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• Crime Stoppers: Theft of Mail on January 15th

  21-02-2020 23:59
  
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting your assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an incident of mail theft. On January 15, 2020, at 1:39 am an unknown male suspect was caught on camera at 250 Albert Street attempting to break into several mailboxes. The suspect attempted to break into […]
  
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• Annual spring weight restrictions start Monday to protect Michigan’s roads

  21-02-2020 23:39
  
  The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and local agencies are enacting spring weight restrictions, an annual move to protect roads. Effective 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways within the following area of Michigan: Highways north of a line on M-43 in the city of […]
  
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• If We Were Birds ‘hauntingly stunning’ — Review

  21-02-2020 22:21 via saultstar.com
  
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• Canadian PM Trudeau says rail blockades have to end

  21-02-2020 22:04
  
  TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the barricades blocking rail service in Canada have to come down now and court injunctions must be obeyed. Demonstrators have set up blockades in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec in solidarity with opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project that crosses the traditional territory of the […]
  
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• Watchdog toughens global financial scrutiny of Iran - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 21:35
  Watchdog toughens global financial scrutiny of Iran  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• United Way slashes funding 25% across the board

  21-02-2020 21:29 via saultstar.com
  
  Programs and agencies who receive funding from the United Way will be cut by 25 per cent. Read More
  
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• Parts of prostitution law found unconstitutional, judge rules

  21-02-2020 21:29
  
  TORONTO — A judge in Kitchener, Ont., has declared parts of Canada’s prostitution laws to be unconstitutional. Those sections are a ban on advertising sex work, making money from the sex trade, and procuring for the trade. In his decision, Judge Thomas McKay said the three provisions violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Because […]
  
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• Good things growing in Algoma with Seedy Saturday

  21-02-2020 21:27 via saultstar.com
  
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• Poverty progress report sets stage to develop local solutions

  21-02-2020 21:08 via saultstar.com
  
  A progress report on poverty in Sault Ste. Marie concludes that the overall issues associated with poverty are on the rise but there are opportunities that can help improve the wellbeing of low income community members. Read More
  
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• Teachers take labour fight to the streets UPDATED

  21-02-2020 21:00 via saultstar.com
  
  Hundreds of teachers from all school boards active in Sault Ste. Marie marched downtown and along Great Northern Road on Friday as their unions and the provincial government still don’t have new labour agrements.Read More
  
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• Teachers take labour fight to the streets

  21-02-2020 21:00 via saultstar.com
  
  Hundreds of teachers from all school boards active in Sault Ste. Marie marched downtown and along Great Northern Road on Friday as their unions and the provincial government still don’t have new labour agrements.Read More
  
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• Panthers cruise past Saints - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 20:58
  Panthers cruise past Saints - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Causley, Williams drive Cedarville past Pickford - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 20:29
  Causley, Williams drive Cedarville past Pickford  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Eagles shoot past Bays in EUPC matchup - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 20:13
  Eagles shoot past Bays in EUPC matchup  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• New community development fund would combine several grant programs into one

  21-02-2020 20:08 via saultstar.com
  
  City council will be asked Monday to combine several existing grant programs into one community development fund. Read More
  
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• Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting veterans

  21-02-2020 19:52
  
  OTTAWA — Veterans ombudsman Craig Dalton is calling for nationwide consultations on a vision and plan for supporting former service members and their families. Dalton says a great deal has been made over years of the financial compensation that veterans receive for service-related injuries. The debate has largely revolved around the money available through the three different […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Teachers Join In Province-Wide Solidarity Protest - SaultOnline.com

  21-02-2020 19:08
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Teachers Join In Province-Wide Solidarity Protest  SaultOnline.com
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Teachers Join In Province-Wide Solidarity Protest

  21-02-2020 19:08
  
  Teachers in Sault Ste. Marie joined thousands of others in the province today for a province-wide strike. Locally, the teachers’ unions gathered at the Machine Shop parking lot for a morning rally before marching down Queen Street to Elgin and MPP Ross Romano’s office. The striking teachers then set their sights on Great Northern Road […]
  
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• 'Stop the cuts'

  21-02-2020 18:26 via saultstar.com
  
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• Spin Master to turn ‘Paw Patrol’ into first of multiple feature films

  21-02-2020 18:05
  
  TORONTO — Preschool puppy series “Paw Patrol” is heading to the big screen. Spin Master Corp. says it’s turning its popular franchise into an animated feature film that will hit theatres in August 2021. The TV series has been a consistent winner for young viewers, who catch it on Netflix and several provincial networks in […]
  
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• All three of Ontario’s confirmed coronavirus cases cleared

  21-02-2020 17:59
  
  TORONTO — All three people in Ontario confirmed to have had the novel coronavirus are now cleared of the illness. Ontario health officials say the last of the three patients to have some remaining virus in her system has now had two negative tests at least 24 hours apart, which is the standard for being […]
  
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• ‘I don’t want you to blow up my class,’ teacher said in anti-Afghan comments

  21-02-2020 17:51
  
  TORONTO — A six-month suspension handed to a high school teacher who told a student he didn’t want any Afghans in his class was disappointing, a Muslim organization says. The licence suspension for Martin Bonello sends the wrong message, Mustafa Farooq, executive director with the National Council of Canadian Muslims, said in a statement. “The […]
  
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• Chandra Bozelko: Criminal justice has always been politicized - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 16:24
  Chandra Bozelko: Criminal justice has always been politicized  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Hope gospel choir presenting festival - Entertainment & Life - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 16:14
  Hope gospel choir presenting festival - Entertainment & Life  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Blind River Woman Charged With Fraud

  21-02-2020 16:13
  
  (THESSALON, ON) – On February 3, 2020, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the East Algoma Crime Unit, responded to a fraud occurrence at a residence on Dawson Street in the Town of Thessalon. As a result of the investigation, Danielle LAFRANCE, 30 years-of-age, from […]
  
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• Poverty Round Table Releases Impact Report

  21-02-2020 16:10
  
  The Sault Ste. Marie Poverty Round Table is pleased to announce the release of the “2020 Progress on Impact Report. “ The Poverty Round Table is a group of organizations and community stakeholders who are committed to collectively reducing the impact of poverty in the lives of low income people in Sault Ste. Marie. Since […]
  
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• What are the key issues in the Ontario teachers’ disputes with the province?

  21-02-2020 15:29
  
  TORONTO — Ontario’s high school, elementary, Catholic and French teachers have been without a contract since Aug. 31 and months of negotiations between their unions and the province have yielded few signs of progress. Here are the key issues: Compensation Elementary and secondary teachers are largely focusing on different concerns, but compensation is one issue they have in common. […]
  
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• Fiddle Fire! brings world music to kids

  21-02-2020 15:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Chris McKhool is making the world a smaller place.Read More
  
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• Statistics Canada reports retail sales virtually unchanged in December

  21-02-2020 14:50
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales were virtually unchanged at $51.6 billion in December. The flat reading for the final month of the year followed growth of 1.1 per cent in November. Economists on average had expected an increase of 0.1 per cent for December, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv. Sales were […]
  
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• Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 14:15
  Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Jeopardy 4

  21-02-2020 13:34
  
  Have you ever wondered if Crime Stoppers actually pays out rewards? What about their “Wanted Wednesday”… is it even successful? These questions are answered in today’s episode of Crime Stoppers Jeopardy. If you’ve been keeping up with Crime Stoppers initiatives in the media and you’ve seen a post that has left you with questions, ask […]
  
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• Wet’suwet’en chiefs to spend Friday with Mohawk supporters in Ontario

  21-02-2020 10:00
  
  OTTAWA — A group of hereditary leaders from the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia is to spend the day with Mohawk supporters in Ontario. The B.C. hereditary chiefs are thanking the Mohawks for supporting them in opposition to a pipeline project on their traditional territory by blocking a critical rail line between Toronto and Montreal. A […]
  
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• Teachers to surround Ontario legislature during provincewide strike

  21-02-2020 10:00
  
  TORONTO — Ontario’s main teachers’ unions say they expect thousands of their members to gather at the legislature today during a provincewide strike. The labour groups say today marks the first time since 1997 that teachers and education workers from all the major unions will walk out on the same day. Teachers will be picketing […]
  
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• Ottawa 67's defeat Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5-4 in overtime - simcoe.com

  21-02-2020 09:00
  
  Ottawa 67's defeat Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5-4 in overtime  simcoe.com
  
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• Granlund cartoon: Trump’s Intel Chief - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 09:00
  Granlund cartoon: Trump’s Intel Chief  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Spartans shake off Nebraska - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 05:55
  Spartans shake off Nebraska  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Antetokounmpo scores 33, Bucks beat Pistons - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  21-02-2020 04:52
  Antetokounmpo scores 33, Bucks beat Pistons  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Leafs respond after back-to-back poor showings with 4-0 victory over Penguins

  21-02-2020 03:34
  
  TORONTO — After two listless, disheartening performances, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe wanted to see “signs of life” from his team. It’s only one game, but Toronto delivered. Jake Muzzin had a goal and two assists, Frederik Andersen made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Thursday […]
  
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• TekSavvy files Competition Bureau complaint seeking investigation of Bell, Rogers

  21-02-2020 00:31
  
  CHATHAM, Ont. — TekSavvy Solutions Inc. says it has filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau seeking an investigation into how Bell Canada and Rogers Communications charge independent internet service providers. The company that bills itself as Canada’s largest independent internet service provider accuses the telecom giants of engaging in a pattern of anti-competitive activities that is costing […]
  
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