Sault Ste. Marie news

• Stabbing victim feared death during Sault boardwalk assault: WILL UPDATE

  05-01-2026 23:00 via saultstar.com
  A grocery store worker thought he was going to die when he was attacked by a stranger on the boardwalk, near Station Mall, in late summer 2023.Liam Frenette was having a snack on a bench near the downtown shopping centre when someone grabbed him from behind, court heard Monday on the first day of the trial of his alleged attacker.He said he told his assailant, “I don’t know you,” thinking the assault in the early afternoon of Sept. 7, 2023 was prompted by mistaken identity. &ld
  
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• Stabbing victim feared death during Sault boardwalk assault

  05-01-2026 23:00 via saultstar.com
  A grocery store worker thought he was going to die when he was attacked by a stranger on the boardwalk, near Station Mall, in late summer 2023.Liam Frenette was having a snack on a bench near the downtown shopping centre when someone grabbed him from behind, court heard Monday on the first day of the trial of his alleged attacker.He said he told his assailant, “I don’t know you,” thinking the assault in the early afternoon of Sept. 7, 2023 was prompted by mistaken identity. &ld
  
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• Sault security officer injured in business altercation

  05-01-2026 20:43 via saultstar.com
  City police have charged a 43-year-old man in connection with an altercation at a Queen Street business that resulted in a serious injury to a security officer.  Police say 911 operators received reports of an altercation in the 600 block of Queen Street at about 1 a.m. At that time, the accused was identified.
    On Jan. 3, a further investigation revealed the accused had assaulted the security officer, cause serious physical injury, a press release states.  Albert Lariviere, 43,
  
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• Two arrested, stolen property recovered from multiple B&E’s

  05-01-2026 19:46 via saultstar.com
  Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve arrested two people in connection with a number of break and enters in the Peshu Lake area.  Stolen property has also been recovered.Police say on Dec. 27, proactive patrols located an encampment with a large amount of stolen property in a bush area near Highway 556 and Highway 129.  With assistance from the North East Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Canine Unit,  two  People were arrested.&n
  
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• Fire services responds to carbon monoxide alarm

  05-01-2026 17:43 via saultstar.com
  A multi-residential home in the 600 block of Wellington Street East was evacuated after carbon monoxide was found in multiple units on Jan. 3.
    Fire services said residents were evacuated, and EMS and Enbridge Gas were called to the scene.  The cause of the carbon monoxide was determined to be from snow blocking the exterior vents of the building.
    One resident was taken to hospital for precautionary reasons. There were no other injuries reported.
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• Thessalon ER closes for 24 hours

  05-01-2026 14:24 via saultstar.com
  The emergency department at North Shore Health Network’s Thessalon site will be closed for 24 hours starting Monday morning.The closure, effective until Tuesday at 8 a.m., is due to physician shortages, a release says.
  
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