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• VIDEO: March of Dimes Annual BBQ

  13-08-2019 23:55
  Submitted by Mike Caruso The March of Dimes of Sault Ste. Marie held their annual Appreciation BBQ at the Cara Community Centre Court Yard on Tuesday August 13, 2019.  There were a lot of family and friends in attendance to enjoy good food, baking, and great music supplied by Kym Morrison.  Next up is their […]
  
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• Sault swell spot to drop anchor, cruise ship passengers say

  13-08-2019 23:55 via saultstar.com
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• Appeal court overturns attempted murder convictions for HIV-positive man

  13-08-2019 23:55
  TORONTO — Ontario’s highest court has overturned three attempted murder convictions for an HIV-positive man accused of trying to infect his sexual partners, citing errors in the trial judge’s instructions to the jury. In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal for Ontario said the judge overseeing Steven Boone’s case did not properly instruct the jury on […]
  
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• Sault Habitat For Humanity Could Benefit From $32.4 Million Federal Investment

  13-08-2019 23:52
  Government of Canada Invests $32.4 Million in Habitat for Humanity Canada to support new construction and repair existing affordable housing Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. That is why, in May 2018, the Government launched the National Housing Co-Investment Fund (NHCF), the largest program of its kind in Canadian history. […]
  
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• GABRYLEWICZ, Richard Anthony

  13-08-2019 23:15
  Suddenly in Calgary at the age of 43. Loved son of Richard Gabrylewicz (Julie) and Janet Paquette (Jorma). Father of three precious daughters, Taylor Ouimet, Whitney Robson and Kambreya Watson. Dear brother of Robert Gabrylewicz and stepbrother of Brandon and Ryan Gabrylewicz. Cherished grandson of Anna Gabrylewicz, predeceased by Anthony Gabrylewicz, William Colgate and Jean […]
  
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• October 21st City Council Meeting Rescheduled due to Federal Election Day

  13-08-2019 23:12
  Council Report PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to amend the 2019 Council meeting schedule by rescheduling the October 21, 2019 Council meeting to Tuesday, October 22, 2019. BACKGROUND The 2019 Council meeting schedule was approved by City Council on September 24, 2018 with October 21, 2019 as a regular Council meeting. The 2019 […]
  
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• LaRUE, Mary Frances

  13-08-2019 23:08
  Peacefully at home on Monday, August 12, 2019 with her husband at her side. Loving wife of Michael. Caring mother of Geoffrey (Danielle) and David (Kristi). Beloved grandmother of Charli and Max. Dear sister of Ted McKinney (Cathy), Michael McKinney and David McKinney (Chantel). Sister-in-law of Paul LaRue (Carol) and Vicki Aiudi (Frank). Mary will […]
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Circle K Theft on July 29, 2019

  13-08-2019 23:05
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are requesting your assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an incident of theft. On July 29, 2019 at approximately 12:55 a.m. an unknown individual attend Circle K on McNabb Street. The unknown individual concealed a bunch of merchandise in a black bag before proceeding to […]
  
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• Women accuse opera legend Domingo of sexual harassment - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 22:57
  Women accuse opera legend Domingo of sexual harassment  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsFor decades, Placido Domingo, one of the most celebrated and powerful men in opera, has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships by dangling jobs ...
  
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• Swimming Advisory for Women’s Institute (W.I.) Park

  13-08-2019 22:49
  Algoma Public Health (APH) has issued a swimming advisory for Women’s Institute (W.I.) Park located in Richards Landing, Ontario.  Water samples are taken from Women’s Institute Park every week.  Test results of samples taken on Monday, August 12, 2019 contained high levels of bacteria.  It is unsafe to swim at beaches with increased levels of […]
  
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• DARLOW, Charllotte Mary

  13-08-2019 22:45
  Suddenly at home on Sunday, August 11, 2019 on her 78th birthday. Loving wife of David for 50 years. Caring mother of Michael (Karen), Leonard (Daphne) and Donna Lockie (David). Grandmother of Ryan (Melissa), Jasmine, Maverick, Xander, Nathan, Darren and Shay Lockie. Great grandma to Gavin Darlow and Oaklin Johnson. Predeceased by her parents William […]
  
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• Canada open to putting more limits on exports of plastic waste: McKenna

  13-08-2019 22:42
  OTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has asked her department to look at what else Canada can do to reduce the amount of Canadian garbage that is ending up overseas. As recently as Aug. 1, McKenna’s officials said Canada would not ban the export of recyclable plastics because it could affect the economies […]
  
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• Back Where I Belong

  13-08-2019 22:41 via saultstar.com
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• Reports: Michigan gas prices down from week ago - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 22:11
  Reports: Michigan gas prices down from week ago  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMotorists in Michigan are paying, on average, more than a dime less per gallon for gasoline than they were last week, two statewide price surveys are reporting.
  
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• Congratulations to the City Clerks department, champions once again of the City's annual Canned Food Drive! Thank you to all staff who contributed. About 1,500 cans of food have been donated to the @SSM_SoupKitchen.pic.twitter.com/J98XApjICD

  13-08-2019 22:07 via twitter.com
  Congratulations to the City Clerks department, champions once again of the City's annual Canned Food Drive! Thank you to all staff who contributed. About 1,500 cans of food have been donated to the @SSM_SoupKitchen.pic.twitter.com/J98XApjICD
  
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• Suggitt takes Bulldogs helm as practice opens - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 21:53
  Suggitt takes Bulldogs helm as practice opens  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsRUDYARD – Rudyard's new varsity football coach is a familiar one for Bulldogs' fans.Jim Suggitt was named Rudyard head football coach this summer. Taking ...
  
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• Becoming Beckham?

  13-08-2019 21:27 via saultstar.com
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• Day 10 – Ideas (Podcast) with Julie Hryniewicz

  13-08-2019 21:23
  Day 10’s 3 1/2 minute podcast touches on the topic of ideas.  Are we using our full brain capacity?  Are we implementing all of the ideas we have?  Can we make our lives and our communities better by putting our imagination and our ideas into action?  I think we can manifest things into reality, for […]
  
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• Vikings Reader Club aimed to help engage children - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 20:33
  Vikings Reader Club aimed to help engage children  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsALANSON — This summer, Alanson Public Schools launched a new Vikings Reader Club designed to provide brand new, engaging books to all of the district's ...
  
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• HALL, Joyce

  13-08-2019 20:03
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the age of 88 surrounded by family. Dear wife of Ron for over 68 years. Loving mother of Rhonda Hall McGonegal, Terry (Laurel) and Patti Aubrey (Paul). Proud grandmother of Ashley Klepatz, Jackie Hall Larkin (Evan), Chase (Elle) and Kacey Hall. Dear sister […]
  
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• Fire under investigation

  13-08-2019 20:03 via saultstar.com
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• Free Family Friendly Movies at Bellevue Park

  13-08-2019 19:15
  Shadows of the Mind Film Festival is happy to announce that our Summer Shadows series is back featuring 3 exceptional family friendly films, starting August 14th at the Bellevue Park band shell in Sault Ste. Marie. Movies are shown on our giant inflatable screen and start at dusk (approximately 9pm). Admission and popcorn are free! […]
  
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• PM won’t release McLellan report on SNC-Lavalin until ethics report released

  13-08-2019 19:01
  OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says he’s received a “great” report from former Liberal cabinet minister Anne McLellan on the SNC-Lavalin affair. But the prime minister says it won’t be made public until federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion releases his own report into the explosive affair that rocked the government last winter and sent Liberal popularity on a downward slide […]
  
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• Ontario to regulate ABA therapists who support people with autism

  13-08-2019 18:52
  TORONTO — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says it plans to regulate clinicians who provide applied behaviour analysis, a form of therapy used to support people with autism. Social Services Minister Todd Smith says consultations on the matter are set to begin this fall. He says that as it stands, those who see behavioural clinicians don’t have […]
  
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• Competition watchdog writes province to support loosening Ontario liquor rules

  13-08-2019 18:51
  OTTAWA — Canada’s competition commissioner says he supports measures to increase competition in Ontario’s alcohol industry. Matthew Boswell writes in an open letter to Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips that the competition bureau supports a special adviser’s recommendations, including the government working to authorize more retail outlets to sell alcohol. He says the changes could […]
  
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• Witness Says Driver Purposely Ran Over Flock of Birds

  13-08-2019 18:36
  Two or more Canadian Geese were killed by a motorist on Wallace Terrace Monday evening according to the facebook page, SooSleuths. It’s  alleged that a driver of a pick up truck purposely sped up and drove through a flock of geese crossing the road near the entrance to Tenaris Tubes on Wallace Terrace. According to […]
  
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• Ring fragment found at Colonial Michilimackinac - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 18:36
  Ring fragment found at Colonial Michilimackinac  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMACKINAW CITY — A ring fragment with a bust was discovered at the archaeological dig at Colonial Michilimackinac on Aug. 10.“The ring was brass with a ...
  
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• Les Cheneaux Islands Waterfowl Festival returns Saturday - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 18:36
  Les Cheneaux Islands Waterfowl Festival returns Saturday  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCEDARVILLE — A waterfowler's paradise awaits in the Eastern Upper Peninsula.Those anxious for the start of hunting season are in for a treat at the second ...
  
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• Epsteins suicide exposes missteps and understaffing at jail - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 17:48
  Epsteins suicide exposes missteps and understaffing at jail  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsFederal authorities pressed on Tuesday with their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's jailhouse suicide amid mounting evidence the chronically understaffed ...
  
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• Multiple departments respond to residential fire in Holland - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 17:45
  Multiple departments respond to residential fire in Holland  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHOLLAND — A residential attic fire that occurred in Holland on Tuesday morning has been extinguished.Shortly before 9:30 a.m. Aug. 13, Holland firefighters ...
  
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• James L. McIntyre Centennial Library Preschool Registration for Fall 2019

  13-08-2019 17:37
  Preschool Program Registration begins When: Tuesday,  August 27th, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Space is limited to 16 children. The PreSchool Program is for children 30 to 48 months of age and runs every Tuesday, September 17th to November 5th, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library located at 50 […]
  
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• Double Crossers prepare for annual bridge walk - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 17:35
  Double Crossers prepare for annual bridge walk  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMACKINAW CITY — The Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk went through many changes in 2018, including the elimination of busing and the ability to start the ...
  
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• Canadian and U.S. stock markets higher in late-morning trading, loonie edges up

  13-08-2019 17:24
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index pushed higher in late-morning trading, fuelled by gains in the energy, financial and industrial sectors, while U.S. stock markets also gained ground. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 89.90 points at 16,327.67. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 338.66 points at 26,236.37. The S&P 500 […]
  
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• Laura Kurellla: Back-to-school fare with apples - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 17:22
  Laura Kurellla: Back-to-school fare with apples  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWith nutrition being proven to improve a student's performance, our focus needs to be on good food.
  
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• From Marvel to memoir: superhero star Simu Liu to publish book on his life

  13-08-2019 17:20
  TORONTO — Less than a month after landing the role of Marvel’s first big-screen Asian-American superhero, Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu is adding another major milestone to his resume: a book. HarperCollins says it plans to publish a memoir from the writer/actor/director, who is known for his role on the CBC-TV comedy series “Kim’s Convenience.” The […]
  
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• 27 year old dies tragically from cancer, then family discovers Facebook message from 24 hours earlier

  13-08-2019 17:20
  Death is something that everyone has to face at some point in their life. Whether it’s the death of a close relative or if you’re struggling for your life – it’s never easy to face death alone. Fortunately, most people don’t need to think about this until they grow old, but sadly some people face […]
  
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• Downtown area fire under investigation https://saultonline.com/2019/08/downtown-area-fire-under-investigation/ … via @SaultOnline

  13-08-2019 16:57 via twitter.com
  Downtown area fire under investigation https://saultonline.com/2019/08/downtown-area-fire-under-investigation/ … via @SaultOnline
  
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• Home suffers extensive damage in London Street fire https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/home-suffers-extensive-damage-in-london-street-fire-1636776 … via @SooToday

  13-08-2019 16:56 via twitter.com
  Home suffers extensive damage in London Street fire https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/home-suffers-extensive-damage-in-london-street-fire-1636776 … via @SooToday
  
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• Downtown dwelling in flames

  13-08-2019 16:48 via saultstar.com
  Just after midnight on Tuesday morning, a dwelling in the downtown area caught fire. Read More
  
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• Football practices begin - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 16:33
  Football practices begin  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsFootball practices began Monday for MHSAA schools. Football teams must have 12 days of preseason practice at all levels before their first game, over a period ...
  
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• Dr. Elaine Heffner: Getting to know you - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 16:33
  Dr. Elaine Heffner: Getting to know you  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWe often have definite ideas about what our children were like as babies but do such ideas match up in any way to their personalities as they develop?
  
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• American Legion Post 3 marks 100 years - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 16:33
  American Legion Post 3 marks 100 years - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSAULT STE. MARIE — The Ira D. MacLachlan American Legion Department of Michigan Post 3 plans to celebrate the national organization's centennial as well ...
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Airport Sets Passenger Level Record for July - SaultOnline.com

  13-08-2019 16:19
  Sault Ste. Marie Airport Sets Passenger Level Record for July  SaultOnline.comThe Sault Ste. Marie Airport seen 18,800 passengers fly to and from the airport in July 2019 for an increase of 2.1% over July 2018. This volume of travelers set a ...
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Airport Sets Passenger Level Record for July

  13-08-2019 16:19
  The Sault Ste. Marie Airport seen 18,800 passengers fly to and from the airport in July 2019 for an increase of 2.1% over July 2018. This volume of travelers set a record for best month of July in the Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation’s history. The previous July high was 18,695 in July 2017.  […]
  
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• Downtown area fire under investigation

  13-08-2019 16:04
  On Tuesday, August 13th, 2019, Sault Ste. Marie Fire Service crews were called to a reported residential fire in the downtown area of the city. Shortly after midnight, fire crews responded to a fire in the 0-100 block of London Street. Crews were able to contain and extinguish the fire. There were no injuries to […]
  
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• UPDATED: Unplanned West End Power Interruption

  13-08-2019 15:30
  The PUC is advising that power has now been restored. The cause of the outage is still unknown at this time. Earlier: PUC is currently reporting that 794 customers in the west end of the city are without power due to an unplanned power interruption. The areas affected are Second Line West south to Bonney […]
  
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• Sheriff injured in crash - News - sooeveningnews.com

  13-08-2019 15:30
  Sheriff injured in crash - News  sooeveningnews.comCHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie Post were dispatched to investigate a two vehicle crash on M-28 near Salt Point Rd. in Chippewa ...
  
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• Council to Move Ahead with Plaza Plans

  13-08-2019 15:30
  Council voted in favour of purchasing the land located at 535 Queen St. E, taking $110,134 from the the Property Purchase Reserve Fund to continue revitalizing the downtown with the addition of a plaza during Monday evening’s meeting. This plan has been in the works since Destination Development’s Roger Brooks visited the Sault in 2018, leaving […]
  
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• Sheriff injured in crash - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-08-2019 15:18
  Sheriff injured in crash - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie Post were dispatched to investigate a two vehicle crash on M-28 near Salt Point Rd. in Chippewa ...
  
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• Province Wants Your Input Regarding Big Changes To Hunting Moose

  13-08-2019 14:58
  The Ontario government is taking action to address concerns from hunters on how the province manages its moose population to ensure sustainability and hunting opportunities for future generations. John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Mike Harris, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, announced the government’s proposal to revise […]
  
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