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Murder on Manitoulin Island: How a farm feud turned deadly in 1877

Murder on Manitoulin Island: How a farm feud turned deadly in 1877

This edition of Remember This brings us another tale of the exploits of 'great detective' J.W. Murray
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The story of the Sault's first bank heist

The story of the Sault's first bank heist

This edition of Remember This looks back on a harrowing day for the staff at a Royal Bank location
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What's the deal with that Danville Bessemer train?

What's the deal with that Danville Bessemer train?

This week's edition of Remember This tells the tale of a short-lived Pennsylvania steel operation and its link to Algoma Steel
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Dr. Perry Ernest Doolittle and the push for the Trans-Canada Highway

Dr. Perry Ernest Doolittle and the push for the Trans-Canada Highway

This edition of Remember This examines the history of the motoring MD and his visits to Sault Ste. Marie
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Remember when there was a sand and gravel operation next to the Civic Centre? (4 photos)

Remember when there was a sand and gravel operation next to the Civic Centre? (4 photos)

In this edition of Remember This, the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library looks back on A.B. McLean
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Mysterious letters and mysterious strangers. Had the notorious Black Hand arrived in the Sault?

Mysterious letters and mysterious strangers. Had the notorious Black Hand arrived in the Sault?

This edition of Remember This looks back on some quick thinking by a local shoe store owner
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Health officials prescribed brandy as 1957 flu closed all local schools

Health officials prescribed brandy as 1957 flu closed all local schools

This edition of Remember This, looks back on the effect of the H2N2 flu
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Thousands of children infected during the great ringworm epidemic of 1950

Thousands of children infected during the great ringworm epidemic of 1950

In this edition of Remember This we look back on an outbreak so bad that it caught the attention of Time Magazine
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How the Spanish Flu affected Sault Ste. Marie

How the Spanish Flu affected Sault Ste. Marie

In this edition of Remember This, we look back on a story we told you back in 2017 about an earlier pandemic that saw gatherings curtailed and schools and businesses closed
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The Theresa DeCourcy murder: Decades later, an arrest is made

The Theresa DeCourcy murder: Decades later, an arrest is made

In this edition of Remember This, we conclude the story of the 1945 murder of a teenaged girl that caused panic in the city
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