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• Ontario cannabis regulator promises to double monthly store approvals

  01-09-2020 23:50
  
  TORONTO — Ontario’s cannabis store regulator says it will double the number of shops it authorizes this fall. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it will step up the pace of its approvals process at the province’s direction. In April, the Ontario government said the AGCO would begin to issue 20 retail store authorizations […]
  
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• Joey wins $180,750 in SAHF 50/50

  01-09-2020 22:27
  
  On August 31st at 11am, Betty-Jo (Joey) Harris, of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, won $180,750 in the Sault Area Hospital Foundation’s (SAHF) August electronic and online 50/50 draw. Her lucky number (J-5492780) was drawn electronically, and she was contacted immediately. Joey has been purchasing her tickets since the spring. Her cheque will be the largest […]
  
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• Heading up

  01-09-2020 22:25 via saultstar.com
  
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• Winds of change blow hard this September

  01-09-2020 21:07 via saultstar.com
  
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• Front-line Healthcare Workers Union Rally

  01-09-2020 20:51
  
  Healthcare, social service and other front-line workers represented by Unifor, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) and CUPE will be protesting outside of the office of Sault Ste Marie MPP Ross Romano. A release from the OCHU states that front-line workers in and around the city have been stripped of their rights and are […]
  
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• End of the line nears for HCR

  01-09-2020 20:48 via saultstar.com
  
  Huron Central Railway (HCR) is running out of steam. Read More
  
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• EQUIZI, Nelda

  01-09-2020 20:42
  
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Nelda at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, August 31, 2020 at the age of 91. Nelda is welcomed to heaven by her beloved family, late husband Vincenzo and her boys Danny and Duilio. She leaves behind her cherished daughter-in-law Renata Stopar and adored […]
  
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• Statistics Canada preps new online inflation tool to better detail price impacts

  01-09-2020 19:49
  
  OTTAWA — The national statistics agency is readying a new online tool to help Canadians track the impact of price changes on their spending during the pandemic. Statistics Canada already has a visualization tool that allows users to see the changes in prices for goods that make up the country’s headline inflation number. A senior official […]
  
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• Surgery backlog due to COVID-19 could take 84 weeks to clear: study

  01-09-2020 19:39
  
  TORONTO — A new study suggests it could take more than a year and a half to clear the backlog of surgeries in Ontario hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Modelling research published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says the estimated time to clear surgeries postponed due to the pandemic is 84 weeks, […]
  
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• Legion considers Remembrance Day options

  01-09-2020 19:36 via saultstar.com
  
  Remembrance Day service organizers are planning several options to recognize Sault Ste. Marie residents who’ve served Canada with the expectation COVID-19-prompted restrictions won’t likely be eased by November.Read More
  
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• Hudecek takes reins as Pickford softball coach - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-09-2020 19:25
  Hudecek takes reins as Pickford softball coach  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• 9 Incidents of Fraud

  01-09-2020 19:13
  
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting your assistance in identifying suspects involved in several incidents of fraud. From June 5, 2020 to June 25, 2020 there were 9 reported incidents of price tag switching at a local business. Taken from the store were several DeWalt and Milwaukee tools for a […]
  
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• Public school back to class announcements - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-09-2020 19:05
  Public school back to class announcements  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• LUBEK, Helly Miriam

  01-09-2020 18:52
  Helly Miriam Lubek ended her life journey on Sunday, August 30, 2020 peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital in her 91st year. She was the much loved wife of Ants for 57 years (deceased 2008). Helly was born July 21, 1930 and was the only child of Emil and Hille Hill. Survived by relatives and […]
  
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• High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore pre-pandemic life

  01-09-2020 18:42
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s top public health officers say widespread vaccination of Canadians is the only way to corral COVID-19 and allow life to return to a semblance of its pre-pandemic state. Dr. Theresa Tam and her deputy, Dr. Howard Njoo, are offering that assessment one day after the Trudeau government announced the latest instalment in its plan to pre-buy tens of […]
  
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• Programming for seniors restarts

  01-09-2020 18:39 via saultstar.com
  
  Programming for seniors resumes Tuesday at Drop-In Centre and Northern Community Centre.Read More
  
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• CURRELL, Harvey Overton

  01-09-2020 18:37
  
  Peacefully passed away at Extendicare Van Daele on Friday, August 28, 2020 at the age or 98. Beloved wife of the late Josephine. Cherished father of Robert (Linda) and Judith (late John). Proud Grandfather of five and great grandfather of five. Predeceased by his parents Alfred and Anne. Harvey was a remarkable man. He worked […]
  
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• The Bluebill freighter on the St. Mary’s River - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-09-2020 18:36
  The Bluebill freighter on the St. Mary’s River  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Ontario teachers’ unions file health and safety complaint

  01-09-2020 17:45
  
  Unions representing Ontario’s school teachers will each file a complaint with the province’s labour relations tribunal over what they say is the Ford government’s failure to take “every reasonable precaution” to protect education workers with its back-to-school plan. The escalation of their dispute with the government comes after a meeting last week between Labour Minister […]
  
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• Narcotics seized

  01-09-2020 17:32 via saultstar.com
  
  Two people face trafficking charges after a traffic complaint on Highway 17, near White River, last Sunday.Read More
  
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• Canadians filed more than 8,000 complaints about airlines to agency since March

  01-09-2020 17:15
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Transportation Agency says it has received more than 8,000 complaints about airlines since mid-March, an unprecedented figure for the five-and-a-half-month period. The total exceeds the number of complaints from all of 2018-19 and comes amid a prolonged customer backlash over moves by airlines to offer flight credit rather than refunds for most trips cancelled […]
  
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• Ottawa firm hired to review workplace complaints at Rideau Hall

  01-09-2020 16:50
  
  OTTAWA — An Ottawa-based consulting firm with a history of reviewing allegations of workplace harassment on Parliament Hill is being tasked to do so again at Rideau Hall. The Privy Council Office says it has hired Quintet Consulting Corp. to conduct a third-party investigation into allegations of a toxic work environment at the office of […]
  
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• Garage fire probed

  01-09-2020 16:15 via saultstar.com
  
  A suspicious residential garage fire is being investigated by Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.Read More
  
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• Seniors 55+ Programming to resume at the Drop-In Centre and the Northern Community Centre

  01-09-2020 16:12
  
  Residents of the City of Sault Ste. Marie will have another chance to connect and be active as redesigned Adult 55+ recreational activities are set to safely resume Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Health and safety continues to be a priority at both the Drop-In Centre and the Northern Community Centre. In compliance with Provincial Guidelines […]
  
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• Woman faces drug, impaired charges

  01-09-2020 16:11 via saultstar.com
  
  A woman was charged after police checked a vehicle on Dundas Street on Monday night.Read More
  
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• Ontario Moving to Enhance Public Safety and Food Supply Chain

  01-09-2020 15:55
  
  Immediate proclamation of key sections of new trespass and food safety act will better protect people and livestock transport drivers WOODSTOCK – In order to keep people safe, the Ontario government is making it an offence to stop, obstruct, hinder or otherwise interfere with a motor vehicle transporting farm animals. Today, the province proclaimed Section […]
  
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• S&P/TSX composite creeps higher, U.S. stock markets mixed; Loonie edges down

  01-09-2020 15:47
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged higher in early trading, helped by gains in the materials and technology sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 9.58 points at 16,524.02. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 59.99 points 28,370.06. The S&P 500 index was up 0.44 of a point at 3,500.75, […]
  
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• ONNtv Weather Minute – September 1

  01-09-2020 15:46
  
  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 – September 1

  01-09-2020 15:42
  
  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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• Rogers expands 5G network to 50 markets, but consumer adoption will take time

  01-09-2020 15:15
  
  TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. is expanding its 5G technology to 50 new markets starting today. The company says the technology will be launched in a mix of small towns and big cities across Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan as it edges closer to its goal of bringing 5G to 60 markets by the end of the […]
  
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• Bullet fired when weapon thrown

  01-09-2020 15:13 via saultstar.com
  
  A bullet was fired when a sawed-off shotgun was thrown out a moving vehicle’s window in the P-Patch last Saturday.Read More
  
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• So COVID-19 has hit your school. Now what?

  01-09-2020 15:10
  
  Ontario will not require a negative test result from students or education workers who contract COVID-19 before they are allowed to return to school, according to provincial guidelines released on Wednesday, but they must isolate for two weeks and be symptom-free. When a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, their cohort (the group […]
  
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• Man without mask gets angry

  01-09-2020 14:51 via saultstar.com
  
  A man who wasn’t wearing a face mask, or shoes, became upset when he went to a convenience store in Spanish and someone else spoke up about his behaviour.Read More
  
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• Local Resident with Incurable Cancer is Helping Researchers Get One Step Closer to a Cure

  01-09-2020 14:06
  
  On Sunday, September 13, Craig Morrison will be participating in the 10th annual Sault Ste. Marie Multiple Myeloma March. When Craig was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a little-known and incurable cancer of the plasma cells, it didn’t come as a complete shock. After being closely monitored for over 20 years, Craig’s biggest fear became a reality when he was officially […]
  
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• Millroy: LSSU Students Should Not Be Able To Cross Border

  01-09-2020 13:40
  
  I don’t agree with Canadian students attending Lake Superior State University being permitted to travel back and forth across the International Bridge on a daily basis during the pandemic. A couple of weeks ago a man who lives in the United States but works at Algoma Steel won that right in an arbitration ruling. I […]
  
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• $1,300 ECSF Grant for Easter Seals

  01-09-2020 12:50
  
  While children in Algoma were unable to attend Easter Seals camps in person this summer, a $1,300 grant from the COVID-19 Emergency Community Support Fund helped ensure they could attend virtually. “Funding provided through the COVID-19 Community Support Fund enabled us to build a virtual camp program online so they could access activities, engage with […]
  
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• Lenawee Christian girls golf wins home jamboree - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-09-2020 12:01
  Lenawee Christian girls golf wins home jamboree  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Canadians don’t know much about Erin O’Toole but poll finds openness to him

  01-09-2020 10:10
  
  OTTAWA — Most Canadians know very little about new Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole but a new poll suggests his personal qualities and policy positions could eventually give his party a boost. Fifty-two percent of respondents said they didn’t know enough about O’Toole to say whether they have a positive or negative impression of the new leader, who […]
  
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• September rent due as small businesses face holes in government support

  01-09-2020 10:00
  
  TORONTO — With rent coming due for another month, Ginger Robertson’s daily walk through Toronto’s Danforth neighbourhood is increasingly filled with empty storefronts. Robertson says that government programs have so far stopped short of helping her pay the bills for two restaurants she co-owns, The Edmund Burke and Off The Hook. While both venues have reopened, they […]
  
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• Letter: Yes, Black lives matter - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-09-2020 07:54
  Letter: Yes, Black lives matter - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Letter: Trump no law and order president - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-09-2020 07:54
  Letter: Trump no law and order president - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Letter: The importance of civil discourse - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  01-09-2020 07:54
  Letter: The importance of civil discourse - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Lightning beat Bruins in double overtime to take series in five games

  01-09-2020 05:48
  
  TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lighting can book their flight to Edmonton. Victor Hedman’s shot at 14:10 of the second overtime went in through a crowd as the Lightning defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday to win their second-round series 4-1 and advance to the Eastern Conference final. Anthony Cirelli and Ondrej Palat scored in regulation for […]
  
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• Alzheimer freshens the Coffee Break

  01-09-2020 04:39 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Media release
  Alzheimer Society of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District has rebranded the traditional fall fundraiser the Coffee Break, to Social with a Purpose.
  Over the years the Coffee Break fundraiser had evolved into more than sharing a cup of coffee and making a donation for the coffee that is consumed on coffee break day. Participating hosts were very creative so rebranding the name to Social with a Purpose was timely to “freshen” the brand, and to offer an online website to v
  
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• Annual Terry Fox Run goes virtual

  01-09-2020 04:29 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Forty years ago, Terry Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope not knowing how Canadians would respond to his plea, “Somewhere the hurting must stop.”
  Canada answered that plea with Terry Fox Runs in hundreds of communities, thousands of schools, and with millions of supporters across Canada.
  This year, the global pandemic has changed so much about our lives from how we work, whom we spend our time with, where we go. But it has not changed our desire to help others, to make a difference,
  
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• Lawn pests can be a major problem

  01-09-2020 04:25 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Major insect problems are often a result of the weather we experience. Infestation of insects that attack local lawns, gardens and trees will ebb and flow based on climactic conditions being favourable to their populations rising dramatically.
  A few years ago, you may recall that tent caterpillars were a major issue. That pest tends to cycle every seven years. We were due for an outbreak that year and should have again seen high numbers the next. However, the following winter was extremely harsh
  
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• All border-crossing students unlikely to go by all the rules

  01-09-2020 04:24 via saultthisweek.com
  
  I don’t agree with Canadian students attending Lake Superior State University being permitted to travel back and forth across the International Bridge on a daily basis during the pandemic.
  A couple of weeks ago a man who lives in the United States but works at Algoma Steel won that right in an arbitration ruling.
  I didn’t agree with that either.
  I couldn’t understand how an arbitration decision could override rules laid down by the Canadian government in closing the border.
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• Sault Transit to return to full service

  01-09-2020 04:19 via saultthisweek.com
  
  The safety and well-being of transit customers and staff is paramount.
  As part of a phased approach, the City of Sault Ste. Marie Transit Services will implement further service modifications.
  The changes take effect beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, and include the following:
  • Transit will return to full service operating on the half hour. All regular hours will resume.
  • The Community bus will leave the terminal at 6:30 a.m.
  • Sunday hour service remains the same. On-Demand
  
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• Labour Council cancels Labour Day plans

  01-09-2020 04:16 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie and District Labour Council cancelled its Labour Day plans this year because of the pandemic but the local labour community remains committed to supporting the community however it can.
  Michele McCleave-Kennedy, local Labour Council president, told Sault This Week individual unions put on some of the projects, while the labour council itself co-ordinates others.
  “Each union chooses projects that are close to their heart,” said McCleave-Kennedy. “Most unions hav
  
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• Outdoor school supplements public ed and learning at home

  01-09-2020 04:14 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Interest in the Algoma Forest and Nature School’s fall programs has “exploded,” without doing any additional advertising.
  The school’s director, Becky Hodgson, said “I think parents are realizing that there are alternatives to the status quo, and many are finding the confidence to take learning into their own hands.”
  Programs offered by the nature school – a morning preschool program for kids aged three to five and a full-day program for kids aged four t
  
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