Sault Ste. Marie news

• New precautions after rhinovirus confirmed in Blind River long-term care unit

  02-01-2026 22:40 via saultstar.com
  Rhinovirus has been confirmed in North Shore Health Network’s long-term care unit in Blind River, with Algoma Public Health (APH) declaring an outbreak.
    NSHN said Friday afternoon it is working “closely” with APH to keep workers, providers, residents and visitors, safe, which includes monitoring all residents for new symptoms and closing the unit to new admissions. 
    Rhinoviruses, also known as the common cold,
  
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• Sault residents invited to share family treasures

  02-01-2026 20:40 via saultstar.com
  Family treasures and interesting historical documents can be shared at Sault Ste. Marie Public Library’s North Branch on Jan. 20. Start time of the archive show and tell is 6 p.m., a release says.Registration starts Tuesday at 10 a.m. Call 705-759-5248.
  
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• Salvation Army tops kettle goal

  02-01-2026 20:17 via saultstar.com
  Donations – big and small – boosted Salvation Army’s kettle campaign in its last days and boosted the tally collected well past the $132,000 goal.Corps officer Maj. Sean Furey estimates about $152,000 was donated. The fundraising effort ended Dec. 23.The extra cash ensures a buffer for additional expenses during what’s expected to be another year of strong demand for food from Sault Ste. Marie residents.A anonymous benefactor brought a cheque for $50,000 to Salvation Army
  
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• Library launches reading club for kids

  02-01-2026 16:04 via saultstar.com
  A reading club for youngsters is underway at Sault Ste. Marie Public Library’s branches. Registration for Reading With My Gnomies is underway at James L. McIntyre Centennial Library and North Branch Library, a release says. Participants earn prize entries for every challenge completed.Call 705-759-5241 for more information.
  
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• 'Lots' of workers will return to Algoma Steel: Fedeli

  02-01-2026 15:48 via saultstar.com
  By Allison Jones and Liam Casey THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — In a year that began with the United States upending global trading relationships, Ontario’s economic development minister travelled the world in search of new ties and has zeroed in on the defence sector as a way to steady the ship into next year and beyond. The American-generated turmoil is far from over but Ontario, like the country, and like most of the rest of the world, is looking to distance itself from the seemingly
  
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• Algoma faces tough road to profitability - Take our poll

  02-01-2026 14:15 via saultstar.com
  The federal and Ontario governments have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars of financial loans and other support into Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based Algoma Steel Inc., Canada’s only non-foreign-owned steel mill, and that may just be the start of things. Earlier this month, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly suggested the federal government may be willing to support Algoma if it built a structural beam plant. Similar comments have been made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. No one knows ho
  
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• Algoma faces tough road to profitability

  02-01-2026 14:15 via saultstar.com
  The federal and Ontario governments have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars of financial loans and other support into Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based Algoma Steel Inc., Canada’s only non-foreign-owned steel mill, and that may just be the start of things. Earlier this month, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly suggested the federal government may be willing to support Algoma if it built a structural beam plant. Similar comments have been made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. No one knows ho
  
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• It's lights out for '6-7'

  02-01-2026 14:01 via saultstar.com
  Some unwanted words and phrases just won’t go away. Lake Superior State University’s 50th Banished Words List includes three nominees that weary wordsmiths already gave the heave-ho to – others include absolutely, at the end of the day and game changer – in years past.Using “gift” as a verb irked a nominee from Oklahoma. Gift was originally punted from use in 1994. “It will make me feel better to recommend that it be included once again,” said Jame
  
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