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• China Steel Supports Construction of Armoured Combat Support Vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces

  04-08-2020 23:59
  
  China Steel, a locally owned business in Sault Ste. Marie, will be supporting Canada’s national defence with the production of made-in-Canada Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSV). The Canadian Armed Forces can use ACSVs to respond to natural disasters and uphold Canada’s NATO defence commitments around the world. Production on the first ACSV has begun in […]
  
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• Police recover grenade from old storage shed

  04-08-2020 22:55 via saultstar.com
  
  North Bay Police Service is investigating the origin of a hand grenade found inside a storage shed of a recently acquired property. Read More
  
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• Confusion mounts as Liberals contend no students participated in grant program

  04-08-2020 22:49
  
  OTTAWA — A Halifax-based charity is expressing confusion and frustration as it looks likely to have to foot the bill for nine students hired through the federal volunteer program at the centre of the WE affair. The federal government says no students actually started their placements before July 3, when WE Charity backed out of […]
  
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• No injuries, but fire caused extensive damage

  04-08-2020 22:32 via saultstar.com
  
  There were no injuries reported after Sault Ste. Marie fire crews responded to a call Tuesday of a residential fire in the 100 block of Gore Street. Read More
  
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• Halfway Lake fatality adds to holiday toll

  04-08-2020 22:18 via saultstar.com
  
  The victim in a drowning at Halfway Lake Provincial Park on Sunday evening has been identified as a 23-year-old man from Sudbury, the OPP said in a release issued on Tuesday morning. Read More
  
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• Ontario government defends back-to-school plan despite contradictions

  04-08-2020 21:57
  
  TORONTO — Ontario’s premier stood by the province’s back-to-school plans on Tuesday as federal officials offered up COVID-19-prevention guidelines that appeared to contradict those revealed by provincial officials last week. Doug Ford’s comments came as Ontario’s 72 publicly funded school boards worked on firming up their proposals to welcome students back to class. While most […]
  
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• CURREY, Dorine Claudia Bridget (Babe)

  04-08-2020 21:49
  
  ~July 24, 1922 – July 31, 2020~ Dorine Claudia Bridget Currey went peacefully home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the age of 98. Loving wife of the late Rev. John Ellis Currey. Devoted mother of Christopher and the late Jane Ann. Daughter of the late Ethel Maude (nee Ainslie) […]
  
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• Military exercise in Arctic aims to send message without spreading COVID-19

  04-08-2020 21:40
  
  OTTAWA — Canada and some of its closest allies have kicked off a three-week naval exercise in the Arctic that aims to send a message of unity against potential adversaries in the North without spreading COVID-19 to local communities. The training exercise known as Operation Nanook has been a mainstay for the Canadian Armed Forces […]
  
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• Honda Canada recalls 53,770 Odyssey, Passport and Pilot vehicles

  04-08-2020 21:38
  
  MARKHAM, Ont. — Honda Canada is recalling 53,770 vehicles for repair. The recall in Canada covers 2018 to 2020 Honda Odysseys, 2019 to 2020 Honda Passports and 2019 to 2021 Honda Pilots. The automaker says that depending on the vans or SUV, it may need one or more of four free repairs, including two software […]
  
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• KILLORAN, Margaret Rose

  04-08-2020 21:36
  
  It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden and peaceful passing of Margaret Rose at home with her loving partner of 35 years by her side on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the age of 79. Daughter of the late Luigi and Theresa Casola and daughter in law of the late Mike and […]
  
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• China Steel gets piece of armoured vehicle contract

  04-08-2020 21:11 via saultstar.com
  
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• China Steel gets piece of armoured vehicle contact

  04-08-2020 21:11 via saultstar.com
  
  Sheehan said “this local company has had military contracts in the past but now they will be manufacturing parts for armoured vehicles and their protection systems.”Read More
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine efforts provide hope but no silver bullet to stop pandemic: Tam

  04-08-2020 21:01
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s top public health doctors warned Tuesday that vaccines in development for COVID-19 provide hope but will not mean an immediate end to the pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam says the Public Health Agency of Canada is planning to be responding to the pandemic for at least one and more likely two or three […]
  
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• COVID more prevalent than official tally: NOSM prof

  04-08-2020 20:57 via saultstar.com
  
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• Porter Airlines extends flight suspension for third time, to Oct. 7

  04-08-2020 20:49
  
  TORONTO — Porter Airlines is extending its suspension of all flights until Oct. 7, the third such delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The carrier had previously planned to resume flying on Aug. 31, after initially setting a late-July date. Porter says the decision stems from travel restrictions that include the ongoing Canada-U.S. border shutdown, […]
  
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• YMCA ready to raffle, kicks off 50/50 draw

  04-08-2020 20:47 via saultstar.com
  
  For the first time, the Sault Ste. Marie YMCA will sell tickets online to raise funds for its Strong Kids Campaign. Read More
  
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• Stephanie and Mitchell share $207,000 in SAHF 50/50

  04-08-2020 20:37
  
  On July 31st at 11am, Stephanie Cain and Mitchell Mannarino, both of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, won $207,645 in the Sault Area Hospital Foundation’s (SAHF) July electronic and online 50/50 draw. Their lucky number (I-1346774) was drawn electronically, and they were contacted immediately. Each will receive $103,822.50. The two have been purchasing tickets together since […]
  
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• SAHF 50/50 win gives couple 'jumpstart'

  04-08-2020 20:13 via saultstar.com
  
  Stephanie Cain and Mitchell Mannarino, both of Sault Ste. Marie, won $207,645 in the Sault Area Hospital Foundation’s (SAHF) July electronic and online 50/50 draw. Read More
  
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• FALLU, Irene Agathe Rose (nee Hogan)

  04-08-2020 20:02
  
  ~March 26, 1929 – August 2, 2020~ It is with great sorrow that we announce the peaceful passing of Irene, in her home. Irene is predeceased by her husband Adelard Fallu. She is survived by her children Pat Fallu (Gayle), Giselle Strauss (Rick) and Danielle Hopper and by her 9 loving grandchildren and her 11 […]
  
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• Sault High School mascot wears a mask - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 19:58
  Sault High School mascot wears a mask  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Sault museum trivia night fundraiser

  04-08-2020 19:46 via saultstar.com
  
  Test your trivia skills and down a pint. Read More
  
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• Rudyard baseball receives academic excellence award - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 19:42
  Rudyard baseball receives academic excellence award  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Cyr column: Atomic bombs in August - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 19:40
  Cyr column: Atomic bombs in August  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Weatherford cartoon: Trump’s ominous warning - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 19:34
  Weatherford cartoon: Trump’s ominous warning  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• TikTok sale puts Canada between Trump and China, again, experts say

  04-08-2020 19:33
  
  OTTAWA — The potential sale of social media platform TikTok to Microsoft is leaving Canada with a sense of deja vu. Experts say the country is once again being pressured to take sides in a debate about digital technology that seems driven more by politics than by policy. U.S. President Donald Trump is effectively forcing the sale of […]
  
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• Cross-border steel worker forced to choose between job and kids wins COVID-19 ruling

  04-08-2020 19:30 via saultstar.com
  
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• It Took Five Months, Man Charged With Theft

  04-08-2020 19:12
  
  On August 3, 2020 officers with Patrol Services arrested 38-year-old James Wilson for possession of property obtained by crime. On March 1, 2020 at 2:05 a.m. officers responded to a call of a man pushing a snow blower in the area of Lake Street and Marconi Street. Officers located the individual on Placid Avenue and […]
  
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• Five Local Students Recipients of Specialist High Skills Major Award

  04-08-2020 18:54
  
  Five local high school students – Chanel Dubreuil, Abbey Engel, Christina Kalomiris, Mateo Perri, and Trystin Roussain – are Sault College’s most recent recipients of the Specialist High Skills Major Award. Through this scholarship, now in its second year, these students were awarded $1,000 towards their tuition for the upcoming academic year! To be eligible […]
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Key Stolen From Howard Johnson Hotel

  04-08-2020 18:40
  
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting your assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an incident of theft. On July 10, 2020 at around 5:30 am, an unknown female suspect attend Howard Johnson Hotel on Trunk Road and stole Key #7 from the dropbox and left the area. The theft […]
  
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• Police Vehicle Involved in Collision 

  04-08-2020 18:37
  
  On August 4, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. a Sault Ste. Marie Police Service cruiser was involved in a motor vehicle collision in the intersection of Pine Street and Wellington Street East. The collision involved a cruiser and another vehicle. No injuries have been reported at this time. Shortly before the collision, officers were dispatched to […]
  
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• EU regulators investigating Googles plan to buy Fitbit - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 18:27
  EU regulators investigating Googles plan to buy Fitbit  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• ONNtv Weather Minute-August 4

  04-08-2020 18:24
  Don’t forget to subscribe to our Sault Online/ONNtv YouTube channel by clicking here. Watch Special Report Monday to Friday at 8am & 1pm with Chris Oldcorn and Weather with Daniel Laprade. You can also catch Daniel throughout the day with your ONNtv Weather Minute, as well as on the 5pm Evening News. Send in your Weather […]
  
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• Two collisions within minutes on Pine Street

  04-08-2020 18:19 via saultstar.com
  
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• Trivia Night at the Sault Museum

  04-08-2020 18:10
  
  Sault Museum’s Trivia Night Fundraiser Join the Sault Ste. Marie Museum and OutSpoken Brewing for Trivia Tuesdays! The Museum is hosting two trivia nights on, August 11th, and 25th, from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at OutSpoken Brewing located at 350 Queen Street East. Show off your trivia skills and learn something new about, Canadian trivia, […]
  
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• FROM LOLLY’S KITCHEN - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 17:54
  FROM LOLLY’S KITCHEN  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Five graduates net Sault College specialist high skills major award

  04-08-2020 17:47 via saultstar.com
  
  Five local high school students have been named recipients of the Specialist High Skills Major Award. Read More
  
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• Helping to feed the community - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 17:43
  Helping to feed the community  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Unhappy with drain work - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 17:42
  Unhappy with drain work  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Misinformation of COVID-19 impacts us all - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 17:28
  Misinformation of COVID-19 impacts us all  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• McDonald’s donates $13,500 to Ionia Free Fair - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 17:28
  McDonald’s donates $13,500 to Ionia Free Fair  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Knowledge to Grow: Cutting back daylilies - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 17:28
  Knowledge to Grow: Cutting back daylilies  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Heffner column: The apps have it - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 16:26
  Heffner column: The apps have it  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Windsor-Essex to stay in Stage 2 given COVID infections of farmworkers

  04-08-2020 16:15
  
  TORONTO — The Ontario government says Windsor-Essex will remain in Stage 2 of the province’s COVID-19 reopening strategy for the time being. While the rest of the province has moved to the looser restrictions of Stage 3, Windsor-Essex will stay in Stage 2 until further notice. The province says the decision is based on the […]
  
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• Parents unhappy with back-to-school protocols scramble to make alternative plans

  04-08-2020 13:50
  
  TORONTO — COVID-19 fears will keep Rachel Danzinger-Marmer from sending her two grade-schoolers back to class this fall. And a hectic family business — along with their toddler and baby siblings — will make it impossible for her to help them learn remotely. Danzinger-Marmer says getting her kids an education has raised mind-boggling concerns neither the government […]
  
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• Millroy: Hockey Hubs, Cash-Less Shopping and Trump’s Cognitive Test

  04-08-2020 13:00
  
  Edmonton and Toronto are serving as hub cities for the 24 National Hockey League teams that will compete in the playoffs leading to a Stanley Cup winner for the 2019-2020 season, in which play was suspended on March 12 due to the spreading global pandemic. Despite the closing of the border between Canada and the […]
  
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• Letter: Vote for Teekamp, Sirko, Delaney - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 08:08
  Letter: Vote for Teekamp, Sirko, Delaney - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Biscuits make every meal better - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-08-2020 08:08
  Biscuits make every meal better  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Weeding, pleasure in lilies, and a humane dispatch of a pest

  04-08-2020 05:12 via saultthisweek.com
  
  I always look forward to the first week of August. Not only do we have a short week, but traditionally it means that my husband and I are on summer holidays together. Dan focuses on projects he has lined up interspersed with relax time. I try to get caught up on garden chores and take time to sit on the patio and enjoy the sights, sound and fragrance of my flowers.
  Just this morning my hybrid lily flowers popped open. They are absolutely stunning to look at as well as have a strong scent that pe
  
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• NHL player exemption during pandemic should extend to CHL

  04-08-2020 05:10 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Edmonton and Toronto serve as hub cities for the 24 National Hockey League teams to compete in the playoffs leading to a Stanley Cup winner for the 2019-2020 season, in which play was suspended on March 12 due to the spreading global pandemic.
  Despite the closing of the border between Canada and the United States, many American players fill out the rosters on these teams.
  As such, I believe the same exemption should be accorded American players on Canadian teams in the three major junior leagues
  
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• Transit injection of $13.4M mostly will buy buses

  04-08-2020 04:51 via saultthisweek.com
  
  All three levels of government have a part in providing $13.4 million for Sault Ste. Marie transit.
  Sault Mayor Christian Provenzano, Sault MP Terry Sheehan, and Oakville MPP and parliamentary assistant to the Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Stephen Crawford made the announcement July 27, via teleconference.
  About $5.5 million will come from the federal government’s Public Transit Infrastructure Stream, $4.5 million from the province, and another $3.4 million from the City of Sault Ste.
  
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