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• JOHNSTON, Peter Henry

  11-03-2020 22:48
  
  September 7, 1938 to March 9, 2020 ~ Started his new beginning at the age of 81 surrounded by his loving family, while at St Joseph’s General Hospital in Elliot Lake. Beloved wife of Mildred (nee Commanda) for 63 wonderful years. Cherished father of Elaine, Odette (Stig), Cheryl (pre-deceased) (Ernie), Kelly (Ross), Lesley (Jimmy), Petrina […]
  
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• Enhancing COVID-19 Protections for Long-Term Care Residents, Families and Staff

  11-03-2020 22:45
  
  Protocols in place to help keep the risk to Ontarians low TORONTO — Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care, issued the following statement related to long-term care and COVID-19 in Ontario: “The health and well-being of Ontarians, including long-term care residents, their families, and […]
  
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• Two Charged with Drug Offences

  11-03-2020 22:39
  
  On March 10, 2020 officers with Patrol Services and Investigation Services arrested 40-year-old Jennifer Lipinski and 25-year-old Jesse McKeachnie for drug offences. At 12:00 p.m. officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle Mr. McKeachnie was driving as the license plate attached was found not to belong to that vehicle. Ms. Lipinski and 33-year-old Tyler […]
  
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• Statement from Health Sciences North on COVID-19

  11-03-2020 22:31
  
  On March 10th, Health Sciences North was notified by the Public Health Ontario Laboratory of a positive case of COVID-19 in the Sudbury area. On March 7th, a male in his 50s presented himself to the Emergency Department at Health Sciences North (HSN). Emergency Department staff and physicians followed the infection protection and control practices […]
  
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• COOPER, Melody Marie

  11-03-2020 22:22
  
  On Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Melody at the age of 57. Passed away peacefully to unforeseen circumstances. She was surrounded by close family and loved ones who cherished her unconditionally. Loving mother of Angela, Melissa and Kevin Addley and proud nana of Clära Evelyn Pellew. She was the daughter of the late Peter and the […]
  
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• Granlund cartoon: Life after COVID-19 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 22:03
  Granlund cartoon: Life after COVID-19  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• ‘It’s a good investment’ — Hemsworth

  11-03-2020 20:49 via saultstar.com
  
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• Vehicle stopped, drugs found: POLICE

  11-03-2020 20:16 via saultstar.com
  
  Drugs with a street value of about $5,500 were allegedly found when police stopped a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon.Read More
  
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• Toronto hospital touts ‘game-changing’ heart procedure for high-risk patients

  11-03-2020 19:52
  
  TORONTO — Doctors at a Toronto hospital say they’ve successfully performed a game-changing heart procedure that could offer new hope to high-risk patients who are too sick for surgery. Doctors Neil Fam, Mark Peterson and Geraldine Ong at St. Michael’s Hospital tout it as the world’s first minimally-invasive tricuspid valve replacement. The procedure involves replacing a leaking valve in […]
  
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• Students want action on mental health, bullying

  11-03-2020 19:31 via saultstar.com
  
  Students want Algoma District School Board to support mental health efforts and review how bullying is dealt with by educators, census data shows.Read More
  
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• GUZZO-FOLIARO, Antonia

  11-03-2020 19:15
  
  Passed away peacefully in her 85th year at the F.J. Davey Home on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 with her family by her side. Beloved wife of the late Eugenio and dear mother of Aldo (Sara) and Gino (Cathy). Stepmother of the late Maria Coccimiglio (Frank). Proud grandmother of Michael (Kate), Matthew (Martina) and Brandon (Brittany) […]
  
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• Engadines Vaughn leads All-EUPC girls basketball team - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 19:06
  Engadines Vaughn leads All-EUPC girls basketball team  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• St. Ignace, Engadine advance to regional final - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 19:05
  St. Ignace, Engadine advance to regional final - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Pair of Soo Eagles named NOJHL All-Stars - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 19:05
  Pair of Soo Eagles named NOJHL All-Stars  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Blue Devils down Eskymos in regional opener - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 19:05
  Blue Devils down Eskymos in regional opener  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• ROSS, Heidi Flower

  11-03-2020 19:02
  
  After a long battle with cancer, Heidi passed away peacefully at ARCH on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the age of 59. Cherished wife of Brian for 25 years. Loved mother of Travis Turner (Morgan), Tasha Turner and Taryn Ross. Adored grandma of Colton and Rhett Turner. Devoted daughter of Helga and Charles Flower. Special […]
  
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• Weatherford cartoon: Trump’s coronavirus attack plan - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 18:43
  Weatherford cartoon: Trump’s coronavirus attack plan  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• 2020 Upper and Lower Lake Committee Meetings Cancelled Due To COVID-19

  11-03-2020 18:43
  
  After thorough consideration and consultation with partners, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission announced today that the 2020 Upper and Lower Lake Committee meetings have been cancelled. This action is due to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Upper Lake Committee meetings were scheduled to take place March 16-19 in Sault Ste. Marie, […]
  
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• Contact us if you are in self-isolation or quarantine because of COVID-19?

  11-03-2020 18:39
  
  Are you in self-isolation or quarantine because of the COVID-19? COVID-19 is spreading quickly across Ontario. The closest case is in Sudbury. But Dr. Jennifer Loo, associate medical officer of health and director of health protection for Algoma Public Health (APH), said that Algoma has “a couple of handfuls at this point” of people in […]
  
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• Sudbury’s first positive COVID-19 case confirmed

  11-03-2020 18:38 via saultstar.com
  
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• Centre eyes artificial intelligence to modernize the federal hunt for dirty cash

  11-03-2020 18:37
  
  OTTAWA — The federal anti-money laundering centre is exploring artificial intelligence and machine learning to help sort through a deluge of data in the hunt for hidden dirty cash. In its annual report made public Wednesday, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, known as Fintrac, says rapid change in the global financial system, spurred by quickly evolving technology, is both […]
  
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• Del Duca must apologize for his Northern roads record: NDP

  11-03-2020 18:19
  
  THUNDER BAY — Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca will be in Thunder Bay Wednesday, and the NDP says that’s a good time for him to apologize for his choice, as minister, to leave Northerners with unplowed highways and unsalted roads. In November 2016, Ontario’s Auditor General reviewed Del Duca’s performance as Minister of Transportation, […]
  
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• Events weigh ‘difficult’ decision whether to continue amid COVID-19

  11-03-2020 18:17
  
  TORONTO — The Metro Toronto Convention Centre should have been bustling Wednesday with guests at a two-day retail, marketing and technology conference, but the event’s plans changed with the news that a Sudbury man who visited the venue last week had contracted a novel form of coronavirus. DX3 organizers said Wednesday that they had cancelled the second day of their annual event after learning that […]
  
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• PBO says MPs should seek ‘clarity’ from government on Trump tariff retaliation

  11-03-2020 17:52
  
  OTTAWA — Parliament’s spending watchdog says the government is holding on to an extra $105 million that it collected on U.S. steel and aluminum during its trade fight with the Trump administration. Wednesday’s report by the parliamentary budget officer says the government committed to return to affected industries $1.3 billion in surtaxes it charged on […]
  
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• Coronavirus fallout: Handwashing jumps in Canada, new poll indicates

  11-03-2020 17:43
  
  TORONTO — Growing concern about contracting or spreading the new coronavirus has so far prompted Canadians to make relatively modest changes to protect themselves and others, a poll released on Thursday indicates. The most dramatic impact, according to the Angus Reid Institute survey, is a noticeable increase in hand washing. Of those surveyed, 57 per […]
  
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• Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 17:42
  Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• A breakdown of federal spending in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

  11-03-2020 17:42
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled a $1 billion response package to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the Canadian health-care system, the economy, and workers. Here is the breakdown of the spending announced Wednesday: $500 million: To help provinces and territories with things like buying equipment, increased testing for COVID-19, and enhanced surveillance and monitoring […]
  
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• DeWitt column: On Dad’s dash - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 17:38
  DeWitt column: On Dad’s dash  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• PRINTESS, Doris Edna

  11-03-2020 17:07
  
  Unexpectedly on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Cedarwood Lodge in her 89th year. Loving wife of the late Garnet Printess. Devoted mother of the late John Printess (Pat), Debbie Paradis(Reg), Keith Printess (Carol), Mark Printess (Tana), Nancy Bennett (Louis), Philip Printess (Heather) and Tim Printess (Diane). Gram of Karen Brock (Jeff), Lorrie Fuceli (Mike), Tammy […]
  
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• Street Closure – Biggings Avenue Conversion

  11-03-2020 17:06
  
  On December 2, 2019, City Council approved the conversion of Biggings Avenue from a two-way street to one-way southbound street from Wellington Street East to Queen Street East. In order to complete this conversion, Public Works and Engineering Services will close Biggings Avenue to throughway traffic on Thursday, March 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 […]
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted, images shared: POLICE

  11-03-2020 17:04 via saultstar.com
  
  A man sexually assaulted a woman and shared intimate images of the female without her permission, police say.Read More
  
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• Home Invasion Suspects Identified

  11-03-2020 17:02
  
  On March 3, 2020 two males attended a residence in the 200 block of Wallace Terrace. At that time, they forcefully entered the residence. One of the accused pointed a firearm at a victim demanding money and drugs. The other accused remained in the entrance to the home and struck another victim. The two accused […]
  
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• Art gala wants youth work

  11-03-2020 16:57 via saultstar.com
  
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• Home invasion suspects sought

  11-03-2020 16:40 via saultstar.com
  
  Two men are sought following a recent home invasion in the city’s west end.Read More
  
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• Sault Coast Guard recognizes Sugar Island crewmen - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 16:36
  Sault Coast Guard recognizes Sugar Island crewmen  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Beckerman column: A bag within a bag - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 16:36
  Beckerman column: A bag within a bag  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• County notes: Second Amendment concerns raised - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 15:40
  County notes: Second Amendment concerns raised  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Standring column: How to overcome discouragement - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 15:22
  Standring column: How to overcome discouragement  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• There’s A New 50/50 In Town

  11-03-2020 15:07
  
  For the first time ever, the Easter Seals Telethon is holding a corresponding 50/50 draw in support of children and youth with physical disabilities. The Telethon and the draw are being held by the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie on behalf of Easter Seals Ontario, an organization that has benefitted hundreds of children and […]
  
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• NOHA PeeWee A Championships 2020

  11-03-2020 14:20
  
  By D.Lukenda It was a whirlwind of a weekend in Temiskaming Shores. The Soo Thunder White Pee Wee A team were up against 7 teams from Northern ON. This team represented Sault Ste. Marie strong against Kapuskasing, Hearst, Sudbury and Temiskaming. at the NOHA Tournament of Champions. Coaches Brent Lamming & Charlie Austin would like to […]
  
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• MYAC seeking submissions for Youth Art Gala

  11-03-2020 14:16
  
  The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) is seeking submissions for the fifth annual MYAC Youth Art Gala to be held on Saturday, April 4. MYAC is looking for submissions of visual art, photography and short-films by local artists between the ages of 13 and 25, along with potential musical acts to perform during the gala. […]
  
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• Gas Prices Fall In The Sault, But Not Like Other Places

  11-03-2020 14:11
  
  Gas prices fell overnight at most local gas stations. Prices fell from $117.9 to $1.11 Wednesday morning. Not all stations are cutting prices however,  some Esso and Shell stations were still posting the higher prices as of 9am Wednesday. Oil sold off sharply on Monday after Saudi Arabia kicked off a price war, announcing to […]
  
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• Indigenous, Metis flags coming to ADSB board room

  11-03-2020 14:06 via saultstar.com
  
  Flags recognizing Indigenous and Metis communities will soon stand alongside Canadian and Ontario flags in Algoma District School Board’s board room.Read More
  
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• Washington Elementary teachers receive awards - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 14:01
  Washington Elementary teachers receive awards  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Possible exposure to coronavirus in Bay Mills - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 13:24
  Possible exposure to coronavirus in Bay Mills  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Board spikes student trips to Europe

  11-03-2020 13:22 via saultstar.com
  
  Coronavirus concerns have grounded two trips to Europe during the March break by Algoma District School Board students.Read More
  
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• COVID-19 in Sudbury

  11-03-2020 13:11
  
  COVID-19 is getting closer to the Sault. Yesterday evening, Sudbury reported their first positive COVID-19 case.  The man is in his fifties and not part of the population most susceptible to die from the virus.  The man returned from Toronto where he attended the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention.  Local federal MP Terry […]
  
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• Sharp-shooting Rams rolls into Regional championship - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 12:28
  Sharp-shooting Rams rolls into Regional championship  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Letter: End violent abortions - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-03-2020 12:28
  Letter: End violent abortions - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Ontario elementary school teachers to resume contract talks with province

  11-03-2020 09:00
  
  TORONTO — The union that represents elementary teachers is to resume contract talks with Premier Doug Ford’s government today. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario — which represents 80,000 educators — has warned that if bargaining doesn’t produce an agreement, it will resume job action after March break. Contract talks with the unions representing the province’s English Catholic […]
  
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