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• LABRANCHE, Felomena Maria

  24-09-2019 22:35
  June 12, 1963 to September 23, 2019 ~ The family is saddened to announce the passing of Felomena while in her home, at the age of 56. She has been reunited with her soulmate and best friend Clayton Labranche. She is predeceased by her parents Francisco and Ines Lima and her brother Jamie Lima. She […]
  
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• Pelosi orders impeachment probe: No one is above the law - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 22:12
  Pelosi orders impeachment probe: No one is above the law  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe decision sets up an election season clash between Trump and Congress that seems certain to exacerbate the nation's fierce partisan divides and inject ...
  
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• Suspicious house fire on Batchewana First Nations

  24-09-2019 22:06
  (BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON) – On September 22, 2019, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members from the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Batchewana Police Service, Algoma Emergency Services and Sault Ste. Marie Fire responded to a suspicious house fire on Batchewana First Nation. When officers arrived on scene they located a male with life […]
  
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• Canada lagging on tech research and investments, says CEO of HP Canada

  24-09-2019 22:03
  TORONTO — The head of HP Canada says the country is not investing enough in the technology sector to become a global leader in the space. Division president and CEO Mary Ann Yule says Canada has a “dismal” record on research and development, ranked 34 in technology development spending globally, while R&D spending of 1.6 per cent of GDP is below […]
  
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• Two Charged in Connection with Cunningham Street Investigation

  24-09-2019 22:02
  On September 24, 2019 officers with the Drug Enforcement, Crime Suppression and Emergency Services Units of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 37 year old Joe Elie and 27 year old Jade Shawanda of Cunningham Street for possession for the purpose of trafficking. Officers executed a search warrant in the 0-100 block of Cunningham […]
  
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• Local physicians voice concerns over ferrochrome facility and their future in the Sault

  24-09-2019 21:52
  SaultOnline received the following letter from a group of local physicians who would like to share their concerns with the Community: On behalf of concerned physicians in Sault Ste. Marie, we would like to raise our strong objection to the proposed Ferrochrome facility. As physicians concerned with the health of our community, we are acutely […]
  
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• ‘We felt very welcome in the North’

  24-09-2019 21:51 via saultstar.com
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• Former NHL enforcer Tom Laidlaw billed as first Canadian castaway on ‘Survivor’

  24-09-2019 21:48
  TORONTO — Former NHL defenceman Tom Laidlaw is among the 20 castaways facing off in the new edition of “Survivor.” Global says the 61-year-old athlete is the first Canadian to ever appear on the long-running series, which launches its 39th edition Wednesday with a 90-minute episode on Global and CBS. Laidlaw began his 10-year on-ice career with […]
  
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• Crime of the Week: Mischief at Harbourview Condominiums

  24-09-2019 21:44
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are requesting the public’s assistance to solve an incident of mischief. On August 28, 2019 an unknown suspect attended Harbourview Condominiums located on Pine Street. The suspect spent some time driving around in the underground parking. The suspect then proceeded to cut the wires to the […]
  
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• COUTTS, Darryl Neil

  24-09-2019 21:42
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, September 23, 2019 surrounded by family. Loving father of Billy, Katie and Maggie. Grandfather of William, Cali and Savannah. Predeceased by his parents William and Eila Coutts. Brother of Alan (Jackie), David (Tammy), late Kevin, Darren and the late Robert. Darryl will be missed by Alana, Lee-Anne, […]
  
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• Dave Ramsey: How much emergency fund? - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 21:23
  Dave Ramsey: How much emergency fund?  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDear Dave,I know you talk about having an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses set aside. My husband and I are having a difficult time agreeing ...
  
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• Bill Tinsley: Replenishing the Earth - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 21:23
  Bill Tinsley: Replenishing the Earth  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsShortly after creating man and woman in His image, God issued his first commandments. “And God blessed them and God said unto them, 'Be fruitful and ...
  
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• Opening ceremony Thursday for Brady Park Picnic Shelter - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 21:21
  Opening ceremony Thursday for Brady Park Picnic Shelter  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSAULT STE. MARIE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will officially open a new community gathering place near the Soo Locks at noon Thursday.
  
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• Over 200 Apartment Buildings and Condos to Lose City Trash Collection After 2020

  24-09-2019 21:18
  Multi-residential units in the Sault will be losing GFL trash collection at the end of 2020, City Council decided during Monday evening’s meeting. This means, starting in 2021, property owners of multi-family residential properties with five or more units will be expected to make their own waste collecting arrangements after the the existing contract with […]
  
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• Vice President Pence visits northern Michigan - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 20:59
  Vice President Pence visits northern Michigan  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsBefore Vice President of the United States Mike Pence visited Mackinac Island Saturday, he made a quick stop at Pellston Regional Airport in northern Michigan.
  
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• United Way names 2019 campaign leaders - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 20:59
  United Way names 2019 campaign leaders  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe United Way chapter serves both Monroe and Lenawee counties.
  
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• First Tuesday with Friends presents: Alpacas are Green - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 20:59
  First Tuesday with Friends presents: Alpacas are Green  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsONAWAY — Liz Fagel will be speaking at the Onaway Courthouse at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.She will be talking about how she and her husband, Gary, ...
  
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• Beyak thumbs nose at Senate orders on racist letters about Indigenous Peoples

  24-09-2019 20:46
  OTTAWA — Racist letters about Indigenous Peoples have finally been removed from Sen. Lynn Beyak’s website — but only because Senate officials erased them after Beyak refused to do so herself. She is still thumbing her nose at Senate orders to apologize for posting the letters and to take educational programs on racism directed at Indigenous people. In early […]
  
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• Local Election Briefs

  24-09-2019 20:35 via saultstar.com
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• Look who acquired a new gun! Dedication ceremony this Saturday.

  24-09-2019 20:00
  The 49th (Sault Ste Marie) Field Artillery Regiment converted from Medium Anti-aircraft in 1961. Since then, the gun used has been the 105mm howitzer. Initially the C1 version, today the gunners are operating the C3 variant. The two anti-aircraft guns mounted in front of the armoury reflect the past but there was nothing to indicate […]
  
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• Longstanding problems with narrow Great Northern Road business lots resurface

  24-09-2019 19:55 via saultstar.com
  A dentist’s request to access his Great Northern Road property from Blake Avenue has been turned down by city council. Read More
  
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• Longstanding problems with narrow Great Northern business lots resurfaces

  24-09-2019 19:55 via saultstar.com
  A dentist’s request to access his Great Northern Road property from Blake Avenue has been turned down by city council. Read More
  
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• Sports Briefs for Tues., Sept. 24 - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 19:11
  Sports Briefs for Tues., Sept. 24 - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsJack Renkens to speak at Adrian High National keynote speaker Jack Renkens will speak to student-athletes and their parents about the process of getting ...
  
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• Ionia County register of deeds earns statewide honors - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 19:11
  Ionia County register of deeds earns statewide honors  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsIONIA — Diane Adams has served as Ionia County register of deeds since 1988 and has never won or been nominated for the Register of the Year award.
  
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• Deadly mosquito virus found in 3 more counties - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 19:11
  Deadly mosquito virus found in 3 more counties  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that new cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis have been discovered ...
  
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• Craig accepts assistant coach job at Piedmont - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 19:11
  Craig accepts assistant coach job at Piedmont  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Clinton boys soccer rolls past Onsted - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 19:11
  Clinton boys soccer rolls past Onsted  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCLINTON — The Clinton Redskins boys soccer have been on a hot streak lately when it comes to playing on the soccer field and Monday night was no different ...
  
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• Trump ordered aid frozen; more Democrats want impeachment - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 18:48
  Trump ordered aid frozen; more Democrats want impeachment  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTrump, in remarks to reporters at the United Nations on Tuesday, said he held up the aid to fight corruption and urge European nations to share in helping out ...
  
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• Subway’s $210-million defamation lawsuit aimed at stifling criticism, CBC says

  24-09-2019 17:57
  TORONTO — A CBC lawyer says a lawsuit by a prominent fast-food chain is an attempt to silence the public broadcaster. Subway is seeking $210 million in damages for a CBC Marketplace broadcast in February 2017. The company claims the consumer program defamed it with an inaccurate story about the content of its chicken sandwiches. Marketplace […]
  
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• Sault Library hosts Meet & Greet Your Candidates 2019

  24-09-2019 17:57
  The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library is pleased to present Meet & Greet Your Candidates 2019. Join us on Wednesday October 2nd, from 7 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library for an open public forum. Hear directly from your 2019 federal election candidates: Amy Zuccato for the People’s Party of […]
  
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• More Than $600 Million Back Into Ontario Economy After WSIB Eliminates Unfunded Liability Charge

  24-09-2019 17:48
  Move good for employers and workers; will spur growth and investment in Ontario TORONTO – Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is ending its unfunded liability charge, leading to a $607 million reduction in costs to business, Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton announced today. “This is good news for employers and employees across the […]
  
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• Multi-unit residential losing city waste collection after 2020

  24-09-2019 17:39 via saultstar.com
  About 250 multi-residential properties in Sault Ste. Marie will be losing their waste collection in 15 months. Read More
  
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• Sonny wants to save you as much as $440 on your income taxes

  24-09-2019 17:26
  Sonny Spina, Conservative Candidate for Sault Ste. Marie, and Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, committed this week that the average Canadian will save as much as $440 on their income taxes after a Conservative government reduces the rate of the lowest-income tax bracket with the Universal Tax Cut. “The newly proposed […]
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs release veteran goalie Michal Neuvirth from PTO

  24-09-2019 17:24
  TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs released veteran goalie Michal Neuvirth from his professional tryout on Tuesday. The 31-year-old was brought in to compete with Michael Hutchinson for the backup job behind Frederik Andersen at training camp, but saw just two periods of action in pre-season due to an unspecified injury. Hutchinson, 29, likely cemented his spot […]
  
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• Algoma Toastmasters host open house with guest speaker

  24-09-2019 17:17
  Algoma Toastmasters invites residents to its open house to meet members and watch an example of a typical meeting with special  presentations from our executive members on the value of Toastmasters membership. “Since 1924, Toastmasters International has been recognized as the leading organization dedicated to communication and leadership skill development. Through its worldwide network of […]
  
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• CUPE school workers considering work-to-rule job action starting Monday

  24-09-2019 17:14
  TORONTO — Educational workers are considering work-to-rule job action in Ontario’s schools after contract talks with the government broke down Sunday. The president of the workers’ bargaining agent says they could give notice starting Wednesday for a work-to-rule campaign starting Monday. Laura Walton of the Canadian Union of Public Employees says workers would stop doing overtime […]
  
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• Soo Film Festival Announces 2019 Audience Awards

  24-09-2019 17:07
  The 2019 Soo Film Festival took place September 12-15 at the historic Soo Theatre and Bayliss Public Library in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Festival attendees are asked to choose their favorites by ballot. By audience acclaim, those films are: Narrative Feature Empty Metal, directed by Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer Foreign Narrative Feature The […]
  
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• Soo Black Sox Announce Coaches for the 2020 Season

  24-09-2019 17:02
  The Soo Minor Baseball Association have announced the Soo Black Sox coaches for the 2020 season. Rookie Ball: Jason Thorburn Mosquito: Seth Cond Pee Wee: Caleb Cond The Soo Minor Baseball Association  continues to recruit Coaches for: Bantam & Midget. The Coaching applications and further details can be found at the sooball.com website. All applicants […]
  
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• Algoma University School of Life Sciences and the Environment Plant Trees on Sault Ste. Marie Campus

  24-09-2019 16:58
  Representatives from the Algoma University School of Life Sciences and the Environment, along with staff, students and faculty, braved the elements yesterday, planting a host of trees on the university’s campus in Sault Ste. Marie. Approximately eighty-five trees of more than 10 species including white & red pine, spruce and cedar were planted across campus, […]
  
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• Ignoring Environmental Debates Will Cost Candidates at the Polls

  24-09-2019 16:52
  60% of voters say skipping environmental debates will affect their vote TORONTO – With one week before 100 all-candidates debates on the environment take place in communities across Canada, a Mainstreet Research poll shows 60% of Canadians say they are less likely to vote for a candidate that skips a candidates’ debate on the environment.  […]
  
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• Not sure who to vote for in the upcoming federal election?

  24-09-2019 16:43
  StriveYPG hosts a candidate meet and greet and debate StriveYPG invites you to participate in a candidate meet & greet, followed by a formal debate. Not sure who you are voting for yet? Do you have a question you want to ask the candidates? Do you care about the future of Sault Ste. Marie? This is an […]
  
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• Dr. Elaine Heffner: The negatives of ‘Sharenthood’ - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 16:37
  Dr. Elaine Heffner: The negatives of ‘Sharenthood’  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe issue of privacy and social media has become a matter of increasing concern raising questions about the need for legal constraints of some kind.
  
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• Don't wait until it's too late! Clean your chimney before you burn this year. #ChimneySafe @CitySSMpic.twitter.com/o3DYg7hazD

  24-09-2019 16:17 via twitter.com
  Don't wait until it's too late! Clean your chimney before you burn this year. #ChimneySafe @CitySSMpic.twitter.com/o3DYg7hazD
  
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• Conservative candidate for Sault Ste. Marie wants to bring stability to the steel industry - CBC.ca

  24-09-2019 13:00
  Conservative candidate for Sault Ste. Marie wants to bring stability to the steel industry  CBC.caFor 17 years Sonny Spina has been serving the Sault Ste. Marie community as a police officer. Now he wants to trade his badge for a seat in parliament.
  
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• Letter: No Kill Michigan animal shelters — what now? - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 09:31
  Letter: No Kill Michigan animal shelters — what now?  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsRecently the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance announced that Michigan shelters achieved a combined live release rate of 90 percent, a benchmark for determining ...
  
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• Bill Tinsley: Replenishing the Earth - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 09:00
  Bill Tinsley: Replenishing the Earth - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Larry Harmon notice to creditors - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 06:19
  Larry Harmon 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. 2019-0431- ...
  
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• Bedford Township Ordinance No. 44A-333 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 06:19
  Bedford Township Ordinance No. 44A-333  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPAID PUBLIC NOTICE. BEDFORD TOWNSHIP. ORDINANCE N0. 44A-333. An Ordinance to amend Bedford Township Ordinance No. 44, the Zoning Ordinance ...
  
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• Pelosi sounding out House Democrats about impeaching Trump - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  24-09-2019 05:40
  Pelosi sounding out House Democrats about impeaching Trump  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi has been quietly sounding out top allies and lawmakers about whether the time has come to impeach President Donald Trump, according ...
  
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• Council Votes to Move Ahead with MOU for Bawating Urban Indigenous Hub

  24-09-2019 04:22
  City Council voted unanimously in favour of a memorandum of understanding to kick off the process needed to move forward with the Bawating Urban Indigenous Hub. This MOU, Don McConnell, Director of Planning and Enterprise Services for the city, said, is just one step in what may be a five-step process, which will take approx. […]
  
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