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• 12 Days of Holidays draw winners going places

  02-01-2020 22:59 via saultstar.com
  
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• SAHF 12 Days of Holidays Draw Winners!

  02-01-2020 22:55
  
  Sault Area Hospital Foundation has completed the 12 Days of Holidays draws in December. Prizes were awarded to the lucky winners. The proceeds from this draw purchase medical equipment that supports outstanding healthcare in our community. Support in the form of ticket purchases, attending events and financial donations make the purchase of essential medical equipment […]
  
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• My Sault Hospital Experience: A study in incompetence

  02-01-2020 22:37
  
  Over the Christmas season, I visited the Sault Area Hospital Emergency Room because my doctor lost his license to practice medicine. What an amazing Christmas gift!   Dr. Touchy lost his license because he couldn’t keep his hands to himself. It wasn’t such a big deal because I recently moved to the Soo. I needed […]
  
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• Three children die in Hwy. 17 crash

  02-01-2020 22:06 via saultstar.com
  
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• Turgeon 'really happy' to be competition finalist

  02-01-2020 21:39 via saultstar.com
  
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• Power outage nears end

  02-01-2020 21:32 via saultstar.com
  
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• ADAMS, John “Wayne”

  02-01-2020 20:31
  
  With broken hearts, we announce the passing of our amazing dad Wayne Adams at Sault Area Hospital on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the age of 72. He left for his next adventure surrounded by his family, after a brave 8 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Wayne will be remembered for his hard work ethic, […]
  
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• Need inspiration to get healthier in 2020? Join the Healthy Sault movement

  02-01-2020 20:26
  
  A healthy lifestyle movement is set to launch this week, and everyone’s invited. Local entrepreneur and lifestyle coach Lou Derrer is on a mission to improve the health of local families. Lou and his supporters believe that if we all pull together as a community, we can create an environment for positive change. “I’m the […]
  
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• Three siblings, 11, 10 and six, killed in crash near Sudbury, Ont.

  02-01-2020 19:23
  
  SUDBURY, Ont. — Police say three siblings ranging in age from six to 11 have died in a car crash near Sudbury, Ont. Provincial police say the accident happened shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday while two families were driving back to the municipality of Chelmsford, Ont., on the outskirts of Sudbury. Const. Michelle Coulombe says a 2007 Honda Accord […]
  
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• Nominations still open for the Chamber’s annual Outstanding Business Achievement Awards

  02-01-2020 19:11
  
  The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce is still accepting nominations for its annual Outstanding Business Achievement Awards up until Friday, January 10th, 2020. The SSMCOC Outstanding Business Achievement Awards will recognize businesses, organizations, and agencies that have made significant strides in overall growth and success, safety, diversification and accessibility, employee relations, customer service, innovation, […]
  
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• Calgary driver charged with impaired

  02-01-2020 19:03
  
  On January 1, 2020 at approximately 1:40 a.m. members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD) conducted a traffic stop on Queen Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. As a result of further investigation, Johar Sirage HUSSEIN 35 years-old from Calgary, Alberta was charged with the following: Operation while impaired – blood alcohol […]
  
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• New Executive Director Named For Sault Museum

  02-01-2020 19:00
  
  The Sault Ste. Marie & 49th Field Regiment R.C.A Historical Society, operating the Sault Ste. Marie Museum is pleased to announce its new Executive Director and Chief Curator, William Hollingshead officially took on the role January 1st, 2020. Mr. Hollingshead will be responsible for all facets of the day-to-day operations of the Sault Ste. Marie […]
  
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• O’SHAUGHNESSY, Colleen (nee Holmes)

  02-01-2020 18:59
  
  Of Sault Ste. Marie and previously of Larder Lake, Ontario. Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Sunday, December 29, 2019. Survived by her children David (Madeleine) of Morrisburg, ON and Barbara O’Shaughnessy-Hind (Colin) of Hamilton, Bermuda, her granddaughters Shailagh of Ottawa, ON and Catherine O’Shaughnessy-Archambault (Jean-Pierre) of Val des Monts, PQ, and her sister-in-law […]
  
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• MACMILLAN, Richard Scott

  02-01-2020 18:54
  
  Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the age of 52. He is reunited with his mother and father, Stella and Donald MacMillan. Loving brother of Robert MacMillan (Gina) and sister Laura Rennie (Jim). Loved by his nieces and nephews, Donald, Adrienne (Steven), Nichole (Anthony) and Brianna. He […]
  
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• Man allegedly used harmonica to hold up hotel clerk, steal cellphone: police

  02-01-2020 18:48
  
  THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A man from Thunder Bay, Ont., is facing charges after allegedly using a harmonica to steal a cellphone from a hotel clerk. City police say they were called to the hotel late Wednesday night in response to reports of an armed robbery. They say the front desk clerk reported a man […]
  
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• Huron Central Railway Sold

  02-01-2020 18:41
  
  The Huron Central Railway has new bosses at the top of the pyramid. The sale of short line railroader Genesee & Wyoming to Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC of Singapore has closed. G & W’s Canadian subsidiary, Genesee & Wyoming Canada of Montreal, operates the Huron Central between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury, and the Ottawa […]
  
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• New Animal Welfare System Now In Force In Ontario

  02-01-2020 18:31
  
  TORONTO —Yesterday, the Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) Act came into force, creating the first fully provincial government-based animal welfare enforcement system in Canada. Ontario now has the strongest penalties in Canada for people who violate animal welfare laws. “People care about the welfare of animals and so does our government,” said Solicitor General Sylvia […]
  
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• Assault With a Weapon

  02-01-2020 18:27
  
  On January 1, 2020 at approximately 5:00 a.m. members from the Batchewana Police Service, Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Sault Ste. Marie Ambulance were dispatched to a disturbance on Frontenac Street, Batchewana First Nation, Ontario. Officers and E.M.S. attended the scene and located one injured person with non-life threatening injuries. As a […]
  
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• Less Than 50 Customers Still Waiting For Power

  02-01-2020 16:15
  
  PUC has less than 50 customers out of power. Our crews have worked through the night to restore power to Marshall Drive and Red Rock Area. The line crews continue to work in the Prince Lake Area and on individual outages. If there is damage to a customer’s electrical service or infrastructure, a qualified electrical […]
  
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• The Aftermath (photo gallery)

  02-01-2020 15:54
  
  No doubt the recent heavy snow makes for a picture perfect postcard, but we also know heavy snow and ice can lead to a number of problems.  About 15cm of heavy wet snow fell during the New Year’s holiday . The weather event caused numerous power outages in the city and around the district.   […]
  
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• What Would You Do With $70 Million?

  02-01-2020 15:31
  
  For the first LOTTO MAX draw of the new year, LOTTO MAX has soared to new, uncharted heights! The LOTTO MAX draw on Friday, January 3 will offer a record-breaking $70 million jackpot (estimated) plus 10 additional and separate MAXMILLIONS prizes worth $1 million each (estimated). “This Friday’s LOTTO MAX jackpot is the biggest-ever offered […]
  
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• ‘Schitt’s Creek’ stars on the emotional end to the beloved Canadian comedy

  02-01-2020 13:00
  
  TORONTO — Daniel Levy couldn’t stop the tide of emotions. Even though the “Schitt’s Creek” star and co-creator had always known how the show would end, and he was the one who decided to wrap it up for good at the end of its imminent sixth season, he still had conflicted feelings while filming it this past summer. […]
  
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• Opposition Conservatives head into 2020 with fights ahead on three fronts

  02-01-2020 12:00
  
  OTTAWA — In 2019, federal Conservatives sought to draw voters in their direction with the slogan: “It’s time for you to get ahead.” But they didn’t get enough of those voters to form government, and so 2020 finds the Conservatives needing to figure out how to get ahead themselves. “There is an opportunity for the […]
  
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• Local law enforcement officials reflect on 2019 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  02-01-2020 09:00
  Local law enforcement officials reflect on 2019  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• 2 of 3 sex abuse verdicts vacated - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  02-01-2020 09:00
  2 of 3 sex abuse verdicts vacated  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Power restored to most areas. Decommissioning of warming shelter

  02-01-2020 01:47
  
  As power has been restored to most areas of the City, the City of Sault Ste. Marie in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross will  decommission its warming centre located at the Water Tower Inn. Any residents that may continue to be affected by the power outage and that require assistance should contact the PUC […]
  
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• It’s a boy: Sault welcomes first baby of 2020

  02-01-2020 00:14 via saultstar.com
  
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