Northern Santa Claus parades not all returning in full capacity
Northern communities are already starting to plan their Santa Claus parades, but not all will return in their traditional formats.
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High vaccine compliance at Sault Area Hospital and municipality
COVID-19 vaccination policies at the City of Sault Ste. Marie and Sault Area Hospital appear to be working, with both organizations seeing high compliance among staff.
Welcome to Bawating? First Nations leader calls for Sault to be renamed
The area where the City of Sault Ste. Marie now sits was once known as Bawating, and a local Indigenous leader would like to see the city to go back to its original name.
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Electrical fire at Sault Ste. Marie health centre causes significant damage
An early morning fire at a medical office building in Sault Ste. Marie has caused 'considerable damage,' officials say.
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Ground breaks for new Sault social services headquarters
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Police use of force reports double in Sault Ste. Marie
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Sault soup kitchen fundraiser making a comeback
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Northern Ontario boat dealer creates unique floating sauna
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Giant Pumpkin Festival returns to Sault Ste. Marie
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Royal Canadian Legion building veterans housing in Sault Ste. Marie
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Sault Downtown Association holds block party for return of Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie's Downtown Association is kicking off the return of the OHL with a street party.
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Sault Chamber of Commerce encourages people to 'Love Local'
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Timmins health unit warns of COVID-19 exposure on recent Air Canada flight
The Porcupine Health Unit is advising the public of a high-risk public exposure to COVID-19 related to a recent flight.
North Bay police seize more than $348K in illicit drugs
A 38-year-old North Bay man is facing several drug-related charges after police seized more than $384,000 in illegal drugs during a combined operation Thursday.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is finalizing its plans to exit the final stage of its reopening plan in order to 'cautiously lift more public health measures' currently in place.
La Nina could bring forth cold and stormy winter to Canada, new forecast predicts
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U.S. land borders to reopen to vaccinated travellers Nov. 8
The United States will resume welcoming fully vaccinated Canadian and Mexican visitors back across its land borders Nov. 8, the White House said Friday as the details of a gradual easing of North American COVID-19 travel restrictions slowly continued to come into focus.
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Ontario health officials are reporting 496 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and two more deaths linked to the disease.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital
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