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• Lobbying must continue for bricks-and-mortar Level III Withdrawal Management Facility

  13-11-2020 22:12 via saultstar.com
  
  City council received the grim news Monday that despite ongoing changes and transformation to improve mental health and drug addiction services in the city, the number of people dying is increasing. Read More
  
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• Algoma stays in the 'green' but residents shouldn't get complacent, APH warns

  13-11-2020 22:07 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma Public Health will remain in the ‘green’ under the province’s new, lower COVID-19 thresholds, but neighbouring Sudbury is not. Read More
  
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• East end murder publication ban

  13-11-2020 21:49
  
  A publication ban was put in place after a request was made by the duty counsel. Kelly Weeks is the Algoma Crown Attorney, she wasn’t in the courtroom today but was able to share more information. “My understanding is that it was imposed upon the request of duty counsel who was speaking for the accused […]
  
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• Line 5 ordered shut

  13-11-2020 21:30 via saultstar.com
  
  CALGARY — North America’s largest pipeline company Enbridge Inc. warned of “devastating consequences” on Friday after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer served the company notice the state would seek to cancel a 67-year-old pipeline easement across critical waterways in her state. Read More
  
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• Norgoma sale scuttled

  13-11-2020 21:23 via saultstar.com
  
  An ambitious plan to tow the historic M.S. Norgoma from Sault Ste. Marie to the Little Tub Harbour in Tobermory has gone belly up. Read More
  
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• Sault Area Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Northern Light Cannabis to the Community

  13-11-2020 21:11
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – On November 10, the Sault Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, Board Members, and Bay Mills Indian Community dignitaries held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Northern Light Cannabis. As a locally owned and operated dispensary, Northern Light Cannabis offers knowledge, experience, and ensures safety measures are in place to ensure your cannabis […]
  
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• Education must adapt to changing job world

  13-11-2020 20:28 via saultstar.com
  
  In today’s world with developing technology and changing job needs, finding that ‘perfect job’ right out of post-secondary school and holding onto it a lifetime is usually a pipe dream. Read More
  
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• City of Sault Ste. Marie: Application for Boards and Committees - SaultOnline.com

  13-11-2020 20:21
  
  City of Sault Ste. Marie: Application for Boards and Committees  SaultOnline.com
  
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• City of Sault Ste. Marie: Application for Boards and Committees

  13-11-2020 20:21
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – City Council is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the following boards and committees: Boards and Committees of Council (members appointed by City Council) Best for Kids Committee Christmas Lighting Award Program Judging Committee Committee of Revision – Local Improvements Community Development Award Cultural Vitality Committee Environmental Monitoring […]
  
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• Cadillac Fairview cancels mall Santa visits, will offer virtual experiences instead

  13-11-2020 19:58
  
  TORONTO — One of Canada’s largest mall operators is cancelling in-person Santa Claus visits amid increasing COVID-19 cases. Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. says it is suspending physical experiences with Santa in all 19 of its shopping centers, including the Eaton Centre mall in Toronto. The mall operator had been offering in-person Santa visit reservations as […]
  
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• NOJHL announces plans to start season - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2020 19:49
  NOJHL announces plans to start season - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Blue Devils football team heads out to Cadillac - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2020 19:45
  Blue Devils football team heads out to Cadillac  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Missing teen still sought

  13-11-2020 19:28 via saultstar.com
  
  A Sault Ste. Marie teenager is still missing.Read More
  
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• Rudyard repeats as regional volleyball champions - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2020 19:26
  Rudyard repeats as regional volleyball champions  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Laker men’s and women’s GLIAC basketball schedules revealed - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2020 19:23
  Laker men’s and women’s GLIAC basketball schedules revealed  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• ONNtv Weather Minute- Nov 13

  13-11-2020 18:41
  
  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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• COVID-19, downtown safety draw reader comment

  13-11-2020 18:41 via saultstar.com
  
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• Sault College Receives Millions In Funding From The Province

  13-11-2020 18:06
  
  Sault College is set to receive more than $6.3 million for employment, apprenticeship and training initiatives. Employment Service receives the bulk of the funding – $2,334,565 – while the Literacy and Basic Skills Program receives $663,043 and the Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund gets $263,872, and $1,674,070 goes toward In-Class Training. “Today’s announcement demonstrates our government’s commitment […]
  
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• REDMOND, Catherine Eleanor

  13-11-2020 17:51
  
  Peacefully at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice, with family by her side on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at the age of 84. Beloved wife of the late Donald Redmond. Proud mother of Chris and Jo-Anna (Giunti), Paul and Jacquie (Petrovic) and Jeff and Stephanie (Anderson). An artistic talent, downhill-skiing, tennis-playing Grandma to Grace, Abigail and […]
  
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• StatCan survey finds one in three businesses on edge as second wave crashes

  13-11-2020 17:45
  
  OTTAWA — A new survey from Statistics Canada finds nearly one-third of businesses do not know how long they can continue under existing conditions brought by the second wave of COVID-19. The survey says 30 per cent of Canadian businesses are unsure if they can keep operating at their current level without considering layoffs, closure […]
  
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• City committees need members

  13-11-2020 17:29 via saultstar.com
  
  Crack cocaine, cocaine and crystal methamphetamine were allegedly found when police executed a search warrant on Lapointe Street in Spanish last Tuesday.Read More
  
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• First Local AM – Nov 13

  13-11-2020 17:26
  
  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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• Change of power in the U.S. an opportunity for Canada’s immigration goals: minister

  13-11-2020 17:26
  
  OTTAWA — Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says he sees opportunity for Canada’s immigration system with a new president of the United States. Incoming president Joe Biden has taken a more pro-immigration approach than current U.S. President Donald Trump, including a pledge to do more for refugee resettlement and asylum seekers. Mendicino says how any […]
  
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• Sault College gets $6 million to strengthen training for job market potential

  13-11-2020 17:16 via saultstar.com
  
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• Ontario reports 1,396 new cases of COVID-19 with 17 deaths related to the virus

  13-11-2020 16:40
  
  TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,396 new cases of COVID-19 today, with 17 deaths related to the virus. The new case total is a decrease from yesterday’s record daily high of 1,575. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 440 new cases in Toronto, 440 in Peel and 155 in York Region. Toronto is set […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District joins National Register of Historic Places - Spartan Newsroom

  13-11-2020 16:39
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District joins National Register of Historic Places  Spartan Newsroom
  
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• Chippewa County Health Department Urges Residents to Stay Safe after Announcing First Two Fatalities

  13-11-2020 16:23
  
  CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – On Thursday, November 12th, Chippewa County Health Department received notification of two deaths. The individuals were an older male and an older female, making them the first two fatalities of COVID-19 in the County. No further information will be released. Karen Senkus, Health Officer at the Health Department stressed the seriousness […]
  
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• S&P/TSX composite up in early trading, U.S. stock markets rise

  13-11-2020 15:58
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose in early trading as most sectors inched higher, alongside U.S. stock markets. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 136.39 points at 16,718.57. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 212.48 points at 29,292.65, the S&P 500 index was up 22.40 points at 3,559.41, while the […]
  
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• Stabbing victim dies

  13-11-2020 15:04 via saultstar.com
  
  One person is dead following a stabbing at an east-end residence Thursday.Read More
  
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• Cineplex saw 91 per cent fewer moviegoers this summer, sales drop 85 per cent

  13-11-2020 14:02
  
  TORONTO — Cineplex says its sales this summer were more than 85 per cent lower than summer 2019, as the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a 91 per cent drop in movie-goers. The Toronto-based theater chain says it ended the third quarter with a net loss of $121.2 million, or $1.91 per share, whereas this time […]
  
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• Action to be taken on Downtown Security

  13-11-2020 13:05
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – At the council meeting last night a discussion was had about downtown security and some actions will be taken. A report to council has been ordered to supplement a second report asked for by a previous council. The motion asks city staff to look into all aspects of downtown security. […]
  
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• AI can help in fight against COVID-19, if we don’t let fear stop us: Yoshua Bengio

  13-11-2020 13:00
  
  TORONTO — One of the godfathers of artificial intelligence says the last year has created a “watershed” moment for the technology, but we have to be careful not to let our fears keep us from exploring it more. “Innovation is always critical, but I think what’s happened this year is a realization by the public […]
  
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• COVID-19 testing down as positive case numbers soar in most provinces

  13-11-2020 10:05
  
  OTTAWA — Two months after the City of Ottawa scrambled to expand its COVID-19 testing options to deal with a massive spike in demand, it is now set to cut back on hours at testing sites this weekend because far fewer people are showing up for a swab. The decline mirrors what is happening in […]
  
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• Looking Up column: Find the Andromeda galaxy - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2020 09:04
  Looking Up column: Find the Andromeda galaxy  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• PM prods premiers to impose more stringent measures to curb spread of COVID-19

  13-11-2020 06:46
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will continue today to prod premiers towards more stringent measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, even as he offers up more federal funding to help provinces retrain workers left jobless by the pandemic. Trudeau is expected to announce hundreds of millions of dollars more for provinces to plow […]
  
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• Letter: Nothing about masks is ironic - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2020 06:45
  Letter: Nothing about masks is ironic - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Letter: Election reflections - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2020 06:45
  Letter: Election reflections - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Letter: Democratic success in Holland - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  13-11-2020 06:45
  Letter: Democratic success in Holland - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Homicide #2 Sault Ste. Marie - Lake Superior News

  13-11-2020 04:50
  
  Homicide #2 Sault Ste. Marie  Lake Superior News
  
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• Media release : Homicide on East End

  13-11-2020 04:06
  
  At 4:33 p.m. officers with Patrol Services responded to a call of an altercation in the 0-100 block of Muriel Drive. Upon arrival officers located a victim who had been stabbed. The victim was taken to hospital and later died as a result of their injuries. An accused has been taken into custody. The accused […]
  
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• Homicide on East End

  13-11-2020 04:06
  
  At 4:33 p.m. officers with Patrol Services responded to a call of an altercation in the 0-100 block of Muriel Drive. Upon arrival officers located a victim who had been stabbed. The victim was taken to hospital and later died as a result of their injuries. An accused has been taken into custody. The accused […]
  
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• ONNtv Evening News – Nov 12

  13-11-2020 03:43
  
  Here is your 5pm local news and weather report. 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 shows and videos including […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie homicide investigation | CTV News - CTV Toronto

  13-11-2020 03:42
  
  Sault Ste. Marie homicide investigation | CTV News  CTV Toronto
  
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• SWANSON, Harvey Brian Jr.

  13-11-2020 00:34
  
  With sadness, we announce the unexpected passing of Harvey Swanson Jr. at home on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Those who knew Harvey will lovingly remember him by his nickname Manesh (my loving little boy). He will be deeply missed by Sylvia Lesage. Beloved father of Caleb Harvey Swanson (mother Wendy Peterson). Cherished son of Anna […]
  
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