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• Great Canadian Gaming to reopen casinos in Ontario and New Brunswick Sept. 28

  04-09-2020 23:54
  
  TORONTO — Great Canadian Gaming Corp. says it will reopen its casinos on Sept. 28 in Ontario and New Brunswick that have been closed since March 16. The Toronto-based company says 11 Ontario casinos will adhere to provincial guidelines, which include indoor limits of 50 people and no operation of table games or other amenities. Its […]
  
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• No charges in fatal collision: OPP

  04-09-2020 23:52 via saultstar.com
  
  No charges will be laid following a fatal collision in Temiskaming Shores in July that killed two bicyclists, one from Sault Ste. Marie.Read More
  
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• Anti-carbon tax sticker law unconstitutional

  04-09-2020 23:39
  
  TORONTO — An Ontario court has ruled that a law forcing gas stations across the province to display anti-carbon tax stickers is unconstitutional. The decision from Superior Court Justice Edward Morgan came down this afternoon. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association challenged the law, saying it violates free speech provisions because it constitutes compelled political speech. […]
  
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• Journalist and researcher vow to fight charges related to Ontario land dispute

  04-09-2020 22:56
  
  An Indigenous journalist and a Six Nations researcher vowed Friday to fight criminal charges laid after they were arrested this week in relation to the occupation of disputed land in southwestern Ontario. Karl Dockstader, the co-host of the radio show One Dish, One Mic on NewsTalk 610 CKTB, said he spent six days living at […]
  
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• RCMP secrets case likely to be tangled up in court for some time

  04-09-2020 21:31
  
  OTTAWA — Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP employee accused of divulging secret information, made his latest brief appearance in an Ontario court Friday. All signs suggest his complex case will grind through the judicial process for some time, as deliberations continue over what portions of the thousands of pages of evidence can be disclosed. Next week will […]
  
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• Russia denial of Navalny poisoning taken with grain of salt: Champagne

  04-09-2020 21:23
  
  OTTAWA — Canada and its G7 allies are taking Russia’s denials of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a skepticism, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Friday. Navalny is in a Berlin hospital after being placed in an induced coma and Germany has accused Russia of poisoning him with a chemical nerve agent. The Kremlin has […]
  
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• Canada not on pace to meet target to cut methane emissions by 2025

  04-09-2020 20:26
  
  OTTAWA — Environmental advocates say Canada’s new methane regulations are going to leave the country well shy of its stated goal to cut emissions of the gas nearly in half in the next five years. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised four years ago that Canada would cut the methane emissions from fossil-fuel production by 40 […]
  
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• LIVE VIDEO: Rochester police union hold press conferencE - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-09-2020 20:22
  LIVE VIDEO: Rochester police union hold press conferencE  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• SIEDERS-ENGLISH – Johanna (Tugboat Annie)

  04-09-2020 20:13
  
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at the age of 76. Beloved wife of the late Stewart English. Loving mother of Warren Lee (Coreen Strachan), Stephen Lee and Robert English (Lynda Carlson). Johanna will be sadly missed by her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Daughter of the late Koert and Roelena […]
  
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• Most recent positive COVID tests at Sault nursing homes

  04-09-2020 20:09 via saultstar.com
  
  The two most recent positive cases of COVID-19 involve staff in Sault Ste. Marie nursing homes but Algoma Public Health says the homes are doing everything possible to keep residents and staff safe. Read More
  
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• Integrated Municipal Enforcement Team (IMET) Formed

  04-09-2020 20:01
  
  Recently the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, Sault Fire Services, City of Sault Ste. Marie Building and By-Law, the housing commission and other partner agencies formed the Integrated Municipal Enforcement Team, known as IMET. This enforcement oriented team brings together all agencies with enforcement mandates, with the support of other partner agencies, to develop action […]
  
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• Colder weather and holidays bring new COVID-19 concerns, Tam warns

  04-09-2020 19:59
  
  OTTAWA — The fall will bring new risks in the COVID-19 pandemic along with colder weather and indoor family holiday gatherings, Canada’s chief public health officer warned Friday. With the final long weekend of the summer season upon us, Dr. Theresa Tam said Canadians need to consider their own risk factors and the details of plans for […]
  
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• Swimming lessons offered – with conditions

  04-09-2020 19:55 via saultstar.com
  
  Modified swim lessons will be offered at John Rhodes Community Centre.Read More
  
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• Will governments save HCR in the final months?

  04-09-2020 19:37 via saultstar.com
  
  We are nearing the 11th hour – again. Read More
  
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• Modified swim lesson programming to launch this month

  04-09-2020 19:32 via saultstar.com
  
  Modified swim lesson programming will launch later this month at the John Rhodes Community Centre.
  Lessons will run from Sept. 19 to Nov. 9. Read More
  
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• Police charge man and woman in alleged homicide in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  04-09-2020 19:08
  
  THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A man and woman are each facing a murder charge after a recent homicide in Thunder Bay, Ont. City police say they began investigating the death of Christopher Meeseetawageesic on Sunday after receiving reports of a body near a local street. They say they soon determined the 31-year-old Thunder Bay man was the […]
  
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• Two passengers fined $1,000 each after refusing to wear masks on WestJet flights

  04-09-2020 18:59
  
  OTTAWA — Transport Canada has fined two airline passengers for refusing to wear face masks on board. The department says the travellers were fined $1,000 each after ignoring repeated directions from cabin crew to put on their face coverings. The first incident occurred on a WestJet flight from Calgary to Waterloo, Ont., in June and the […]
  
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• Attention Veterans!

  04-09-2020 18:58
  
  ATTENTION VETERANS The Royal Canadian Legion’s Service Bureau Officer, Ontario Command Sherry Culling will be in Sault Ste. Marie at Branch 25 during the WEEK of September 28th, 2020 Anyone wishing information, advice or assistance regarding Veterans Affair Canada Disability Pensions/Awards Treatment for Entitled Veterans Application for Poppy/Benevolent Funds Appeals against unfavorable VAC Decisions Widows […]
  
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• Moving in

  04-09-2020 18:45 via saultstar.com
  
  Megan Payne moves into Ray Lawson Hall at Sault College on Friday. From Barrie, Ont., Payne is starting the police foundations program. She’s interested in a career with the Special Investigations Unit or focusing on trafficking or narcotics. Payne chose Sault College after her best friend selected the Sault Ste. Marie post-secondary institution. A campus visit in March sold her on the college – and the city. “I just loved the college,” said Payne. “(The Sault) is s
  
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• Modified Fall Swim Lesson Programming

  04-09-2020 18:33
  
  The staff at the John Rhodes Community Centre are pleased to begin offering modified swim lesson programming from September 19 to November 9, 2020. Registration for programs begins at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. n response to COVID-19 restrictions and physical distancing measures, a modified swim lesson program will be offered with health […]
  
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• Canopy Growth lays off more workers, won’t say how many impacted by cuts

  04-09-2020 18:32
  
  SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. is laying off another round of workers as the cannabis company continues to restructure. The Smiths Falls, Ont.-based company would not say how many employees were impacted by the cuts, but confirmed they were based at its Niagara-on-the-Lake and Smiths Falls locations and said it would share more details in […]
  
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• Transport Canada issues first fines to air passengers who refused to wear masks

  04-09-2020 18:25
  
  OTTAWA — Federal transport officials have issued the first fines to air passengers who refused to wear face masks on Canadian flights, in violation of a government order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Transport Canada says two unnamed people have been fined $1,000 each for refusing to follow directions from air crews to wear their face […]
  
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• Union head: Officers in suffocation death followed training - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-09-2020 18:10
  Union head: Officers in suffocation death followed training  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• VIDEO: Rochester police union hold press conference - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-09-2020 17:54
  VIDEO: Rochester police union hold press conference  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• O’Toole nominates campaign fundraiser to be chair of Conservative Fund

  04-09-2020 17:49
  
  OTTAWA — The Conservative Party’s fundraising arm has a new chair for the first time in two decades. Leader Erin O’Toole says he is nominating his longtime campaign fundraiser James Dodds to be chair of the Conservative Fund, replacing former senator Irving Gerstein, who is retiring. The nomination must be approved by the party’s national council. […]
  
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• The American Integrity - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-09-2020 17:27
  The American Integrity  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• COVID-19 update for Chippewa County - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-09-2020 17:27
  COVID-19 update for Chippewa County  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Mangino column: ‘Law and Order’ and American politics - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-09-2020 17:21
  Mangino column: ‘Law and Order’ and American politics  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Ontario reports 148 new cases of COVID-19, with most in Peel Region

  04-09-2020 16:42
  
  Ontario is reporting 148 new cases of COVID-19 today, with the province’s health minister saying nearly half of them are concentrated in one area just west of Toronto. Christine Elliott says in a tweet that 72 of the new diagnoses are in Peel Region, long one of the provincial hotspots for the novel coronavirus. Elliott says […]
  
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• More trucks crossing border

  04-09-2020 16:28 via saultstar.com
  
  TORONTO Cross-border truck traffic between Canada and the United States – that dropped steeply when the pandemic hit – is returning to near-normal levels, signalling liftoff for economic recovery. Read More
  
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• Bridge traffic is still sluggish

  04-09-2020 16:12 via saultstar.com
  
  International Bridge traffic continues to be down more than 90 per cent due to a travel ban between Canada and the United States.Read More
  
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• Algoma University Labour Day Weekend Schedule

  04-09-2020 16:10
  Unless otherwise noted, all Algoma University facilities and services in Sault Ste. Marie, Brampton and Timmins will be closed during the Labour Day holiday weekend (Friday, September 4 at 5:00 PM until Tuesday, September 8 at 9:00 AM). Sault Ste. Marie Campus: George Leach Centre: Open – Saturday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm Open – […]
  
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• Drugs seized, pair charged

  04-09-2020 16:02 via saultstar.com
  
  Two Sault Ste. Marie men were charged after a traffic complaint about an erratically driven vehicle.Read More
  
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• Algoma U Labour Day

  04-09-2020 15:56
  
  Unless otherwise noted, all Algoma University facilities and services in Sault Ste. Marie, Brampton and Timmins will be closed during the Labour Day holiday weekend (Friday, September 4 at 5:00 PM until Tuesday, September 8 at 9:00 AM). Sault Ste. Marie Campus: George Leach Centre:  Open – Saturday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm Open – […]
  
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• S&P/TSX composite moves up in early trading, U.S. stock markets mixed

  04-09-2020 15:51
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in early trading, helped by gains in the financial, industrial and metals and mining sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 32.21 points at 16,481.10. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 199.92 points at 28,492.65. The S&P 500 index was up 9.08 points […]
  
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• Huron Shores Reminding Residents To Stay Safe Around Fireworks

  04-09-2020 15:37
  The Municipality of Huron Shores is reminding those intending to celebrate the last long-weekend of summer with a fireworks display to do so safely. Following procedures such as reading the instructions and warning labels, setting up in a clear, open space, and having a means of extinguishing fires are just some of the ways to […]
  
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• Two Sault Men Arrested

  04-09-2020 15:25
  
  (BLIND RIVER, ON)- On August 29, 2020, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and a member of Mississauga First Nation Police Service responded to a traffic complaint where a car was having difficulty maintaining its lane of travel as it proceeded westbound on Highway 17 approaching the town of […]
  
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• Motorist Facing Impaired Driving Charges

  04-09-2020 15:21
  A 34-year-old man from Atikameksheng First Nation is facing charges following a traffic stop near Espanola. Officers with the Manitoulin OPP Detachment were on patrol on Highway 6 on the afternoon of September 2nd. They pulled the suspects vehicle and determined the driver had been drinking. Officers arrested the driver and took him to the […]
  
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• Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province

  04-09-2020 14:56
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 10.2 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 13.1 per cent (15.6) _ Prince Edward Island 10.7 per cent (11.7) _ Nova Scotia 10.3 per cent (10.8) _ New Brunswick 9.4 […]
  
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• HOLLEY, Doris

  04-09-2020 14:50
  
  Peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the age of 80. Loving mother of Bill Jr. (Jenny), Landy (Allen), and Dan (Allison). Cherished grandmother of Sheldon Holley, Shane Holley, Brad Holley, and Brittany Beauchamp. Proud great grandmother of 12. Predeceased by her parents Gerald and Evelyn Reid. Dear sister […]
  
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• BOOKS, William Edward (Bill)

  04-09-2020 14:36
  
  ~ 1938 – 2020 ~ The family is saddened to report that Bill passed away on Monday, August 31st in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. He was the oldest son of the late Jack and Marie Books of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Bill is survived by his sisters, Donna (Carl) Sachetti, and Leslee (Peter) Rivet of […]
  
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• Wind Storm Blows Through

  04-09-2020 14:09
  
  A large low pressure system packing strong winds crossed Sault Ste. Marie Thursday afternoon resulting in some trees and branches taking the brunt. The winds were associated with a deep lower pressure system that moved over the northern part of Lake Superior with it’s cold front. Despite several hours of strong winds, no power outages […]
  
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• ‘Carefully consider' Huron Central Railway funding proposals, Domtar urges - St. Thomas Times-Journal

  04-09-2020 07:31
  
  ‘Carefully consider' Huron Central Railway funding proposals, Domtar urges  St. Thomas Times-Journal
  
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• ‘Carefully consider' Huron Central Railway funding proposals, Domtar urges - The Sudbury Star

  04-09-2020 07:27
  
  ‘Carefully consider' Huron Central Railway funding proposals, Domtar urges  The Sudbury Star
  
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• Ex-Gov. Snyder endorses Biden - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-09-2020 06:51
  Ex-Gov. Snyder endorses Biden  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Provorov lifts Flyers past Islanders in 2OT to force Game 7

  04-09-2020 05:30
  
  TORONTO — Ivan Provorov scored at 15:03 of the second overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Thursday night to force a deciding Game 7. Kevin Hayes, James van Riemsdyk, Michael Raffl and Scott Laughton also scored for Philadelphia, and Carter Hart made a career-high 49 saves. The Flyers won […]
  
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• ONNtv Local Evening News – Sept 3

  04-09-2020 04:16
  
  Here is your 5pm local news and weather report for September 3rd, 2020. You can tune into ONNtv for all your local news, weather and sports throughout the day. Make sure to visit the Sault Online/ONNtv website by clicking here. Like Sault Online on Facebook and click on the live video alerts to stay on top of all live […]
  
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• Ask Amy: School during pandemic creates problems - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  04-09-2020 04:12
  Ask Amy: School during pandemic creates problems  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Increase in freshwater in Arctic Ocean could affect global climate systems

  04-09-2020 01:09
  
  There is more freshwater in the Arctic Ocean and climate change is the reason, according to a new study. Alexandra Jahn, the lead author of the study and assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, said the ocean is already bearing the effects of climate change, with more freshwater stored there — and, within […]
  
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