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'Betrayed': After 60 years with Group Health, elderly couple on list of de-rostered patients

'Betrayed': After 60 years with Group Health, elderly couple on list of de-rostered patients

Murray Patterson and his wife Eunice — a former employee at GHC — first became patients at the centre in 1964; now 92 and 88, they will lose their doctor in June
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Urban firefighters to be trained at battling wildfires

Urban firefighters to be trained at battling wildfires

The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires — a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns
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'Experience of a lifetime' up for grabs in Bushplane raffle

'Experience of a lifetime' up for grabs in Bushplane raffle

The top prize of the draw is a fly-in fishing trip for two at Errington's Wilderness Island
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UPDATE: 'Significant damage' reported in west-end garage fire

UPDATE: 'Significant damage' reported in west-end garage fire

Firefighters responded to the blaze shortly before midnight on Saturday
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PODCAST: 'There is a lot of crime going on in Steelton'

PODCAST: 'There is a lot of crime going on in Steelton'

Hosted by Village Media's Scott Sexsmith, SooToday's new podcast is a Monday to Friday rundown of all the need-to-know stories happening in our community
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Library has special story time planned for Friday's PA Day

Library has special story time planned for Friday's PA Day

North Branch readings with also include a beading craft and other activities
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City, Algoma Steel relaunch bid for huge port development

City, Algoma Steel relaunch bid for huge port development

Approval of a new $112,000-a-year job at city hall last week signalled the quiet rebirth of what used to be the Sault’s hottest job-creation prospect
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Workweek Outlook: A warm start trends toward wet and cool

Workweek Outlook: A warm start trends toward wet and cool

Rain arrives midweek and ushers in a change that will see cooler weather move into the region by the end of this week and for this weekend
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Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie!

Good morning, Sault Ste. Marie!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
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VIDEO: Our news site is launching a social network that's all local

VIDEO: Our news site is launching a social network that's all local

Years in the making, SPACES is designed to be safe, civil and 100 per cent community-powered. Jeff Elgie, the CEO of Village Media, told us all about the project during a recent appearance on our podcast
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