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• Half of preliminary levy increase attributed to city operations

  27-11-2020 21:52 via saultstar.com
  
  City council will receive its preliminary budget Monday which calls on a total tax levy increase of 4.13 per cent. Read More
  
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• Sault Ste Marie's Small Businesses Get Ready for Holiday Shoppers - 9&10 News

  27-11-2020 21:41
  
  Sault Ste Marie's Small Businesses Get Ready for Holiday Shoppers  9&10 News
  
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• News media lobby group asks MPs for rules to get compensation from Google, Facebook

  27-11-2020 21:30
  
  OTTAWA — A lobby group for Canada’s newspapers and magazines is asking MPs to enact new rules to let its members negotiate compensation from social-media giants that post their content. News Media Canada wants the government to let the industry collectively negotiate with the likes of Google and Facebook. The group’s CEO, John Hinds, says […]
  
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• Ford slams anti-lockdown protesters outside his home as ‘buffoons;’ begs them to stop

  27-11-2020 21:28
  
  TORONTO — An angry Premier Doug Ford lashed out on Friday at anti-lockdown protesters outside his home, accusing them of intimidating nearby residents and saying their actions wouldn’t sway him. His neighbours, Ford said in offering them a sincere apology for getting caught up in the situation, make no government decisions and never signed up […]
  
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• When COVID-19 vaccines could be available: What we know so far

  27-11-2020 21:25
  
  OTTAWA — Vaccines are now a bright spot of hope on the COVID-19 pandemic horizon. But much about them, and their rollout in Canada, remains up in the air. Here’s what we know so far: What are the leading candidates? Manufacturers Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have all filed applications to have their vaccine candidates approved […]
  
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• ‘Those senior elves are darned efficient’

  27-11-2020 20:35 via saultstar.com
  There are hardly as many hands to pack. And far fewer feet to move items to their appropriate places. Read More
  
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• Algoma U will offer online degrees

  27-11-2020 19:53 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma University will start offering complete degrees online this fall.Read More
  
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• Algoma U to offer online degrees

  27-11-2020 19:53 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma University will be the first Ontario university to offer degrees entirely online.Read More
  
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• Lawyer queries college's sexual assault policy

  27-11-2020 19:00 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault College’s sexual violence and harassment plan is getting a close look from a veteran Sault Ste. Marie lawyer who recently joined the post-secondary institution’s board of governors.Read More
  
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• Celebrate the holiday season in Northern Michigan - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  27-11-2020 18:28
  Celebrate the holiday season in Northern Michigan  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Trudeau says $542M bound for Indigenous bodies to set up child-welfare services

  27-11-2020 18:22
  
  OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is sending $542 million to Indigenous groups to help them set up welfare services for children and families. The Canadian government has been promising to transfer control over child and family services to Indigenous governing bodies so they don’t need to rely on outsiders to […]
  
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• Holiday Pic of the Day: David Daynard

  27-11-2020 17:55
  
  Today’s Holiday Pic of the Day comes from David Daynard. A beautiful picture of his living room with the Christmas tree. Send us your holiday pics @ [email protected] You can win tickets for Habitat for Humanity’s  Big Ticket Draw or 5th Annual Builder’s Bash Ready, set, decorate!
  
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• Cases of COVID-19 in Ontario surge despite ‘cautious optimism’

  27-11-2020 17:53
  
  TORONTO — The number of reported new cases of COVID-19 and related deaths surged in Ontario, authorities reported on Friday, a day after officials expressed cautious optimism the spread of the dangerous virus was moderating. Figures released show a record 1,855 new infections, a whopping increase of 25 per cent from the previous day. Public […]
  
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• Ontario Implements Performance Based Funding for Post-secondary Institutions

  27-11-2020 17:28
  
  The Ontario Government is working to ensure post-secondary institutions offer programs that align with labour market demands. “Our government believes in making institutions accountable for student success,” said Ross Romano, Sault Ste Marie MPP and Minister of Colleges and Universities. “That’s why we are making sure Ontario’s publicly-assisted post-secondary institutions have a clear mandate that […]
  
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• Spinach and eggs recalled in Ontario, Quebec over possible salmonella

  27-11-2020 17:16
  
  Spinach Baby spinach under the Fresh Attitude brand is being recalled in Ontario and Quebec over possible salmonella contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Vegpro International has recalled the products that were sold in the two provinces. Customers are advised not to eat the spinach. The agency says the 312-gram and 142-gram products with […]
  
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• UPDATE : Fatal Crash Near Espanola

  27-11-2020 16:50
  
  On November 27, 2020 at 7:25 a.m., members from the Espanola Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Manitoulin-Sudbury Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Baldwin Township Fire Department responded to a collision on Highway 17, approximately one kilometer west of Highway 6. Investigation has determined that two vehicles were involved and two persons have been […]
  
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• Fatal Crash Near Espanola

  27-11-2020 16:50
  
  On November 27, 2020 at 8:45 a.m., members from the Espanola Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision on Highway 17, approximately one kilometer west of Highway 6. Highway 17 is expected to be closed for several hours, while the OPP investigates this collision and motorists are asked to please obey […]
  
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• Looper column: Forego Thanksgiving, try again next year? - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  27-11-2020 15:45
  Looper column: Forego Thanksgiving, try again next year?  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• ONNtv Weather Minute – Nov 27

  27-11-2020 15:37
  
  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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• Michigan leaders encourage residents to support local shops - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  27-11-2020 15:30
  Michigan leaders encourage residents to support local shops  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• First Local – Nov 27

  27-11-2020 15:14
  
  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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• Treatment facilities must precede decriminalization: CHIEF

  27-11-2020 14:59 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie’s top cop wants the federal government to ensure provinces have cash to run treatment facilities if possession of narcotics is decriminalized.Read More
  
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• Break-ins fall in September, up in 2020

  27-11-2020 14:29 via saultstar.com
  
  Break-ins to Sault Ste. Marie homes and businesses toppled in September, but are still up in 2020 compared to last year.Read More
  
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• 1-year-old boy dead, OPP officer injured in confrontation near Lindsay, Ont.

  27-11-2020 13:22
  
  A one-year-old boy is dead and two people, including an Ontario Provincial Police officer, were seriously injured after a confrontation near Lindsay, Ont., on Thursday morning. The incident occurred in the City of Kawartha Lakes in the area of Pigeon Lake Road, also known as Kawartha Lakes Road 17. The area is about 130 kilometres […]
  
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• Who goes first? Anxiety over vaccine timing puts Trudeau government on the spot

  27-11-2020 12:45
  
  Canadians may have to accept they won’t be first in line – but that doesn’t mean they’ll be happy about it. The hope offered by glowing reports on the leading vaccine candidates has given way to questions about when exactly Canada will receive its first shipment of a vaccine, and how close to the front […]
  
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• Shingwauk Residential School Centre Forms National Partnership

  27-11-2020 12:21
  
  The Shingwauk Residential School Centre (SRSC) in Sault Ste Marie is teaming up with the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at the University of British Columbia. The two entities will be collaborating on community engagement and research projects to share data and information in an effort to make records more accessible and […]
  
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• Letter: Local officials' White House trip appalling - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  27-11-2020 06:37
  Letter: Local officials' White House trip appalling - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• ONNtv Local Evening News – Nov 26

  27-11-2020 04:12
  
  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 First […]
  
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• Northern Ontario separatist leader Ed Deibel dies at 88

  27-11-2020 02:49
  
  Founder of the Northern Ontario Heritage Party in 1977, Ed Deibel, passed away at the age of 88. A man who fought for decades to separate northern Ontario from the south, with a resume including businessman and city councillor, Diebel collected thousands of signatures from northerners who believed the region should run its own affairs. […]
  
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• Soo Michigan’s Parade of Lights will be looking a lot different this year

  27-11-2020 01:06
  
  In Soo Michigan, this year’s Parade of Lights will be looking a lot different given the pandemic and the massive surge of cases in Chippewa county. Kayla Nicholson, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority said that due to the rising number of COVID cases, the decision was made to host the parade in a […]
  
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