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• OPP fields calls from citizens who say they've seen B.C. murder suspects

  31-07-2019 22:59 via saultstar.com
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• Movie review: Mike Wallace doc chronicles newsman’s life - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 22:53
  Movie review: Mike Wallace doc chronicles newsman’s life  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsBacked by reels of never-before-seen footage, Israeli documentarian Avi Belkin profiles the late “60 Minutes” icon, chronicling his evolution from advertising ...
  
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• Soo Greyhounds warn fans

  31-07-2019 22:30 via saultstar.com
  An illegitimate online retailer is attempting to pass off Soo Greyhounds’ branded merchandise as official OHL clothing under the guise “OHL Store.” Read More
  
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• ‘I needed a defeat sometime’

  31-07-2019 21:57 via saultstar.com
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• NEWS 1 MCNABB FIRE UPDATE BI https://youtu.be/yAKhF9GNxcw  via @YouTube

  31-07-2019 21:46 via twitter.com
  NEWS 1 MCNABB FIRE UPDATEBI https://youtu.be/yAKhF9GNxcw  via @YouTube
  
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• Brothers get new murder trial in Hamilton execution of ex-Hells Angel

  31-07-2019 21:46
  TORONTO — Two brothers convicted of gunning down a former Hells Angel in Hamilton should get a new second-degree murder trial because the judge gave faulty instructions to the jury, Ontario’s top court ruled on Wednesday. In its decision, the Court of Appeal said the judge had unfairly lumped John and Mato Josipovic together during […]
  
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• Explosion caused McNabb Street fire: Fire Marshal's Office (4 photos) https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/explosion-caused-mcnabb-street-fire-fire-marshals-office-4-photos-1616916 … via @SooToday

  31-07-2019 21:42 via twitter.com
  Explosion caused McNabb Street fire: Fire Marshal's Office (4 photos) https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/explosion-caused-mcnabb-street-fire-fire-marshals-office-4-photos-1616916 … via @SooToday
  
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• Financial restraints remain a concern for CAS

  31-07-2019 21:01 via saultstar.com
  While the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies is embroiled in an internal crisis as it attempts to deal with financial restraints, the Children’s Aid Society of Algoma is not impacted, says its executive director. Read More
  
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• CRTC releases new code of conduct for Canada’s internet service providers

  31-07-2019 20:40
  OTTAWA — Canada’s internet service providers will be required to abide by a new code of conduct imposed by the industry’s federal regulator, which is giving them until January to prepare for the new rules. Among other things, the internet code aims to make contracts, policies and pricing easier to understand. It also introduces new rules that […]
  
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• Buy Algoma Buy Local: A ‘Buy Local’ Movement

  31-07-2019 20:40
  The Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN), an initiative of the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre, is excited to launch a buy local branding initiative in Algoma: Buy Algoma Buy Local. With over 50 local producers, processors, farmers’ markets, restaurants, retailers, tours & experiences participating in the initiative, Buy Algoma Buy Local shows people where they can […]
  
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• Battle over vegan cheese label is a freedom of expression issue, lawyers say

  31-07-2019 20:30
  TORONTO — Vegan restaurant owner Melanie Boudens proudly excludes dairy, eggs and meat from her menu but it’s still full of references to cheese, mayo, bacon and sausages. At the same time, large letters on her storefront and at the top of her menu declare the food “100 per cent vegan” and quirky spellings for “chick’un” […]
  
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• Canada eyeing implications of U.S. plan to allow imports of prescription drugs

  31-07-2019 19:50
  OTTAWA — Canada’s health minister says the federal government is in touch with U.S. officials to discuss the Trump administration’s plan to allow imports of cheaper prescription drugs from north of the border. In a statement, officials for Ginette Petitpas Taylor are describing the latest display of American interest in Canadian medication as further evidence […]
  
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• VIDEO : Ontario Fire Marshall Probes McNabb Street Fire

  31-07-2019 19:47
  The Ontario Fire Marshall is leading the investigation into an early morning fire on McNabb street that has extensively damaged the commercial building that included an upper floor apartment. Sault Fire Services arrived to  373 McNabb Street around 2:30am Wednesday morning  when the fire was fully engaged. Three separate businesses operated in the space that […]
  
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• Pitch your business idea to make it a reality

  31-07-2019 19:47 via saultstar.com
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• Richardson cases set for trial in January - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 19:23
  Richardson cases set for trial in January  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsADRIAN — A man accused of murder, being involved in a shoplifting ring and methamphetamine dealing has a new trial date. Austin Keith Richardson, 25, ...
  
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• VIDEO: Sponsoring Refugees in Sault Ste. Marie - SaultOnline.com

  31-07-2019 19:21
  VIDEO: Sponsoring Refugees in Sault Ste. Marie  SaultOnline.comYesterday, the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub visited Sault Ste. Marie to deliver an information session about the renewal of its successful refugee ...
  
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• VIDEO: Sponsoring Refugees in Sault Ste. Marie

  31-07-2019 19:21
  Yesterday, the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub visited Sault Ste. Marie to deliver an information session about the renewal of its successful refugee sponsorship program, called the Blended Visa Office Referred program. Under this program, the UNHCR identifies refugees to come to Canada, and the Canadian government and sponsor groups share settlement costs. All refugees […]
  
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• Wanted Wednesday: Ashley Ann Gionette

  31-07-2019 19:16
  Crime Stoppers in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking tips regarding the whereabouts of Ashley Ann Gionette, 27, who is wanted for: CC 334 (B) THEFT UNDER $5000 – SHOPLIFTING CC 145 (5) (B) FAIL TO ATTEND COURT X 2 CC 145 (2) (B) FAIL TO ATTEND COURT If you know […]
  
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• Tories best Liberals with record $8.5M in second quarter fundraising

  31-07-2019 18:56
  OTTAWA — The Liberals and the Conservatives are both boasting of record-breaking fundraising results this spring, with each party pointing to a different measure of success. Newly released figures from Elections Canada show the Conservative Party of Canada raised just over $8.5 million in the second quarter of this year, which came from about 53,000 donors. The party says that […]
  
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• Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince dead - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 18:50
  Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince dead  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPrince's publicist Rick Miramontez said Prince died Wednesday after a brief illness in Reykjavik, Iceland.
  
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• Tenant takes property from residence: POLICE

  31-07-2019 18:50 via saultstar.com
  A Sault Ste. Marie woman is accused of taking property valued at $45,000 from an Airport Road residence where she was living, and selling the items. Read More
  
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• Pickford celebrates Hay Days - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 18:50
  Pickford celebrates Hay Days  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPICKFORD — Purple and white will be in fashion through Sunday as the 2019 Pickford Hay Days theme is the Pickford Panthers.Event Spokesperson Lindsey ...
  
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• Key recommendations from the public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer

  31-07-2019 18:41
  A public inquiry examining the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients in her care, has issued a report aimed at preventing such crimes in the future. Here are some key recommendations from the 91 listed in the report: — The government of Ontario should ensure that a strategic plan is […]
  
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• Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie announces the arrival of new manager - SaultOnline.com

  31-07-2019 18:28
  Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie announces the arrival of new manager  SaultOnline.comMill Market Sault Ste. Marie is excited to announce the arrival of the new market manager, Robert Pryor. The Mill Market is under new ownership since May of ...
  
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• Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie announces the arrival of new manager

  31-07-2019 18:28
  Mill Market Sault Ste. Marie is excited to announce the arrival of the new market manager, Robert Pryor.  The Mill Market is under new ownership since May of this year and, as a Not-for-Profit, has been working diligently at providing a smooth transition for the customers as well as for the vendors. Robert comes  with […]
  
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• Israel approves Palestinian construction in West Bank - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 17:42
  Israel approves Palestinian construction in West Bank  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government advanced the proposal late on Tuesday, according to an Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to ...
  
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• Police say one dead, two injured after two-vehicle collision in Marathon, Ont.

  31-07-2019 17:33
  MARATHON, Ont. — Provincial police say one man is dead and two people are injured after a collision in central Ontario on Tuesday night. OPP say an SUV and a tractor trailer collided on a highway in Marathon, Ont., sending the tractor trailer into a ditch. They say the 36-year-old male driver of the SUV was pronounced dead in […]
  
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• Taking more moose than permitted costs Northern Ontario men over $9,000

  31-07-2019 17:30
  Two Kapuskasing men have been fined more than $9,000 after being convicted in a case where one man illegally shot a bull moose and the other passed it off as his own. On October 29, 2018 Alexandre Richard of Kapuskasing shot a cow and small bull moose although he and his hunting party were only […]
  
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• Kids Fishing Day fun - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 17:24
  Kids Fishing Day fun  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMore than 3000 trout stocked into the Kids' Fishing Pond at Rotary Park welcomed young anglers to the annual Connor Gorsuch Kids' Fishing Day on July 27.
  
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• Celebration of Life: ANDERSON, John Wesley “Happy Jack”

  31-07-2019 17:20
  Family and Friends are invited to a Celebration of Jack’s life to be held at the Royal Canadian Legion (96 Great Northern Road) on Friday, August 9th, 2019 from 6 pm until 9 pm. Food and refreshments will be provided throughout the evening. The family would love anyone to bring a memory of Jack to […]
  
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• Experts, cops weigh in on the intersection of violence and video games

  31-07-2019 17:16
  TORONTO — A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a passion for video games is prompting industry watchers to raise cautions against reading too much into their hobbies. A growing body of research suggests video gaming is no longer the niche pursuit it’s been widely considered for decades, but rather […]
  
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• OPP officer faces domestic charge

  31-07-2019 16:51 via saultstar.com
  An off-duty Ontario Provincial Police officer is accused of assaulting his wife.Read More
  
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• Two Charged in Connection to Theft

  31-07-2019 16:40
  On July 30, 2019 officers with the Investigation Services Unit of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 38 year old Jamie Dumoulin of Goulais River for theft over $5,000 and 38 year old Michael Burke of Goulais River for possession of stolen property. Earlier in July Ms. Dumoulin notified her landlord she would be […]
  
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• Buying Bear Parts Gets Fort Frances Man $9,000 in Fines 

  31-07-2019 16:26
  A man has been convicted after buying black bear gall bladders. On July 5, 2019 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Fort Frances, Justice of the Peace Jennifer Neill fined Byeong-ok Kim of Fort Frances $9,000 for unlawfully possessing six black bear gall bladders. The court heard that on two separate occasions in 2018 […]
  
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• Lost in Suburbia: How’s it hanging? - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 16:19
  Lost in Suburbia: How’s it hanging?  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsOkay fellas, you may want to check out of this column.I want to talk about bras. No, not the sexy, demi, what ...
  
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• American Legion Post #80 to host open house - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 16:19
  American Legion Post #80 to host open house - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTROUT LAKE — The Marshall-Hart-Fischer American Legion Post #80 is expanding its membership to better serve veterans and their families in the Eastern ...
  
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• 906 Festival set for Saturday - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 16:19
  906 Festival set for Saturday  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCURTIS — The second annual 906 Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Erickson Center for the Arts (ECA).A press release indicates ...
  
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• Off Duty OPP Officer Charged With Assault

  31-07-2019 16:16
  (EAST ALGOMA, ON) – On July 24, 2019, an off-duty Sergeant was charged in relation to a domestic violence complaint. As a result of the investigation, a 43-year-old male was arrested and charged with three counts of Assault – Spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC). The officer is a 17-year member […]
  
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• Films from Ellen Page, Jeff Barnaby among Canadian projects in Toronto film fest

  31-07-2019 16:02
  TORONTO — A documentary from Ellen Page on environmental racism in Nova Scotia and a Jeff Barnaby-directed zombie thriller centring around an Indigenous community are among the Canadian features headed for the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers have announced the full slate of homegrown films in the lineup, a list that also includes a dark […]
  
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• Teen facing 71 charges for dozens of alleged high-end auto thefts in Toronto

  31-07-2019 15:56
  TORONTO — A 19-year-old Montreal man is facing dozens of charges related to an alleged car theft ring in Toronto. Local police allege the teen was part of an operation targeting high-end, newer model Lexus and Toyota vehicles, usually taking them early in the morning. They allege the man stole 36 vehicles in just over a month in November and December 2018. Police […]
  
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• Whitefish Island visitors 'felt a little unsafe'

  31-07-2019 15:53 via saultstar.com
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• Economy Inn renovated, open for business - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 15:21
  Economy Inn renovated, open for business  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHOLLAND — The Economy Inn is back open after getting its public lodging license reinstated.The motel, located at 409 S. U.S. 31, re-opened shortly after the ...
  
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• Canada’s GDP grows 0.2 per cent in May, as manufacturing rebounds: Statcan

  31-07-2019 14:50
  OTTAWA — The Canadian economy grew for a third consecutive month in May, rising 0.2 per cent overall as 13 of 20 sectors advanced. Statistics Canada says the increase in real gross domestic product was led by a rebound in manufacturing, following a decline in April. It says manufacturing expanded 1.2 per cent overall as motor vehicle […]
  
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• Gaming worker waits for lottery winnings

  31-07-2019 14:49 via saultstar.com
  A licensed gaming employee has finished one of two steps to claim his Ontario Lottery and Gaming prize.Read More
  
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• Letter: Teaching solar energy important for kids - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 14:43
  Letter: Teaching solar energy important for kids  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThank you so much for reporting on the article, “Addison school board approves solar field installation.” It is so important that we teach energy efficiency to ...
  
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• Home-raid leads to arrests - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  31-07-2019 14:43
  Home-raid leads to arrests  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA White Pigeon man and a Sturgis woman were arrested Tuesday after police raided a home at 507 East Chicago Road in White Pigeon.
  
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• Home damaged

  31-07-2019 14:34 via saultstar.com
  A man was allegedly causing damage at a home he was supposed to avoid on Gillanders Road in Elliot Lake on July 25.Read More
  
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• Ontario Fire Marshal searching for fire cause: Sault Ste. Marie - CTV News

  31-07-2019 14:32
  Ontario Fire Marshal searching for fire cause: Sault Ste. Marie  CTV NewsThe Ontario Fire Marshal continues the investigation into the cause of the fire on Sault Ste. Marie's McNabb Street.
  
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• Ontario Fire Marshal investigating fire on McNabb: Sault Ste. Marie - CTV News

  31-07-2019 14:32
  Ontario Fire Marshal investigating fire on McNabb: Sault Ste. Marie  CTV NewsThe Ontario Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate an early morning fire in a building on Sault Ste. Marie's McNabb Street.
  
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• Fire on McNabb Street in Sault Ste. Marie - CTV News

  31-07-2019 14:32
  Fire on McNabb Street in Sault Ste. Marie  CTV NewsEarly morning fire causes extensive damage to Sault Ste. Marie building on McNabb Street.
  
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