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• Thessalon hospital temporarily closes

  04-04-2020 22:41 via saultstar.com
  
  North Shore Health Network closed its Thessalon site late Friday night because its staff are being tested for COVID-19.Read More
  
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• RUZYSKI, Beatrice M. (nee Marshall)

  04-04-2020 22:38
  
  Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Friday, April 3, 2020, at the age of 96. Wife of the late Stephen, mother of Brenda (Paul Kelly), Murray (Monica), Gary (Sharon) of Sarnia. Grandmother of Robert (Maria), Susan (Keith), Sherri, Brenda J. (Tom), Alfie (Lisa), Ursula (Darryl), Kim (Ken), Cindy (Eric) and Mandy (Craig), […]
  
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• FLEMING, Ruth Gail

  04-04-2020 22:36
  
  Passed suddenly in her home on the evening of Friday March 27, 2020. Ruth was in her 57 year. Loving Mother of Danielle Fleming, Tony Agawa and Tyler Agawa. Adoring Gramma to 3 beautiful grandchildren with 2 more on the way. Daughter of late Ken and Edna Ralph. Darling sister of the late Ronnie Ralph […]
  
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• Premier Ford answers questions by media – not happy with Trump!

  04-04-2020 22:33
  
  This afternoon Premier Doug Ford was joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance to take questions from media about a number of topics including social distancing, supply chains and actions by President Trump to redirect medical supplies from 3M.
  
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• Now is not the time! We are all #InThisTogetherSSM

  04-04-2020 21:47
  
  Yesterday a screenshot of an email which was alleged to have been sent out by an employee of the Ontario Finnish Resthome Association started circulating on social media. The email had a subject line “Tim Hortons possible Covid-19” and was sent out with a high importance flag. The contents of the email went on to […]
  
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• Local restaurant victim of COVID-19 case allegations on social media

  04-04-2020 21:47
  
  Yesterday a screenshot of an email which was alleged to have been sent out by an employee of the Ontario Finnish Resthome Association started circulating on social media. The email had a subject line “Tim Hortons possible Covid-19” and was sent out with a high importance flag. The contents of the email went on to […]
  
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• Music City designation is sought for Sault

  04-04-2020 21:34 via saultstar.com
  
  A former Tourism London official who helped bring the Junos to the southwestern Ontario city is assisting a Sault Ste. Marie group’s efforts to earn a Music City designation for the community.Read More
  
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• Walberg encourages small businesses to apply for relief - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 19:55
  Walberg encourages small businesses to apply for relief  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Transparency tools - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 19:55
  Transparency tools - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Recovery campaign: Stories of those in recovery - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 19:55
  Recovery campaign: Stories of those in recovery  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Local doctor/mother warns of COVID-19 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 19:55
  Local doctor/mother warns of COVID-19  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Ontario sees 27 more COVID deaths as cases jump; 94 now dead from pandemic

  04-04-2020 19:42
  
  TORONTO — Another 27 more people have died in Ontario from COVID-19 as the number of cases jumped to 3,630, health authorities reported on Saturday. The province has now had 94 known coronavirus deaths, far more than any other province, although Quebec has reported many more cases. Ontario is projecting between 3,000 and 15,000 lives will […]
  
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• The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

  04-04-2020 17:44
  
  TORONTO — Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario’s dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing measures and impassioned pleas by government and health officials to stay home. In presenting the data Friday, the president and CEO of Public Health Ontario said staying home could be the […]
  
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• Algoma woman has COVID-19

  04-04-2020 17:10 via saultstar.com
  
  An eighth Algoma District resident has tested positive for COVID-19.Read More
  
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• Eighth confirmed case of COVID-19 reported by Algoma Public Health

  04-04-2020 16:48
  
  The Algoma Public Health just reported the eighth confirmed case of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in the Algoma District. The woman, who is in her 20s, is reported to have contracted the virus from close contact. She was tested on April 2nd and is currently in self-isolation.
  
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• Essential workers talk about how COVID-19 affects them

  04-04-2020 16:34
  
  Health-care workers, grocery store staff, transit drivers and food delivery workers are among those being hailed as heroes for providing much-needed services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Press spoke to people whose work has been deemed essential by their provincial governments about how the public health emergency has affected their lives: Lhamo Dolkar, nurse As soon as Lhamo […]
  
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• Ontario Provides Full Transparency by Releasing COVID-19 Modelling

  04-04-2020 16:13
  
  Projected number of cases and deaths can be significantly reduced if people stay home TORONTO – Yesterday, the Ontario government released extensive COVID-19 modelling, revealing several scenarios that project the potential number of cases and deaths. In doing so, the province is providing the public with full transparency about the consequences should everyone but non-essential […]
  
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• Matthew Shoemaker Interview about APH & COVID-19

  04-04-2020 16:02
  
  Yesterday, I interviewed Councillor Matthew Shoemaker about his tweet asking for more transparency from Algoma Public Health. The interview was on last night’s Chris Oldcorn Show. After we recorded the interview in the late morning. Several more tweets went out as Cllr Shoemaker defended his tweet and asked the Mayor to stay on the topic […]
  
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• Want the real news? Watch Fox - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 15:58
  Want the real news? Watch Fox  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Monroe County libraries offering virtual story time - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 15:58
  Monroe County libraries offering virtual story time  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Holland Sentinel All-Area Girls Basketball First Team - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 15:58
  Holland Sentinel All-Area Girls Basketball First Team  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Gus Harrison inmates making protective eyewear - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 15:58
  Gus Harrison inmates making protective eyewear  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Hounds select Bryce McConnell-Barker with 4th overall pick; 1st Round Selection

  04-04-2020 15:37
  
  With their 1st Round Selection (4th overall) in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection, presented by Real Canadian Superstore, GM Kyle Raftis welcomed BRYCE MCCONNELL-BARKER to the Program this morning. The London, ON native comes to the Greyhounds after playing the 2019-20 season with the London Jr. Knights Minor Midget Hockey Club. In 33 games played, the 6.01 […]
  
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• OPP reminds motorcyclists to be safe this Spring

  04-04-2020 15:29
  
  Despite daily reminders to Ontarians to stay home and avoid non-essential travel, a number of recent motorcycle sightings on Ontario Provincial Police-(OPP)-patrolled roads suggests that some motorcyclists may not be taking the message seriously. With warmer temperatures in store, the OPP is issuing a reminder about the unique risks posed to this vulnerable road user […]
  
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• Ontario strikes deal with educational workers; urges two others to talk

  04-04-2020 15:16
  
  TORONTO — Educational workers have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Ontario government. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced the proposed deal in a statement today. He did not provide details. The workers involved include educational assistants, designated early childhood educators and clerical workers. The deal with the Ontario Council of Educational Workers is […]
  
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• Algoma Sault kicks off shipping season

  04-04-2020 14:12 via saultstar.com
  
  A freighter named for Sault Ste. Marie was the first vessel to arrive at the port in Goderich, Ont., to start the 2020 shipping season.Read More
  
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• LSSU offers Wi-Fi for residents

  04-04-2020 14:10 via saultstar.com
  
  Lake Superior State University is extending its Wi-Fi range on campus for Michigan Sault residents who don’t have access to the Internet.Read More
  
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• Huron Shores closes facilities

  04-04-2020 14:07 via saultstar.com
  
  Public facilities in Municipality of Huron Shores are closed due to COVID-19.Read More
  
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• Rima to make part for ventilators - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 12:26
  Rima to make part for ventilators  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Pandemic has shunted aside an array of Liberal initiatives, at least for now

  04-04-2020 12:10
  
  OTTAWA — As a new year dawned, the government’s throne-speech commitments, unfurled just weeks earlier, were grabbing headlines and galvanizing the attention of federal policy-makers. Then came the most serious public health crisis in recent memory. The Trudeau government’s planned gun-control measures, assisted-dying legislation and efforts to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples are taking a back […]
  
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• Feds pulled between bailing out oil and gas and moving to cleaner energy

  04-04-2020 12:05
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s oil producers could only sit and watch as the price of their product plummeted last month to less than what it costs to buy a litre of soda, hit by the double whammy of a COVID-19-induced drop in global demand and a production war between Russia and Saudi Arabia that flooded the market with […]
  
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• PM expected to unveil more help for most vulnerable to weather pandemic

  04-04-2020 10:00
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial support aimed at helping the most vulnerable Canadians survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The new announcement follows Friday’s commitment of $100 million for organizations that help get food to Canadians who can’t afford groceries or who have uncertain access to food and other basic necessities, including Indigenous Peoples […]
  
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• Record 311,000 file Michigan unemployment claims - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 08:13
  Record 311,000 file Michigan unemployment claims  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Holland Sentinel 2019-20 All-Area Wrestling Team - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 08:13
  Holland Sentinel 2019-20 All-Area Wrestling Team  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Covid-19 may impact Fermi 2 refueling schedule - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 08:13
  Covid-19 may impact Fermi 2 refueling schedule  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-04-2020 05:16
  Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• ‘I didn't realize how many people love me’

  04-04-2020 01:55 via saultstar.com
  
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• Wawa

  04-04-2020 01:52 via saultstar.com
  
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• NICHOLS, Illa

  04-04-2020 00:14
  
  Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at the age of 79. She is now reunited with her beloved husband James. Dear mother of Bernard “Bern”, Bonnie (James), Les (Patsy), Tim and Bill.  Cherished grandmother of Paul, Chrissy, Elisha, Josh, Nick, Marie, Laura, Jessica, late Becky, Illa, Stevie-Lynn and […]
  
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• Male Charged with Trafficking

  04-04-2020 00:13
  
  On April 2, 2020 officers with Patrol Services arrested 33-year-old Jean-Claude Paquette on the strength of outstanding warrants. On April 2, 2020 at 10:45 a.m. officers saw the accused walking on Wellington Street West and knew him to be wanted for failing to comply with an appearance notice. He was arrested on the strength of […]
  
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• CRAWFORD, Kenneth William Ray

  04-04-2020 00:10
  
  Chances are you might have known our dad, Ken Crawford. He was “Mr. Canadian Tire” for 44 years working in parts, adjusting and service departments; he also worked for Algoma Truck & Tractor and Ray Motors, three years respectively. He was a CB radio operator, had his Ham Radio license, even building his own tower […]
  
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• New Funding for Sault Ste. Marie Will Help with Delivery of Critical Support Services - SaultOnline.com

  04-04-2020 00:03
  
  New Funding for Sault Ste. Marie Will Help with Delivery of Critical Support Services  SaultOnline.com
  
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• New Funding for Sault Ste. Marie Will Help with Delivery of Critical Support Services

  04-04-2020 00:03
  
  The Ontario government is providing $420,800 to the Sault Ste. Marie District Social Services Administration Board to help protect the health and safety of the province’s most vulnerable people in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. This funding can be used by municipalities and social service providers such as homeless shelters, food banks, emergency services, […]
  
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• Hospital volunteers salute health-care workers

  04-04-2020 00:01 via saultstar.com
  
  He can’t talk to them in person, so Jim Aquino will let a sign let Sault Area Hospital health-care workers know just how much he appreciates their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
  
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