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• After yet another tight U.S. election, do protest songs make a difference?

  06-11-2020 23:17
  
  TORONTO — When the dust settles from the U.S. election, Canadian musician Dan Mangan wants it to be clear where he stood on President Donald Trump. The Vancouver singer-songwriter isn’t a U.S. citizen, but he still feels a deep connection to what’s happened with democracy south of the border. His folk song “There’s a Tumor […]
  
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• Looking Up column: Catch planet Uranus in binoculars - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 22:46
  Looking Up column: Catch planet Uranus in binoculars  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Additional Christmas Cheer depot days

  06-11-2020 22:43 via saultstar.com
  
  Christmas Cheer announces an additional depot day, Saturday, Nov. 21, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. and a donation “blitz” day, Saturday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas Cheer Depot, located at 293 Bay St., in the former Station Mall Walmart, will be opened from Nov. 16 to Dec. 16, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read More
  
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• Film festival encourages networking

  06-11-2020 22:37 via saultstar.com
  
  A new film festival aims to put a face to the talent making movies in Sault Ste. Marie.Read More
  
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• Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War

  06-11-2020 22:01
  
  OTTAWA — When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn’t take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That’s because at a time when the Canadian Armed Forces is promising to crack down on systemic racism, as well as individual acts of discrimination in […]
  
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• Chippewa County services by appointment only

  06-11-2020 21:31
  
  Beginning Monday, November 9, all county buildings are accessible by appointment and/or court hearing only. The Chippewa County commission decided because of the rising COVID-19 cases across the county. All services are available for residents. However, you are asked to use the following phone numbers to set up appointments and receive more information. Please check […]
  
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• SpaceX clears second hurdle in launching Starlink satellite internet in Canada

  06-11-2020 21:27
  
  OTTAWA — Aerospace firm SpaceX has been granted a second round of government approval to provide high-speed internet to Canadians through a constellation of satellites. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says it approved SpaceX’s Starlink program, which aims to offer broadband internet in areas where connections tend to be unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable. […]
  
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• Simple indulgence: A less greasy chile relleno - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 20:57
  Simple indulgence: A less greasy chile relleno  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Erratic driver stopped

  06-11-2020 20:49 via saultstar.com
  
  A vehicle that was being driven at variable speeds, and with its lights on and off, was stopped on Highway 17 in Township of the North Shore early Friday morning.Read More
  
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• Vehicle stopped, police smell pot

  06-11-2020 20:46 via saultstar.com
  
  Pot could be smelled when a vehicle was pulled over on Highway 17 in Municipality of Huron Shores last Monday, police say.Read More
  
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• Legion thanks purchasers so far

  06-11-2020 20:31
  
  The Royal Canadian Legion would like to thank the wreath purchasers. This list will be updated but these are the companies and people so far who have helped support the Poppy Fund. Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore SSM Zonta Club Carpenters Union of Sudbury Darleen Govet RCL Drum and Trumpet Band Kinsmen Club of SSM O’Sullivan […]
  
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• SSM Chamber of Commerce Chalks Up a Win with Ontario Budget

  06-11-2020 19:53
  
  Allowing municipalities to target tax relief to small businesses and lowering high business property tax rates were recommendations in the Sault Chamber’s most recent provincial policy resolution SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce is applauding steps in today’s provincial budget which are aimed at reducing taxes for job creators […]
  
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• Tenaris to move all pipe manufacturing to Sault Ste. Marie - Sault Star

  06-11-2020 19:50
  
  Tenaris to move all pipe manufacturing to Sault Ste. Marie  Sault Star
  
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• Canadian cannabis, psychedelics industries cheer state measures in U.S. election

  06-11-2020 19:42
  
  TORONTO — Canadian cannabis and psychedelics companies that have been eyeing the U.S. market have a few new reasons to celebrate. Through U.S. election ballot questions, five states — Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota, Mississippi and Montana — this week voted in favour of legalizing recreational or medical cannabis, while Oregon supported the sale of […]
  
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• Tenaris to move all pipe manufacturing to Sault Ste. Marie

  06-11-2020 19:41 via saultstar.com
  
  A massive expansion project at Tenaris Algoma Tubes will see the company transform all its pipe manufacturing operations into the Sault Ste. Marie location. Read More
  
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• Hot summer weather increases electricity demand to boost Hydro One revenue and profit

  06-11-2020 19:41
  
  TORONTO — Hydro One Ltd. reported its latest quarterly revenue and profit were up compared with a year ago as a hot summer helped bolster electricity demand. The power utility says its net income surged 17 per cent to $281 million or 47 cents per share in the three months ended Sept. 30, up from […]
  
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• Chippewa County buildings now available via appointment only - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 19:22
  Chippewa County buildings now available via appointment only  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Sault High cross country awards - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 19:05
  Sault High cross country awards  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Pickford returns to field against Newberry Saturday - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 19:05
  Pickford returns to field against Newberry Saturday - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Panthers capture 4th straight volleyball district title - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 19:05
  Panthers capture 4th straight volleyball district title  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Opinion: Should Voting Be Compulsory?

  06-11-2020 18:52
  
  By Peter Chow Voter turnout for Canada’s 2019 federal election was an anticlimactic 66 percent. That compares with 68.3% in 2015, 61.1 percent in 2011, 58.8%   in 2008, 64.7% in 2006, and 60.9% in 2004.   The country achieved its all-time best score for voter turnout in 1958, when 79.4% of eligible voters made […]
  
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• Myllyla was cat catcher

  06-11-2020 18:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Arja Myllyla was a determined catcher of cats.Read More
  
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• Absent funding details for long-term care standard in budget troubling: advocates

  06-11-2020 18:49
  
  Health care advocates are criticizing the Ontario government today for not providing any funding details in its budget for a key pledge to improve long-term care standards. Both the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario and the Canadian Union of Public Employees say the promised four hours of care per day standard for long-term care residents […]
  
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• Two Charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime

  06-11-2020 18:48
  
  On November 5, 2020 officers with Patrol Services arrested 29-year-old Dano Ruttan and 34-year-old Alisha Theriault for possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. At 9:20 p.m. officers observed a running vehicle parked in the parking lot of a business in the 100 block of Churchill Boulevard. Upon approaching the vehicle officers observed Mr. […]
  
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• Myllyla was cat trapper

  06-11-2020 18:47 via saultstar.com
  
  Arja Myllyla was a determined catcher of cats.Read More
  
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• Space industry team joins forces in EUP - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 18:46
  Space industry team joins forces in EUP  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Trudeau affirms faith in U.S. democracy as Trump questions election integrity

  06-11-2020 18:45
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau affirmed his faith in the American people and their democratic institutions on Friday as the U.S. election results continued to trend in Democrat Joe Biden’s favour. Trudeau refused to be directly drawn in to responding to President Donald Trump’s complaints — without evidence — that the counting of ballots […]
  
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• Tenaris planning to spend $70-$80 million in Sault Ste. Marie - SooToday

  06-11-2020 18:45
  
  Tenaris planning to spend $70-$80 million in Sault Ste. Marie  SooToday
  
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• To cut Trump off or let him rant: That is the question facing broadcasters

  06-11-2020 18:38
  
  TORONTO — Deciding on the fly whether to air in real time U.S. President Donald Trump’s baseless allegations of election fraud is a tricky dilemma that defies easy solutions, broadcast journalists and observers said on Friday. Differing approaches were apparent on Thursday, when some networks simply cut away from covering Trump’s invective from the White […]
  
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• Sault Star archives get a new home

  06-11-2020 18:36 via saultstar.com
  
  More than 100 years of community history is on its way to the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library. Read More
  
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• Chippewa County Health Department: Community drive-thru flu clinic this weekend

  06-11-2020 18:22
  
  A community drive-thru flu clinic sponsored by Chippewa County Health Department and Lake Superior State University takes place on Saturday, November 7. The flu clinic runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Norris Center. Parking available at 650 Meridian Street in Lot A. They ask everyone to wear a mask and adults require […]
  
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• International Bridge to Canada remains closed in Sault - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 18:12
  International Bridge to Canada remains closed in Sault  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Reserve weekend: Public notice by regiment

  06-11-2020 18:05
  
  The Sault Ste. Marie Reserve unit, the 49th Field Regiment will be conducting an exercise this weekend. They want the public to know there will be soldiers and equipment moving around the city on public property on the 7th and 8th. They will be on all of the major arteries in the city during that […]
  
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• COVID-19 cases in Quebec not expected to exceed hospital capacity: institute

  06-11-2020 17:56
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec public health institute in says it doesn’t expect the number of new COVID-19 cases in the province to exceed the capacity of the province’s hospital over the next four weeks. The National Institute of Excellence in Health and Social Services says it is worried, however, that the situation outside of the […]
  
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• Resource Revenue Sharing And Small/Medium Business Support For Indigenous Communities

  06-11-2020 17:36
  
  The Ontario Government says it is committed to resource revenue sharing with regard to Indigenous and northern communities. That commitment is contained in the Ford Government’s 2020 budget, which was released this week. The document states Ontario will continue to advance resource revenue sharing opportunities and continue to explore revenue sharing from aggregates development including […]
  
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• Pair found with hot wheels, drugs

  06-11-2020 17:16 via saultstar.com
  
  Two people were allegedly found with narcotics in a vehicle that was stolen in September.Read More
  
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• BYRNE, Michael

  06-11-2020 17:14
  
  ~ 1961 – 2020 ~ It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mike Byrne, peacefully at home with his wife by his side on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Loving husband, best friend and travel companion of Sandy Byrne. Predeceased by his beloved parents Beverly and John. Loving brother of Shellie (Michael) […]
  
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• Peters says James' refusal to concede election 'pathetic' - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 17:05
  Peters says James' refusal to concede election 'pathetic'  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Ontario reports 1,003 new COVID-19 cases today, and 14 new deaths from the virus

  06-11-2020 17:03
  
  Ontario is reporting 1,003 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 14 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 300 cases are in Toronto, 280 in Peel Region and 125 in York Region. The province says it has conducted 41,268 tests since the last daily report, and has a backlog of 47,074 […]
  
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• Whole Foods criticized for preventing employees from wearing poppies

  06-11-2020 16:27
  
  OTTAWA — Grocery retailer Whole Foods Market is facing sharp criticism for a policy that forbids its employees from wearing poppies. A spokeswoman for the grocery chain says that with the exception of items required by law, the retailer’s dress code doesn’t allow for any additions. She says Whole Foods Market supports veterans and will […]
  
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• Airlines’ ‘bait-and-switch’ strategy lures customers to flights that never take off

  06-11-2020 16:15
  
  OTTAWA — Despite minuscule travel demand, Canadian airlines continue to schedule tens of thousands of monthly flights, only to cancel the vast majority of them several weeks before departure in a strategy experts call “bait and switch.” The approach, adopted by carriers following the collapse of the global travel industry due to COVID-19, leaves passengers […]
  
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• First Local AM – Nov 6

  06-11-2020 16:07
  
  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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• ONNtv Weather Minute – Nov 6

  06-11-2020 16:04
  
  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. Send in your Weather Watcher photos/videos to [email protected] with your name and location. Like Weather Daniel on Facebook Follow […]
  
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• S&P/TSX composite up in early trading while U.S. stock markets pull back

  06-11-2020 15:44
  
  TORONTO — The financial and metal and mining sectors helped lift Canada’s main stock index in early trading, while U.S. stock markets pulled back. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 20.89 points to 16,319.06. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 158.97 points to 28,231.21. The S&P 500 index was down 16.78 points to 3,493.67, […]
  
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• PBO says feds can spend more, but wiggle room has shrunk due to pandemic

  06-11-2020 15:33
  
  OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has the wiggle room to add billions more in permanent spending before its finances become unsustainable. Based on the budget officer’s calculations, the government could increase spending, reduce taxes, or a combination of the two to the tune of $19 billion and still reduce the […]
  
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• Looper column: Identifying a cause for society’s perforations - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 15:15
  Looper column: Identifying a cause for society’s perforations  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Bozelko column: Count early, not often - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 15:15
  Bozelko column: Count early, not often  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Eating out and taking names - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  06-11-2020 15:01
  Eating out and taking names  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• National employment numbers for October from Statistics Canada, at a glance

  06-11-2020 14:56
  
  OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s October employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 8.9 per cent (9.0) Employment rate: 59.4 per cent (59.1) Participation rate: 65.2 per cent (65.0) Number unemployed: 1,816,800 (1,832,600) Number working: 18,553,500 (18,469,900) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 18.8 per cent (18.9) Men (25 plus) unemployment […]
  
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• Thunderbirds Preseason Preview

  06-11-2020 14:38
  
  Well hockey fans in Sault Ste. Marie, You’ve waited long enough and had to stay safe, but now hockey is officially back! The Soo Thunderbirds will be on the ice tonight for their first preseason game of the year 2020 as they will take on the Blind River Beavers at 7:00 p.m. at the John […]
  
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