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Kohl’s in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. closing its doors for good
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69There's going to be a lot of this in Soo Michigan. I feel bad for the people who didn't vote to destroy their economy.
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Trump announces additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad
53Trump is just upset that Canada is dominating 'America's Pastime', which was actually invented in Canada to begin with.
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City scrambles to reign in projected deficit as high as $3.45M
SooToday 57Who could have anticipated a winter with a lot of snow in Sault Ste. Marie? Certainly not city council.Perhaps we could have put some money away for a situation like this instead of spending 12 million dollars on a downtown plaza or a proposed 17 million dollars on an artificial beach.
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The snow just keeps coming! City provides update on snow clearing efforts
SooToday 39Getting every street plowed at least once should be a priority over getting the main arteries done several times. If there were a fire or medical emergency on my street that has not been plowed at all, someone would probably die. The snow is over my waist and I'm 6'6.
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VIDEO: Why Doug Ford is spending $75M on U.S. ads starring Ronald Reagan
42This is an outrageous use or taxpayer money. Even if successful, it couldn't possibly change anything for more than 3 years.
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Here’s how much your mayor and councillors made last year
SooToday 24The money paid to Caputo may be some of the worst money spent in this city's history. We've never had a more useless city councillor.
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VIDEO: Giving YMCA taxpayer cash is ‘the only path forward,’ mayor says
SooToday 22The people who use the facilities should be paying, rather than having it subsidized by their neighbours. I've never set foot in the building.
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Helicopters will drop weed killer on North Shore forests this summer
SooToday 12They don't clear cut all of our forests. They cut specific species like red pine and Jack pine that rely on fires in order to regenerate. Instead of fire, they use clear cuts to manage these areas. In more mixed areas, they use select cuts or shelterwood cuts to manage that kind of forest.I understand and share the aversion to herbicides, but the cutting of these particular forests are an effective management strategy for animals, humans, and the forest itself.
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Ford government opens door to ending indefinite leases for Ontario tenants
SooToday 11I have considered renting out my basement at various points, but the losing control of your own dwelling to a renter is a risk that I'm not willing to take. Full control over who lives in my home at all times is not negotiable. I'm sure there are others in the same situation.
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Power knocked out for huge swath of city
SooToday 5This is the first long outage in several years
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Tonight's Goo Goo Dolls concert has been cancelled
SooToday 6At least half a million dollars in tickets, that's for sure.
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Bridge traffic continues sharp decline despite holiday season
SooToday 6It's worth noting that the Canadian dollar improved significantly throughout 2025 and is forecasted to improve even more in 2026, due to a stronger than expected Canadian economy and a struggling American economy.If this were due to the value of the loonie then one would expect bridge traffic to be up and not down.
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Power knocked out for huge swath of city
SooToday 5The smart grid can't do anything when there is no power supply to redistribute.Why so hostile about something that didn't cost you anything, reduces outages, saves electricity, and preserves our environment.
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Border traffic drops for ninth straight month at International Bridge
SooToday 5I've got friends and family that live in the Michigan Soo, like others do, but I'm certainly not crossing the border anytime soon.Like it or not, as a Canadian, nearly two thirds of people in Chippewa county hate you and hate everything you stand for. That's proven in the election results. That may not include your friends or my friends, but these people exist and you harm Canada any time you spend any of your hard earned money there
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Thessalon receives funding boost from the province
SooToday 3This would money to address the emergency room closures. Hopefully the province will address that as well.
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Power knocked out for huge swath of city
SooToday 5When they say customers, they mean paying customers, not children and whatnot.
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Should the city hire a contractor to remove windrows from the end of driveways?
SooToday 4Maintaining your own property is part of the cost owning a home. I choose to clear my snow on my own, but I understand that some are unwilling or unable. I'll be in that boat when I'm older, so I'm not judging.Residents should have a choice in their own property maintenance. Maybe you opt in before winter and get billed in the spring or something. Others who choose to do it themselves should not be charged. I think that's the fairest option for everyone.
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Bridge traffic continues sharp decline despite holiday season
SooToday 5Th exchange rate has improved for Canadians in the past year by about 8%. It's expected to continue to improve. This has nothing to do with the dollar.
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Most city staff are already in the office
SooToday 3Most of these comments ignore the elephant in the room. Working from home is far less productive on the whole and multiple studies prove that. This fact essentially overrules all other arguments.I believe the individuals that say they can maintain their productivity at home, but that just isn't the case for everyone else. I think that private businesses should be free to offer hybrid hours, but we're talking about public tax dollars here. Our money should be spent efficiently and effectively, which means being at the office 100% of the time.
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UPDATED: Here is a full list of what’s closed, cancelled today
SooToday 3Drifts at the front of my house are 6-8 inches, but at the back where the wind is blocked, I've only had about 2 inches. We've had several bigger snowfalls this season, but not with the wind like this
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