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• The end of double cupping: Tim Hortons ditches two cups in favour of one with sleeve

  20-10-2020 23:52
  
  TORONTO — Tim Hortons is ending the practice of double cupping hot drinks, a move the fast food restaurant says will eliminate hundreds of millions of cups from landfills each year. The subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International Inc. will instead provide customers with a cup sleeve, a thick paper material that protects hands from hot […]
  
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• Experts say counterfeit hand sanitizer recall at Dollarama is a lesson for retailers

  20-10-2020 23:18
  
  TORONTO — Dollarama Inc. is removing a counterfeit and recalled hand sanitizer from its shelves, which experts say should serve as a reminder of how important it is for retailers and consumers to do their due diligence when shopping. “Since coronavirus started, it’s just been a huge Wild West of personal protective equipment (PPE),” said […]
  
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• Mitch Marner on Maple Leafs’ off-season additions: ‘They believe in what we can do’

  20-10-2020 22:59
  
  TORONTO — Mitch Marner texted Jake Muzzin the moment he heard rumblings Joe Thornton might be interested in signing with the Maple Leafs. Muzzin, who played against Thornton in the Western Conference and alongside him for Canada at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, confirmed the chatter. The Toronto defenceman quickly followed up by offering […]
  
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• Demonstrators will slow traffic

  20-10-2020 22:31 via saultstar.com
  
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• BEVERLEY, Martin James William

  20-10-2020 22:11
  
  We are saddened to announce the unexpected passing of Martin on Thursday, October 16, 2020 with his son at his side. Caring husband and best friend of Sherril for over 35 years. Adored father of Martin (Tosha) Beverley, Sloan (Jenny) Beverley and Crystal Simpkin. Loved grandfather of Gavin S., Gabrielle S., Matthew B., Dyson B., […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie man faces 7 charges - My West Nipissing Now

  20-10-2020 22:04
  
  Sault Ste. Marie man faces 7 charges  My West Nipissing Now
  
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• Ski hill targeted

  20-10-2020 21:38 via saultstar.com
  
  Vandals have targeted Mount Dufour Ski Area twice in recent months.Read More
  
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• Public assistance needed in locating missing person

  20-10-2020 21:31
  
  BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON – Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for assistance in locating a missing 29-year-old male from Batchewana First Nation. Trent AGAWA has not been seen or heard from since the middle of August 2020 and was reported missing on October 13, 2020. […]
  
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• Fake news creates serious issues for battling pandemic, chief public health doc says

  20-10-2020 21:31
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s chief public health doctor says in the age of social media, fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading faster than the virus itself. Dr. Theresa Tam says all Canadians must play a role in not letting false facts destroy the collective effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. […]
  
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• Batchewana man is missing

  20-10-2020 21:12 via saultstar.com
  
  A Batchewana First Nation man is missing.Read More
  
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• Ontario to provide COVID-19 liability protection to workers and some organizations

  20-10-2020 21:10
  
  Ontario will provide liability protection to some workers, businesses and non-profits against COVID-19 exposure-related lawsuits. Attorney General Doug Downey introduced the new bill today at the provincial legislature. Downey says the bill, if passed, would ensure anyone making an “honest effort” to follow public health guidelines while working or volunteering not be exposed to liability. […]
  
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• Business survey to help assess future community needs

  20-10-2020 21:02 via saultstar.com
  
  The Algoma Workforce Investment Corp. wants to continue to assess the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on local businesses. Read More
  
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• Trudeau hands out advice on Halloween, saying ‘sacrifice’ necessary for many

  20-10-2020 20:39
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians to stick to local health guidelines when considering how to celebrate Halloween next week. The question of how to handle the spooky evening is top of mind for many parents who are trying to assess the patchwork of regional health advice, guidance and stern warnings about […]
  
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• Rudyard hosts Autumn Classic at fairgrounds - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-10-2020 20:25
  Rudyard hosts Autumn Classic at fairgrounds  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Calls accepted for first flu shot clinic

  20-10-2020 20:22 via saultstar.com
  
  Phone lines are open Tuesday and Wednesday to book appointments for the first of four flu shot clinics at GFL Memorial Gardens.Read More
  
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• Flu shot appointment line opens this evening

  20-10-2020 20:16 via saultstar.com
  
  The Algoma Ontario Health Team phone lines open this evening to start booking appointments for this weekend’s flu shots. Read More
  
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• Whitmer pushes back against Trump, rally chants - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-10-2020 20:11
  Whitmer pushes back against Trump, rally chants  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Book Your Flu Shot!

  20-10-2020 20:03
  
  The Algoma Ontario Health Team (AlgomaOHT) phone lines open today from 5 pm – 8 pm to book an appointment with our AlgomaOHT Flu Clinic happening this Friday and Saturday. Individuals who would like to book a flu clinic appointment may call the AlgomaOHT Flu Clinic at 705-759-7486 between 5 pm – 8 pm, the […]
  
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• Blue Devils finish 1-2 at quad - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-10-2020 19:35
  Blue Devils finish 1-2 at quad - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Tinsley column: Electing a president - Choosing a future - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-10-2020 19:29
  Tinsley column: Electing a president - Choosing a future  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Student will vote for Driskell - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-10-2020 18:50
  Student will vote for Driskell  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Escape rooms, axe throwing coming to downtown Ionia - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-10-2020 18:50
  Escape rooms, axe throwing coming to downtown Ionia  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Adrian guards in the Spanish-American War - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-10-2020 18:50
  Adrian guards in the Spanish-American War  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• A letter of condolences to the U.S. Constitution - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-10-2020 18:50
  A letter of condolences to the U.S. Constitution  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Dairy farmers demand compensation amid pandemic, citing new losses due to CUSMA

  20-10-2020 18:32
  
  OTTAWA — Canadian dairy farmers are demanding compensation from the government because of losses to their industry they say have been caused by a series of international trade deals. Dairy Farmers of Canada representatives say they have received a multi-year commitment for $1.75 billion in compensation from the government for losses they have incurred due […]
  
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• Sheehan announces $2.6M for local projects

  20-10-2020 18:06 via saultthisweek.com
  
  FedNor will provide $2.6 million for five projects to accelerate business development and growth and to assist recovery efforts in Sault Ste. Marie.
  Terry Sheehan, parliamentary secretary to Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly, says in a media release, “These initiatives will assist small and medium-sized businesses in the Sault and Algoma region on the road to prosperity and growth.
  “Today’s investments will enable community partners, such as the Sault Ste. Marie Innova
  
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• Koats For A Kause

  20-10-2020 18:03
  
  Another local drive has started as a result of the annual Coats For Kids campaign being cancelled for 2020. Addiction and Mental Health Advocates have decided to fill that void. Addiction and Mental Health Advocates is hosting Koats for A Kause on November 15th at the Union Building Ballroom at 68 Denis Street. The event […]
  
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• COVID-19 fall business impact survey underway

  20-10-2020 17:58 via saultthisweek.com
  
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma Workforce Investment Corp. have designed a survey to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on local businesses and organizations during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis.
  The feedback will be used to communicate the needs of the community directly to municipal, provincial and federal governments. It will also assist with providing post-crisis recovery.
  The October survey will be available until Friday, Oct. 30, and can be accessed at: https://www.surve
  
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• City bus terminal opens

  20-10-2020 17:48 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Transit’s Dennis Street terminal opened Monday, in compliance with provincial guidelines and in consultation with Algoma Public Health, says a media release.
  The following modifications are in effect:
  • seating is spaced to ensure maintenance of two meters physical distancing. Some benches have been removed or marked accordingly;
  • masking is required with the exception of those with respiratory or medical conditions or those who have difficulty putting a mask on
  
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• Walking program resumes at Memorial Gardens

  20-10-2020 17:44 via saultthisweek.com
  
  The indoor walking program at GFL Memorial Gardens resumed earlier this week.
  Walkers may use the concourse of the arena Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., says a media release from the City of Sault Ste. Marie.
  The following modifications are in effect:
  • visitors will be asked to sign in and sign out at the Main Gate A, the box office. Pre-screening for contact tracing will be in effect;
  • entrances and exits are restricted for distancing. Guests should use the main gate or t
  
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• Some long-term care homes can’t get insurance, could be force to close: association

  20-10-2020 17:39
  
  Ontario’s long-term care homes are having trouble securing liability insurance for COVID-19, a situation that could force some of them to close, a group representing more than 70 per cent of the province’s homes says. The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says its homes are being offered new policies without a key provision: coverage for infectious […]
  
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• Timely tips as the gardening season winds down

  20-10-2020 17:38 via saultthisweek.com
  
  I have been receiving calls and emails with questions about gardening topics that are worth sharing with you:
  Q: Is it time to wrap shrubs for winter?
  A: When fall temperatures are still fluctuating between sunny mild days and cool wet ones, it is still too early to wrap shrubs for the winter.
  We want consistently cold weather before that task is started. In our area, timing is usually early to mid-November.
  You can certainly collect all your supplies, so you are ready to wrap. You can also poun
  
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• Stop judging Jamestown and its residents

  20-10-2020 17:35 via saultthisweek.com
  
  I live in Jamestown. I’ve written about that before. Aside from the terrible air quality, I like it here.
  That’s right, I don’t only live here because I’m stuck here and can’t afford somewhere else or whatever other reason some people might think. I fell in love with our house as soon as I saw the listing when we were in the market, went to see it and put in an offer the same day. It’s a cute little house with a large back deck and nicely treed backyard.
  And I
  
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• Sault does its best against the virus; businesses should too

  20-10-2020 17:33 via saultthisweek.com
  
  I couldn’t help but think a couple of events a couple of weeks back aptly showed how the United States and Canada differ in their approach to fighting the coronavirus COVID-19.
  In the U.S. thousands of people, most not wearing masks and not coming even close to social distancing, flocked to election rallies held by President Donald Trump.
  In Sault Ste. Marie the public objected, and I believe rightly so, to a religious group, although unnamed in news reports believed to be the Philadelphia
  
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• Not spooked by the pandemic, haunted houses find ways around COVID-19

  20-10-2020 17:29
  
  TORONTO — Psychotic clowns. Axe murderers. Bedrooms possessed by poltergeists. Many of the frights greeting visitors of horror attractions this Halloween will be familiar, but the thrill-creators behind them say one terrifying experience is squarely off-limits: the terrors of COVID-19. Before the pandemic shook our lives, haunted houses sometimes dipped into the fears of contagion, […]
  
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• Garden River First Nation planning a peaceful rally in support of the Mi’kmaw Nation of Nova Scotia

  20-10-2020 17:29
  
  Garden River First Nation is planning a peaceful rally in support of the Mi’kmaw Nation of Nova Scotia. The rally will be held at the 4 Lane Intersection on the boundaries of Garden River and all land defenders across Turtle Island are being encouraged to attend. It will be held Thursday, October 22nd from 1:00 […]
  
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• Chuggin' along

  20-10-2020 17:05 via saultstar.com
  
  Tug W.I. Scott Purvis makes its way along the St. Mary’s River. The 96-foot long vessel was built in 1938. Showers are possible Wednesday and Thursday with a 90 per cent chance of a thunderstorm on Friday. Read More
  
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• Ontario reports 821 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths from the virus

  20-10-2020 16:56
  
  Ontario is reporting 821 new cases of COVID-19 today, and three new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 327 cases are in Toronto, 136 in Peel Region, 79 in Ottawa, and 64 in York Region. The province says it has a backlog of 24,129 tests, and has conducted 24,049 tests since […]
  
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• Medically assisted deaths could increase by 1,200 in 2021 under revised law: PBO

  20-10-2020 16:54
  
  OTTAWA — A new report by the parliamentary budget office suggests that expanding access to medical assistance in dying would lead to nearly 1,200 more aided deaths next year. The government’s bid to expand eligibility for assisted death is contained in Bill C-7, which is before the House of Commons, and a senator had asked […]
  
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• MDHHS expands Behavioral and Opioid Health Home services

  20-10-2020 16:50
  
  LANSING, MI – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will expand the Behavioral Health Home (BHH) and Opioid Health Home (OHH) initiatives in select Michigan counties to provide intensive care management and care coordination services for Medicaid beneficiaries with a serious mental illness (SMI) or serious emotional disturbance (SED), and an opioid […]
  
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• Mi'kmaq supporters march

  20-10-2020 16:25 via saultstar.com
  
  Supporters of Mi’kmag First Nation will march in downtown Sault Ste. Marie on Wednesday.Read More
  
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• City makes a splash removing waterfront bike lane

  20-10-2020 16:12
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Construction at the waterfront boardwalk by Station Mall has taken out the bike lane in the area. A source told Sault Online, the reason for the bike path being removed is to put cyclists on the new path constructed along Bay street. Tessa Vecchio, the Sault Ste. Marie communications officer, […]
  
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• More COVID-19 cases in Chippewa County

  20-10-2020 16:03 via saultstar.com
  
  One confirmed case, and three probable cases, of COVID-19 are reported by Chippewa County Health Department.Read More
  
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• North American stock markets up at the start of the trading day, loonie lower

  20-10-2020 15:51
  
  TORONTO — Gains in the financial sector as well as metal and mining stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index in early trading, while U.S. stock markets also advanced. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 91.01 points at 16,365.08. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 169.17 points at 28,364.59. The S&P […]
  
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• ONNtv Weather Minute – Oct 20

  20-10-2020 15:50
  
  Watch First Local Monday to Friday at 8am with Chris Oldcorn, Colette Linden 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. Weather is brought to you by Northern Lights Detailing where they don’t cut corners, they clean them! […]
  
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• Chippewa announces 4 new COVID-19 cases

  20-10-2020 15:47
  
  The Chippewa County Health Department is reporting four new cases of the novel coronavirus in the region and four recoveries. This brings the total number of cases to 108 with 79 recoveries, leaving 29 active cases.
  
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• Carbon taxes poorly designed in all 14 high-income countries with such taxes, including Canada: Fraser Institute

  20-10-2020 15:33
  
  VANCOUVER, BC – Carbon taxes in high-income countries around the world are poorly designed, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Overall, no high-income OECD country with a carbon tax has implemented it based on sound design,” said Elmira Aliakbari, associate director of natural resource […]
  
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• Northern Credit Union donates $10,000 to United Way for Pandemic recovery

  20-10-2020 15:22
  
  Northern Credit Union has presented a $10,000 donation to United Way Centraide Canada via the True North Stronger Fund to support their ongoing efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund, launched in June of this year, is comprised of public donations and a matching corporate contribution used to support the immediate needs of […]
  
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• First Local AM – Oct 20

  20-10-2020 15:19
  
  Here is today’s First Local 8AM Edition, where you can watch on demand! Join Christopher Oldcorn, Colette Linden and Daniel Laprade weekdays on First Local. 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 join the discussion! Follow Chris on Twitter and Instagram […]
  
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