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• Shopping Shift: How indoor malls will look different under new COVID-19 measures

  07-05-2020 23:04
  
  TORONTO — Consumers should get ready for a new world of retail as indoor shopping mall operators across the country prepare to reopen their doors with an abundance of COVID-19 precautions in the coming weeks. From the staff hired to manage the flow of people to new measures that include pre-ordering items, the traditional afternoon at the mall isn’t going […]
  
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• Gas Prices Jump Almost 13 Cents In The Sault

  07-05-2020 22:30
  
  It was nice while it lasted, but it appears the lower prices at the pumps have come to an abrupt end. McDougall Energy owned stations in Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma saw regular fuel jump from 82.5 to 94.5 cents a litre Thursday afternoon.  McDougall Energy own a number of local gas stations in the […]
  
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• Granlund cartoon: Favre intercepted - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 22:03
  Granlund cartoon: Favre intercepted  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Rainone touts buying local

  07-05-2020 21:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Supporter of mom-and-pop shops is Trish Rainone’s latest role.Read More
  
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• Attention put on long-term care homes as a result of positive tests

  07-05-2020 21:12 via saultstar.com
  
  Pro-active surveillance testing has confirmed that three residents of Extendicare Maple View nursing home have tested positive for the coronavirus.Read More
  
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• Wireless help where needed

  07-05-2020 21:11 via saultstar.com
  
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• Gold price tops Wesdome's estimate

  07-05-2020 20:46 via saultstar.com
  
  Higher-than-expected gold prices are boosting Wesdome’s bottom-line.Read More
  
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• Forest fire season predictions difficult to make

  07-05-2020 20:45 via saultstar.com
  
  Some specialists are saying it could be a hot, dry summer in Ontario with plenty of wildfires but the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s forest fire division say it’s too hard to predict what forecasts hold more than 30 days in advance.Read More
  
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• Series starring Jim Gaffigan as Rob Ford in development, says AMC

  07-05-2020 19:55
  
  TORONTO — A dark comedy TV series about late former Toronto mayor Rob Ford is in development at AMC. A spokesperson for the network confirmed the news, which was first reported by Variety. AMC says comedy star Jim Gaffigan would play Ford in the project, and Jesse McKeown of Toronto would write it and co-executive […]
  
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• Big Ten needs students on campus for football - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 19:42
  Big Ten needs students on campus for football  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Ontario Releases Plan to Resume Scheduled Surgeries and Procedures

  07-05-2020 19:33
  
  Hospitals must continue to maintain capacity to respond to COVID-19 TORONTO — The Ontario government has developed a comprehensive framework to help hospitals assess their readiness and begin planning for the gradual resumption of scheduled surgeries and procedures, while maintaining capacity to respond to COVID-19. Timelines will vary from hospital to hospital and be conditional […]
  
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• Aelick dedicated decades to community service

  07-05-2020 19:26 via saultstar.com
  
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• Aelick dedicated decades to commuity service

  07-05-2020 19:26 via saultstar.com
  
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• Pope appoints Sault Ste. Marie bishop to new Ottawa-Cornwall diocese - CTV News

  07-05-2020 19:23
  
  Pope appoints Sault Ste. Marie bishop to new Ottawa-Cornwall diocese  CTV News
  
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• Trudeau says he does not share view that oil and gas sector is beyond saving

  07-05-2020 19:19
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not agree that oil and gas in Canada is dead. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May both claim the oil price shock that has devastated Canada’s oil patch in recent weeks should be the final sign that the industry cannot and […]
  
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• Leveille takes reins as Engadine football coach - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 19:09
  Leveille takes reins as Engadine football coach  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Extendicare Maple View in Sault Ste. Marie - CBC.ca

  07-05-2020 19:01
  
  COVID-19 outbreak declared at Extendicare Maple View in Sault Ste. Marie  CBC.ca
  
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• Feds to partly cover ‘top ups’ for front-line workers on minimum wage

  07-05-2020 18:48
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the details are still to be finalized with some provinces. But Trudeau says all the country’s first ministers agree that front-line workers who are risking their health […]
  
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• Woman Charged with Theft

  07-05-2020 18:37
  
  On May 6, 2020 officers with the Drug Enforcement Unit and Crime Suppression Unit arrested 40-year-old Chantele Jolicoeur for theft. It is alleged on January 18, 2020 the accused attended a business in the 1200 block of Wellington Street West, selected approximately $109 worth of items and left without attempting to pay for them. She […]
  
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• NCAA waives Division I minimum on scholarship spending - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 18:31
  NCAA waives Division I minimum on scholarship spending  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• NBA is proceeding with extreme caution - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 18:31
  NBA is proceeding with extreme caution  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• 4 siblings face the coronavirus front lines together - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 18:31
  4 siblings face the coronavirus front lines together  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Feds top up 'Reaching Home' funding to help homelessness

  07-05-2020 18:18 via saultstar.com
  
  The federal government is providing additional funding to help shelters secure additional accommodations to reduce homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
  
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• Michigan Open rescheduled for Aug. 31 – Sept. 3 - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 18:17
  Michigan Open rescheduled for Aug. 31 – Sept. 3 - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Happy Mother's Day - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 18:17
  Happy Mother's Day - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Greyhound Canada to shut down temporarily all bus routes as ridership plunges

  07-05-2020 18:07
  
  TORONTO — Greyhound Canada is temporarily slamming the brakes on all of its bus routes and services as ridership plummets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The transportation company says starting May 13 it will halt all routes until passenger demand recovers. The bus operator reached the decision after it says ridership dropped by 95 per cent, which led the company to […]
  
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• Sault Tribe receiving millions in CARES Act funding - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 18:02
  Sault Tribe receiving millions in CARES Act funding  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Coronavirus leaves some domestic abuse victims in isolation - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 18:02
  Coronavirus leaves some domestic abuse victims in isolation  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• 5 fun things to do this weekend - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 18:02
  5 fun things to do this weekend  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• There’s no other town like Rabbit Hash, Ky. - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 17:41
  There’s no other town like Rabbit Hash, Ky.  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Woman threatens violence: POLICE

  07-05-2020 17:40 via saultstar.com
  
  A woman used social media to threaten someone else with physical harm, Ontario Provincial Police say.Read More
  
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• Soo Locks Engineers Day canceled - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 17:10
  Soo Locks Engineers Day canceled  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Reduced loading ends

  07-05-2020 17:04 via saultstar.com
  
  Reduced load restrictions of five tonnes per axle ends at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, City of Sault Ste. Marie says.Read More
  
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• Standring column: Mother’s Day gift: No guilt - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 16:47
  Standring column: Mother’s Day gift: No guilt  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• In Good Faith column: Filling bare cupboards - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 16:47
  In Good Faith column: Filling bare cupboards  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• MCCC fall semester plans still pending - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 16:38
  MCCC fall semester plans still pending  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Ionia prepares ’fluid’ budget for 2021 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 16:38
  Ionia prepares ’fluid’ budget for 2021  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Sheehan Announces Funding of Over $1 million Locally to Support People Facing Homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  07-05-2020 16:35
  
  MP Sheehan Announces $836,590 in Federal Funds for the Reaching Home Program, $400,000 Increase Included to Support People Facing Homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic The Government of Canada has provided a significant increase of support during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the Reaching Home Program. Reaching Home is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing […]
  
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• Sheehan Announces Funding of almost a $1 million Locally to Support People Facing Homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  07-05-2020 16:35
  
  MP Sheehan Announces $836,590 in Federal Funds for the Reaching Home Program, $400,000 Increase Included to Support People Facing Homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic The Government of Canada has provided a significant increase of support during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the Reaching Home Program. Reaching Home is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing […]
  
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• Sault Police Seeing Increase In Parking Lot Collisions

  07-05-2020 16:28
  
  Members of our Traffic Services Unit and Collision Reporting Centre have noticed an increase in the number of hit and run motor vehicle collisions being reported. The majority of these calls are being reported to have happened in area parking lots. From January 1, 2020 until March 30, 2020 98 hit and run collisions were […]
  
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• Samurai sword joins man on golf cart ride

  07-05-2020 16:22 via saultstar.com
  
  A samurai sword, along with hunting and throwing knives, joined a man for a ride on a golf cart on a Wawa street last Tuesday.Read More
  
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• Man rides golf cart with samurai sword

  07-05-2020 16:22 via saultstar.com
  
  A samurai sword, along with hunting and throwing knives, joined a man for a ride on a golf cart on a Wawa street last Tuesday.Read More
  
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• Reduced loading on City streets ends May 9

  07-05-2020 15:54
  
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie advises truck owners/operators that reduced load restrictions (5 tones per axle) on city streets will be lifted effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 9. For additional information, contact Public Works and Engineering Services at 705-759-5201 or email [email protected]
  
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• ‘A road block cannot stop a virus’

  07-05-2020 15:34 via saultstar.com
  
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• Special Report – AM Edition May 7th

  07-05-2020 15:32
  
  This morning, we have a video with Amanda Lambert from the Strong Minds support group. We talk about how to properly use both a mask and gloves, an outbreak at Extendicare Maple View Long-Term home, and updated Canada COVID-19 numbers. Join Colette Linden, Dani Dupuis, and Christopher Oldcorn on weekdays at 8AM and 1PM for […]
  
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• Addiction, mental health counselling returns

  07-05-2020 14:31 via saultstar.com
  
  Free mental health and addiction counselling resumes next week.Read More
  
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• Extendicare Maple View has COVID-19 outbreak

  07-05-2020 13:41 via saultstar.com
  
  Three residents of Extendicare Maple View have tested positive for COVID-19.Read More
  
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• Feds to unveil agreements with provinces to top up essential workers’ pay

  07-05-2020 10:00
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today cost-sharing agreements with a number of provinces to top up the wages of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those agreements are expected to involve a transfer of federal funds to the provinces, each of which will be able to decide for itself which essential workers most […]
  
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• Village of South Rockwood, Ordinance Number 177 hearing - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 07:00
  Village of South Rockwood, Ordinance Number 177 hearing - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Letter: Will wonders never cease - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  07-05-2020 06:58
  Letter: Will wonders never cease - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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