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• Algoma Autism Foundation receives a donation of $10,000

  17-09-2019 23:47
  Today, Jeff Viotto, financial advisor for The Co-operators in Sault Ste Marie, announced a donation of $10,000 to Algoma Autism Foundation. On Saturday, September 21st, please join us for our fall festival at 104 Rankin Rd (Brenna Lanktree & Associates’ Building) between 2-4pm.  Activities to include face painting, pony rides, Beaver tails and much more! […]
  
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• Statement by Attorney General Doug Downey on the Opioid Crisis

  17-09-2019 23:43
  Today, Attorney General Doug Downey issued the following statement regarding Purdue Pharma: “In May, the Ontario government introduced legislation to support Ontario’s participation in the national class action lawsuit British Columbia launched last year against more than 40 opioid manufacturers and wholesalers. Since then, our government has been monitoring with considerable interest the recent developments […]
  
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• Hilsinger Challenges City’s Decision to Move Kal Tire

  17-09-2019 23:41
  “We won’t back off while the city writes reports and quotes dictionaries, all the time ignoring the many reasons that commercial trailers ARE referred to as heavy equipment and outside tire repairs ARE noisy and should be located in an Industrial Park environment,” Water Tower Inn owner JJ Hilsinger told a crowd of people gathered […]
  
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• You are Invited to the Bring Food Home Forum

  17-09-2019 23:34
  The Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN) (an initiative of Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre), Johnson Farmers’ Market, United Way of SSM & Area and Algoma Public Health are inviting Algoma’s Agriculture and Food community to the Algoma Water Tower Inn on Thursday, October 10th, 2019 for the Bring Food Home Forum. Farming and consumers’ preferences are […]
  
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• Fall for Lake Superior colours

  17-09-2019 23:27 via saultstar.com
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• Sylvan Circle tour brings out best and brightest

  17-09-2019 23:24 via saultstar.com
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• Ottawa long-term care nurse accused of not giving medications to 25 patients

  17-09-2019 23:21
  OTTAWA, Que. — A registered nurse from Ottawa is facing mischief charges after allegedly failing to give prescribed medications to at least 25 long-term care patients in a single day. City police say they began investigating the 48-year-old man after the home reported the alleged incident in May. They say they investigated the nurse’s activities […]
  
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• Fall is for the birds

  17-09-2019 23:11
  Eagles, hawks and falcons abound during the fall raptor migration by Ontario Nature The beginning of fall is an exciting time for bird enthusiasts as summer fledglings become air-borne adults and join others of their kind on route to warmer climes. This mass exodus is happening all around us. “Fall is one of my favorite […]
  
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• BRECHIN, Ann Marilyn

  17-09-2019 22:59
  Peacefully at the Sault Area on Monday, September 16, 2019 at the age of 82. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth Brechin. Loving mother of Carla Brechin (Jeff MacLeod) and Bruce Brechin. Dear sister of Joan Pye (late James), Dorothy Leavitt (Eugene) and Janet Doucet (Jim). Ann will be sadly missed by her nieces, nephews […]
  
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• Retired professor donates $2M to Alzheimer’s and dementia research

  17-09-2019 22:37
  TORONTO — A retired York University professor is donating $2.26 million to Alzheimer’s and dementia care research. Allan Carswell offered the gift in the name of his wife, Helen, who has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for two decades. Toronto’s York University says $236,000 will back graduate research fellowships in dementia care, while $1 million will […]
  
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• CHARRON, Janice (nee D’Ettorre)

  17-09-2019 22:31
  With deepest sadness we regret to announce the passing of Janice early morning on Saturday September 14, 2019. After a courageous 11 year battle with cancer, she passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family and holding hands with her husband, as they do most evenings watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Janice […]
  
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• FOGLIA, Carmine Joseph

  17-09-2019 22:28
  Passed away peacefully into the hands of the Lord, surrounded by his family at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, September 16, 2019 at the age of 79. Beloved husband of Antonietta for 55 years. Cherished father of Maria, Michele Pighin (Al), Anna Temporao (Jose), Sam (Jennifer) and Christine Irving (Matt). He leaves behind his […]
  
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• Erosion repairs continue on boardwalk

  17-09-2019 22:26 via saultstar.com
  Erosion concerns prompted by high water levels, heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected to keep a portion of the St. Mary’s Waterfront River Boardwalk closed until next week.Read More
  
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• Why we should copy Sudbury: Letter to the Editor

  17-09-2019 22:02
  As our city awaits the arrival of the Noront Resources ferrochrome production facility slated to be located just west of the steel plant we should be aware that our sister city Soo Michigan has been and still is dealing with toxic waste containing chromium 6 (which is the unavoidable byproduct of ferrochrome production). In the […]
  
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• Kohls adding 90,000 seasonal workers for the holidays - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 21:51
  Kohls adding 90,000 seasonal workers for the holidays  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsChristmas is still three months away, but some retailers are already starting to hire seasonal workers to keep stores adequately staffed during the busy holiday ...
  
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• AGCO puts brakes on cannabis store process to await court hearing

  17-09-2019 21:29 via saultstar.com
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie has not received any information yet from a proponent who was approved to apply for licensing to establish a cannabis store in Sault Ste. Marie. Read More
  
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• Migrants anxious before court dates in Texas tents - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 20:41
  Migrants anxious before court dates in Texas tents  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Department of Homeland Security has said it planned to spend $155 million to build and operate the tent courts but expects the costs to be less than that.
  
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• Cheboygan Scouts remember 9/11 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 20:18
  Cheboygan Scouts remember 9/11  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCHEBOYGAN — Two local scouting groups, Cheboygan's local Cub Scout Pack 187 and Boy Scouts of America Troop 1240, held a remembrance salute to the ...
  
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• Cheboygan Economic Development Group supports strong community growth - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 20:18
  Cheboygan Economic Development Group supports strong community growth  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCHEBOYGAN — This week in back to back unanimous approvals, the Cheboygan Planning Commission and City Council voted to support a $7.3 million new ...
  
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• ASK AMY: Sexting situation unsettles spouse - Entertainment & Life - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 20:18
  ASK AMY: Sexting situation unsettles spouse - Entertainment & Life  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDear Amy: I just found out that my husband was sexting with my sister, "A."From what I was told, nothing else happened, other than that they sent each other ...
  
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• Lookin' busy at the lock

  17-09-2019 20:05 via saultstar.com
  Soo Locks Boat Tours and pleasure craft approach anglers at Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site on Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• Soo Locks near

  17-09-2019 20:01 via saultstar.com
  The 740-foot Whitefish Bay approaches Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., on Tuesday morning. The self-unloading freighter made its maiden voyage on the Great Lakes in July 2012, BoatNerd says. Read More
  
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• Networx: Why is my shower not getting hot? - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 19:48
  Networx: Why is my shower not getting hot?  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhen the days grow chilly, you want - no, you need - a steaming hot shower to get you going in the morning. So if you turn that faucet and wait and wait ... and ...
  
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• Bring Food Home Forum

  17-09-2019 19:35
  The Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN) (an initiative of Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre), Johnson Farmers’ Market, United Way of SSM & Area and Algoma Public Health are inviting Algoma’s Agriculture and Food community to the Algoma Water Tower Inn on Thursday October 10th 2019 for the Bring Food Home Forum. Farming and consumers’ preferences are […]
  
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• Teacher Charged With Fraud

  17-09-2019 19:30
  A teacher with the Huron Superior Catholic District School Board has been suspended after being charged with Fraud. On Sept. 13, 2019, officers with the Investigation Services Unit of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 49-year-old Debbie Romano of Queen Street East for fraud. It’s alleged she was assisting with fundraising for an organization […]
  
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• Dr. Elaine Heffner: Mixed attachment feelings - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 18:42
  Dr. Elaine Heffner: Mixed attachment feelings  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA foster mother expressed concern that her foster child was rejecting her biological mother. The child's mother had been unreliable in visits but sent a message ...
  
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• Justice Bernstein coming for Constitution Day - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 18:11
  Justice Bernstein coming for Constitution Day  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSAULT STE. MARIE — Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard H. Bernstein will be returning to the Sault on Friday for the annual Constitution Day celebration.
  
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• Sault College Hosts First Annual Homecoming

  17-09-2019 18:08
  It has been an eventful start to this academic year when we welcomed the highest number of students on record and the year just got more epic: Sault College is hosting its first annual Homecoming event! A full day of exciting festivities is planned on Saturday, September 21, 2019, to bring students and their friends […]
  
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• Local Green Candidate Launches Platform

  17-09-2019 18:02
  Geo McLean is certain that the Green Party’s 2019 platform best represents the interests of residents of Sault Ste. Marie and of all Canadians in this election. The full platform — made with vigorous consultations and research across Canada — is now available online (www.greenparty.ca/en/platform). McLean believes these pragmatic and forward-thinking policies will see unprecedented […]
  
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• Work started on fire damage to QMS - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 17:58
  Work started on fire damage to QMS  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsQUINCY – Crews worked to rebuild the awning over the west entrance to Quincy Middle School Monday after a fire caused minor damage just after noon on ...
  
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• Work started on fire damage to QMS - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 17:58
  Work started on fire damage to QMS - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsQUINCY – Crews worked to rebuild the awning over the west entrance to Quincy Middle School Monday after a fire caused minor damage just after noon on ...
  
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• Wellet named to CBPU - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 17:58
  Wellet named to CBPU  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCOLDWATER — John Wellet will be sworn in today as the newest member of the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors.Coldwater Mayor ...
  
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• Local girls golf teams compete at Onsted Invite - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 17:58
  Local girls golf teams compete at Onsted Invite  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Onsted girls golf team hosted an invitational on Monday at Devils Lake Golf Course, with fourteen teams competing for the title, among them the five ...
  
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• Holland mayoral candidate forum set for Sept. 30 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 17:58
  Holland mayoral candidate forum set for Sept. 30  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHOLLAND — Holland Mayor Nancy DeBoer and challenger Nathan Bocks will take center stage in a candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of ...
  
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• Trojans cruise past Wolves - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 17:42
  Trojans cruise past Wolves - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCEDARVILLE — The Cedarville Trojans notched a second straight win, downing Carney-Nadeau 54-6 in a Great Lakes Eight East-West crossover football ...
  
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• Bulldogs outlast Rockets in OT - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 17:42
  Bulldogs outlast Rockets in OT  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsRUDYARD — The Rudyard Bulldogs made it 2-for-2 in home games, turning back Rapid River 27-26 in overtime in a Great Lakes Eight East Division football ...
  
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• Blue Devils - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 17:42
  Blue Devils  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSAULT STE. MARIE — A week off didn't seem to bother Sault High much on the volleyball court Thursday night. The Blue Devils rolled past the Brimley Bays 3-0 ...
  
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• Federal government posts third straight double-digit deficit with $14B shortfall

  17-09-2019 17:01
  OTTAWA — The federal government’s latest annual financial report shows it ran a $14-billion deficit in 2018-19 for its third consecutive double-digit shortfall. The deficit for the fiscal year that ended March 31 was $900 million smaller than the government projected in last spring’s federal budget. The report says revenues in 2018-19 expanded by $21 billion — or 6.7 per cent […]
  
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• National TV Spot Helps Promote The Sault…Sort Of..

  17-09-2019 16:50
  A new national tv spot for Skip the Dishes is out and Sault Ste. Marie gets a mention…well sort of. In the Spot, the spokesperson says to his assistant, “It’s official, I’m Canadian – I ordered from Skip the Dishes to celebrate”  His assistant then says” your citizen has been denied” The spokesperson then starts […]
  
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• Jeopardy! host Trebek says hes resumed chemotherapy - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 16:33
  Jeopardy! host Trebek says hes resumed chemotherapy  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTrebek told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that after a short period of optimism when he stopped chemotherapy, his "numbers shot up" and doctors ...
  
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• Join our team: the City is hiring a waste management supervisor. Check out http://saultstemarie.ca/jobs  for details.pic.twitter.com/dtgNtsom5J

  17-09-2019 16:30 via twitter.com
  Join our team: the City is hiring a waste management supervisor. Check out http://saultstemarie.ca/jobs  for details.pic.twitter.com/dtgNtsom5J
  
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• Woman bit officer: OPP

  17-09-2019 16:19 via saultstar.com
  A police officer was bit in the foot when trying to arrest an intoxicated woman in Elliot Lake last Saturday.Read More
  
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• Sex trade explored

  17-09-2019 16:14 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie native Sarah Gartshore helped develop a multi-media theatre presentation based on the experiences of women who work in the sex trade.Read More
  
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• Spike belt stops car

  17-09-2019 15:29 via saultstar.com
  OPP have arrested two individuals accused of stealing gas from a service station in Wawa. Police say the incident occurred Sunday around 4:30 p.m. A short time later, officers saw the car headed south on Highway 17. The suspect fled at a high rate of speed. Police deployed a spike belt near Goulais River and the vehicle was stopped. Licence plates allegedly stolen in Saskatchewan were attached to the car.Read More
  
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• Baawating Arts Festival comes to Sault Ste. Marie September 27-29 - SaultOnline.com

  17-09-2019 15:00
  Baawating Arts Festival comes to Sault Ste. Marie September 27-29  SaultOnline.comFeaturing performances, film, and an Indigenous Arts Market showcasing Northern Ontario's top Indigenous talent. This September 27-29, more than 40 ...
  
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• Baawating Arts Festival comes to Sault Ste. Marie September 27-29

  17-09-2019 15:00
  Featuring performances, film, and an Indigenous Arts Market showcasing Northern Ontario’s top Indigenous talent This September 27-29, more than 40 Indigenous artists from across Northern Ontario will descend on Sault Ste. Marie to celebrate Northern Ontario’s top Indigenous talent with Dream Big 2019: Baawating Arts Festival. The festival is presented by the Northern Indigenous Artist […]
  
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• Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales fell 1.3 per cent in July

  17-09-2019 14:55
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 1.3 per cent to $57.2 billion in July as sales in the primary metal and motor vehicle industries moved lower. The agency says sales were down in 11 industries in July, representing 66.8 per cent of total manufacturing sales. Economists had expected a decline of 0.2 per cent, […]
  
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• Rainone, Del Rio offer acting training

  17-09-2019 14:48 via saultstar.com
  Trish Rainone wants to get Sault Ste. Marie residents in the acting game.Read More
  
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• Vanness to prison for Oak Grove vandalism - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 12:09
  Vanness to prison for Oak Grove vandalism  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCOLDWATER — Three times William Vanness, 20, was given a chance to serve three years probation after he and two others caused hundreds of thousands of ...
  
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• Sports Briefs for Mon., Sept. 16 - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  17-09-2019 12:09
  Sports Briefs for Mon., Sept. 16 - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsAC women's soccer falls to Case Western The Adrian College women's soccer team took Case Western Reserve University to double overtime on Sunday, but ...
  
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