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• Five things: What role would Harry and Meghan play in Canada?

  14-01-2020 23:30
  
  OTTAWA — Now that Queen Elizabeth has extended her blessing for her grandson Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to spend extended time in Canada, a lot of questions have arisen about what official role they might play here. Would Prince Harry, as grandson of the Queen, have any royal powers? No. Canada’s constitutional monarchy […]
  
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• Soo Locks nearing winter closure as ice builds in waterways

  14-01-2020 22:16 via saultstar.com
  
  As January temperatures move in and water levels cool off, the United States Coast Guard has announced that three regional waterways leading to the Soo Locks will be closed. Read More
  
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• Another 69 Canadians headed to help fight bushland fires in Australia

  14-01-2020 21:46
  
  OTTAWA — Another 69 Canadians are heading to Australia this week to help fight the country’s worst bush fires in recent memory. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the deployment comes after Australia asked for more help. More than 200 bush fires continue to rage across Australia, with the two most populated states of New South Wales […]
  
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• Would-be Conservative leadership contenders grilled on their pasts

  14-01-2020 21:21
  
  OTTAWA — Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s past became a problem during the 2019 federal election, and those vying to replace him will be grilled about theirs. Would-be candidates must complete a detailed questionnaire, and the 2020 version of the form includes a question the party didn’t ask during the last leadership race: has a candidate […]
  
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• Canadian Medical Association Journal lifts online paywall to health-care material

  14-01-2020 20:48
  
  OTTAWA — All new content published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal is now available to the public for free. The CMAJ says it’s removing the paywall to its weekly online edition to make newly published material freely available, with previously published material set to become available March 1. Deborah Scott-Douglas, president of the CMAJ’s publisher […]
  
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• A look at various ways to ease the environmental footprint of 2020 travel

  14-01-2020 20:33
  
  TORONTO — It was a recent trip to Australia during the country’s devastating wildfires that got Paul Winston thinking seriously about changing his globetrotting habits. The Victoria doctor says he came back from this past Christmas holiday wondering about the impact his own travels have on the environment, convinced that the terrifying bush fires are linked to […]
  
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• Ontario looking to change jail phone call system, include calls to cellphones

  14-01-2020 20:21
  
  TORONTO — Ontario says it is working toward a new telephone system for provincial jails that would allow inmates to call cellphones. Currently they are only able to place collect calls to landlines. Critics and inmate advocates say that is an absurd restriction in the year 2020, and that high rates for the calls are […]
  
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• New cannabis store set to open in early March

  14-01-2020 20:14 via saultstar.com
  
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• Ontario and Canada Call for Justice for Victims of Plane Crash in Iran

  14-01-2020 19:52
  
  Today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement after meeting with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs François-Philippe Champagne: “I want to thank Minister Champagne for taking the time today to provide an extensive update on the recent plane crash in Iran that claimed the lives of 57 Canadian passengers, including several from Ontario. My […]
  
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• Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments over student loan debt inequality

  14-01-2020 18:03
  
  TORONTO — A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada’s student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities. Jasmin Simpson, who is deaf and legally blind, says the program’s current rules force students who take longer to complete their studies because of their disabilities […]
  
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• It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up for St. Vincent’s Coldest Night of the Year

  14-01-2020 17:27
  
  Saultites gathered at St. Vincent’s Place on Monday evening to take part in the launch party for the annual Coldest Night of the Year event, which takes place on Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. This launch party was an information session for anyone who had questions about the event or wanted to know more about […]
  
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• Strike action closes schools to students

  14-01-2020 17:06 via saultstar.com
  
  Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board will close its schools to students Tuesday because of a province-wide strike action by union members.Read More
  
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• Total Passengers Up at Chippewa County International Airport

  14-01-2020 16:17
  
  Total passengers at Chippewa County Int’l Airport (CIU) increased 5% in 2019, when compared to 2018, which too was an increase from past years. 48,344 passengers flew to/from the Chippewa County Airport in 2019, which was an increase of 2,000 passengers over 2018. “The way our passenger numbers were increasing throughout the year, I really […]
  
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• Murder probe finds two suspects

  14-01-2020 15:58 via saultstar.com
  
  Two people wanted in connection with the murder of a middle-aged man on Caledon Street last week have been arrested. Read More
  
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• Update: Caledon Street Investigation

  14-01-2020 15:57
  
  Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are actively investigating the incident that took place on Caledon Street on January 9, 2020. Two people have been arrested in relation to an incident on Caledon Street. In order to protect the integrity of the investigation details regarding the two accused and charges laid are not being […]
  
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• “HARVEY” will Have You in Stitches

  14-01-2020 14:51
  
  Algoma Repertory Theatre set to stage another wonderful dinner theatre performance! Looking for a night out full of great food, and lots of laughs? You don’t have to know the classic 1950 Jimmy Stewart movie to appreciate Algoma Repertory Theatre’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy “Harvey” by Mary Chase (March 4th – 7th, 2020 […]
  
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• World Religion Day Set For January 19th

  14-01-2020 14:47
  
  The Volunteer Interfaith Committee of Sault Ste. Marie would like to inform everyone about the 30th year World Religion Celebration which is taking place on January 19th, 2020 at 2:00pm, at Sault College G1200, Enji Maawnjiding room (where we Gather), Ontario. World Religion Day is an interfaith observance initiated in 1950 by the National Spiritual […]
  
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• Millroy: Economic Development Under Council Supervision

  14-01-2020 14:42
  
  It looks, at least to me, that the Economic Development Corporation has come full circle. Back in the 1980s, economic development was a two-person show with Commissioner Doug Leighton, who was assisted by a secretary, being employed by the city and reporting directly to city council. Leighton was given the lofty sum (sarcasm) of $135,000 […]
  
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• 'Grateful' shelter resident drives St. Vincent Place fundraiser

  14-01-2020 14:23 via saultstar.com
  
  Dave Mornix wants to help a major fundraiser for St. Vincent Place reach a new high for dollars collected after the site’s shelter for mem helped him during an all-time low in his life.Read More
  
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• BRITTAIN, Wayne Vernon

  14-01-2020 12:43
  
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Thursday, January 9, 2020 in his 85th year. Predeceased by his parents William and Evelyn Brittain. Dear brother of the late Gord and brother-in-law of Sharon Brittain. Loving uncle of Candace Seibert (Doug) and Gord Brittain (Sherri). Proud great uncle of Brodie Brittain (Laura). Foster dad of his […]
  
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• GINGRAS, Maxine Charmaine (nee Ouellette)

  14-01-2020 12:40
  
  It is with great sadness to announce that our mother has passed away at her home on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the age of 67. Predeceased by her parents Moses Ouellette and Lena (nee Demers). predeceased by her sister Estelle LaForge (nee Ouellette). She will be missed by her sisters Lorraine Wysynski (Mike), Linda […]
  
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• FOLKARD, John David

  14-01-2020 12:36
  
  June 28, 1954 – Hamilton, Ontario December 14, 2019 – Iron Bridge, Ontario In the comfort of his home our beloved Father passed away peacefully on December 14, 2019 to be rejoined with his loving wife, Bernice Anne Folkard. Born in 1954 in Hamilton, Ontario our Father was much adored by his children Kevin Clifford […]
  
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• Promised 25 per cent wireless rate cut is on top of recent reductions: Bains

  14-01-2020 10:00
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is making clear that cuts to wireless rates it expects from mobile service providers must go above and beyond any price reductions already seen since 2016. Industry Minister Navdeep Bains says the 25 per cent rate reductions he has been mandated to achieve over the next two years will be […]
  
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• Canadian investigators to visit site of airplane crash near Iranian capital

  14-01-2020 10:00
  
  OTTAWA — Canadian investigators are getting their first chance to visit the crash site outside of Tehran today, as part of an international team looking into the sequence of events that ended with a jet from Ukraine being shot out of the sky. The attack killed all 176 people on board, including 57 Canadians. The aircraft […]
  
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• Two arrested in Sault Ste. Marie homicide - CTV News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  
  Two arrested in Sault Ste. Marie homicide  CTV News
  
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• Nike site was target of $100 million development - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  Nike site was target of $100 million development  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Missing woman found in Calhoun County - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  Missing woman found in Calhoun County  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Lincoln Elementary Students of the Month/December - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  Lincoln Elementary Students of the Month/December  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Hundreds sign up for Get-Fit Challenge - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  Hundreds sign up for Get-Fit Challenge  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Gilmore gets shutout as Eagles blank Wildcats - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  Gilmore gets shutout as Eagles blank Wildcats  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Gators second at Winter Bash meet - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  Gators second at Winter Bash meet - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Edington named to All-State football team - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  Edington named to All-State football team  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Aftermath of historical UP power outage - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-01-2020 09:00
  Aftermath of historical UP power outage - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Future of EDC and tourism boards looks to be limited

  14-01-2020 05:38 via saultthisweek.com
  
  It looks, at least to me, that the Economic Development Corp. has come full circle.
  Back in the 1980s, economic development was a two-person show with Commissioner Doug Leighton, assisted by a secretary, employed by the city and reporting directly to city council.
  Leighton was given the lofty sum (sarcasm) of $135,000 to run his office.
  Later, when a council finally came along that was prepared to pay more than lip service to economic development, it was split off into what became the Economic D
  
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• Fight continues for miners required to inhale aluminum dust

  14-01-2020 05:19 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Janice Martell is making progress with her McIntyre Powder project and continuing her fight to overhaul the province’s workers’ compensation system.
  When Martell’s father, Jim Hobbs, was a miner in Elliot Lake’s uranium mines in the late 1970s, he was one of many who were required to inhale McIntyre Powder – finely-ground aluminum dust – under the false belief that doing so would prevent silicosis, a lung disease that miners frequently developed.
  Hobbs was dia
  
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• Sault Bartering site a hit

  14-01-2020 05:16 via saultthisweek.com
  
  The need for a haircut while on a tight budget has sparked a citywide interest in online bartering.
  Shannon Broos started the Facebook group “Sault Bartering” on Jan. 5 and already it has more than 2,500 members, and every day it grows.
  “It all started because I needed a haircut,” Broos told Sault This Week. “Money is tight after Christmas, and I am on maternity leave right now so that makes money even tighter.
  “I made a post in a mom’s group on Facebook
  
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• Warming up to Coldest Night of the Year: GALLERY

  14-01-2020 03:42 via saultstar.com
  
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