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• University of Toronto research to explore racism in health care during pandemic

  25-08-2020 22:40
  
  TORONTO — A new research project will look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized communities as well as existing biases in the health-care system. The national project was launched by Roberta Timothy, an assistant professor with the University of Toronto’s Institute for Pandemics. Timothy says many members of the Black and Indigenous communities already avoid […]
  
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• Teachers’ union ask Ontario for workplace safety orders as schools reopen

  25-08-2020 22:35
  
  TORONTO — Ontario’s four major teachers’ unions say a meeting with the labour minister has resulted in no commitment to address concerns about safety standards in the province’s school reopening plan. The unions call for the meeting earlier this month after they alleged the province’s plan violated the Occupational Health and Safety Act. In a joint letter to their 190,000 members, the unions say […]
  
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• Leslyn Lewis to run for Tories in next election after losing leadership

  25-08-2020 22:22
  
  OTTAWA — Leslyn Lewis, who finished in a strong third place in the Conservative leadership race after entering as an unknown, will run for the party in the next election. Lewis spoke with new Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole today and pledged her support and efforts to help him on his path to forming government. Lewis, a lawyer […]
  
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• Federal court upholds confidentiality of documents in Meng Wanzhou case

  25-08-2020 22:18
  
  OTTAWA — The legal team for a Huawei executive facing extradition to the United States has lost its battle to have the contents of six confidential documents released to them. Meng Wanzhou’s defence team argued in Federal Court that the redacted documents would support its position that Meng suffered an abuse of process during her […]
  
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• BRIGLIO, Maria (nee Caputo)

  25-08-2020 22:08
  
  Peacefully passed away at the Sault Area Hospital with her family by her side on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the age of 95. Beloved wife of the late Carmine Briglio. Loving mother of Edward (Carol), Isabella DeLuca (Aldo), Gino (Pam) of Sault, Michigan, Tony (Christine), Peter (Nancy) of Toronto and Rico (Juli). Sister of […]
  
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• Feds will help First Nations schools guard against COVID-19: Miller

  25-08-2020 21:31
  
  OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa will be there to help First Nations schools protect against COVID-19 following calls for more dedicated funding. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation has accused the federal government of ignoring its urgent requests for supplies and funding needed for a safe back-to-school plan for its nearly 9,000 students […]
  
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• COVID-19 limits student residence spaces

  25-08-2020 21:27 via saultstar.com
  
  Campus housing at Sault College and Algoma University will welcome far fewer students in September due to social distancing efforts to minimize the possible spread of COVID-19.Read More
  
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• Pauline’s Place has a new home

  25-08-2020 21:10
  
  Pauline’s Place would like to announce their recent move to a new location at 235 Wellington Street West, formerly the Steeltown Seniors Centre. The shelter provides emergency short term housing for youth, women, and families who are experiencing a housing crisis. Pauline’s Place addresses homelessness for Youth (male ages 16-17, female ages 16-21), Women, and […]
  
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• SSMIC and EDC Streamline Business Supports

  25-08-2020 20:57
  The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC), the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the City of Sault Ste. Marie are collaborating to offer improved services for entrepreneurs in the region. SSMIC has closed its Accelerator Hub site at 258 Queen St and will instead focus on supporting the EDC’s Millworks Centre for […]
  
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• Hollingsworth appointed to AMO LTC Commission working group

  25-08-2020 20:30 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie city councillor Sandra Hollingsworth has been appointed to a working group that will look at the future of long-term care homes – from a municipal perspective. Read More
  
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• Stats Canada survey suggests some Canadians worried about safety of COVID-19 vaccine

  25-08-2020 20:21
  
  OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada survey suggests that while the vast majority of Canadians would get a COVID-19 vaccine if and when it becomes available, more than one in 10 likely would not. The survey comes as governments around the world are rushing to develop a vaccine for the illness that has infected more […]
  
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• Sault High outlasts Gaylord in five sets - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 19:51
  Sault High outlasts Gaylord in five sets  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Air conditioning part of climate crisis issue

  25-08-2020 19:41 via saultstar.com
  
  Air conditioning may be keeping man cool in warmer temperatures but it is heating the planet. Read More
  
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• WYNNE, Kenneth Allen

  25-08-2020 18:46
  
  Peacefully passed away at home in Toronto. Beloved son of the late Alice Skouris. Father of Matthew Harris. Dear brother of Margaret (Joe), Brenda (Joe), Gary (Christine), Dan, Doug (Theresa), Carole, Peter and Geraldine (Steve). Uncle, great uncle and cousin to many. Friend of Dina. A graveside service will be held in Hawk Junction, Ontario […]
  
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• Chiefs shut out Sault in soccer opener - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 18:43
  Chiefs shut out Sault in soccer opener  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• A look back: Sault High wrestling - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 18:43
  A look back: Sault High wrestling  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Maple Leafs send Kapanen to Penguins, get first-round pick in multi-player deal

  25-08-2020 18:25
  
  TORONTO — The Maple Leafs have traded winger Kasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a multi-player deal that also lands Toronto a first-round draft pick. Kapanen, defence prospect Jesper Lindgren and winger Pontus Aberg were shipped to the Penguins Tuesday for the 15th overall pick in this year’s draft, forwards Evan Rodrigues and Filip Hallander and […]
  
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• Ramsey column: Show them your value! - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 18:20
  Ramsey column: Show them your value!  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• ADSB Air-Quality Check

  25-08-2020 18:07
  
  Ahead of the return of students to school in September, the Algoma District School Board is assessing air quality in schools. Superintendent of Business Joe Santa Maria says the air quality review is more than 75 percent complete. Meantime, the public school board is waiting to hear about its share of the $50 million in […]
  
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• Quebec reports 62 additional COVID-19 cases and three more deaths

  25-08-2020 17:59
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 62 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. But officials said today the total number of deaths increased only by two, to 5,746, because one death previously added to the tally turned out to be unrelated. Hospitalizations increased by three to 118, while the number of people […]
  
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• Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on releasing ‘Bill & Ted’ in ‘extraordinary times’

  25-08-2020 17:59
  
  TORONTO — If only Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter had a phone booth time machine like their “Bill & Ted” characters. Perhaps then the stars of the buddy comedy franchise could have foreseen COVID-19 and the complications it would pose for the release of “Bill & Ted Face the Music.” Opening in theatres and through on-demand platforms […]
  
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• Ontario has failed to follow segregation rules, human rights commission says

  25-08-2020 17:41
  
  TORONTO — The Ontario Human Rights Commission says the province has failed to keep inmates with mental health disabilities out of segregation. The claims come in a new motion filed by the commission that alleges the province has breached its legal obligations to inmates in doing so. The commission is seeking an order to hold the […]
  
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• Lock gets valve work

  25-08-2020 17:39 via saultstar.com
  
  Second World War-era equipment will be replaced at Soo Locks.Read More
  
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• Lock gets new valves

  25-08-2020 17:39 via saultstar.com
  
  Second World War-era equipment will be replaced at Soo Locks.Read More
  
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• Garden River Landfill Temporarily Closed

  25-08-2020 17:37
  
  Please be advised that due to the current state of the GRFN Landfill site it will be closed effective immediately until further notice. GRFN will be monitoring the landfill site and Jardun Mine Road by camera surveillance and that any evidence of illegal dumping will be punishable by fine. GRFN Public Works and Lands & […]
  
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• ONNtv Weather Minute – August 25th

  25-08-2020 17:25
  
  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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• Special Report AM – August 25th

  25-08-2020 17:22
  
  Here is today’s Special Report 8AM Edition, where you can watch on demand! Join Christopher Oldcorn and Daniel Laprade on weekdays at 8 AM and 1 PM for Special Report. Make sure to interact live during the show on the Sault Online Facebook page, where you can send in a birthday or anniversary shout out and […]
  
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• Ontario reports 100 new cases of COVID-19, two new death related to coronavirus

  25-08-2020 17:03
  
  TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 100 new cases of COVID-19 and two new death related to the coronavirus. The total number of cases now stands at 41,607, which includes 2,800 deaths and 37,748 cases marked as resolved. There were 75 cases newly marked as resolved in today’s report. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 30 of Ontario’s 34 health regions […]
  
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• Woman makes 900 masks for Saranac Elementary School - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 16:54
  Woman makes 900 masks for Saranac Elementary School  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Substance use disorder program expands to Ottawa County - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 16:54
  Substance use disorder program expands to Ottawa County  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Get corny: Flavor from ear to ear - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 16:54
  Get corny: Flavor from ear to ear  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• NHL players, coaches on value of playoff experience: ‘There’s pros and cons’

  25-08-2020 16:46
  
  TORONTO — Brad Marchand realizes now he didn’t come close to fully grasping the magnitude of the moment. Deep in his first playoff run with the Boston Bruins back in 2011 at age 23, he knew the stakes were high. And after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games to advance to the Stanley Cup […]
  
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• Espanola woman finished second runner-up on “Alone”

  25-08-2020 16:33
  
  An Espanola woman’s journey in the frozen reaches of Great Slave Lake has come to its conclusion. Kielyn Marrone, one of two women contestants and the only Canadian on History channel’s survival series “Alone” ended up being the second runner-up. This year was the seventh season. Marrone was competing against nine other survivalists for the […]
  
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• Espanola woman finished second on “Alone”

  25-08-2020 16:33
  
  An Espanola woman’s journey in the frozen reaches of Great Slave Lake has come to its conclusion. Kielyn Marrone, one of two women contestants and the only Canadian on History channel’s survival series “Alone” ended up being the second runner up. This year was the seventh season. Marrone was competing against nine other survivalists for […]
  
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• Heffner column: Helping children overcome disabilities, deficits - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 16:24
  Heffner column: Helping children overcome disabilities, deficits  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• New Walk-In Clinic

  25-08-2020 16:00
  
  In response to wait times at Sault Area Hospital’s emergency department, a new walk-clinic opened. The clinic is located at the IDA Drug Mart in Wellington Square Mall. This is the second walk-in clinic to open in Sault Ste Marie’s east end, with the first having opened in back in May. It’s a telemedicine clinic, which utilizes […]
  
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• S&P/TSX composite index edges higher in early trading, loonie climbs

  25-08-2020 15:49
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged higher in early trading as gains in the financial sector were offset by losses in the materials group, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 4.01 points at 16,630.65. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 27.74 points at 28,280.72. The […]
  
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• Johnston celebrates Syrian students

  25-08-2020 15:14 via saultstar.com
  
  Former Gov. Gen. David Johnston delivers the keynote address to 51 Syrian students who are receiving university degrees from eight institutions in eight countries. Read More
  
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• Catholic priest served parishes

  25-08-2020 15:12 via saultstar.com
  
  Rev. Jean Pierre Kabongo Mukuna was a priest from the Congo who served a French Catholic parish in Sault Ste. Marie.Read More
  
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• Fraser Institute: Equalization discourages natural resource development in “have-not” provinces

  25-08-2020 13:04
  
  HALIFAX – Canada’s equalization program discourages natural resource development in “have-not” provinces, including all three Maritime provinces, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Many problems exist within Canada’s equalization program, including how it actually discourages natural resource development in have-not provinces,” said Ben Eisen, […]
  
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• Scotiabank reports $1.3B Q3 profit, provisions for credit losses climb

  25-08-2020 12:46
  
  TORONTO — Scotiabank reported a third-quarter profit of $1.30 billion, down from $1.98 billion a year ago as its provisions for bad loans climbed higher. The bank says the profit amounted to $1.04 per diluted share for the quarter ended July 31 compared with $1.50 per diluted share a year earlier. Revenue totalled $7.73 billion, […]
  
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• BMO Financial Group reports $1.23B Q3 profit, tops analysts’ expectations

  25-08-2020 12:18
  
  TORONTO — BMO Financial Group topped expectations as it reported a profit of $1.23 billion in its latest quarter even as its provisions for bad loans rose compared with a year ago. The bank says the profit amounted to $1.81 per share for the quarter, down from a profit of $1.56 billion or $2.34 per […]
  
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• Trudeau considered best to manage pandemic, revive economy, poll suggests

  25-08-2020 10:10
  
  OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be well placed to fight an election this fall, seen as the leader best able to care for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic and to get the economy back on its feet. Respondents to the poll, conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, were […]
  
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• School bus drivers ask for COVID-19 safety protocols ahead of start of new year

  25-08-2020 10:00
  
  TORONTO — Some school bus drivers say they have not received COVID-19 safety protocols with just weeks to go before the start of class. The drivers, who are represented by Unifor, will hold a press conference this morning to discuss their request for information on safety measures on their vehicles. The union says many of its drivers […]
  
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• New Conservative leader Erin O’Toole to lay out his blueprint for party

  25-08-2020 10:00
  
  OTTAWA — Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will speak to reporters today for the first time since his victory in the leadership race. His plan for a news conference after the results were announced was scuttled after delays in vote counting pushed the reveal into the wee hours of Monday morning. O’Toole spent his […]
  
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• Financial Accountability Office to report on Ontario’s credit rating

  25-08-2020 10:00
  
  TORONTO — Ontario’s fiscal watchdog will release a report this morning on the province’s credit rating. The report from the Financial Accountability Office will look at the rating since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, the province announced that its deficit projection had nearly doubled in three months because of the outbreak. Finance Minister […]
  
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• Veteran of the Year ceremony still a go - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 08:36
  Veteran of the Year ceremony still a go  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Rachel Morris notice of hearing - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 08:36
  Rachel Morris notice of hearing - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Phillip G. Kull notice to creditors - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 08:36
  Phillip G. Kull notice to creditors - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• London Township Ordinance No. 11a - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  25-08-2020 08:36
  London Township Ordinance No. 11a - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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