Sault Ste. Marie news

• ‘We don’t like to waste money’

  17-12-2019 23:54 via saultstar.com
  
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• Nothing wrong with using voters list to mail Jagmeet Singh’s Christmas cards

  17-12-2019 23:03
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s election watchdog says the NDP did nothing wrong when it used the national voters list to send Christmas cards from Jagmeet Singh. Still, a spokesman for the NDP leader is apologizing and says it won’t happen again. Under the Canada Elections Act, parties are authorized to use the list of electors to communicate with voters, including to […]
  
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• Motion for charged officer to be heard

  17-12-2019 22:07 via saultstar.com
  
  A motion will be heard Wednesday concerning a Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officer who faces charges under the Police Services Act.Read More
  
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• Christmas holidays affect city operations

  17-12-2019 21:54 via saultstar.com
  
  Christmas holidays will affect numerous City of Sault Ste. Marie operations.Read More
  
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• Lab test provider LifeLabs says it paid ransom to secure stolen data

  17-12-2019 21:24
  
  TORONTO — Lab test provider LifeLabs says it paid a ransom to secure data, including test results from up to 85,000 Ontarians, that was stolen in a data breach in late October. The hackers also obtained personal information of an unknown number of its 15 million Canadian customers — based mostly in Ontario and British Columbia — […]
  
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• Canada looking at military engineers, on-the-ground training for peacekeeping

  17-12-2019 20:10
  
  OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada is exploring the possible deployment of military engineers as the Liberal government considers ways to step up its support to United Nations peacekeeping. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Sajjan says the government is also looking at having Canadian military trainers join peacekeepers from other nations […]
  
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• BRUNTON, Michael

  17-12-2019 20:10
  
  Peacefully at ARCH on Saturday December 14, 2019 surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of Debbie (nee Bonnell) for 41 years. Son of the late Henry and Margaret (Keenan) Brunton. Loving father of David (Julia Crawford) and special Papa to Finn and Wells Brunton. Dear brother of Colleen Green, Maryanne (George) Campeau of Sudbury and […]
  
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• City officer faces hearing

  17-12-2019 20:04 via saultstar.com
  
  A Police Service Act hearing starts Wednesday for a Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officer who injured a man during an arrest in 2016.Read More
  
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• Fleming returns to Last Christmas

  17-12-2019 19:33 via saultstar.com
  
  CALGARY – Neil Fleming would like to make two things very clear about his play, Last Christmas, which runs at Lunchbox Theatre Saturday. Read More
  
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• Captain Christine Sinclair honoured as Canada Soccer Player of the Decade

  17-12-2019 19:29
  
  TORONTO — Christine Sinclair, who is one goal away from tying Abby Wambach’s world-record total of 184, has been named the Canada Soccer Player of the Decade. The special award honours the 36-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., for “an unparalleled 10 years of world-class performances in which she continued to build a legacy as of one […]
  
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• Parents burst into tears as Ontario reveals autism program faces another delay

  17-12-2019 19:23
  
  TORONTO — Parents of children with autism burst into tears today as the provincial government announced another delay in getting their kids the services they need. Children, Community and Social Services Minister Todd Smith announced that a needs-based program will be phased in over two years, instead of being up and running in April as […]
  
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• Crime Stoppers Trip of the Month Draw Winners!

  17-12-2019 19:05
  
  On December 16, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Crime Stoppers of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District Crime Stoppers conducted the 3rd Trip of the Month for the 2019-2020 draw with license number M82956. The draw was conducted on the second floor of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service. Congratulations to all the winners! Prize # […]
  
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• Big oil, big banks and environment leaders link up to solve climate crisis

  17-12-2019 19:05
  
  OTTAWA — Some of Canada’s biggest oil companies are joining forces with environmentalists to develop policies for both the economy and the climate. The Energy Future Forum, which is organized by the Public Policy Forum, had its inaugural meeting Monday in Toronto. The founding members of the group include Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil and Shell Canada Ltd., as […]
  
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• Petrie's murder highlighted

  17-12-2019 17:19 via saultstar.com
  
  The unsolved murder of a Sault Ste. Marie man nearly a decade ago was highlighted in the Toronto Sun.Read More
  
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• Unions launch more charter challenges against law that caps wage increases

  17-12-2019 17:03
  
  TORONTO — Charter challenges are piling up against an Ontario government law capping public sector wage increases. A coalition of 10 unions representing more than 250,000 workers announced today that they are planning a joint constitutional challenge. The Ontario Nurses’ Association also announced today that it is launching its own court case against the legislation, arguing it infringes on […]
  
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• BIRD, Sarah “Sally” Veronica (nee Scholar)

  17-12-2019 16:50
  
  April 16, 1935 to December 14, 2019 ~ It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother Sarah “Sally” on December 14, 2019 at Algoma Manor in Thessalon. She passed peacefully with her family by her side at the age of 84. She is now reunited with her […]
  
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• ROTA, Salvatore

  17-12-2019 16:34
  
  June 19, 1935 to December 16, 2019 ~ Surrounded by family on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Sault Area Hospital, Salvatore passed peacefully with his family by his side. Loving husband of Rosina. Proud and loving father of Agostino “John” Rota (Aneta) and Antonio Rota (Marsha). Much loved Nonno of Samantha Paradiso (Robert), Anthony […]
  
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• Catholic board taps reserve

  17-12-2019 16:22 via saultstar.com
  
  Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board posted a small loss for 2018-2019. Read More
  
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• Climate change chosen as Canadian Press News Story of the Year for 2019

  17-12-2019 16:10
  
  OTTAWA — In late September, hundreds of thousands of Canadians took to the streets across the country to demand more from their governments on climate change. It was one of the largest mass protests in Canadian history, adding maple flavours to an international climate strike movement founded around Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg. It was also a […]
  
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• Free downtown parking offered

  17-12-2019 16:02 via saultstar.com
  
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• Liske, Turco lead Catholic trustees

  17-12-2019 15:56 via saultstar.com
  
  Lindsay Liske and Sandra Turco will continue to lead Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board’s board of trustees.Read More
  
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• One-day high school teacher strike in some boards a ‘virtual certainty’

  17-12-2019 15:36
  
  TORONTO — No further contract talks are scheduled between high school teachers and the government, and the head of the teachers’ union says a one-day strike Wednesday is a “virtual certainty.” The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and the government had been scheduled to bargain Monday and today, but the mediator decided there was no […]
  
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• Emily Celebrates Her 110th Birthday!

  17-12-2019 15:17
  
  OFRA’S supercentenarian Emily McCool celebrates 110 years young last Friday! Family and friends celebrated with Emily, sharing stories while enjoying a piece of cake and a cup of coffee. Emily came to reside at the assisted living building- Kotitalo of The Ontario Finnish Resthome at the age of 101 years. That in itself is incredible […]
  
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• Millroy: The paramedic I spoke with is not impressed

  17-12-2019 14:44
  
  Although the Sault Ste. Marie District Social Services Administration Board will be taking direct control of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the new year, not all paramedics will be making the move. Some suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder who are working in accommodated positions with EMS will go but others, who are in accommodated […]
  
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• Two Vehicle Crash, Great Northern and Second Line

  17-12-2019 14:24
  
  A two vehicle collision early this morning stalled commuter traffic at the Great Northern Road and Second Line Intersection. A commercial pick up truck and small car collided around 7am Tuesday morning , as a result the truck ended up smashing into a light pole. Both vehicles sustained major damage. No word of any injuries […]
  
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• Green economy think tank gives thumbs up to tree planting promise

  17-12-2019 12:10
  
  OTTAWA — A green economy think tank at the University of Ottawa says the federal government’s promise to plant two billion trees over the next 10 years is a cheap way to pull greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promised during the campaign to spend $3 billion on land and water conservation projects […]
  
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• Police to lay out results of investigation into auto theft ring

  17-12-2019 10:00
  
  OTTAWA — Provincial police are expected to lay out the results of a five-month investigation into a high-end vehicle theft ring this morning. Police say the ring operated throughout central and eastern Ontario as well as Quebec. A news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Ottawa. The announcement comes roughly a week after police […]
  
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• How can local gardeners help with local food security?

  17-12-2019 05:38 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Sometimes it’s hard to find the topic for a gardening article when six more inches of snow has accumulated on the ground. This week’s inspiration comes from a recent tour through the facility at the Harvest Algoma Food Resource Centre. Mike Delfre is very proud of the work being accomplished by the Food Security Division of the United Way of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District because “Everyone has to eat!”
  “Food security exists when all people at all times, have p
  
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• A duct-taped banana – it’s iconic all right

  17-12-2019 05:36 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Only a few days ago, an artist duct-taped three bananas to three separate walls and sold them – for $120,000 to $150,000. … Each.
  I won’t focus on whether or not that’s “art” (though I land firmly in the “that’s stretching it” camp).
  Let’s ignore the fact that bananas are fruit – produce with a very short shelf life – and that literally half of the piece needs to be replaced every week-and-a-half. Or the fact that the artis
  
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• DSSAB switch worries paramedics on medical leave

  17-12-2019 05:34 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Although Sault Ste. Marie District Social Services Administration Board will take direct control of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the New Year, not all paramedics will make the move.
  Some suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder who are working in accommodated positions with EMS will go but others, who are in accommodated positions with the city or on leave covered by the Workers Safety and Insurance Board, will continue to be covered by the city.
  I do not have numbers showing how man
  
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• Trainer takes a leap of faith, sets up ninja gym

  17-12-2019 05:31 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Children and adolescents in Sault Ste. Marie can develop their ninja skills at a local gym that’s soon to celebrate its one-year anniversary.
  Owner Tyler Belanger opened the doors of 17 Barbells on Dec. 28 last year and started the gym’s first class on Jan. 7.
  “I had been coaching for over 10 years at another gym and wanted to try out new training methodologies and systems,” Belanger told Sault This Week. “I don’t believe there is a right time to start your ow
  
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• Zonta works to see the end of family violence

  17-12-2019 05:27 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Forty-eight pairs of shoes, count them, forty-eight pairs of shoes, all of them spray-painted bright orange, were displayed on a large wooden shoe tree at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library.
  What do the shoes represent and why were they painted orange and on a tree at the library?
  The powerful and visual display presented Nov. 25 to Dec. 10, is the work of the Zonta Club of Sault Ste. Marie, a women’s service club whose members participate in projects to help the community and improv
  
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