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• Truth vs. Fiction: Canadian filmmakers weigh ‘The Jinx’ revelations

  01-05-2019 23:36
  TORONTO — Canadian documentary makers say fresh details of how a key moment was altered in HBO’s true-crime series “The Jinx” raise questions about the ethics of creators who tread a razor-thin line between fact and fiction. As the Hot Docs film festival moved ahead in Toronto this week, debates were sparked over whether reality stands in the way […]
  
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• Ogemaw Heights sweeps Sault softball - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 22:26
  Ogemaw Heights sweeps Sault softball - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWEST BRANCH — Sault High dropped a pair of softball games at Ogemaw Heights Tuesday. The Falcons won the first game 14-5. Elizabeth D'Autremont hit a ...
  
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• Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with solemn ceremony - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 22:03
  Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with solemn ceremony  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsIsrael ushered in its Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday in memory of the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators in World War II, ...
  
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• Human trafficker convicted

  01-05-2019 21:37 via saultstar.com
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• Kidnappers bound over - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 21:25
  Kidnappers bound over  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsGeorge S. Cunningham, 53, and Jon S. Stygler, 68, were bound over to the 50th Circuit Court on multiple felony counts following a lengthy preliminary exam ...
  
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• Kidnappers bound over - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 21:25
  Kidnappers bound over - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsGeorge S. Cunningham, 53, and Jon S. Stygler, 68, were bound over to the 50th Circuit Court on multiple felony counts following a lengthy preliminary exam ...
  
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• Romano says he's ensuring health care, education and jobs remain a priority

  01-05-2019 21:14 via saultstar.com
  Mike McCleary calls it simple questions that he wants answers for. Read More
  
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• 'Beary' close for comfort

  01-05-2019 20:44 via saultstar.com
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• It's a bloomin' success for college students

  01-05-2019 20:41 via saultstar.com
  A grow light illuminates Aaron Jones as he works in an automated greenhouse that he and six of his electrical engineering technical classmates created for a third-year project class assignment at Sault College. About 30 small fish, such as guppies, are kept in about 225 litres of water. Their waste, containing nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, is used as fertilizer for growing produce such as lettuce, tomatoes and some kinds of broccoli. Light and darkness plants are exposed to can be adjuste
  
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• Hairy encounter

  01-05-2019 20:41 via saultstar.com
  Three bears, likely a mother and two yearlings, get a little too close for comfort Tuesday to a Fish Hatchery Road property. Read More
  
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• VIDEO: Senior Singers Support St. Vincent Place

  01-05-2019 20:34
  On Tuesday afternoon, the Senior Singers started the first venture of its kind for the troupe. Given normal circumstances, the Singers perform purely for the love of singing and entertaining a crowd but this instance was different. The concert hosted at St. Vincent Place was viewable by the public, but required an entrance fee. That […]
  
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• Auto sales down 3.5 per cent in April as downward trend continues

  01-05-2019 20:31
  TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says light vehicle sales fell an estimated 3.5 per cent in April from a year earlier as a downward trend in Canadian auto sales continued. The automotive consultant says light vehicle sales totalled about 185,158 for the month, down from 191,856 last year. The total is an estimate, since General Motors Canada switched from […]
  
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• Susan Sparks: Do it now - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 20:25
  Susan Sparks: Do it now  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhat's on your bucket list?Don't have one?Well, we need to change that right now.Life is like a trip to the grocery store: If you don't have a list before you go, you ...
  
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• Susan Sparks: Do it now - Lifestyle - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 20:25
  Susan Sparks: Do it now - Lifestyle  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhat's on your bucket list?Don't have one?Well, we need to change that right now.Life is like a trip to the grocery store: If you don't have a list before you go, you ...
  
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• Protest Small But Message Loud and Clear

  01-05-2019 20:23
  A Small group gathered at the Sault Ste. Marie Court House grounds Wednesday to protest a number of the Ford Government polices from healthcare to climate change. The small group in the Sault joined in solidarity with those from more than a dozen other cities in Ontario calling for a general strike against the Doug […]
  
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• Olympic runner Semenya loses appeal on testosterone rules - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 19:43
  Olympic runner Semenya loses appeal on testosterone rules  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsIn a landmark 2-1 decision , the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld proposed rules issued by track's governing body, the IAAF, saying that they are ...
  
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• Ontario will cut government-run travel insurance program: minister

  01-05-2019 19:26
  TORONTO — Ontario is moving ahead with a plan to scrap a provincial program that offers basic out-of-country travel insurance. Health Minister Christine Elliott says the Progressive Conservative government has decided to make the change after holding a six-day public consultation that ended Tuesday. The program currently covers out-of-country inpatient services to a maximum of […]
  
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• Students to visit fairgrounds for Agriculture Awareness Day - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 19:17
  Students to visit fairgrounds for Agriculture Awareness Day  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHundreds of students in grades 1-4 will participate in the Monroe County Agriculture Awareness Day, which takes place Friday.
  
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• Quincy ‘Lagooned’ on stage this week - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 19:17
  Quincy ‘Lagooned’ on stage this week  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Quincy Drama Society will take the stage this weekend for its final production of the season with the comedic musical “Lagooned.” Written by Tim Kelly with ...
  
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• Quincy 'Lagooned' on stage this week - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 19:17
  Quincy 'Lagooned' on stage this week - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Quincy Drama Society will take the stage this weekend for its final production of the season with the comedic musical “Lagooned.” Written by Tim Kelly with ...
  
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• Businesswoman remembered for community service, love - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 19:17
  Businesswoman remembered for community service, love  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWOODSTOCK TWP. — A longtime fixture in the Woodstock Township community is being remembered for her dedication to the community and love for others.
  
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• Businesswoman remembered for community service, love - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 19:17
  Businesswoman remembered for community service, love - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWOODSTOCK TWP. — A longtime fixture in the Woodstock Township community is being remembered for her dedication to the community and love for others.
  
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• Traffic configuration changing Monday - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 19:13
  Traffic configuration changing Monday  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe traffic configuration is set to change in the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) work zone on the I-75 Business Spur (BS) in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• Traffic configuration changing Monday - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 19:13
  Traffic configuration changing Monday - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe traffic configuration is set to change in the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) work zone on the I-75 Business Spur (BS) in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• Stopped for stunt driving

  01-05-2019 18:59 via saultstar.com
  A vehicle travelled at a high rate of speed on Great Northern Road early Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police say.Read More
  
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• ‘The 410’ dramatizes drug-smuggling case involving Indo-Canadian truck drivers

  01-05-2019 18:52
  TORONTO — As an Indo-Canadian Punjabi growing up in the northwest Toronto district of Rexdale, Supinder Wraich was surrounded by truckers. Her parents have a trucking school and her uncles are drivers in the industry that’s filled with many other Indo-Canadians who live in Rexdale and nearby Brampton, Ont., which has a large South Asian population, […]
  
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• Speeding Leads To Impaired Charge

  01-05-2019 18:51
  On May 1, 2019 at approximately 2:45 a.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment observed a motor vehicle traveling at a high rate on speed on Great Northern Road, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Officers conducted a traffic stop and as a result of further investigation, Janette WALLACE 28 years-old of […]
  
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• Student tackled campus gunman, slain while saving lives - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 18:38
  Student tackled campus gunman, slain while saving lives  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA North Carolina college student tackled a gunman who opened fire in his classroom, saving others' lives but losing his own in the process, police said ...
  
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• GIBBS, Nolan Henry

  01-05-2019 17:44
  November 25, 1962 – April 14, 2019 ~ It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Nolan, but we take great peace knowing he is now in the gentle loving arms of his mom (Pauline, December 1979) and his older brother (Donald, 1972). He is survived by his father, Donald V. Gibbs […]
  
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• Goulais River Stop Nets Impaired Charge

  01-05-2019 17:28
  On April 30, 2019 at approximately 2:10 p.m. members of the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Highway 17 North, Goulais River, Ontario. OPP officers attended the scene and as a result of further investigation, Brian COLLINS, 59 years-old of Havilland Township, Ontario was […]
  
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• CELEBRATION OF LIFE: MAYCOCK, Joan (formerly Joan Stadnyk, nee Cressati)

  01-05-2019 17:28
  It is with great sadness that Joan’s family announces her peaceful passing in her 90th year on Friday, March 1, 2019. Joan was a dedicated mother first and foremost; she treasured her children and embraced every moment with them. She especially loved her role as Nana, or as she referred to herself, Nana Banana. Her […]
  
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• Craft show to raise money for graduation party - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 17:23
  Craft show to raise money for graduation party  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCraft buyers and sellers can come together this weekend to raise money for a Sault Area High School end-of-year tradition. Sault Area Middle School will host ...
  
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• Freezing rain warning issued east of Sault Ste. Marie - SooToday.com

  01-05-2019 17:03
  Freezing rain warning issued east of Sault Ste. Marie  SooToday.comExpected to end later this evening.
  
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• Federal government boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China

  01-05-2019 16:17
  OTTAWA — The federal government is changing a payment program for canola farmers to help those affected by China’s decision to ban the Canadian product. The maximum loan limit through the program will be boosted to $1 million from $400,000, and the portion that will be interest-free is rising to $500,000 from $100,000, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude […]
  
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• Sault firm heads up Algoma U master plan

  01-05-2019 16:14 via saultstar.com
  David Ellis Architect will lead master plan creation for Algoma University’s campuses in Sault Ste. Marie and Brampton.Read More
  
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• Letter to the Editor: Choose wisely - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 15:19
  Letter to the Editor: Choose wisely  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTo the Editor: The largest responsibility that a member of that cooperative has is to help select a Board of Directors that will guide the direction that it takes.
  
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• Take Troy’s Trail June 1st

  01-05-2019 14:55
  There is no cure for hydrocephalus, but together we can walk to raise awareness and funds to support Hydrocephalus Canada. After being diagnosed with hydrocephalus in 1994 at the age of 28, my wife and I made it our mission to create a supportive community here in Sault Ste. Marie for people with spina bifida […]
  
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• Algoma U Board of Governors Approves 2019-20 Budget

  01-05-2019 14:52
  Local Firm Hired to Lead Development of Campus Master Plan & Renovation Projects Yesterday evening, Algoma University’s Board of Governors approved a $38 million operating budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year.  The outcomes-based budget projects a small surplus and aligns with the new tuition framework introduced by the provincial government in January. Targeted investments address […]
  
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• Literary conflagration: Little free library burns in Sault Ste. Marie - Sudbury.com

  01-05-2019 14:02
  Literary conflagration: Little free library burns in Sault Ste. Marie  Sudbury.comScorched romance novels were pretty much all that was left after an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny downtown library fire today. Sault Ste. Marie firefighters rushed at ...
  
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• Today in History May 1 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 13:15
  Today in History May 1  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsToday is Wednesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2019. There are 244 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 1, 1707, the Kingdom of Great ...
  
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• Canada’s banks launch SecureKey’s Verified.Me digital identity network

  01-05-2019 12:04
  TORONTO — Canada’s biggest banks are marking the official launch of a new digital identity network called Verified.Me, following years of development with their partner SecureKey Technologies Inc. of Toronto. The banks see Verified.Me as the beginning of a more secure Canadian identity system for a world where technology is making it easier for criminals to steal personal data and create false […]
  
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• Enviro group asks Competition Bureau to probe claim of flushable’ wipes

  01-05-2019 11:10
  OTTAWA — Friends of the Earth Canada wants the Competition Bureau to investigate a recent study it says proves there is no such thing as a “flushable” wipe. “This is the most outrageous greenwashing I’ve seen in a long, long time,” said Friends of the Earth CEO Beatrice Olivastri. The organization, represented by lawyers at EcoJustice, […]
  
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• Buying an electric car becomes cheaper today as federal rebates kick in

  01-05-2019 10:00
  OTTAWA — Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today. The rebates, announced in the last Liberal budget, will take up to $5,000 off the cost of electric vehicles, and $2,500 off plug-in hybrids, but they apply only to cars that cost less than $45,000. Ottawa is raising that to $55,000 to increase the […]
  
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• Letter: Schools! Who needs 'em? - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 09:40
  Letter: Schools! Who needs 'em? - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLike you, I've worked hard to earn a living, and I wonder why I have to pay taxes for something I don't use.Unless, of course, I acknowledge that whatever ...
  
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• Letter: School bonds and debt: A different perspective - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 09:40
  Letter: School bonds and debt: A different perspective  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsArea school districts are in a financial race to see who can attract the most "school of choice" students. Saugatuck, as well as, West Ottawa have huge bond ...
  
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• Letter: Meekhof still out-of-touch with residents - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 09:40
  Letter: Meekhof still out-of-touch with residents  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsEven out of office, former state senator Arlan Meekhof is still representing the few at the cost of the many. The man who favors gerrymandering over basic ...
  
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• Adrian schools to sell cabinets - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 09:40
  Adrian schools to sell cabinets  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsADRIAN — Adrian Public Schools is selling several cabinets as renovations at the high school continues. The cabinets will be put up for silent auction, ...
  
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• Adrian schools to sell cabinets - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 09:40
  Adrian schools to sell cabinets - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsADRIAN — Adrian Public Schools is selling several cabinets as renovations at the high school continues. The cabinets will be put up for silent auction, ...
  
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• Water service interruption on Budlong Street - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 08:00
  Water service interruption on Budlong Street  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsADRIAN — Work on a new water main on Budlong Street will result in interruption of water *service* on Thursday, May 2, according to a news release. Work will ...
  
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• Hospital earns HFAP accreditation - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-05-2019 06:44
  Hospital earns HFAP accreditation  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHILLSDALE — Hillsdale Hospital was recently awarded accreditation by HFAP, the nation's original independent, accreditation program recognized by the ...
  
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