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• Pandemic highlights need for internet equality, First Nations chief says

  08-12-2020 22:57
  
  TORONTO — A First Nations chief from British Columbia’s Interior region says the COVID-19 pandemic has made it easier to explain how important high-speed communications are for keeping small communities connected. Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars says artisans in his community have been able to use TikTok and Facebook to promote their products […]
  
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• MHSAA to meet Wednesday - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 22:40
  MHSAA to meet Wednesday  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• SSM Innovation Centre: Up for the Challenge?

  08-12-2020 21:52
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) challenges you to be a part of a solution. With the launch of the “Up For The Challenge” section on their website, SSMIC has consolidated national and global challenges and competitions for you to tackle. The website will eventually feature local challenges that […]
  
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• Holiday Pic of the Day: Amanda Dellavedova

  08-12-2020 20:52
  
  Today’s Holiday Pic of the Day comes from Amanda Dellavedova. A beautiful picture of her child grabbing a cone off the Christmas Tree. Send us your holiday pics to be featured on First Local Mornings (8 a.m. ONNtv) and SaultOnline @ [email protected]  Ready, set, decorate!
  
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• Cyr column: The Biden administration will be different - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 20:48
  Cyr column: The Biden administration will be different  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Bon Soo: Make it Snow in the Sault Ste. Marie Museum - SaultOnline.com

  08-12-2020 20:00
  
  Bon Soo: Make it Snow in the Sault Ste. Marie Museum  SaultOnline.com
  
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• Bon Soo: Make it Snow in the Sault Ste. Marie Museum

  08-12-2020 20:00
  
  The Sault Ste. Marie Museum and Bon Soo Winter Carnivale are partnering up for an exhibiting new community exhibition that showcases a long legacy of Bon Soo Winter Carnivale history. Bon Soo Winter Carnivale will be donating their entire archives and artifacts to the Sault Ste. Marie Museum. This is an opportunity to celebrate this […]
  
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• Wabi Sabi goes virtual

  08-12-2020 19:58 via saultstar.com
  Wabi Sabi Fine Craft Exhibition and Sale, held every year on the first week of August, was cancelled this year, it’s 20th anniversary, due to COVID-19 restrictions. Read More
  
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• Tenaris gets federal government loan to help with $81M project

  08-12-2020 19:55 via saultstar.com
  FedNor is providing Tenaris Algoma Tubes with a $5 million repayable loan to help consolidate their Canadian operations in Sault Ste. Marie. Read More
  
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• Michigan high school sports remain on hold - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 19:29
  Michigan high school sports remain on hold  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• LeBron considers load management, maps future with Lakers - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 19:29
  LeBron considers load management, maps future with Lakers  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• In Memory of LESLIE, ANN

  08-12-2020 19:20
  
  This year has not been easy, but we know we are lucky to have you as our guardian angel. We cherish your memories today and everyday, your smile is always engraved in our hearts. Please keep your father safe, we will chat in our prayers. Love always, Mom and Punkin head
  
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• Shadows of the Mind Cancels 2021 Film Festival

  08-12-2020 19:05
  
  Shadows of the Mind Film Festival regretfully announces the cancellation of our February 2021 festival due to COVID-19. The board and working committee found this a very difficult decision and thank the many generous patrons, volunteers and sponsors that allow this long-standing film festival to bring world-class cinema to the Sault for 21 years, while […]
  
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• Virus-related restrictions again hit fall prep playoffs - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 18:57
  Virus-related restrictions again hit fall prep playoffs  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Lakers sign Ann Arbor Huron basketball trio - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 18:57
  Lakers sign Ann Arbor Huron basketball trio - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Other opinions around the state - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 18:44
  Other opinions around the state - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Editorials around the state - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 18:44
  Editorials around the state - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• MP drafts legislation to open floodgates on interprovincial booze sales

  08-12-2020 18:06
  
  OTTAWA — A Conservative backbencher is aiming to open the floodgates on cross-country booze shipments, drafting legislation that offers a workaround to interprovincial trade barriers. MP Dan Albas tabled a private member’s bill Tuesday that would allow Canada Post to offer direct-to-consumer sales of out-of-province beer, wine and hard liquor from coast to coast to […]
  
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• 97-year-old Chuck Yeager dies

  08-12-2020 17:44
  
  The first person to ever break the sound barrier is dead. Chuck Yeager, world-renowned fighter pilot and test pilot died Monday shortly before 9 p.m. It was announced on his Twitter account. Yeager earned many medals throughout his career. A Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Legion of Merit are just a few of many. In […]
  
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• Online directories pop up in bid to boost small business sales amid COVID-19

  08-12-2020 17:34
  
  TORONTO — When Ali Haberstroh took home a full-length shearling coat she found at a vintage store recently, the Toronto woman couldn’t stop bubbling about it. “It is the most fabulous item I’ve ever purchased for myself and if it was anywhere else, it would have been like a bazillion dollars,” she said of the […]
  
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• The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Dec. 8

  08-12-2020 17:31
  
  OTTAWA — The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:25 a.m. Ontario is reporting 1,676 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 10 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 588 new cases are in Toronto, 349 in Peel Region, and 141 in York Region. Ontario’s fiscal watchdog […]
  
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• Levitts, Compliments brand deli meats recalled over possible Listeria contamination

  08-12-2020 17:10
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public of several deli meats being recalled because of possible Listeria contamination. They include 175-gram packages of Compliments brand Montreal-style smoked meat, smoked-beef pastrami and corned beef, all with the best before date of Dec. 11, 2020. Also recalled are 150-gram packages of Levitts brand […]
  
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• Michigan House cancels voting session after Giuliani test - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 16:57
  Michigan House cancels voting session after Giuliani test  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Federal officials hear arguments on Enbridge pipeline tunnel - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 16:57
  Federal officials hear arguments on Enbridge pipeline tunnel  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Future value of Trans Mountain pipeline rests on Liberals’ climate plans, PBO says

  08-12-2020 16:50
  
  OTTAWA — A new report from the parliamentary budget officer says the federal government could end up losing money on the Trans Mountain pipeline if it further tightens its climate policy. The federal government bought the pipeline, and the unfinished work to increase its capacity by twinning it, in August 2018 for $4.4 billion. The […]
  
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• Holiday Pic of the Day: Holli Devoe

  08-12-2020 16:44
  
  Today’s Holiday Pic of the Day comes from Holli Devoe. A beautiful picture of her house decorated. Send us your holiday pics to be featured on First Local Mornings (8 a.m. ONNtv) and SaultOnline @ [email protected]  Ready, set, decorate!
  
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• FedNor investments in Sault steel pipe manufacturer’s facility to create 75 full-time jobs

  08-12-2020 16:39
  
  Today, Terry Sheehan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced a Government of Canada repayable contribution of $5 million to help consolidate Tenaris’ pipe manufacturing operations at Algoma Tubes in Sault Ste. Marie. Algoma Tubes is Canada’s only seamless steel pipe manufacturer […]
  
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• Filling a canoe with food items – Christmas sharing tradition remains strong

  08-12-2020 16:32
  
  At École secondaire Notre-Dame-du-Sault (Sault Ste. Marie), students and staff are leading the Noël Portage sharing campaign to support families in need living in their community. Together, they want to fill their canoe with non-perishable food. This beautiful act of generosity and mutual aid during this Advent season has become a very meaningful tradition for […]
  
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• Ontario’s unspent pandemic reserves grew to $12 billion by end of September: FAO

  08-12-2020 16:18
  
  Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the province had $12 billion in unspent reserve funds by the end of September. The Financial Accountability Officer says in a report today that the money was earmarked for three contingency funds, including two related to pandemic spending. The FAO says the $12 billion is $2.7 billion more than his office […]
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation Hosting a First Responder Salute Frozen Santa Clause Parade - SaultOnline.com

  08-12-2020 15:57
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation Hosting a First Responder Salute Frozen Santa Clause Parade  SaultOnline.com
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation Hosting a First Responder Salute Frozen Santa Clause Parade

  08-12-2020 15:57
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – The Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation (SSMADC) will be hosting a frozen parade on Saturday December 19th from 5 pm to 8 pm. This parade will offer the community a chance to salute our First Responders for all that they do, especially this year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
  
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• S&P/TSX composite up in early trading, U.S. stock markets retreat

  08-12-2020 15:48
  
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged higher, helped by gains in the energy, financial and metals and mining sectors, while U.S. stock markets fell in early trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 9.76 points at 17,592.11. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 21.99 points at 30,047.80. The S&P 500 […]
  
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• Millroy: Who Should Get The COVID-19 Vaccine First?

  08-12-2020 14:22
  
  The first doses of the newly approved coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer arrived in Britain last week, with a mass immunization program being launched this week. But the vaccine may not be going first, as many had expected, to health-care workers who are on the front lines in this battle against the virus. Instead, National […]
  
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• NOJHL Add 8 Games for December

  08-12-2020 13:21
  
  The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League released Monday the information for eight additional regular season games that will be on the slate for December. They will be a pair of four-game match-ups that feature the Soo Thunderbirds meeting the Espanola Express and the Blind River Beavers going up against the Rayside-Balfour Canadians. All of these […]
  
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• Vaccine to Hit Canada as early as next week

  08-12-2020 12:31
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will arrive on Canadian soil by the end of the month, with the first doses delivered next week. Health Canada is set to approve the vaccine from American-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for use in Canada within days. […]
  
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• Attorney General Dana Nessel Issues Urgent Consumer Alert on COVID-19 Scams

  08-12-2020 12:15
  
  LANSING, Mich. – In coordination with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Attorney General Dana Nessel today issued an urgent consumer alert to Michigan residents warning them of COVID-19-related scams. “Scammers are lurking under every rock and behind every corner waiting to take advantage of unsuspecting people,” said Nessel. “It is my job […]
  
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• Auditor General Demands Action Toward Virtual Care Expansion, Transparency Issues and Long-Term Care

  08-12-2020 12:01
  
  Today, Bonnie Lysyk issued 13 value-for-money audits in her annual report, which also looked at consumer protection in the bereavement sector, the review and implementation of school curricula, and other issues. Lysyk’s report highlights concern over the slow expansion of virtual health-care services, Ontario’s retirement homes having increased numbers of residents who should be in […]
  
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• Three Lakers Receive WCHA Player of the Month Honors

  08-12-2020 11:35
  
  SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Ashton Calder, Will Riedell and Mareks Mitens have each been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Players of the Month, as announced by conference officials on Thursday, December 3. Calder has been named WCHA Forward of the Month, Riedell has been named WCHA Defenseman of the Month and Mitens […]
  
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• Visions of sugarplums blurry this December - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 07:21
  Visions of sugarplums blurry this December  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• County on track to hire audit assistant - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  08-12-2020 07:21
  County on track to hire audit assistant  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Tributes to Ron Irwin

  08-12-2020 07:07 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Mayor Christian Provenzano extended the city’s condolences:
  “Ron loved Sault Ste. Marie dearly and he served it loyally for decades. On behalf of our community, I want to express my appreciation for his leadership and his incredible record of public service.
  “Of Ron’s many impressive accomplishments, he was most proud of his family. I send our community’s deep and sincere condolences to his wife Marg, their family and his many friends. Ron will be deeply missed and
  
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• Festive RIDE campaign underway

  08-12-2020 07:03 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service has launched its Festive RIDE campaign.
  Police checked 1,705 vehicles during the 2019 campaign, which resulted in the following:
  • Sixteen roadside tests conducted
  • Zero three day licence suspensions
  • Seven criminal charges for blood alcohol concentration .80 plus
  • Sixteen Highway Traffic Act charges.
  Sault police remind motorists in a media release that RIDE checks take place year round and with policing partners will conduct roadside check
  
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• Sault actress in prison sitcom

  08-12-2020 06:49 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Film actress Trish Rainone, who is from Sault Ste. Marie, will appear in a leading role in a new women’s prison sitcom, Pink is In, to be aired on Bell Fibe TV1.
  Rainone joins a cast of “fabulous and funny” characters all of whom have either television or film credits:
  • Elley-Ray Hennessy (My Little Pony) plays prison Warden Morgan Dungworth.
  • Veteran Canadian actress Margaret Lamarre plays Ol’ Granny BJ, a former matinee film idol.
  • Jon Welch (No Easy D
  
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• ‘Policy lens’ to help Ontario gov’t to ‘think North’

  08-12-2020 06:44 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Northern Policy Institute’s latest commentary, Does Ontario Need a Northern Lens? addresses “longstanding frustration … that Queen’s Park does not ‘think North’ when developing policies and programs.
  Dr. Heather Hall dives into the possibilities and lessons around creation and implementation of a northern policy lens, says a media release from NPI, a Sudbury-based think tank.
  It explains: “A policy lens is a tool that is used to develop or review existi
  
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• Christmas tree will last longer if it always has water

  08-12-2020 06:36 via saultthisweek.com
  
  With Christmas fast approaching, most of us are getting our tree up and decorated. I can remember back to my childhood when we went out as a family to cut a live evergreen for the holiday season.
  We would trek out though the back of our property looking for a pine to cut. Dad was always looking for the straightest trunk, but we rarely found one growing in the bush that was perfect. However, there was always a way to situate the tree and decorate it so that it was magical despite any flaws.
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• Vaccine should go first where risk of death is highest

  08-12-2020 06:35 via saultthisweek.com
  
  The first doses of the newly approved coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer arrived in Britain last week, with a mass immunization program to be launched this week.
  But the vaccine may not be going first, as many had expected, to health-care workers who are on the front lines in this battle against the virus.
  Instead, National Health Service officials have decided priority will go to residents of care homes for older adults and their caregivers.
  When I first read this I disagreed with the move and
  
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• Colleges, universities to have performance-based funding

  08-12-2020 06:19 via saultthisweek.com
  
  The provincial government has signed agreements with all of the province’s public colleges and universities to tie funding to the institutions’ performance.
  The government touts the move, announced in a media release Nov. 26, as a “made-in-Ontario” approach that will make Ontario the first province to use a performance-based funding model with its postsecondary institutions.
  “Our government believes in making institutions accountable for student success,” said
  
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• Deserving children to win their image in Legos

  08-12-2020 05:59 via saultthisweek.com
  
  A local business hopes to help five children have a brighter Christmas this year by turning them into a custom-made Lego figurine.
  The Brickspace, owned and operated by Derek Pearce, has launched its first annual Brickspace Secret Santa. Anyone can nominate a deserving child to win the look-alike Lego minifigure.
  “The designs of the custom-made figures are three individual prints,” Pearce told Sault This Week. “Our graphic artist will be looking at the pictures submitted of the
  
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• Council council approves 2021 budget

  08-12-2020 04:12
  
  After a over 4 hour meeting council has decided to increase the levy by 1.57 percent for the part of the budget they control. It started the night at 2.12 percent. Councillors sharpened there pencils and took some money out but the biggest cash savings was presented by the Mayor. He suggested taking away $500,000 […]
  
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• Council sharpens pencil to 1.57% levy increase; levy boards add another 2.02%

  08-12-2020 04:07 via saultstar.com
  
  City council set its 2021 budget in just over 4 hours. Read More
  
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