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• RCMP bid to be more transparent a work in progress, media experts say

  29-04-2020 23:57
  
  OTTAWA — The fervent and sometimes frustrating quest for details of a Nova Scotia gunman’s deadly rampage has rekindled concerns about the RCMP’s traditional reticence concerning major criminal probes. More than a decade after the national police force embarked on a modernization drive, media advocates and journalism professors say the RCMP has not yet evolved […]
  
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• WTH people… don’t drink and drive!!!

  29-04-2020 23:39
  
  Male Charged with Impaired Driving On April 29, 2020 officers arrested 21-year-old Ethan Chartrand for impaired driving. At 1:58 a.m. officers responded to a call of a vehicle in the ditch on Goulais Avenue. Upon arrival officers located the accused in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. While speaking with the accused officers could smell […]
  
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• Three charged with impaired driving

  29-04-2020 23:39
  
  Male Charged with Impaired Driving On April 29, 2020 officers arrested 21-year-old Ethan Chartrand for impaired driving. At 1:58 a.m. officers responded to a call of a vehicle in the ditch on Goulais Avenue. Upon arrival officers located the accused in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. While speaking with the accused officers could smell […]
  
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• Five Charged With Impaired Driving

  29-04-2020 23:39
  
  Male Charged with Impaired Driving On April 29, 2020 officers arrested 21-year-old Ethan Chartrand for impaired driving. At 1:58 a.m. officers responded to a call of a vehicle in the ditch on Goulais Avenue. Upon arrival officers located the accused in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. While speaking with the accused officers could smell […]
  
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• Thunder Bay police identify murder victim as 14-year-old Kayleigh Ivall

  29-04-2020 23:35
  
  THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say a 14-year-old girl is the victim of the city’s latest homicide. Kayleigh Ivall’s remains were discovered by a passerby Monday in the Boulevard Lake area on the city’s north side. Police say her identity was released following consultation with her next of kin. Officers continue to […]
  
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• Davis will be “devastated” if the Raptors don’t get a playoff run this season

  29-04-2020 23:33
  
  TORONTO — Terence Davis was enjoying a rookie campaign well beyond his own expectations. After going undrafted, Davis felt feeling lucky just to be with the Toronto Raptors when they opened the season, and figured he’d spend much of the year in the G League with Raptors 905. But by the time COVID-19 shut down the […]
  
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• The Algoma Marketplace welcomes Grand Gardens with their new menu!

  29-04-2020 23:08
  
  The Grand Gardens went live today with both their new storefront on the Algoma Marketplace and a brand new takeout menu. Offering both all-time favourites and a variety of new items, real-time online ordering is now available for both pickup and delivery. The development teams at Kapptive Studios and Superior Media have been working feverishly […]
  
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• Canadian military helicopter reported missing while operating in Mediterranean

  29-04-2020 22:50
  
  OTTAWA — Defence officials are scrambling following reports a Canadian military helicopter has gone missing while participating in a NATO operation in the Mediterranean Sea. Greek TV says the helicopter, which is believed to have been one of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new Cyclones, went missing in the sea between Greece and Italy while […]
  
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• Fentanyl found, driver charged

  29-04-2020 22:07 via saultstar.com
  
  A woman was charged after police saw an erratically-driven vehicle on McNabb Street on Monday night.Read More
  
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• Flood Warning issued for Sault Ste. Marie and Goulais River areas - SaultOnline.com

  29-04-2020 21:27
  
  Flood Warning issued for Sault Ste. Marie and Goulais River areas  SaultOnline.com
  
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• Flood Warning issued for Sault Ste. Marie and Goulais River areas

  29-04-2020 21:27
  
  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Sault Ste. Marie District office is advising area residents that a Flood Warning is in effect for the District. Residents of the Sault Ste. Marie District should keep a close watch on water conditions, regularly check for updated messages and stay away from fast-moving rivers and streams. […]
  
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• ‘New level’ of physical, emotional risk for ‘vulnerable’ population: MD

  29-04-2020 21:14 via saultstar.com
  
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• More Frontline Workers Eligible for Emergency Child Care

  29-04-2020 21:10
  
  Ontario To Help More Essential Staff During the COVID-19 Outbreak The Ontario government is further expanding the list of essential workers eligible to receive free emergency child care during the COVID-19 outbreak. Those who will benefit include people who work in the food supply chain, retirement homes, grocery stores and pharmacies, and certain federal employees, […]
  
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• City provides tax relief during COVID-19 pandemic

  29-04-2020 21:01
  
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie is reminding taxpayers that the next installment of City tax payments is scheduled for May 5, 2020.  Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, taxpayers will have more time to pay their property tax bill if they choose. At its meeting on March 23, 2020, Council approved the following measures: […]
  
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• Contact tracing needs to balance public health benefits with privacy: Trudeau

  29-04-2020 21:00
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to using digital technology to limit the spread of COVID-19 through contact tracing. But he says there is a need to balance the public health benefits of such initiatives with protecting the privacy of Canadians. Countries such as South Korea and Singapore have used cellphones […]
  
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• Supplies flowing across border, tourism severely impacted: Officials

  29-04-2020 20:55 via saultstar.com
  
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• Supplies flowing across border, tourism severely impacted

  29-04-2020 20:55 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie businesses rely on an open Canada-U.S. border to do business.Read More
  
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• OPP respond to 911 call – person charged

  29-04-2020 20:54
  
  (GOULAIS RIVER, ON) – On April 26, 2020 at approximately 7 p.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a residence in Goulais River, Ontario as a result of a 911 hang up call. Officers arrived at the scene where they encountered a person waiting for them […]
  
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• Special Report – 1PM Edition April 29th

  29-04-2020 20:41
  
  Good Afternoon! Today, we have an interview with Cllr Matthew Scott of Ward 5 (SSM), a video from CASS for their students, and a round-table discussion of how the Ontario economy will reopen. Join Colette Linden, Danielle Dupuis, and Christopher Oldcorn on weekdays at 8AM and 1PM for continuing Special Reports amid the COVID-19 Crisis. […]
  
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• Goulais watershed approaching 'flood critical levels' says MNRF

  29-04-2020 20:26 via saultstar.com
  
  Water within some areas of the Goulais River watershed and the flood plain areas may be approaching flood critical levels, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reports.Read More
  
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• Lobbying in Ottawa hit monthly records amid oil crash and pandemic, stats show

  29-04-2020 20:06
  
  OTTAWA — A global pandemic and the crash in oil prices helped push lobbying in Ottawa to record heights over the last two months. Statistics provided by the federal lobbying commissioner show 5,854 meetings and phone calls between public officials and outside consultants, corporate executives and organizations in February and March, up 40 per cent from those […]
  
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• Pinnoo receives Bud Cooper Award - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  29-04-2020 20:04
  Pinnoo receives Bud Cooper Award  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Stunt Driving Lands Sault Driver with Numerous Charges

  29-04-2020 19:55
  
  (GARDEN RIVER FIRST NATION, ON) – On April 25, 2020 members from the Sault Ste. Marie Highway Safety Division (HSD) and Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17, Garden River First Nation, Ontario. At approximately 4:10 p.m. officers conducted a traffic stop on a westbound vehicle for traveling in […]
  
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• Dr Lucas Castellani (SAH) Interview

  29-04-2020 18:31
  
  Chris Oldcorn interviews Dr. Lucas Castellani, who is an Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and an Infectious Diseases Specialist at Sault Area Hospital. Follow Chris on Twitter and Instagram @chrisoldcorn Listen to Chris Oldcorn’s daily podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Stay tuned for more news from Sault Online […]
  
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• Nutella-maker closes Brantford plant after workers test positive for COVID-19

  29-04-2020 18:25
  
  BRANTFORD, Ont. — The maker of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher and Kinder products says it had to close down its Brantford, Ont., plant after employees tested positive for COVID-19. Ferrero Canada Ltd. says the plant closed Tuesday afternoon when it discovered seven workers contracted the virus. Ferrero spokeswoman Stephanie Cass says in an email that the employees worked in the same areas […]
  
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• Chamber offers free one month membership

  29-04-2020 17:56 via saultstar.com
  
  The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce is offering a complimentary, basic membership to local businesses or organizations that currently don’t have a full membership.Read More
  
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• EACOM TO DONATE KN95 MASKS TO FRONT-LINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS OF NORTHERN ONTARIO

  29-04-2020 17:54
  
    Sault-Ste-Marie, April 29, 2020 – EACOM Timber Corporation is pleased to donate more than half of its KN95 mask supply to health organisations in Northern Ontario to alleviate pressures on medical supplies. The town of Sault-Sainte-Marie will therefore receive 400 masks which will be given to Sault Area Hospital. “We recognize that global and local […]
  
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• CASS Teachers Make Heartwarming Video

  29-04-2020 16:49
  
  In trying to stay positive during these difficult times, teachers from Central Algoma Secondary School (CASS) have created this video to share with their students. Charlie Cooke, guidance head at CASS proposed the idea of rewriting and recording the John Denver song Country Roads, a CASS favourite, and making a video to send out to […]
  
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• More than half of Canadian companies seeing sales drop at least 20%: StatCan

  29-04-2020 15:58
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reports nearly one-third of Canadian businesses who responded in a newly released survey have seen their revenues plummet by 40 per cent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A further one-fifth of businesses reported a revenue drop of between 20 per cent and 40 per cent, suggesting that more than half of […]
  
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• Special Report – AM Edition April 29th

  29-04-2020 15:50
  
  Good Morning! Today, we have an interview with Angela Caputo of the Breakfast Pig. We discuss social distancing and a rise in COVID-19 cases in Ontario.   Join Colette Linden, Dani Dupuis, and Chris Oldcorn at 1PM for continuing Special Reports amid the COVID-19 Crisis.  Follow Chris on Twitter and Instagram Follow Dani on Twitter and […]
  
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• North American stock markets open trading higher, oil surges, loonie up

  29-04-2020 15:50
  
  TORONTO — North American stock markets surged higher at the start of trading, while the price of oil also gained ground. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 227.63 points at 15,025.92. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 373.93 points at 24,475.48. The S&P 500 index was up 51.90 points at 2,915.29, […]
  
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• Calling all businesses!

  29-04-2020 15:49 via saultstar.com
  
  A fifth telephone conference is being held Thursday for local businesses to get an update on supports offered during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie expected to lose more than $1 million in revenue by end of May - CTV News

  29-04-2020 15:36
  
  Sault Ste. Marie expected to lose more than $1 million in revenue by end of May  CTV News
  
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• Commons approval sought for $9-billion emergency student aid package

  29-04-2020 15:16
  
  OTTAWA — The House of Commons will be asked today to give rapid approval to legislation authorizing $9 billion in promised financial assistance for students facing bleak summer job prospects in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Late Tuesday, the government was continuing negotiations with opposition parties on details of the bill, which was shared with them on […]
  
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• Sault festival saw doc's early days

  29-04-2020 14:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie residents got an early look at a new environmental documentary produced by Michael Moore and now being shown for free on YouTube for a limited time.Read More
  
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• Loblaw reports Q1 profit and sales up as customers stockpiled supplies

  29-04-2020 13:01
  
  BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported its first-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as shoppers stockpiled supplies due to the pandemic, however it said costs also rose as it ramped up spending to protect its workers and customers. The company, which owns Loblaws grocery stores and the Shoppers Drug Mart chain, says […]
  
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• Special needs child missing in Sault Ste. Marie - UpNorthLive.com

  29-04-2020 12:23
  Special needs child missing in Sault Ste. Marie  UpNorthLive.com
  
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• Ontario Energy Association calls for end to most hydro subsidies

  29-04-2020 10:00
  
  TORONTO — The association representing Ontario’s energy producers and distributors says the province should stop subsidizing the price of hydro and instead offer targeted help to customers who need it most. The Ontario Energy Association makes the request of the Ontario government in a policy paper released Wednesday, saying most of the nearly $6 billion the province spends […]
  
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• Funeral homes bracing for wave of memorial services when restrictions lifted

  29-04-2020 10:00
  
  Scott MacCoubrey looked at his growing list of postponed memorial services and realized he might have a problem. He and his staff at MacCoubrey Funeral Homes in Cobourg and Colborne, Ont., have started generating ideas for how to address the backlog of memorial services created by government restrictions on public gatherings in an effort to slow […]
  
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• UPDATE: Missing child in Sault Ste. Marie found - UpNorthLive.com

  29-04-2020 09:00
  UPDATE: Missing child in Sault Ste. Marie found  UpNorthLive.com
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie expected to lose more than $1 million in revenue by end of May - CTV Toronto

  29-04-2020 09:00
  
  Sault Ste. Marie expected to lose more than $1 million in revenue by end of May  CTV Toronto
  
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• Bringing us together - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  29-04-2020 02:22
  Bringing us together  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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