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• Private school plans including smaller classes show stark inequities in education

  11-08-2020 23:11
  
  TORONTO — With children in both public and private schools, Toronto mom Karuna Satov is weighing two very different back-to-school pandemic plans. Her younger son and daughter’s downtown private elementary school is offering smaller class sizes, an expanded outdoor program, air purifiers in every room, more handwashing stations, and additional teachers to allow for smaller […]
  
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• Swimming Advisory Issued for Mark’s Bay Beaches

  11-08-2020 23:06
  
  Algoma Public Health has issued a swimming advisory for Mark’s Bay North and Mark’s Bay South located in Sault Ste. Marie. ON. Test results of samples taken on Monday, August 10, 2020, contained high levels of bacteria.  It is unsafe to swim at beaches with increased levels of bacteria.  When sample results return to safe […]
  
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• Sault Police Bicycle Patrol

  11-08-2020 22:58
  
  This summer members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are actively patrolling the downtown core on bicycles. The officers will focus their efforts strategically in an effort to improve public safety, particularly in the downtown. For more on the advantages of Bicycle Patrol, please view the attached video to hear from officers who are […]
  
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• KRASENKO, Ivan “John”

  11-08-2020 22:54
  
  Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, August 10, 2020 at the age of 97. Beloved husband of the late Vera Krasenko (nee Mychajlenko). Loving father of Tony (Verna), Nick (Connie), Nancy Kelly (late Peter), Richard (Debbie) and Linda Jolicoeur. Proud Gege of Nyomi, Natasha, Nickki, Jason, Pauline, Jake (Laura), Tanya (Dennis), […]
  
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• BOURGEOIS, Eileen (Antaya)

  11-08-2020 22:51
  
  Peacefully at Extendicare Maple View on Monday, August 10, 2020 at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Cherished mother of the late Louise Sanford, Phil (Theresa), late Mike (Jeni), Jeannette Clarida (Bruce), Rozanne Hayward (Rick), Tim (Teresa), Mariette Collins (Greg), Kathy (Randy), Rob (Linda) and Carole Bourgeois (Leigh). Proud grandmother of […]
  
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• Firefox owner Mozilla cuts one-quarter of global workforce, including Cdn jobs

  11-08-2020 22:33
  
  TORONTO — The not-for-profit company behind the free Firefox web browser and a growing number of internet privacy products is cutting about 250 people from its global workforce, including an undisclosed number in Canada. Mozilla Corp. co-founder and chief executive Mitchell Baker announced that it would cease operations in Taipei, Taiwan, and begin notifying affected employees in other countries. […]
  
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• Missing Guelph man sought

  11-08-2020 22:22 via saultstar.com
  
  A missing southwestern Ontario man may be in Algoma District.Read More
  
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• Safety won’t be compromised for vaccine, Canada’s top doctors say

  11-08-2020 22:03
  
  OTTAWA — The chief public health officer says Canada will not cut corners to get a vaccine for COVID-19 approved. Dr. Theresa Tam says she has full confidence in Health Canada’s process to approve a vaccine. She says she is cautiously optimistic that will happen soon but says safety will not be compromised to get there. […]
  
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• Illegal Fairview Avenue triplex gets rezoned

  11-08-2020 21:54 via saultstar.com
  
  The new owner of a west-end property will be expected to tidy up the site that’s operated illegally as a triplex for about 30 years.Read More
  
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• Sudbury man who supplied opioid that led to OD death is free

  11-08-2020 20:52 via saultstar.com
  
  A Sudbury man charged in an opioid overdose death in 2019 is now a free man. Read More
  
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• Trudeau shuts down speculation that Morneau about to be fired as finance minister

  11-08-2020 20:48
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has full confidence in Finance Minister Bill Morneau and that any reports to the contrary are false. Trudeau’s office has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement in support of Morneau in a bid to shut down speculation the finance minister is about to be fired. […]
  
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• Former councillor was ‘a champ for the little guy’

  11-08-2020 20:42 via saultstar.com
  
  NORTH BAY Maureen Boldt was “a champ for the little guy while she was on council,” according to longtime businessman and former North Bay city councillor George Maroosis. Read More
  
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• Sault High football practice begins - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-08-2020 20:39
  Sault High football practice begins  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Familiarity breeds respect among NHL East playoff teams - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-08-2020 20:39
  Familiarity breeds respect among NHL East playoff teams  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Sault Michigan Hosts Tire Disposal Day!

  11-08-2020 20:29
  
  Sault Ste. Marie hosts city-wide tire disposal day The City of Sault Ste. Marie and the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation hosted a city-wide tire disposal day on Saturday, August 8, 2020. The event was funded through a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy grant that was obtained by the EDC earlier […]
  
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• New gold mine 'truly exciting’ for region

  11-08-2020 20:28 via saultstar.com
  
  GOGAMA – IAMGOLD Corporation’s plan to move forward with its Côté Gold Project near here is being heralded as a potential economic boost to mining suppliers throughout the northeast.
  IAMGOLD announced the joint-venture project with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. of Japan in June 2017, highlighting Sumitomo’s first investment in Canada in more than 50 years. Read More
  
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• Having students ride public transit would be an invaluable lesson: LETTER

  11-08-2020 20:15 via saultstar.com
  
  It is wonderful news to learn that all three levels of government are willing to spend up to $20 million to improve our public transit infrastructure. Read More
  
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• Golf day helps THRIVE

  11-08-2020 20:08 via saultstar.com
  
  An upcoming day on the links will raise cash for THRIVE Child Development Centre.Read More
  
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• Habs ready for Flyers’ test: ‘We’re going to be the underdogs in any series’

  11-08-2020 19:52
  
  TORONTO — The Montreal Canadiens were significant underdogs against the Pittsburgh Penguins. After dispatching Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company — a roster with the seventh-best record in regular season, 15 points ahead of them in the standings — in the NHL’s qualifying round, the Canadiens are in the same boat heading into a first-round playoff matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers. And that’s […]
  
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• Annual butterfly release event registration deadline quickly approaching - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-08-2020 19:52
  Annual butterfly release event registration deadline quickly approaching  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Omollo guides Algoma University

  11-08-2020 19:47 via saultstar.com
  
  Jane Omollo will help Algoma University’s leadership team’s work on equity, diversity and inclusion.Read More
  
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• Michigan families vulnerable as economic safeguards expire - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-08-2020 19:30
  Michigan families vulnerable as economic safeguards expire  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Goods taken in Elliot Lake

  11-08-2020 19:27 via saultstar.com
  
  A woman, shopping with a child, took goods from a business on Ontario Avenue in Elliot Lake last Friday, police say.Read More
  
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• CRA launches updated CEWS calculator ahead of applications opening Monday

  11-08-2020 19:26
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government has launched an updated calculator to help employers estimate what help they might receive from the next phase of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The calculator opened today on the CEWS website ahead of the opening of applications next Monday. Employers enter information about their business situation to get an estimate of the […]
  
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• Sault teen is missing

  11-08-2020 19:17 via saultstar.com
  
  A Sault Ste. Marie teenager is missing.Read More
  
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• Group behind New York rugby league bid pulls out of Wolfpack sweepstakes

  11-08-2020 18:56
  
  TORONTO — A group looking to bring rugby league to New York has pulled out of the Toronto Wolfpack sweepstakes, citing the cost of reviving the troubled transatlantic franchise plus complications involving minority shareholders. New York Rugby League was one of four groups looking over the Wolfpack’s financials. “We’ve withdrawn quietly,” said Ricky Wilby, bid lead for […]
  
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• Three-year-old killed, another child hospitalized after being hit by car

  11-08-2020 18:41
  
  TORONTO — A three-year-old child has died after being struck by a car in Toronto’s west end. Police say a man and two children were hit by the vehicle this morning near the intersection of Burnhamthorpe Road and The East Mall in Etobicoke. In a series of tweets, police say the three-year-old had no vital […]
  
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• City Throws In Support For Memorial Cup Bid

  11-08-2020 18:41
  
  With just this past week the Ontario Hockey League announced its return to play schedule with the upcoming season slated to get underway in December. With the league’s plan in place, the Greyhounds are once again working on their bid to host the Memorial Cup Playoffs but have now earned the support of the city. […]
  
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• Found: Missing Person Alert

  11-08-2020 18:37
  
  2PM UPDATE: Kaitana Biron has been located safely. She is no longer considered missing. Previous report The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance to locate 15-year-old Kaitana Biron. She was last seen in the 100 block of Wellington Street East on August 9th 2020. She is described as being 5’3” tall […]
  
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• U.S., Canadian authorities warn against annual ‘Float Down’ near Sarnia, Ont.

  11-08-2020 18:31
  
  SARNIA, Ont. — Authorities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are warning people not to participate in an annual tubing party this Sunday on the river that separates Sarnia, Ont., from Port Huron, Mich. The so-called “Float Down,” which is more than 30 years old, sees thousands of people float on inner tubes and rafts down the […]
  
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• Half-Hour Bus Service Returning Soon

  11-08-2020 18:25
  
  The Sault Transit reduced service because of the COVID-19 pandemic back on April 1. Brent Lamming, who supervises Sault Transit, hinted at a return to the half-hour service at last night’s City Council meeting. Brent gave no target date. However, Sault Transit has around 2,000 daily riders. Before the service reduction, the daily ridership was […]
  
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• Millroy: Classroom Sizes, Troublesome

  11-08-2020 17:57
  
  Teachers unions in Ontario are concerned that the government’s plan to reopen schools in the fall doesn’t include an accommodation for smaller class sizes to assist in the defence against the coronavirus Covid-19. I certainly share that concern and I believe a lot of parents do too. Actually, I would prefer that the government put […]
  
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• ONNtv Weather Minute – August 11

  11-08-2020 17:47
  
  Make sure 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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• Quebec reports 91 new COVID-19 cases, one additional death from virus

  11-08-2020 17:29
  
  MONTREAL — The daily number of COVID-19 cases reported in Quebec is under 100 for the second consecutive day. Quebec reported 91 cases of the disease linked to the novel coronavirus today and one COVID-19-related death. The province has reported a total of 60,718 cases and 5,697 deaths attributed to the virus. Hospitalizations also dropped in the […]
  
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• Fraser Institute: Ontario hasn’t solved its electricity problems, just shifted them from consumers to taxpayers

  11-08-2020 17:14
  
  TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The Ontario government has failed to fundamentally solve the province’s electricity problems and continues to shift the burden from consumers to taxpayers by subsidizing hydro rates, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Successive governments in Ontario have […]
  
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• CHRISTIANSEN, Michael Nils

  11-08-2020 17:12
  
  It Is with broken hearts, the family of Michael Nils Christiansen announces his passing at home surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, August 8, 2020 after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Mike was born in Wawa on August 25, 1962.  He was the fourth child and loving son of Betty and Nils Christiansen.  Dear brother of […]
  
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• Ontario records 33 new COVID cases, duplicate case removal drops figures

  11-08-2020 17:00
  
  TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 33 new cases of COVID-19 today — the lowest daily case count in months — but the province’s health minister attributes part of the drop to “routine data clean-up.” Christine Elliott says Toronto Public Health removed 21 cases, including some duplicates, from its total. She says an additional 75 cases have […]
  
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• Group of Seven filmmakers plan Sainte-Marie project

  11-08-2020 16:29 via saultstar.com
  
  An independent film and television production company that shot a documentary about the Group of Seven in Algoma District is now working on a film about an acclaimed Indigneous singer-songwriter. Read More
  
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• Cyr column: The Democrats and party conventions - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-08-2020 16:23
  Cyr column: The Democrats and party conventions  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• $1.2 Million Lost From Outstanding Accounts

  11-08-2020 16:21
  
  The City Council suspended interest on taxes owed to the city until Dec 31, 2020.  As of July 9, the city lost $555,000 in interest. The city plans to lose approximately $1.2 million in interest on outstanding accounts. Tom Vair, acting chief administrative officer, said city staff “have been reaching out” to companies owing over […]
  
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• Victim hit with tire iron: POLICE

  11-08-2020 16:18 via saultstar.com
  
  A tire iron was allegedly used during an assault early Tuesday.Read More
  
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• Canada Goose Q1 loss nearly doubles as revenue plunges from last year

  11-08-2020 16:06
  
  TORONTO — Canada Goose Holdings Inc. reports its first-quarter loss nearly doubled to $50.1 million as revenue plunged 63 percent from a year earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenue for the Toronto-based luxury parka company dropped to $26.1 million in the quarter ended June 28, a seasonally slow period that coincided this year with […]
  
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• Pack up patios before snow starts: OFFICIAL

  11-08-2020 16:05 via saultstar.com
  
  Restaurants can add heaters to keep their patios active longer, but the seasonal spaces must be gone from city sidewalks before snow starts falling.Read More
  
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• Insurance break possible for business patios

  11-08-2020 16:05 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie restaurants with patios that sell alcohol could get a break on their insurance premiums.Read More
  
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• S&P/TSX composite up despite plunge in gold as financial and energy stocks rise

  11-08-2020 15:58
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged up in early trading as gains in the financial and energy sectors offset big losses in the materials stocks as the price of gold plunged, taking the shares of many of the big gold miners with it. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 13.90 points at 16,619.40. In New […]
  
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• Minimal time spent on smart park: VAIR

  11-08-2020 15:19 via saultstar.com
  
  City staff aren’t spending a lot of time working on a smart park for the municipality, says acting chief administrative officer Tom Vair.Read More
  
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• CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts climbed nearly 16% in July

  11-08-2020 14:53
  
  OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July rose nearly 16 percent compared with June. The housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts rose to 245,604 in July, up from 212,095 in June. Economists on average had expected an annual rate of 210,000, […]
  
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• Road maintenance on Cambridge Township Board agenda - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  11-08-2020 14:40
  Road maintenance on Cambridge Township Board agenda  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Keep fighting COVID-19: MAYOR

  11-08-2020 14:29 via saultstar.com
  
  Mayor Christian Provenzano is urging Sault Ste. Marie residents to “recommit” to Algoma Public Health’s guidance to keep COVID-19 at bay in the community as a new school year nears.Read More
  
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• Transit eyes return of half-hour service

  11-08-2020 14:26 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Transit is expected to return to half-hour service “in the near future.”Read More
  
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