Ontario launches new Crown agency for skilled trades
The province has created Skilled Trades Ontario, a new provincial agency to overhaul the apprenticeship program, address the industry's labour shortage, improve training and simplify services.
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School buses cancelled across northern Ont. communities due to extreme cold
Extreme cold has cancelled hundreds of bus routes in areas across northern Ontario on Wednesday as temperatures continue near – 40 C with the wind chill.
Sault chamber of commerce wants reopening to happen sooner
A northern Ontario chamber of commerce is hoping for a more expedited reopening process in Ontario to help struggling businesses.
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Sault police charge man after attack at a dog park
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Sault family looking forward to home ownership
A Sault Ste. Marie family is excited to move into their new home after being selected by Habitat For Humanity to take ownership of the agency's recently completed house on Wellington Street West.
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Snowcross races return to Sault Ste. Marie
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Highway closure, snowfall warnings in effect for parts of northeast
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Algoma University professor recognized with rising star award
A professor at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie is being recognized by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities for her research in health sciences.
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Sault fire officials investigating apartment blaze
Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services say there were no injuries following an apartment fire in the city Friday morning.
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Sault police take more guns off the streets in December
Sault Ste. Marie's police chief is urging the public to share tips with police about criminal activity, as the latest statistics from the Sault showing more guns being taken off the streets.
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Sault man facing charges after accidentally shooting himself in leg with sawed-off shotgun
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Sault Area Hospital tests caregiver ID program
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Former Sault nurse wants to return to profession, but says there are too many roadblocks
A former nurse in Sault Ste. Marie says she is willing to re-enter the profession to help with Ontario's nursing shortage. But she says regulatory roadblocks are holding up her application to have her license reinstated.
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School buses cancelled across northern Ont. communities due to extreme cold
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Scammers posing as Canada Border Services Agency officials are using emails, websites, text messages and telephone calls to ask for money and personal information such as social insurance numbers.
What to know about the Omicron subvariant BA.2
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the Omicron variant that has been found in at least 40 countries, including the United States.
Infectious disease expert calls global COVID-19 response an 'unmitigated disaster'
An infectious disease expert believes the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been an 'unmitigated disaster' and the rapid spread of the Omicron has made another variant a near certainty.
COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers not causing food shortage, empty shelves: Alghabra
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is assuring Canadians there's no reason to fear food shortages will result from a small minority of truck drivers refusing to comply with a vaccine mandate in order to cross the Canada-U.S. border.
Killings of Canadians in Mexico due to gang debt: prosecutor
A prosecutor in Mexico said Tuesday the killing of two Canadians at a Caribbean coast resort last week was motivated by debts between international gangs apparently dedicated to drug and weapons trafficking.
Northern Ontario teacher who taught anti-Semitic conspiracy theories loses teaching licence
A Timmins-area teacher who taught his classes a number of bizarre anti-Jewish conspiracy theories has lost his teaching licence.
Sudbury student shares frustration with school bus cancellations
Denika Legault, a Grade 11 student at College Notre Dame in Sudbury, says frequent problems with school buses this year have sometimes left her in the cold.
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