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Big Changes To Northern Travel Grant Announced

Rainbow Bridge project plan unveiled

Council Briefs: Queen St. restoration 2024 update

Provincial Code of Conduct Changes Made

Efforts underway to save Sault YMCA

Millroy: A red flag if there ever was one

On the lookout for Young Entrepreneurs

Connecting You with Your Future Workforce

Gardeners beware of two new, invasive worms

Ontario Strengthening Protections for Firefighters

Crime of the Week: Theft From Shoppers Drug Mart

Cracking Down on Cellphone Use and Banning Vaping in Schools

Unions unite against workplace violence

Loud Bang Originated at Algoma Steel

Flooding Possible Through Monday

Kids dare to dive for a bike!

URBAN MATTERS: Sault EDC, Bloated, Out of Sync; Dock, Port, or Housing?

Partnerships hold key to Sault Y’s survival

Sault Ste. Marie unveils Waterfront Development Plan Design Concepts – seeks input from community

Council, working group to explore options for YMCA

Lower Pim Street Closed For Three Days

$83 Million Development For Gateway Site On the Agenda Monday Night

Disconnect Notices Delivered to Tenants of the Doctors Building..Again

Is it safe to eat food past its best-before date?

Alliston Lands $15 Billion EV Honda Plant

Retired Couple Reveal Their Big Secret

International Development Minister touts Ottawa’s housing plan

Sheehan to meet with YMCA officials today

Youth Charged with Using Imitation Firearm

Drugs and Cash Seized

Music and Poetry of Spring reflected in The Chamber Singers of Algoma Spring Concert

Wanted Wednesday: Annah Rose Chakasim

Millroy: More Questions Than Answers At YMCA

Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council seeking submissions for showcase of local youth

Two Charged in Business Break and Enter

Seniors United for Healthcare with Dignity

Fatal ATV Collision on Red Rock Road

Local group determined to save the “Y” from closure

Hydrant Flow Testing Underway

Bear Sightings Require Common Sense

OPP urge boaters to play it safe this summer

Soo Routes Saginaw 5-0 to force Game 7/Rogers TV Bombs Again

Community Living Algoma celebrates Earth Day with a Community Clean-Up

Garage Damaged in Downtown Fire

Sault Ste. Marie Receives over $1 million From Gas Tax

When It Feels Like Spring – Inside

$70 Million Ticket Sold In Ontario

Free Webinar – City of Sault Ste. Marie Sustainability Updates

Theft over $5,000

Charged with Cruelty to Animals

SAH to continue operating Concurrent Disorders Day Treatment despite lack of funding

Feds targeting foreign grocery chains in attempt to increase competition

Casino Proceeds Lands City $362,099 Payday

Driver Suffered Medical Emergency Before Fatal Crash

Sheehan Pleased With Federal Budget

Stunt Driving Charge Laid

Morning Express – Friday, April 19

Could New Provincial Plan Save the Sault YMCA?

Transport takes down utility pole at intersection of GNR and Second Line East

Beverly Scratches a Big Win

Open or closed, aging YMCA presents major cost

Falcons return to International Bridge

Gas prices across Ontario expected to climb

City urges responsible use of accessible parking spaces

Sault Stryders is ready to take new strides with Town Hall Meeting

Local agencies find common ground on domestic violence

Significant Damage in People’s Road Fire

Federal Budget Key Points

YMCA Building Up For Sale, Future In Doubt

Taylor Swift and the Spice Girls Tribute

Travel New Zealand from the comfort of your home!

Neighbour Dispute in Thessalon Leads to Charges

Extensive Damage in St. Andrew’s Terrace Fire

Rotary Algoma STEM Fair picking up steam

IPV moves closer to recognition as a pandemic

An inside look at the prep for Jersey Boys

Driver Charged with Assault and Dangerous Operation

Cost of buying a home predicted to rise by the end of the year

The Great Lakes Outdoor Show returns for a 2nd year with more planned!!

Strong Winds Developing

Passenger Levels Continue To Plunge at Sault Airport

Sault Police Plush Canine Unit to Help Comfort Kids

The oldest documented Common Loons on the planet

Council Briefs: Physician Recruitment Report

Numerous Charges Stem From Domestic Dispute North of the Sault

Gail Banks $100,000 From Encore

Bank of Canada holds interest steady for 6th consecutive decision

Mike DaPrat Re-Elected President For Local 2251

UPDATED – CHARGES LAID School Bus and Vehicle Collide

Fatal Collision on River Road

Council unanimous in support of Bill C-332

Are You Fit Enough To Be a Cop?

OLG Launches Self-Serve Lottery Terminals in Select Locations – and the Sault starts with 3

No Cause Determined in Dennis Street Fire

Council issues reprimand to Coun. Kinach

Pedestrian Hit, Police Seek Public Assistance

Would You Live in a High-rise Apartment Building Built From Timber?

Council to consider Automated Speed enforcement

Stacked Pancake House Opens!

City receives $600,000 for exceeding its ’23 housing target

Elliot Lake Larry wins big with Lightning Lotto

Cambrian Mall Wants To Change Things Up

Ontario to lose enough energy to power half of Toronto during Monday’s Solar eclipse

Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Cash Seized in Joint Investigation

City Integrity Commissioner Says Councilor Violated Code of Conduct

Road users continue to choose fines over buckling up, safe driving

Three Found Unlawfully in Vacant Unit, Charged

CBSA workers to vote on potential strike

Sault College Athletics Celebrates Student-Athletes at Annual Awards Banquet

Give Ava a Second Chance!

Fatal Collision – Vehicle Occupants Charged

One Charged with Mischief, Assault with Weapon

One Charged with Assault, Uttering Threats

Ontario’s doctors say new medical school spots are one piece of the puzzle to fix the crisis in family medicine

Ontario Supporting Film and TV Production in Sault Ste. Marie

598 Vehicles Recovered

Boil Water Advisory for Richard’s Landing

UPDATE: Highway 17 from Batchawana to Wawa CLOSED

New Social Services Building promises better service for clients

Participate in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan

CBP Announces Trusted Traveler Programs Fee Changes

Dog owners — a few reminders from the City

St. Vincent Place Sault Ste. Marie Board of Directors Invites Applications

Hang On! Winter Wants To Take One Last Swing at Us!

Millroy: Giving people second chances, but…

Ask how the School College Work Initiative can help you!

CAA’s annual Worst Roads helps influence change for Ontario’s roads.

Chiefs of Ontario to Pursue Litigation Against Ontario over Exclusion of First Nations Laws in New Policing Act

Tickled Pink About Additional Seating!

Crime of the Week: Theft at Shoppers Drug Mart

Beware of Bears at Hiawatha

Allan Cup win warmed the Sault’s soul

Elliot Lake Wins Kraft Hockeyville for 2024

URBAN MATTERS: Sault’s “This Old House”: Missing Trees!

Why The Sault Humane Society Love Their Big Macs

SSM Marilyn refused to comply with a demand in Elliot Lake, while kids were in the car

Fatal Collision Highway 17 North

Sheehan: The Conservatives have no climate plan for the Sault or Algoma

Charged With Assault

Conservative MP Andrew Scheer wants to axe the tax

Ontario Nurses’ Pickets at Extendicare Canada

UPDATE St. Marys River closed following marine casualty

Ford government fails Ontario’s students by refusing to allocate new education funding

Ontario’s doctors say health-care measures need more work

Sheehan Defends Carbon Tax

Snow Squall Warning Issued For North of the Sault

UPDATE: Langdon Road Investigation

Ford government to dish out $214B in record-setting spending

Wanted Wednesday: Steven James Givens

Theft of Debit / Credit Cards

Pedal to the Metal on Black Road

It’s a Puck Drop For New Year’s Eve

PUC Wins Provincial Award for Innovation Excellence

Five new family medicine residents match in Sault Ste. Marie

Family Art Night at the North Branch Library

Giant Tiger customer data compromised in cyber incident.

One Charged with Criminal Harassment, Uttering Threats

Jagdeep had no headlights, open liquor, and was impaired

Property Damaged In Aweres Township

Doug Ford to extend Ontario gas tax cut

Algoma Steel Fiscal Year Ends on a “High Note”

Secret RCMP report says Canadians may revolt once they realize how broke they are

Algoma Steel Provides Update on “River Water” Coffee

Collision Leads to Impaired Charges on Searchmont Highway

Sault Man Arrested For Making School Shooting Threat in Florida

Canada Border Servics Agency offers tips for Easter travellers

Till There Was You – Northland Barbershop 57th Annual Show

Sault Police Help Train Anishinabek Police Officer

Police Looking For Erratic Driver

Director of Education for HSCDSB Resigns

UPDATED- Missing Person: Jonathon Zeppa

Stunt driving on Black Road leads to charge

Zone 10 Anglers Unhappy With The New Regulation Changes

Canada’s Wonderland says goodbye to an old ride but has something new for guests

Celebrating Matthew Girardi’s Contributions on World Down Syndrome Day- March 21, 2024

Improved service in the field the aim of OPP Survivor’s Conference

While Canadians Get Hit With New Carbon Tax, Ottawa Gives Itself a Hefty Pay Raise

Gas Prices Shoot Up Well Before Carbon Tax Increase

Women’s Volleyball returns to Sault College

UPDATE: Missing Person

Major Apartment Complex Under Construction on Pine Street

Soo Greyhounds Fans Have a Chance to Win Cash Prizes in Support of Ontario Hospitals

Shedding light on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Sault Makes Top 10 List For Bed Bugs

Council extends condolences to Lindsay, Madonna families

Coffee at Steel Plant Made With Water Directly From St. Mary’s River

Council approves re-zoning; has harsh words for property owner

Millroy: Northern Travel Grant Needs Some Serious Updating

Break and Enter, Theft, Mischief

Passed out at Intersection, then Backs into Police Vehicle

Ball or Puck? Which would you prefer to see drop on NYE?

Failing To Stop For Police

Queen Street reconstruction could receive funding of $2 million

Province on hook for Bill 124 compensation

New Video to Boost Sault Police Recruitment Efforts

City Explores Northern Ontario School of Medicine Campus

Flowers by Routledge: a century of local floral service

53rd annual LSSU Snowman Burning

Morning Express – Friday, March 15

One Charged with Firearm Offences, Eight Others Arrested on Warrants

Aggravated Assault Charge Laid

UPDATE: 18 Year Old Female Missing

Union Claims Doug Ford is lying to Ontario about LCBO privatization

How Fraudsters Want You To Send Money

A Second Name, A Second Chance

Gen 7 Fuel Retail Chain Harassed by KPMG over unrelated insolvency file

One year later, where is Jake Corbiere?

Overhaul of Ontario police law set to take effect April 1st

Millroy: Northern Health Travel Grant – “Get It Done!”

The Stories of Northern Live Podcast Returns!

What Engineering Students Witnessed at Tenaris

Work Continues on Major Merger

Local businesses invited to explore funding and financing opportunities

Refusal to Comply with Blood Demand

Prohibited Driver Charged With Dangerous Operation

Jasmyn Rowley, presented with the ATHENA Leadership Award

One Charged With Sexual Assault

Federal government cuts beer tax increase

Sault College Bridge Building contest draws plenty of interest

UNSOLVED MYSTERY – Where is Jake Joseph Corbiere?

Police Still Looking For Stabbing Suspect

Feds and Province Hand Over $7.8 Million To Sault Transit

Measures to Help Improve Access to Veterinary Services

Freighter Fire Now Extinguished

Special Weather Statement Issued

Don’t Forget Your Change for Tomorrow’s Game!

New immigration pilots to support rural and Francophone minority communities

Three Charged With Firearm Offences

Ontario budget set for March 26

SMC Student at Queen’s Park

Soo Locks Open Early for 2024 Shipping Season

Sheehan Talks National Dental Plan With Seniors

One Charged with Arson, Possession for Purpose of Trafficking

One Charged with Possession for Purpose of Trafficking, Personation

Firearms Charges Laid

Police, Fire, & MNRF Presence at Bellevue Marina

St. Vincent Place Continues Fight Against Period Poverty

Gala For Giving

Change your clocks, change your batteries

Angie Sweeney called 911 the day before she was murdered

Sault Ste. Marie Michigan student hit by truck

One Step Closer to Building All-Season Roads in the Ring of Fire

Millroy: In Celebration of Barbara

City Preps for Phase 2 of Waterfront Development Plan

Garden River Resident Wins $100,000

It’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Women In Trades Week

Sault man charged with impaired in Sudbury

Reduced Load Restrictions Start March 8

Waterfront Development Plan moves into Phase 2 – Design Concepts

Learn about Dr. Bondar’s time on the Space Shuttle Discovery

Crisis: Doctors shortage draws Friday protest

Ontario Investing $60 Million in Forest Biomass Program

Ontario Pledges To Keep Electricity Costs Down for Families

Ontario doctors will receive a 2.8 per cent compensation increase in 2023-24

Sault Pride & Sault College to Host Stop on National Speaking Tour

ADSB Welcomes Student Trustees for 2024 / 2025 School Year

Child Pornography Charges Laid

This Saturday be sure to make your Doughnation

Travelling for March Break? The Canada Border Services Agency gives tips for a smoother trip

Sault College Business – Human Resources Program Receives HRPA Approval

HSCDSB confirms School Year Calendar for 2024-25

Update Police Presence at Boardwalk

Students Combine Energy, Teamwork & Confidence in Upcoming Young Americans Performances

Coldest Night of the Year 2024

Algoma District School Board Approves School Year Calendar for 2024-2025

United Steelworkers Rally Health Crisis In The Sault

Male Charged With Business Break-In

19 undocumented non-citizens sent to Sault Ste. Marie Michigan for processing

Winter Storm Brews As Sault Ste. Marie Approaches Record Temperatures

Inmate Throws Two Cups of Urine at Officer

One Charged with Fraud Over $5,000

Diana Had Her Big Wish Come True!

Local 2251 Rally Planned On Physician Shortage

Bill 124 is gone but serious issues remain – SSM Labour Council President

Spam, spam, spam, Spamalot hits the Sault courtesy of Superior Heights Theatre program

New forum to discuss challenges in the Canadian legal cannabis industry

Ready, set, grow! Seedy Saturday kicks off the 2024 Growing Season

Insufficient Provincial grants costing the City millions

Media Club Launches at Sault Museum

Federal government funding for Destination Northern Ontario

LSSU Names New President

ATV Operator Arrested After Failing To Stop For Police

Soo Greyhounds to mark 10th season of Talk Today with mental health awareness game

Investigation Continues in L.A. Murder Sault Man Arrested

Mayor Shoemaker strongly opposed to closure of local lab

Heated sidewalks a no-go for council

Orazietti, Hanes 2023 receive Medals of Merit

Ford government is starving local public hospitals to privatize them, charge health advocates

Funding secured, Sault’s NYE celebration ready to roll

Yelling and Screaming on Great Northern Road with a Knife

$70 Million Jackpot Won!

City Council approves re-zoning for Dacey Rd. townhouses

Assault With a Chair

Group Health Addresses Patient Questions & Concerns

Dangerous Operation

Youth Charged With Arson

Bomb Threat at Local Bank

Millroy: Crown Attorney Going Easy on Plea Bargains

Tax season starts today!

Charity Hockey Classic once again seeks to give kids a Jumpstart

Heated sidewalks: A closer look

City Seeks Out Talent For Summer Series

Garage Destroyed in Fire

Adam punches instead of paying

Robbery Charge Laid

Could Heated Sidewalks Be Part of New Downtown Plan?

City Wide STEM Fair Organizers to Host Info Session

Ontario Banning Road Tolls, Freezing Driver’s Licence Fees

Sault OPP Seize $214,000 in Stolen Property

Petition Calling for Increase in Developmental Services Funding

Algoma Steel Resumes Steel Production

Stolen Vehicle Used In Crash

One Charged with Arson

Mantha moving bill to fix Northern Health Travel Grant

Ready, Willing, But Unable to Help

Wanted Wednesday: Scott Bruce Carson

Hounds 2024 NextGen game details revealed; Kids applications now available

Car Crashes Through Fence

Ontario Wants Voters To Have Direct Say in Carbon Tax Pricing

Passenger Levels Still Down at Sault Airport

Stolen Vehicle Gives OPP Chase

Crime of the Week: Furniture Theft at Apartment Building

Six Firearms Seized, 34 Charges Laid

Driver Doesn’t Stop at Four-Way , Charged With Impaired

Crime Stoppers Supports Manslaughter Charge Regarding Fentanyl Overdose

Post-Pandemic Business Confidence Continues to Decline: Chamber Report

A special day for a “special” boy

If You See Someone Wearing This, Call Police!

Multiple Charges Related To Collision

Ontario Stopping Scheduled Beer Tax Increase

Manslaughter Charge Laid in Death Investigation

Algoma Steel Issues Statement on Casthouse Explosion Wednesday Night

Driver and Company Charged In Fatal Collision

Lack of winter weather a drawback for enthusiasts

Local Man Charged For Fraud of $362,283

Mukesh assaults, steals and obstructs

Milling About ~ AV Terrace Bay Still Idle.

Bell Media To Cut Thousands of Jobs and Local Newscasts

Feds Announces the Services Covered Under the Canadian Dental Care Plan

A Slow Call Back For Algoma Steel Employees Has Begun

Crime of the Week: B&E and Stolen Property

Jessy charged with B&E, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime

Honda issues significant recall in the U.S. and Canada

Bon Soo rolls on in most unusual winter

Algoma Steel Group Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Sault Ste. Marie Trailer Park Fined For Bad Septic Beds

No Response From City On State of Apartment Building

No Records Broke Yesterday, But We Still Have a Chance This Week

Millroy: Apology Somewhat Misguided.

Brooks is charged with theft and assault, among other offences

Significant Damage in Trelawne House Fire

Superior Heights is getting “Amped Up, Up in Flames”

61st Bon Soo Winter Carnival officially opens

Romano Announces $1.1 Million For Primary Care

Keith Opts for $500,000

Sault College to Host OCAA Curling Championships

I.D.A. Drug Marts Provides Care Amidst Group Health Announcement

Wiarton Willie predicts early spring

Sault College hopes to avoid double hit to budget

No Bum slides For Bon Soo

We Could Be Snow-less By Next Weekend

Car Smashes into SS. Valleycamp in Sault Michigan

Visit Over 100 Employers at Sault College’s Upcoming Career Fair

Council Briefs: Staff to report on use of consultants

Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Wanted Wednesday: Monique Jocelyn Lambert

Council opposes merger of Sault and Sudbury Health Units

Gas Prices, All Over The Place in the Sault

2023-24 Hockey Fights Cancer Jersey Auction in support of the Twinkie Foundation

CAO White bids fond farewell to council

It is Time for the Annual Bridge Building Competition

Council starts ‘new chapter’ with its Francophone community

Millroy: Amber Alert Criteria and Polivievre Needs To Re-Think Axe The Carbon Tax

Bay Street Break and Enter

Suspect Assaults Employee Gets Tracked Down

Threats Lead To Arrest

UPDATED – PANTS NEEDED- Fire destroys family home in Sault, Michigan – donations needed urgently

Letter: Offload Delays

Applications open for city’s Green Initiatives Fund

URBAN MATTERS: 100s of ADU needed; but only one per household.

Mayor swears in City’s New Deputy Police Chief

Missing Person : Nicole Hogan

iGaming Fraud Investigation Leads To Charges

Mild Weather Closes City Rinks For The Time Being

Algoma Steel – his No. 1 concern: Sheehan

Shoemaker Reacts To Foreign Student Cap

10,000 Patients Without Primary Care by This May at Group Health Centre

Massive data leak related to popular social media platforms leads to warnings

Shutdown Hits Pulp Mill in Terrace Bay

Ford recalling millions of Explorer SUVs in Canada and the U.S.

New Auxiliary Constables Sworn In

Wanted Wednesday:Dustin William Elie

Sheehan Talks Layoffs at Algoma Steel

Ontario Unveils a Back-to-Basics Kindergarten Curriculum

Federal Court rules Trudeau government decision violated Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Local 2251 Issues Statement on Coke Oven Incident and Layoffs

Low Risk To Waterway , Algoma Steel Reports

Look Who’s Going To The Super Bowl !

Duo Charged With Robbery

OPP Once Again Warn of Thin Ice

Paint, Paper, Scissors – an art show with something for everyone!

A Special Place Partnership

Niganobe Was Charged In Death of Sault Police Officer in 2006

721 Wellington: One key link in a caring chain

Incident at Coke Ovens at Algoma Steel

Pauline’s Place hosts Celebration of Life

Sault Ste. Marie Hunter Fined For Using Another Deer Tag

Local warming stations offer homeless relief from icy temps

City Gets $350,000 From Casino Revenues

Significant Damage To Home

Crime of the Week: Arson

Rotary Donates to ADSB Robotics

New Blind River School Gets a Name

Causing a Disturbance, Kicking Police

SSM Police Services Board announce next Deputy Chief of Police

Meet Ben, The Newest Police Service Dog

Kids pain product recalled in Canada

Highway 17 Closed Right After It Re-Opened

The CEBA deadline is here

Highway 17 North Re-opens

Hazardous Waste Disposal Completed

Algoma Public Health Cuts Nurses Even as Health Unit Lags Far Behind in Child Immunizations

UPDATE: Snow Squalls Hit Northern Highways For Third Day

Two Vehicle Crash On Great Northern / Second Line

UPDATED – Firefighters Respond to Church Fire on MacDonald Ave.

Inflation hit 3.4% in December

Tyler is charged for obstructing and uttering threats

Highway 17 at Batchawana Still Closed

Millroy: Why is the media silent on this?

Mother and 5-year-old daughter go missing

Time to Lace-Up!

Burying a Shotgun in a Snowbank

New Long-Term Care Home Investigations Unit Launched

Operation While Impaired

Christopher and Raina-Angel were asleep at the wheel

Poilievre visits Sault, touts Axe The Tax plan

Local Police Cleared In SIU Investigation

Quaker cereals, granola bars recalled in Canada

Marcus plows through a snowbank, hits a car and fails to remain

Zorzi Picks Up His Big Cheque

Sheehan announces Phase Two funding for Sault Canal Powerhouse

Search for New Deputy CAO Begins…

Will Poncho Get His Second Chance?

City unveils plan for EV charging

Crime of the Week: Counterfeit Money

Safety First When Snowmobiling Urge Police

Caught in the Act

Another Big Storm Brewing For Saturday

Meet The Sault’s Newest Millionaire

Wanted Wednesday: Mitchell Drew Warth

Missing Person

Council approves a city celebration for NYE

Holding a Beer and Waving a Firearm

New CAO Tom Vair looks for the City to grow

Heavy Snowfall Warning For the Sault

New Youth Wellness Hub Launches in the Sault

Suspect Takes Up Residency After Break and Enter

Public Library a hub for local researchers

Hounds, Colts exchange OA’s and picks

Big Storm To Impact Northeastern Ontario

Crews Clean Up The Neighbourhood On North Street

Two Arrested For Weapons Charges in Echo Bay

Ford issues recall on models of F-150 trucks on both sides of the border

OHL mourns the loss of Paul Theriault

OPP lay over 1,000 Impaired Driving Charges over the holiday period.

Theft at the Y is the Crime of the Week

Employment ‘unchanged’ in Canada

Strive Young Professionals announces Visionary Awards nominees

Pedestrian Killed Near Massey

Algoma Steel Provides Fiscal Third Quarter 2024 Guidance

Trudeau’s Jamaican Getaway: Did the Prime Minister and his Family Stay for Free?

Speeding in neighbourhoods a major concern, Canadians say

House Fire on North Street Caused From Smoking

Bridge Crossing Approach 1 Million in 2023

New North Greenhouses Up For Sale

One Person Dead From Falling Through Ice at Trout Lake

Notice of Disruption at John Rhodes Centre

Apartment Owner Jailed For Fire Code Violations

Baby formula recalled over concerns of potential bacterial contamination

Charged With Impaired

Average family is expected to spend $700 more on groceries in 2024

Millroy: Did Police Have The Right To Detain Reporter?

Lake Superior State University’s 2024 Banished Words

Sault residents talk highlights of 2023, and look ahead to ‘24

Terry McPhee – Longtime Sault Personality Passes

URBAN MATTERS: The “Torontoization” of Sault’s Housing.

Sault Ste. Marie Medal of Merit selection committee announces 2023 honorees

Local Predictions For 2024

Sault Area Hospital declares HPIV-3 outbreak

Governor General delivers new year’s message to Canadians

New Ontario laws and regulations that come into effect Jan.1

Winter sports enthusiasts patiently wait for snow

Winner of the Rotary Winter Take Your Pick Draw Is..

Open Mic: Terry Sheehan

On January 29 Amazon’s Prime Video to start serving ads unless you pay extra

Chamber Wall Monoliths Option 1B Awarded for Soo New Lock

Open Mic With Mayor Matthew Shoemaker

Millroy: Sad commentary on the justice system in the U.S

Last-minute shopping: finding grace under pressure

Students celebrate the magic of Christmas

The Best Christmas Lights In The Sault Are…

Border Services Talks Travel Tips For The Holidays

The New Year will bring Mamma Mia courtesy of Korah C&VS

Crime of the Week: Theft at Rome’s

Multiple Charges After High Speed Chase in Stolen Vehicle

Sault Police Implement Sensory Kits in Cruisers

Decommissioned, M.S. Norgoma is off to the scrapyard

Council Briefs : Local Imam hopes for a Middle East ceasefire

Get Your Bon Soo Buttons!

Harvest Algoma Combats Grocery Crisis with Community Help

Millroy: Gaza Ceasefire Can’t Happen

One last Christmas Wish: A home for the holidays

Northside Toyota inspires community to donate over $12,000 in aid for those in need

More opioid deaths for the North without supervised consumption sites – Mayor

Statistics Canada releasing November inflation figures this morning

Government of Canada investing over $400,000 in Algoma-area Indigenous-owned business

Are You Dreaming of a Green Christmas?

Crime Stoppers Concerned By City Budget Cuts

Ontario’s Top Baby Names in 2022

Canada to announce new cars must be zero emissions by 2035

28 Year Old Killed In ATV Collision

UPDATED – Missing Person : Terrance Saunders.

Rotary Club of SSM Donates to ADSB’s Breakfast Program

Senior and Teens Assaulted in Goulais

Beer Store Union Not Happy With Announcement

Province invests in critical infrastructure

LifeLabs customers can now apply for up to $150 in compensation

Planners focused on the riverfront’s future

Impaired, Dangerous Operation

Popular children’s toy being pulled from the toy section

Fatal Fire on Huron Street

Convenience, Grocery and Big Box Stores Can Sell Beer/ Wine …In Two Years

Rogers to launch satellite-to-mobile phone technology in 2024

Doug Ford to announces beer and wine sales coming to Ontario convenience stores

Taser Used , Melinda Arrested

Exciting developments as Sault Ste. Marie calls on community to shape the future waterfront vision

AG Nessel warns of scam air duct cleaning companies

Tickets on Sale Now for the 2024 Winter Classic

Housing Action Plan gets Council approval

Major Damage in Two Vehicle Collision

Local charities and service organizations to receive to over $772,000.

City Declares Significant Weather Event

Snow Squalls / Lake Effect Could Dump 30cm by Wednesday

High Debt and Missed Payments Add to Rising Uncertainty

Province Supporting Laid-Off Workers in Espanola

Search Warrant Executed, Firearm Charges Laid

Council approves 4.84 per cent tax levy for 2024

Sheehan announces rollout of new affordable dental care plan.

Questions Surround National Dental Plan

Altered Cheque Leads To Fraud Charges

Infant Death Under Investigation

Youths steal fire extinguishers, use them, get charged

UPDATED Missing Person : Ashlee Archambeault

House Destroyed in Sault Michigan Fire

Brian Has 6,172 reasons to be Smiling

Council eyes cost-cutting ahead of Monday deliberations

One Dead in Knox Ave Fire

International students cost-of-living requirement going up

Health Canada is recalling Bugaboo strollers

Infant death in Wawa being investigated

Youth Charged with Assault

Makwa Waakaa’igan Project Gets an Additional $5 Million

Kewadin Casinos Announces Phase Two of a Multi-Million-Dollar Upgrade Project

Framework to Cap Greenhouse Gas Pollution from Oil and Gas sector Introduced

Sayers Fails At Bid For National Chief

Food prices on the rise again?

Ontario G driving test changes done without safety evaluations

Major Damage From Electrical Fire

Sarlo acclaimed as Chair & Johnston acclaimed as Vice Chair of ADSB

Wanted Wednesday: Christopher Robert Blair

Sault Police Officer Charged With Sexual Offences

OPP Investigating Fatal Collision On Highway 17

Break and Enter, Assault, Possession for Purpose of Trafficking

Another Charged in Connection with August Firearms, Weapons Incident

Beware – OPP warns of Frauds and Scams

One Charged With Credit Card Theft

Break and Enter, Theft from Mail

Update: Fatal Collision Investigation – Additional Charges Laid

Ontario Cracking Down on Puppy Mills

Stargazers can expect celestial gifts this December

Who Has The Best Christmas Lights in Town?

Donations for Fill the Tundra fundraiser to be amplified by local businesses

Lottery Products Not Good Gifts For Young People

White Pines brings you news of Newsies!!

Fires of Creativity warm residents at Mane Street Salon and Spa

Electric vehicles less reliable than gas powered cars

RIDE program for holiday season is underway

MacArthur Lock closing for seasonal repair, maintenance

Students spread the Christmas spirit in Blind River

Multiple Bomb Threat Investigation Leads To Arrest in Morocco

Sovereign Communications Gives On Both Side of the River

Owner found Guilty of Fire Code Violations

Crime of the Week: Theft from Circle K

New nationwide 988 suicide crisis helpline

Sault College Athletics Scores Touchdown with Entry into Canadian Junior Football League

Santa Goes Viral!

Capital Projects Approved at Algoma District School Board Meeting for $65 million

Budget 2024 Town Hall set for Thursday

Time for action on Intimate Partner Violence

Job Fair Offers an Opportunity to Connect with Employers

Time To Stuff a Cruiser

SAH to Install New Cancer Radiation Treatment Unit

Ontario Sets New Rules Governing Real Estate Services Sector

Sault Area Hospital Welcomes New Chief of Staff

Plane goes down at Wawa Airport

Forty-Five for THRIVE

Accused Found with Stolen Truck, Charged

Significant Damage From Residential Fire

Chimney Fire Contained at Queen St Home

Snow Squall Warning Issued

Dog with Cocaine and Meth in His System Finds His Forever Home

Partnership leads to delicious learning opportunity

The Sault Climate Hub is hosting a webinar on Electric Vehicles

URBAN MATTERS: Station Mall, Apartments not Condos needed!

Crime of the Week: B&E Shoppers Drug Mart

Abused Dog Fed Cocaine and Meth

Charged with Assault, Possession

CSC Nouvelon elects its President and Vice-President for 2023-2024

John Haddock Named Interim CEO at Sault YMCA

Attendance light at Open House

R.I.D.E. check in Goulais results in charges for Ever

Sault College Students Attend Ontario Colleges Marketing Competition for First time in College History

Warrant Leads to Drug and Firearm Charges

Rainbow bridge still closed after deadly crash

ADSB’s Growing Multilingual Language Learners

Person Detained In Sault Airport Incident

Four Arrested In Blind River On Weapons /Drug Charges

Wanted Wednesday: Ashley Kristine Ingram

Council Briefs : Five battery storage stations approved by council

Brian Said Yes and Won $100,000

A Special Home Game December 1

Ontario reaches tentative deal with English-language public elementary teachers

New insurance rules for Ontario drivers starting in 2024

Police Chief makes his case for more officers

Charles had the tools, and he broke and entered

Local Business “Has Had Enough”

Five New Battery Storage Sites Chosen In The Sault

Nominations for the 7th Annual Algoma Visionary Awards (AVA)

Jones Landing Fire Being Monitored for Hot Spots

The Veterans Commemorative Monument Ready For The Next Step

Rotary Santa Claus Parade Winners

Significant Snow Storm Brewing For Next Week

New School For Blind River

Submissions accepted for Mayor’s Christmas Card Competition

Registration Open for Sault College’s Tuition-Free Skills Enhancement Training for Newcomers

Blues Chasers: Plaza opens with Midnight Magic

UPDATE: Missing Person: Emma Roach

Batchewana Island Will Be Forever “Natural”

Home Games Kick Off at The New Downtown Plaza!

Crime of the Week: Break & Enter

Strong Winds Expected Tonight

Coco Needs a Second Chance

Indecent Act Following Break and Enter

Sault College Restructures Mechanical Programs to Fast-Track Apprenticeship

Wanted Wednesday: Gerald Richard Martel

Operation While Impaired, Causing Bodily Harm

False ID and a Stolen Vehicle

Pictures With Santa and Friends

Strengthening Wage Protections for Restaurant Workers

Have your say about Transit, Recreation and Culture and Accessibility

Soo Greyhounds and the ‘Week of Giving’

St. Vincent Place Issues Open Letter and Invitation to Elected Representatives

They All Deserve Second Chances

Questions and Answers with Prime Minister Trudeau

Never Forget

Brent Rouble wants to be YOUR CAO!

Sault Smart Grid earns high praise from PM

48th Annual Ceremony for the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Ceremony -LIVE

Work Begins on New 108 Apartment Building Downtown

Downtown Plaza Kick-Off Part of Christmas Tree Lighting

Sheehan, pleased with legislation to ban the use of replacement workers.

Gen Z Are Picky Where They Want To Live

Passengers Up Slightly in October

Cobs Bread Finally Opens!

Could The Station Mall Be Home To New Condo Towers?

SAG-AFTRA actors’ union reach tentative agreement with studios

20 Domestic Incidents Investigated In The Sault Last Month

New North Greenhouses HOLIDAY STORE festive planters Help Local Families

Upcoming Public Information Sessions on how to ‘Grow the Sault’

Sheehan pleased local projects funded under the Community Services Recovery Fund

Renewed and expanded Ornge fleet Aimed To Serve Northern Ontario Better

Northern Ontario Large Urban Mayors Meet to Discuss Key Issues

Old Time Christmas Concert Set For November 25

UPDATE: Power Outage Hits Central Downtown

Gerry Dee: Funny You Should Say That Stand-up Comedy Tour Coming This Spring

Critical Vote by Liberal MPs Across Northern Ontario on the Carbon Tax – Didn’t Go Very Well

Assault Charge Laid

What Debbie Plans To Do With Her Winnings

Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council seeking new members

CSC Nouvelon launches new welcome guide to support newcomers and their families

Two Sault College Alumni nominated for Premier’s Award

Razor Blade Found in Halloween Candy

Firearm Scare On Pim Street

How Terry Sheehan Really Feels About Pierre Poilievre’s Axe The Tax Campaign

Mark your calendar for some glamour, fun and food in support of Habitat’s new project!

Riding of Sault Ste Marie to benefit from new measures announced, Sheehan Says

Algoma Steel “Delivered Results in 2nd Quarter”

Crime of the Week: Theft from Hilltribe Store

A Friendly Reminder About This Weekend

Pay Your Parking Tickets With Toys!

Sault Ste. Marie Man , One of 10 Arrested in Child Porn Bust

Medal of Merit nominations accepted

Province removing provincial portion of HST on qualifying new purpose-built rental housing

Hughes Urges Parliament to Take Action Against Intimate Partner Violence

SCCC announces next Build This City training program start date

OPP Investigate Bomb Threats For Northern Ontario Schools

Sanitary sewer charges going up

Council Hears Art Gallery of Algoma Plans For New Building

Joe Thornton’s #19 to be retired This Weekend

Deputy Police Chief Retires

On Street Parking Ends Wednesday

More Than 700 Forest Fires Burned This Year in Ontario

Highway 17 at Batchawana NOW OPEN

Ontario announces gas tax cut extension

Council declares IPV epidemic in the city

Winter Driving – Clear windshield and drive according to conditions

OPP Investigate Attempted Murder in Batchawana

Conservatives unanimously support national carbon tax pause

November is Winter Driving Preparedness Month

Sault Could See Up To 25cm Tonight

The Art Gallery of Algoma Seeks Out a Bigger, More Modern Home

Halloween Spirit Award Winners Announced!

Saultites urged to come together, help others get help

City Police Finish Processing at Scenes of Tragic Shootings

Attracting Big A-List Concerts to the Sault, On the Agenda at City Hall

New Athletics Multi-Sport Turf Field, Track and a Field House To be Built at Sault College

The Lasting Legacy of Canadian War Amputee Veterans

Hosting World Curling Tour a coup for the Sault

Sault Police Service hosts upcoming Hiring Event to expand Civilian Team

Fire Code Violations Leads To Hefty Fine For Apartment Owner

Plaza Opening Postponed

Police Chief Takes Questions From The Press

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%

How Bad of an Artist Are You? Here’s Your Chance To Shine!

ADSB Urges Privacy In Light of Tragic Shooting

Adding a Gas Motor To a Bicycle Is Illegal

Millroy: I Hate Hate

World’s oldest dog, Bobi, dies at 31

Robert refuses the breath demand resulting in charges of Impaired

New Act Goes After Price Gouging and Other Business Practices

Ontario Government Makes Electric Arc Furnace Transmission “Priority”

International Field of Curling Teams Coming to the Sault

Kids can meet their OHL Heroes & Support Youth Charities on November 7th

Helping Hands Launches Campaign to Support Their Barber’s Journey to Cancer Recovery

Local residents protest sex ed in schools

Phothogs: Lou Sirianni Part 2

Sault College Honours Graduates at its 2023 Fall Convocation Ceremony

Peaceful Protest for a ceasefire downtown

Canadian Army Training this Weekend

Canadian recall hits energy drink makers

In Need Of Staff For Opening Day!

Ontario law would ban sex offenders from legally changing their names

Business pitch competition winner announced

Dark Horse brings new ideas to light

Sheehan Announces Call for Concepts for Pan-Canadian Projects To Help Social Inclusion of Seniors

Excitement Builds For Downtown Plaza Opening

Potential Changes to Parking Requirements in the City

ALL OUT FOR GAZA: Rally at City Hall to Demand an End to Violence in Gaza

Heliene Donation Fuels a Bright Future for Sault College Students

Suspect Jumps Into Bed During Break and Enter

The Difference Between Best Before and Expiry Dates

Passenger Levels Struggle To Rebound at Sault Airport

City Receives Almost $700,000 in Casino Revenue This Quarter

Letter to the editor: 100-Year-Old Veteran Remembers the Fallen

Wanted Wednesday: Marriah Lynn Mellea

Gord Bamford Takes To The Stage on November 8th

New Resource Centre Officially Opens

A&W launching reusable, exchangeable cup program across Canada

Superior Adult Learning offers new, free services to small businesses in Sault Ste Marie.

Studica Inc. Supports Student Learning through Donation

St. Vincent Place Looking for New Soup Kitchen Volunteer Teams

Ontario Releases First-Ever Marine Transportation Strategy

No World Record – “But It Was A Lot Of Fun”

General Motors’ has new contract for Canadian autoworkers, only Stellantis remains without a deal.

Zombies took over the town

$5,000 Vacation winner In Station Mall 50th Celebration

Robbery at Tim Hortons on McNabb

UPDATE: Missing Person: Shawn Blais

Charged with Multiple Drug Offences

Sault Police Help Train Batchewana Police Officers

FedNor Provides Funding for Local Agri-Food Product Development

Exciting Hockey Weekend and Women’s National Championship Banner Reveal!

Scale upgrades at City’s landfill to improve load efficiency

Part of Carmen’s Way To Be Closed Temporarily

Kimberly Was Caught in the Act

You’re Going To Do What With The Pumpkin?

Council Briefs : City stands with Israel

Don’t miss this spooktacular event!

Sault Community Career Centre To Start Program for Indigenous Workers

Sault Airport Gets $660,000

Duo nets drug, weapon offences plus operation while prohibited

Assault with a Weapon

Ryan operated while impaired and now faces charges

Major project at Algoma U. gets City support

New horizons for the Gateway site

Late morning fire on St. George’s Avenue, West

Three Face Fraud Charges

Batchawana Shooter Arrested

One Charged with Possession Heroin, Cocaine and Other Substances

GM workers on picket lines at three facilities in Ontario

Wandering/Vulnerable Person Registry Day

NerdCon captures pop culture fun

One Charged with Break and Enter, Mischief

Police Raid the “Clubhouse” on Douglas Street

Entomica lets the bugs out

Photogs : Len Fera

Forced Entry With Knives and Baseball Bat

Theft of Tools Leads To Arrest

Freedom Convoy Pat King To Stand Trial In Ottawa

New Development Planned For Gateway Site

Celebrating with much gratitude is the Sault Ste Marie Down Syndrome Society Group.

Grocers To Freeze Prices – “Soon”

Earn Cash For Your Santa Parade Entry!

New Federal Boundaries Leaves One Less Voice For Northern Ontario in Parliament

Fire Services Responds To Problem at Harvey’s

200K+ sleepers sold at Walmart be recalled over possible choking hazard

Station Mall: celebrating 50 years

UPDATED: Missing Person – Shane Williams

From Record Heat To Sweater Weather, Plus What About Winter?

Assistance sought in Missing Person case

Wanted Wednesday: Jesse Dakota Stoddart

Find Your Perfect Pumpkin

Motorcycle Driver Killed on Highway 17

Stabbing Suspect Wanted by Sault Police

How Spooky Can You Make Your House or Business?

Most Fires Start Here

New Board Announced at Chamber of Commerce

Sault Would Vote Conservative If Election Were Held Today

Crime of the Week: Mischief to Mailboxes

COVID-19 outbreak at Sault Area Hospital surgical unit

Morning Express – Monday, October 2

Ontario minimum wage just went up

Ontario expands pharmacists’ prescription powers

Mural unveiling a step toward reconciliation

The Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Greyhounds’ pre-game street party ‘a blast’

Coming together: Culture, Family and Fun

Collision Snarls Traffic On Wellington St. East

Mearow damages property at ATRC

25-year-old faces possession charges

Spending cuts to hit National Defence and Canadian Forces

Update: Fatal Collision Investigation – Charge Laid

Ontario Minimum Wage Increases Sunday

Over The Rainbow Announces 2023-24 Season

Tenaris, Skills Ontario Partner For Indigenous Youth

Rupert Acres Faces $100,000 Fine

Disney+ following Netflix with password sharing

Heavy Smoke Damage at LSSU Campus

Students Seek Out Their Careers

Gold Ball Jackpot Won in Ontario!

OSSTF members approve deal

Ontario Public Accounts Reports $5.9 Billion Deficit

Wanted Wednesday:a Kerry Robert Mearow

Shoemaker wants the Sault to be a good port

House Speaker resigning

Kitchen Fire Leaves Significant Smoke Damage to Home

Early Morning Heavy Police Presence on Upton Road

Sault Ste. Marie Photographer Selected For Prestigious National Exhibition

First ‘tooth regrowth’ drug to enter human clinical trials in 2024

Sault Fire Services Launches, “Saved by the Beep”

Twin Sault’s renew mutual aid agreement

OHC determined to save public healthcare

Federal Sex Offender Could Be in the Sault

Pack your bag we are headed to… The North Branch!

A Lot of Firefighters In The Sault – This is Why

Tenative deal reached for Hollywood writers strike, actors still on picket lines

Students Set To celebrate Franco-Ontarian Day

SooMarket Opens

Police Record Checks – Now Online

OPP investigate fatal ATV accident In Blind River

Twin Sault’s Meet On Monday

Prime Video to move to default ad-tier model

Crime of the Week: Break / Enter & Theft

Minister Monte McNaughton resigns

Nearly 8,000 meals distributed through Every Breakfast Counts

Northway Wellness Centre Officially Opens on Monday

New Mill (Soo) Market Officially Opens on Saturday!

Sault Fire Respond To Call On Trunk Road

Sault Man Wins With Instant Kings

ADSB Welcomes New Student Trustees

Sault Police Gets Funding To Make Improvements

Enrolment Up at ADSB

Sudden Death in Elliot Lake Under Investigation

Karen Bell Becomes New Chief for Garden River First Nation

Sault College and United Way Seek Applicants for the 2023 Trades Day of Caring

Accessibility an issue at baseball fields

Canada’s inflation rate jumps to 4 per cent

Vector Freight Systems Inc. expands operations in Sault Ste. Marie

Open Letter: 1 Million March 4 Children

Harvest Algoma receives lifeline from ASI

Look Who Won a Trip To Cuba!

Franco-Ontarian Festival To Span Three Days

Algoma Steel To Host Community Open House

One Charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking

Suspect Identified in Michigan State Police Vehicle Shooting and Arson

How Did Your Pumpkin Grow?

Ontario elementary teachers set to hold strike votes today and Oct. 17th

Vandalism Spree Comes To An End In Elliot Lake

The Community Bids Farewell To Orrette Robinson

Dogs make a splash at the Y

OPP Under Fire For Dispatching Deer With Axe

Graphic Video May Have Helped Police Make Arrest in John Street Death

Suspect Uses Pepper Spray In Altercation

Summit Ave Home Designated “Heritage Home”

Ontario landlords able to increase rent by up to 2.5 per cent next year

Sault Airport Sees Slight Increase In Passengers

Trudeau tells major grocery stores to lower prices or else

Daylen Moses dealt to Sarnia

Man With Gun Arrested at Thessalon First Nation Event

Toronto Man Charged in Death of Taylor Marshall

Second Giant Tiger Ready To Open in the Sault

Shadow of the Minds Film Festival Comes to an End

Ontario proposes letting pharmacists prescribe flu meds and Covid vaccines

Parks’ open houses gain valuable feedback

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer to unveil fall COVID-19 plan

8 Counts of Theft

Sault Ste. Marie to Host Ontario Cycling Youth Mountain Bike Camp at Hiawatha Highlands

UPDATE: Body Found at Pine St. Marina

Cubic’s Umo Platform Modernizes Fare Payment in Sault Ste. Marie

City seeks your input on parks and recreation

Moderna’s releases COVID vaccine targeting XBB.1.5 in Canada

Elliot Lake Apartment Owner Fined For Not Recycling

Name Released In Fatal Collision

Police Identify Suspect In John Street Slaying

Free Skate and BBQ On Saturday

Big Blue Food Drive Set For September 30

High School Students Interested in Studying Abroad? Read This!

No Injuries In Estelle Street Fire

ASI Family Day 2023 – Fun in the Sun

Death on John Street deemed suspicious – foul play suspected

Mayor Shoemaker Issues Open Letter to the Community

Attempted Murder On The Boardwalk

Tourism Sault Ste. Marie invites sports clubs to explore exciting opportunities

Suspicious Death Investigation

City Police Mourn Loss of Young Officer

Firearms Incident Leads To Arrest

Fatal Collision Under Investigation

Over Long Weekend OPP reported 6 deaths, more than 10K in charges

Sault Police Officer Dies In Collision

August sees an increase in traffic on the International Bridge

Devastating News For Espanola – 450 Jobs Lost

Suspect Still at Large Following Wednesday Morning Shooting at Police Vehicles

No Change in Interest Rates

Community Development Corp Gets $1.5 Million in Funding

Driver Flees after Pushing Passenger and Hitting Pedestrian

Driving Impaired and Possession

Relief Coming From The Heat and Humidity

Mackinac Bridge Walk Attracts 35,000 Walkers

Facebook To End News In Europe

LIVE: Doug Ford On Greenbelt Development

UPDATE: Missing Person

Premier Doug Ford Announces Cabinet Shuffle

Power outage west-central area of the city has fire trucks at Pollard Bank Note

Boon Flair & Flair Elite High Chairs recalled due to fall hazard

Crime cripples business at local store

Students not required to wear masks in schools this fall

UPDATE: Missing Person Alert

Greyhounds reduce roster to twenty-seven

Sault Ste. Marie hosts two Provincial Baseball Championships

High Speed Chase Ends With Arrest

Moments in Algoma Project Releases First Video

Widening of Highway 11/17 in Thunder Bay District Complete

Modified E-Bikes Can Go a Lot Faster Than You Think

Sault Police Advise that Door-to-Door Canvassers are in Town

Sault Ste. Marie Woman Dies After Waiting For Ornge Air Ambulance

Tentative Deal Reached With Striking Metro Employees

Council Briefs: Downtown Security & Plaza Update

City seeks greater base funding for NOSM

Charged With Assault

Puppies Left To Die – OPP Investigate Animal Cruelty Charges

If You’re Closing Up The Cottage For The Season, Read This First

Revamped Curriculum Kicks Off New School Year

Council approves first phase of Queen street refurb

Robbery, Assault, and Arson Charges Laid

The Shelves are Bare at Metro / Food Basics Stores

Kleenex No Longer Available In Canada

Sault Transit begins smart card and mobile app technology

Tentative Agreement Reach With Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

Repairs completed and toll increases on International Bridge

Some Strawberry Fields Aren’t Forever

Soo Mill Supports THRIVE!

Sault Police Charge Peterborough Murder Suspect with 33 Additional Offences

Helping Hands Sault Ste Marie Addresses Leadership Change

Why Finding a New CAO Will Cost $33,000

Public Health Funding Changes Coming Soon

10 Year Old Killed in ATV Collision

Person Charged In Sand Hill Crane Death on Golf Course

Tenant Found Guilty Of Fire Code Violations

Sault Resident wins $250K with Instant Living Lucky with Luke Combs

Concern over backlash and blocked access to Canadian content drives pushback against Bill C-18

UPDATE: Missing Person Alert

Five People Arrested in Elliot Lake Stabbing

Employee Charged With Fraud

One Charged with Weapon Offences, Obstruction

Three-year, $1.2 billion fund will reward municipalities that deliver on housing targets

Ontario English Catholic teachers holding strike vote in fall

Speeding On McNabb Street Nets Impaired Charge

Arrest Made in Borron Ave Break and Enter

Class Action Suit Moves Forward On 2020 CRA Privacy Breach

TVO Staff Walk Off The Job

Robbery With Knife Charge Laid

’32 Ford wins People’s Choice

St. Vincent Place needs your help! Drive Through with donations to support!

20 Year Old From Hornepayne Wins Big!

Ontario Protecting Moose from Illegal Hunting

Fatal Collision on Manitoulin

Hairs to You 2023 Event Yields Heartwarming Success

Driver Nabbed For Going Double The Speed Limit

Still No Opening Date For Downtown Plaza…Yet

Suspicious Person Charged With Abduction

Hyundai issues recall on 11k vehicles in Canada

2nd data breach for LCBO

Firefighters battle blaze in Whitefish Township

Do You Know Anything About A Suspicious Person / Vehicle In Thessalon?

ETFO to hold central strike votes at all-member meetings

Taxpayers call on Ford to make gas tax cut permanent

Transit pass discount for those participating in Active 55+ programming

One Charged with Luring a Child

Sault College Employment Services Hosts Indigenous Employment and Agency Showcase

Two Domestic Instances In Two Days

Monster Energy Drinks recalled

The Great Summer Send Off Bowling Night

There is a Tinge of Smoke in the Air Today

Ontario Expanding Access to Midwifery Services

$55 Million Jackpot Won – Look Where The Winning Tickets Were Sold

Dan competes to be a Superfan – officially!

How An Apple Tree Led To Charges

Federal Offender Missing

You May Be Eligible For Cash Settlement In LifeLabs Class-Action

West End Theatre Project Announces Partnership with Rainbow Camp For Next Production

Crime of the Week: Theft & Assault

Missing Person Leslie Boyer Found

Algoma Steel Earnings Down For First Quarter

Dangerous Driver In Stolen Vehicle

UPDATE: Missing Person Found

Large Police Presence in the P-Patch , Person Arrested

$70 Million Ticket Officially Declared Unclaimed

Slight Decrease In Passengers For July

Downtown Association briefs: “City has done its due diligence” – Rosset

Charges Laid In $70 Million Lottery Ticket Claim

Search Continues For Leslie Boyer

Driver Charged with Refusal to Provide Breath Sample

High Speed Chase Leads To Arrest Days Later

Wanted Wednesday: Jonathan Marc James Briault-Dewar

LCBO phasing out paper bags

Break / Enter and Theft Nets Charges

ADSB Accepting Applications For Vacant Trustee Position

Young Adult Charged In Robbery With Weapon

One Charged with Arson After Lighting Someone on Fire Downtown

‘Jumbo Joe’s’ #19 to be retired by Greyhounds

Sault College Announces New Vice President, Academics, Innovation and Student Services

Fatal Collision Investigation

Wawa Resident Facing Charges

The “NIMBY” Factor is Alive and Well in Sault Ste. Marie

Dynamic Patrol officers, 48 hours Downtown

City Services For Sir William H. Hearst Day

Asleep at the Wheel with Bags of Drugs

Masks no longer mandatory at Sault Area Hospital

New plans excite Station Mall store owners/managers

Community consultation meeting to shape the licensing by-law governing scrap metal facilities In the City

Suspect With Knife Threatens Children

International Auto Theft Investigations Leads to 23 Arrests

Weapon Charges Laid in BB Gun Incident

Speeding Car Nets $1,800 In Drugs

Sault OPP Say Local Drivers Engage In Unsafe Driving Behaviour

Heading Across The Border For The Long Weekend? Read This First

Station Mall To Undergo a $60 Million Re-Development

Sydney points a gun and robs

Out in Full Force This Weekend

OPP Respond To Weapons Call In Espanola

Council unsettled on Queen Street improvements

Manitou Park housing development approved over objections from residents

Two Vehicle Collision At Fifth Line

Driver and Passenger Charged

Sault College and Vancouver Island University Partner to Expand Opportunities for Culinary Learners

One Charged with Assault, Uttering Threats

Youth Charged With Assault

Ford recalls 870K F-150 trucks due to brake malfunction

TV Series To Film In The Sault

Canada loses 4-0 to Australia at FIFA Women’s World Cup

Canada rolling out individual cigarette warnings

Big Housing Development Planned For Manitou Drive

One Charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking

Mill Market Sets Tentative Date For New Downtown Plaza Location

Impaired and Other Charges

One Charged with Uttering Threats

Sandhill Crane “purposely” Killed on Golf Course

Poilievre Brings Axe The Tax to Sault Ste. Marie

Collision Leads To Careless Driving Charge

Sault OPP Lay Multiple Charges

ReStore Rebuilds and Recovers with the Ontario Trillium Foundation

The Sault Is Ranked as the 88th Most Dangerous City in the World

New Lock at the Soo project gets updated, increased Benefit Cost Ratio

Discarded Cigarette Causes House Fire

Fast Car Hits A Train Crossing

Prime Minister Shuffles His Cabinet

Robber Pulls Out a Knife

Ontario and Michigan sign New Agreement

TeamRecruiter hosts Online Hiring Event for Sault Ste. Marie Jobs

Wanted Wednesday: Venessa Michaela Tookenay

Downtown Plaza Ready To Open – Nope

Mackinac Bridge no longer accepting Canadian cash at toll booths

Transport Truck Closes Highway 17 Near Wawa

Perseid Meteor Shower has begun — look up!

How To Keep These Nasty Things Out of Your House

Millroy: Readers Agree On Local Traffic Patterns

Shoplifter Nabbed

17 Year Old Turns Themselves In

Pat King Wants Trial Relocated From Ottawa

Community Invited to Work with Sault College to House Students

Unexpected Cabinet Shuffle Seen as “New Team” For Next Federal Election

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Makes Sault Stop On Thursday

Dynamic Patrol Downtown: One Month Results

Ten Break and Enter Charges Laid

Crime of the Week: Bike Stolen at Public Library

Meet Red, The Sault’s Newest Cop

Province Pledges Millions To Reduce Wait Times

Thomas faces charges of Assault, among others

Threats and Mischief

Police seeking assistance in locating 26-year-old

Charges Stem From Fatal Collision Near Wawa

34-year-old Charged with Drug and Weapons offences

Belligerent person serving beer to minors charged with multiple offences

Missing Person Alert

Water Spout Near The Mighty Mac

UPDATE: Do You Know This Person?

Forcible Confinement, Firearm Charges Laid

Province making it easier and faster to resolve legal matters

Sault Ste. Marie’s Inaugural Rainbow Weekend

Accused Hit, Attempted to Bite When Theft Goes Bad

Former Councillor Passes Away

Conflict In a Parking Lot

Person With Knife Assaults Employee

Assault With a Weapon

OPP Cadet Program is Hiring Province Wide!

“Tina” shows exactly What Love’s Got to do with It

Individuals defrauded Ontario Government through COVID relief programs

Bed of Roses Rocks Rotaryfest

Some Vintage Beauts

Collision Snarls Traffic at Northern Ave

Does Aspartame cause cancer?

Crime of the Week: Theft and Fraud

Nine Local Students Launching Summer Businesses

Canadian Forces Snowbirds roar over the Sault

Ontario Investing in Palliative Care in Sault Ste. Marie

Highly caffeinated Energy drink ordered recalled by Federal Government

Bank of Canada Hikes Interest Rates to Highest Level in Decades

Ontario Makes It Easier To Buy and Sell Vehicles

There’s a Street Party Thursday, and You’re All Invited

Chambers Avenue from MacMurray Avenue to Melville Road -Temporary Closure

City Open-Air Burning Ban Lifted – Permits Required

Traffic delays expected for Carmen’s Way resurfacing

Violence Involving Outlaws and Loners Motorcycle Clubs

Local Businesses Team Up to Support St. Vincent Place

Sault Fire Responds to Multi-Unit Residential Fire

Council defers vote on Queen Street Upgrade pending DTA survey

Bellevue Park with an urban beach? It’s possible!

Teen Faces Impaired Charge

Multiple Sexual Assault Charges Laid

Province Launches Plan to Power Ontario’s Growth

“Conscripted into the army in 1942, a reluctant Sault resident did his duty.”

Fantastico! Sault has a blast at 2023 Italian Festival

New federal health funding top priority at premiers meeting

Male Arrested For Indecent Acts at The Beach

Sault Kennel Club’s 2023 Dog Show a Hit at the Rhodes

Power Outage Can’t Stop Go North Music Festival

A New Downtown In The Works

UPDATE: Missing Person Alert

Get ready for an evening of Hogwarts !

Two Teens Face Firearm Charges

Crime of the Week: Residential Break In

Shoplifting Spree Ends, Sault Man Arrested

Child Pornography Charges Laid

The Economic Impact of the New Soo Lock

Impaired Plus Too Much Pot

Multiple Drug Charges Laid

Suspect Throws Urine and Feces At Multiple People

Bring your Kids to Rosedale Park for fun, food and prizes!

Tenaris appoints new president to oversee Canadian operations

Police Officer Assaulted During Arrest

Police Increase Presence in Downtown Area

Weekly Food Drives This Summer at St. Vincent Place

Project Safe Trade is in West Nipissing

UPDATE: Large Police Presence in Heyden

Ontario Capping Rent Increases Below the Rate of Inflation

Crime In Progress, Police Drive By

Sault celebrates Canada’s 156th birthday in style

Break and Enter X2

Are You Aware That You Are Speeding?

Two Vehicle Crash Snarls Traffic

Lane Closures You Should Be Aware Of

One Charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime

At the Coppa, Coppa Giovanni…Soccer, Food and Fun!

Weapons and Drug Charges Laid

Hospital Seeking Patient, Family, and Caregiver Advisors

Sault OPP Lay Theft Charge

Crime of the Week: Robbery at Circle K

Soo Locks Engineers Day 2023, a multi-event occasion

One Charged with Operation While Impaired

Going Over Could Cost You More

IDA Drug Marts To Offer Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic

Ahoy! Canadian Lock Tours are back!

Erskine-Smith makes campaign visit to Sault

3 Car Collision On Northern Ave.

Canada Day schedule for City facilities

SAH Annual Meeting “Challenges & Expectations”

Assault Charges Laid

One Charged After Attempting to Disarm a Peace Officer

Bicycles, scavengers, and prizes! OH MY!

Smoke Will Hang Around For Another Day or Two

3 Wanted For Theft of $1000 in cologne and perfume

Province clarifying restrictions on floating accommodations

2023 International Bridge Walk: Great Weather Makes For Great Walking

No Charges Against Sault Ste. Marie Police Officer in Relation to Sexual Assault Complaint

Temporary lane and sidewalk closure

22 Yr Old Male Faces Weapon Charges

Kiwanis Club of SSM wants Kids to ride their bicycles!

International Bridge Walk Returns on Saturday!

Pridefest 10 “We’re On A Roll!”

Could You Get a Deal on a Tax Sale Property?

The Search Begins For the New CAO

Donations Exceed Goal For Man Killed In Algoma Steel Industrial Accident

Trinity Towers Wants To Go Higher

Queen Street Cruise Brings Back The Memories

Ontario Supporting Mountain Bike Tourism in Sault Ste. Marie

Patricia called 911 one too many times

Algoma Steel Cancels Annual Family Day Due To Worker Fatality

Injury Leads to $60,000 Fine for Richards Landing-based Company

Worker Dies at Algoma Steel

Driver Killed In North Street Collision

Crime of the Week: Mischief at the YMCA

One Taken To Hospital With Life-Threatening Injuries

Event To Connect Small Business Entrepreneurs

Pfizer warns of Shortage of Penicillin Products

Boyer is Caught with Stolen Bicycle

Free Youth Summer Job Program

Sault Police Online Auctions Are Back

ADSB Approves 2023-2024 Balanced Budget

Badly Needed Rain Has Helped Forest Fires In Northeastern Ontario

City Beautification Won’t Bloom This Year

Holiday Travelers Help Bring Up Passenger Numbers For Sault Airport

Brand New Shiny Rescue Truck

The Morning Express – Tuesday, June 13

Michigan Driver Charged with Operation While Impaired

The Circus Makes a Return To The Sault!

MPP Jamie West urges removal of cost-prohibitive barriers to accessing Northern health care

Seen Over The Sault, Helicopter Dragging Something

Temporary Road Closure Boundary Road from Broad Street to Centre Street

Police Investigating After Man Killed Falling From High-rise Apartment Downtown

Community

Unrecognizable doctor or nurse standing in hospital room, holding clipboard.

Ontarians show appreciation for doctors on Doctors’ Day

Media Release 21 hours ago18 hours ago 0

Morning Express – May 1

Morning Express – May 1

Craig Huckerby 1 day ago18 hours ago 0

Community Shows it’s Commitment to Strong Minds’ 7th Annual Run For Change

Community Shows it’s Commitment to Strong Minds’ 7th Annual Run For Change

Firstlocal Staff 2 days ago18 hours ago 1

Crime

Mercier, Leo Paul

Wanted Wednesday: Leo Paul Mercier

Firstlocal Staff 20 hours ago18 hours ago

drinking driving

Harshdeep operated while impaired, among other offences

Firstlocal Staff 3 days ago3 days ago

Ten Charges Laid in Attempted Break and Enter

Charged with Break and Enter

Firstlocal Staff 1 week ago1 week ago

Blogs

Millroy: A red flag if there ever was one

Millroy: A red flag if there ever was one

Douglas Millroy 2 days ago2 days ago 7

Healthy Sault: A Hard Pill to Swallow – Medical Assistance in Dying

Healthy Sault: A Hard Pill to Swallow – Medical Assistance in Dying

Manuel dos Reis 4 days ago3 days ago 2

The mysterious Lake Michigan triangle

The mysterious Lake Michigan triangle

Firstlocal Staff 4 days ago4 days ago 0

Upper Michigan

Automatic braking in new cars

Automatic braking to be mandatory on new vehicles by 2029

Media Release 19 hours ago19 hours ago 0

Free Gun Locks Available at LMAS District Health Department

Free Gun Locks Available at LMAS District Health Department

Firstlocal Staff 21 hours ago21 hours ago 0

Shipwreck Society Discovers Ship Missing For 112 Years

Shipwreck Society Discovers Ship Missing For 112 Years

Firstlocal Staff 22 hours ago22 hours ago 0

Videos

CITY-COUNCIL-LIVE

City Council – LIVE

Firstlocal Staff 3 days ago2 days ago 0

Crime of the Week: Theft From Shoppers Drug Mart

Crime of the Week: Theft From Shoppers Drug Mart

Firstlocal Staff 3 days ago3 days ago 0

TAAG

Weekly Visit To The Cat Cafe

Firstlocal Staff 5 days ago3 days ago 0