lawyers representing the Ontario government are asking a judge to lift a stay on legal proceedings against three major tobacco companies so the province can pursue a lawsuit to recover smoking-related health costs. Ontario launched its lawsuit against a dozen Canadian firms and their parent companies roughly a decade ago and the case […]
  
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• JKL group raising funds for extra food bank - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 18:18
  JKL group raising funds for extra food bank  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA group of students at JKL Bahweting School is trying to provide more help to local families in need of food. One of the school's 17 advisories — groups of 10 ...
  
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• Nominations invited for the Sault Ste. Marie Community Development Award - SaultOnline.com

  25-04-2019 18:14
  Nominations invited for the Sault Ste. Marie Community Development Award  SaultOnline.comThe Sault Ste. Marie Community Development Award Committee is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Community ...
  
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• Nominations invited for the Sault Ste. Marie Community Development Award

  25-04-2019 18:14
  The Sault Ste. Marie Community Development Award Committee is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Community Development Award. resented annually by City Council, the Award recognizes exceptional community development projects from local businesses or organizations with the goal of highlighting innovative ideas and inspiring others to meet the standards […]
  
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• No Fatalities But Over 10,000 Traffic Charges Laid

  25-04-2019 18:11
  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wrapped up its provincial seat belt campaign over the Easter Long Weekend with more than 1,000 charges laid against unbuckled drivers and passengers who failed to keep themselves safe. While the OPP is pleased to report a zero fatality weekend on roads, officers focused on all unsafe behaviours that placed […]
  
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• Newberry baseball, softball host fish fry Sunday - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 17:17
  Newberry baseball, softball host fish fry Sunday  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsNewberry High School's baseball and softball teams will host their annual fish fry fundraiser this weekend. The event is scheduled for Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at ...
  
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• Networx: 7 creative ways of upcycling plastic bottles - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 17:17
  Networx: 7 creative ways of upcycling plastic bottles  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsScience has spoken: Although reusing plastic bottles for your drinking water does not cause cancer, it may lead to a buildup of bacteria and fungi (yuchh!)
  
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• Sheehan announces double gas tax payment for Prince Twp

  25-04-2019 16:47
  PRINCE TOWNSHIP (Thursday, April 25, 2019) — Sault Member of Parliament Terry Sheehan has announced a municipal infrastructure transfer payment (Gas Tax Top-Up) for the Township of Prince. The township receives approximately $65,677 per year. The 2018-2019 amount has been doubled for a total of $131,354 in gas tax funding to the township. “This federal […]
  
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• Senior Singers’ First Benefit Concert to Support St. Vincent Place

  25-04-2019 16:36
  All members of the public are invited to the Senior Singers’ first-ever benefit concert on Tuesday, April 30 in support of St. Vincent Place. The concert will be held in the St. Vincent Place banquet hall at 222 Albert St. E. at 2:00 pm. Admission is by donation to St. Vincent Place – that can […]
  
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• Some U.P. roadside parks opening today - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 16:15
  Some U.P. roadside parks opening today  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMany of the roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in the Upper Peninsula will reopen today. The following roadside ...
  
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• New members are good fit for Quartetto Gelato

  25-04-2019 16:04 via saultstar.com
  Peter DeSotto plays very well with the two newest members of Quartetto Gelato.Charles Cozens (accordion) and Kirk Starkey (cello) joined the Canadian classical group in 2018.DeSotto and Cozens have known each other for about 35 years. Cozens was invited to join the group nearly 20 years ago, but he couldn’t dedicate full-time hours to the group in addition to his composing and arranging career. Instead, Alexander Sevastian joined and stayed with Quartetto Gelato until his death in early 20
  
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• Self-employed increasingly turning to private lenders for mortgages

  25-04-2019 16:00
  TORONTO — The self-employed are among the growing number of Canadians turning to private lenders in order to obtain a mortgage. While many prospective homeowners are driven to alternate lenders because of government-mandated stress tests and poor credit scores, the self-employed often have additional burdens to overcome in proving their income. “There’s more and more people […]
  
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• Support Continues To Build for Budget 2019 says Romano

  25-04-2019 15:35
  Support for the Protecting What Matter’s Most, the Ontario PC’s first budget since being elected last year, has continued to build two weeks after it was introduced by Minister of Finance Vic Fedeli. In Sault Ste. Marie, MPP Ross Romano has been busy on the phone and taking meetings with leaders from across Northern Ontario […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie man charged with arson - CTV News

  25-04-2019 15:15
  Sault Ste. Marie man charged with arson  CTV NewsA 25-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man has been charged with arson in connection to fires at an apartment building.
  
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• Canada banning oil, gas and mining from marine protected areas

  25-04-2019 15:05
  OTTAWA — The oil and gas industry has worn out its welcome in Canadian marine conservation areas. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson today is announcing a total ban on oil and gas work, as well as mining, waste-dumping and bottom-trawling, in all of Canada’s marine protected areas. Wilkinson is at an international nature summit in Montreal where Canada is pushing […]
  
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• Thunderbirds fall to Lumberjacks in game 7 of the NOJHL Final

  25-04-2019 14:42
  After blanking the Hearst Lumberjacks by a score of 2-0 back on Monday night in Hearst and tying the NOJHL Final series at 3-3, the Soo Thunderbirds were back at home on Wednesday night at the John Rhodes Community Centre and were looking to be crowned NOJHL champions in front of their home town fans. […]
  
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• Today in History April 25 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 14:12
  Today in History April 25  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsToday is Thursday, April 25, the 115th day of 2019. There are 250 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 25, 1507, a world map produced by ...
  
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• Jeep the Mac, drive the EUP trails - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 13:34
  Jeep the Mac, drive the EUP trails  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsBigger and better. “We try to break our record every year,” said Executive Director Quincy Ranville of the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau as preparations continue for ...
  
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• Jeep the Mac, drive the EUP trails - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 13:34
  Jeep the Mac, drive the EUP trails - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsBigger and better. “We try to break our record every year,” said Executive Director Quincy Ranville of the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau as preparations continue for ...
  
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• Horwath to Help Ontarians Push Back Against Healthcare Changes

  25-04-2019 13:31
  “We don’t think going backwards is the right way,” Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said to a group of concerned Saulties during a healthcare town hall meeting she held Wednesday evening at the Delta, speaking about the Ford government’s plans to cut healthcare and education. Saultites voiced their concerns – including, but not limited to […]
  
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• Joe Biden officially launches 2020 presidential campaign - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 12:16
  Joe Biden officially launches 2020 presidential campaign  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsFormer Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, betting that his working-class appeal and ties to ...
  
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• Trial starting on Indigenous bands’ claim to Lake Huron, Georgian Bay

  25-04-2019 10:00
  TORONTO — A complex trial involving a novel claim to a large swath of Lake Huron lake bed and allegations of broken promises is set to kick off in Toronto today. The trial pits the Saugeen Ojibway Nation against the federal and Ontario governments. The two aboriginal groups who make up the Saugeen Ojibway Nation […]
  
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• Ontario cancels program that aimed to plant 50 million trees

  25-04-2019 10:00
  TORONTO — Ontario is cancelling a tree planting program, with those involved warning the move will lead to the loss of jobs and environmental benefits that forests provide. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry told Forests Ontario the day after the Progressive Conservative government delivered its budget this month that the 50 Million Tree Program […]
  
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• Honor society inductees - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 09:00
  Honor society inductees - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLake Superior State University's Lukenda School of Business inducted five students into the international business honor society Delta Mu Delta during an ...
  
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• Best Baccalaureate - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 09:00
  Best Baccalaureate - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLake Superior State University student Nicole Wymore of Sault Ste. Marie, accepts the Lukenda School of Business Outstanding Baccalaureate Student Award ...
  
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• Siena Heights partnering with Hillsdale Hospital - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 08:19
  Siena Heights partnering with Hillsdale Hospital  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsADRIAN — Siena Heights University will offer discounted tuition to Hillsdale Hospital employees for degree completion. The partnership will also offer other ...
  
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• Parking study meeting scheduled for May 1 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 08:19
  Parking study meeting scheduled for May 1  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsADRIAN — The firm conducting a parking survey of downtown will present its initial findings at a public meeting at 7 p.m. May 1 at the City Chambers building.
  
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• Letter: Reason for unfilled cabinet positions - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 08:19
  Letter: Reason for unfilled cabinet positions - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsIt is apparent that Ms. Meoli ("U.S. coddling of corporations adds to our problems," April 18) does not watch C-Span2 (live coverage of the U.S. Senate) or she ...
  
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• Letter: Holland music dept delivers - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 08:19
  Letter: Holland music dept delivers - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHolland High School's Music Department gave its gift to the community Monday evening, sharing "A Holiday Collage," featuring choirs, orchestras, bands, ...
  
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• Judy Claudette Roberts notice to creditors - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 08:19
  Judy Claudette Roberts notice to creditors - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPAID PUBLIC NOTICE. STATE OF MICHIGAN. PROBATE COURT. COUNTY OF MONROE. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Decedent's Estate. FILE NO. 2019-0188- ...
  
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• BPU exploring 2 energy projects - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 08:19
  BPU exploring 2 energy projects  Sault Ste. Marie Evening Newst HILLSDALE — Chris McArthur knows Hillsdale and other surrounding communities are facing an electric supply capacity deficit. That's why McArthur, the ...
  
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• Betty Lou Ott trust - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 08:19
  Betty Lou Ott trust - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPAID PUBLIC NOTICE. STATE OF MICHIGAN. PROBATE COURT. COUNTY OF MONROE. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Decedent's Trust. Trust of BETTY LOU ...
  
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• Will Avengers: Endgame topple all box-office records? - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-04-2019 05:28
  Will Avengers: Endgame topple all box-office records?  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhen the 22nd film in Marvel Studios' saga opens in North American theaters on Thursday night, it will land on more screens than any movie ever has in U.S. ...
  
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