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• OPP Warns of New COVID-19 Frauds

  01-04-2020 23:59
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public to be very mindful of possible frauds scams associated with the COVID-19 (coronavirus). Fraudsters will attempt to profit from consumers’ fears, uncertainties and misinformation. The following few examples are what you should look for as a potential scam: Private companies offering ‘fast’ covid-19 tests […]
  
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• MUTO, Teresina

  01-04-2020 23:10
  
  Peacefully passed with dignity and grace at home with family by her side on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the age of 98. We were blessed and will fondly remember her sense of humour, laughter, stories of her life in Italy, her wisdom, her abounding selflessness and her desire and way of making everything “nice-nice.” […]
  
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• Youth gathering at schools

  01-04-2020 21:54 via saultstar.com
  
  Reports of young people gathering at schools are being shared with Sault Ste. Marie Police Service. Read More
  
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• CONWAY, William Leo

  01-04-2020 21:25
  
  It is with great sadness, after a short battle with cancer, Leo passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the age of 71. Predeceased by his parents Ray and Teresa Conway and foster sister Karen Bidell (Bill). He is survived by his siblings Susan Rodgers (Ernie), Ray (Marcy), Terry, Rod (Lesley) and foster sister […]
  
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• ‘As artists we want to keep working’

  01-04-2020 21:22 via saultstar.com
  
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• Special Report PM Edition – April 1st

  01-04-2020 21:13
  
  Join Colette Linden, Dani Dupuis, and Chris Oldcorn on weekdays at 8AM and 1PM for continuing Special Reports amid the COVID-19 Crisis.  Follow Chris on Twitter and Instagram Follow Dani on Twitter and Instagram Follow Colette on Twitter and Instagram Stay tuned for more news from Sault Online and ONNtv
  
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• COVID-19 leaves construction season in limbo

  01-04-2020 21:08 via saultstar.com
  
  Early indications suggested Sault Ste. Marie was going to have a strong construction season.Read More
  
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• Impacts of COVID-19 on N. Ontario tourism industry 'swift and devastating'

  01-04-2020 20:58 via saultstar.com
  
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• Police Urge Young People Not to Gather at Local Schools

  01-04-2020 20:46
  
  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service has recently received reports of young people gathering at local schools. Due to the state of Emergency in Ontario, all schools, parks and playgrounds in our community are closed. We want to remind everyone in our community to avoid those areas at this time. Parents and guardians, please have […]
  
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• Gathering at Local Schools

  01-04-2020 20:46
  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service has recently received reports of young people gathering at local schools. Due to the state of Emergency in Ontario, all schools, parks and playgrounds in our community are closed. We want to remind everyone in our community to avoid those areas at this time. Parents and guardians, please have […]
  
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• City hosts third conference call for local businesses to discuss support during COVID-19 Outbreak

  01-04-2020 20:32
  
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development and Tourism and Community Development teams will host its third business conference call. The call will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. The purpose of the call is to inform businesses of new support programs during this period of interruption. To join the […]
  
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• HALL, Judith Janet “Judy”

  01-04-2020 20:27
  
  Peacefully at home on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Loving wife of Glen Hall. Precious mother of Greg Hall (Tracey) and Lisa Hall. Daughter of the late Roy and Irene Stephen. Sister of Keith Stephen (Dorice) and sister-in-law of Tim Hall. Aunt Judy will be missed by her nephews. Judy will be fondly remembered and missed […]
  
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• ADSB prepares teachers, students for next week

  01-04-2020 20:23 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma District School Board staff are working around the clock to ensure that students will be able to get back to the books Monday.Read More
  
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• Scenarios for Indigenous COVID-19 response include calling in the army: Miller

  01-04-2020 20:13
  
  OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government might call in the army to help First Nations, Inuit or Metis communities contend with COVID-19. He said he does not believe Canada has yet seen the worst of the novel-coronavirus pandemic and that the country needs to take all measures to prepare for […]
  
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• Feds likely didn’t have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu

  01-04-2020 20:07
  
  OTTAWA — Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hajdu tells a news conference today that federal governments have been underfunding public-health preparedness for decades. She says the government is working hard to procure scarce equipment at a time when officials […]
  
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• Sudbury woman in hospital with COVID-19

  01-04-2020 20:06 via saultstar.com
  
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• One woman in Sudbury in hospital with COVID-19

  01-04-2020 20:06 via saultstar.com
  
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• New $50 million Ontario Together Fund will support the development of essential equipment and supplies

  01-04-2020 19:57
  
  TORONTO ― To stop the spread of COVID-19 and keep people safe, the Ontario government is launching a new $50 million Ontario Together Fund to help businesses provide innovative solutions or retool their operations in order to manufacture essential medical supplies and equipment, including gowns, coveralls, masks, face shields, testing equipment and ventilators. This new […]
  
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• Cineplex to keep its theatres doors closed for the foreseeable future

  01-04-2020 18:47
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s largest movie exhibitor, Cineplex Inc., will keep its doors closed nationwide into the foreseeable future amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After initially setting an April 2 timeline to consider reopening 165 theatres across the chain, a representative for Cineplex told The Canadian Press the company will instead turn to government and public health authorities for any […]
  
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• Local Agri-food Sector Needs Support Amid Uncertainty

  01-04-2020 18:39
  
  With the recent events of COVID-19, local businesses in the Algoma region need to be supported now more than ever. Buy Algoma, Buy Local, a project initiated by the Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN), urges us to support local during the onset of uncertain times. The Buy Algoma, Buy Local initiative is a member-based branding and […]
  
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• World of Hearts sweeping the Sault community - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-04-2020 18:05
  World of Hearts sweeping the Sault community  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Air Canada Suspending Service to Sault Ste Marie - Net Newsledger

  01-04-2020 18:02
  
  Air Canada Suspending Service to Sault Ste Marie  Net Newsledger
  
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• It's a bad hair day on Hudson Street

  01-04-2020 17:49 via saultstar.com
  
  A clean getaway by culprits who made off with a box left at a house may be foiled by a quick-thinking neighbour who filmed them.Read More
  
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• City to host third conference call for businesses

  01-04-2020 17:00 via saultstar.com
  
  A third conference call will be held for businesses in Sault Ste. Marie to learn more about new support programs that higher levels of government are implementing during the COVID-19 crisis.Read More
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Music City Moves To Next Phase - SaultOnline.com

  01-04-2020 16:36
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Music City Moves To Next Phase  SaultOnline.com
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Music City Moves To Next Phase

  01-04-2020 16:36
  
  Music Tourism has partnered with Destination Northern Ontario, the Sault Ste Marie Chamber of Commerce, Future Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Fall Festival, Algoma Conservatory of Music, and the Local Immigration Partnership to advance Music City Sault Ste. Marie. “Music can be a strong motivator for travelling to a destination. With this in mind, Destination Northern […]
  
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• Hogan’s Homestead #InThisTogetherSSM

  01-04-2020 16:33
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE: In addition to bringing Sault Ste. Marie, its favourite maple products, Hogan’s Homestead has changed some of its procedures to accommodate for the recent outbreak. In the #InThisTogetherSSM campaign, SaultOnline had the chance to sit in with Erica Hogan, co-owner of Hogan’s Homestead to discuss their recent changes. Erica had the chance […]
  
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• New Habitat for Humanity family to be announced

  01-04-2020 16:23 via saultstar.com
  
  Seventy-four families applied for consideration for Habitat for Humanity Ste. Marie and Area’s upcoming build.Read More
  
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• Air Canada Will Stop All Flights Thursday

  01-04-2020 16:22
  
  Effective Thursday, Air Canada will temporarily suspend service from Sault Ste. Marie. Air Canada says no flights are planned between the Sault and Toronto until the end of the month. The airline says it has cancelled many domestic and International flights as of March 31 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Air Canada joins Porter Airlines […]
  
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• Provincial Offences Officers Granted Temporary Power to Obtain Identifying Information

  01-04-2020 16:06
  
  People who are being charged with an offence under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) will be required to identify themselves if asked by a provincial offences officer, which includes police officers, First Nations constables, special constables and municipal by-law enforcement officers. This temporary power was approved by the Ontario government today through […]
  
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• Air Canada suspends Sault service

  01-04-2020 16:00 via saultstar.com
  
  Air Canada is temporarily suspending service between Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto.Read More
  
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• Telethon dollars tumble for Easter Seals

  01-04-2020 15:22 via saultstar.com
  
  A steep drop in dollars donated to Easter Seals Ontario will further limit how many parents can get equipment for their physically disabled children.Read More
  
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• Special Report AM Edition – April 1st

  01-04-2020 14:53
  
  Join Colette Linden, Dani Dupuis, and Chris Oldcorn on weekdays at 8AM and 1PM for continuing Special Reports amid the COVID-19 Crisis.  Follow Chris on Twitter and Instagram Follow Dani on Twitter and Instagram Follow Colette on Twitter and Instagram Stay tuned for more news from Sault Online and ONNtv
  
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• A Burlington Hospital Prepares a Wing for Expected Surge in COVID-19 Patients

  01-04-2020 14:45
  
  A hospital in Burlington, Ont., is building a temporary COVID-19 unit in anticipation of a surge of patients. Joseph Brant Hospital says the structure being built on hospital grounds will have 93 beds. The hospital’s chief of staff, Dr. Ian Preyra, says the pandemic response unit will allow the hospital to keep its critical care […]
  
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• Keep distance during fire calls

  01-04-2020 14:29 via saultstar.com
  
  Residents of multi-unit buildings should keep their distance from each other during fire alarms and site evacuations, Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services says.Read More
  
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• ADSB Advises Parents to Prepare for “Learn at Home”

  01-04-2020 12:46
  The Algoma District School Board advises parents that today, the Premier and Minister of Education announced that schools will remain closed until at least May 4th. Additional resources will be made available for the Ministry’s Phase 2 of “Learn At Home,” and the Ministry will be providing School Boards with further direction around expectations for […]
  
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• City’s Transit Services Update

  01-04-2020 12:33
  
  News Release For Immediate Release City’s Transit Services Update Sault Ste. Marie, ON (2020 03 31) – The safety and well-being of transit customers and staff is paramount. Transit Services have implemented some service modifications to reflect reduced ridership demands and support the social distancing efforts recommended by Algoma Public Health and provincial and federal […]
  
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• Parliament may need to be recalled again to approve wage subsidy program

  01-04-2020 10:00
  
  OTTAWA — Canadians are supposed to get more details today of the federal government’s massive emergency wage subsidy program — a day later than promised. Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Small Business Minister Mary Ng were to have held a news conference Tuesday to fill in the details of the program — including the multibillion-dollar price tag — but […]
  
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• Video headlines for March 31 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-04-2020 06:05
  Video headlines for March 31  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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