Sault Ste. Marie news

• Demolition begins on former General Hospital

  10-06-2026 20:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Mayor Matthew Shoemaker grinned as the massive green arm of a GIP vehicle ripped the first pieces of the former General Hospital off the roof and exterior wall. One piece at a time, in what will be labourous work for the next five months or so, the former hospital site will be torn apart, the materials sorted and either recycled or crumbled and buried on site, making way for new housing and/or commercial development.The demolition, which began on the Lucy Street side of the building, is expecte
  
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• Break-in suspect cuffed by Sault police

  10-06-2026 17:02 via saultstar.com
  A downtown residence was broken into on June 1.One suspect was found in the property in the 0 to 100 block of Abbott Street, police say. A second suspect fled, but was located on Tuesday.Gerald Burns, 55, was charged with break, enter a dwelling house, commit indictable offence, theft under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.His court date is Aug. 31.
  
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• Sault woman Ingram wanted by police

  10-06-2026 16:55 via saultstar.com
  
  Trisha-Lynn Ingram is wanted by police.Ingram, 45, is sought on 23 charges including stunt driving, driving while under suspension and four counts theft under $5,000, a release says.Anyone with Ingram can call Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 705-949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 705-942-7867 or saultcrimestoppers.com.
  
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• One acts keep Shot in the Dark 'on your toes'

  10-06-2026 15:48 via saultstar.com
  
  Shot in the Dark keeps taking aim at something new.The Sault Ste. Marie theatre company started doing murder mysteries for private shows more than 25 years ago. Its first full-fledged production, Working, was in 2000. Collaborations with Sault Symphony Orchestra brought Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita to the stage. Dinner theatre was offered when Here on the Flight Path landed at the former Riuniti Hall in 2005. The Who’s Tommy came to The Machine Shop in 2015. Shot in the Dark teamed up
  
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• Accused’s notebook details remorse after London woman’s killing

  10-06-2026 15:30 via saultstar.com
  
  ST. THOMAS – It was his confession, his explanation and his suicide note.The words, written in pencil across dozens of pages in a notebook found on the dining-room table of David Yates’s London home, appeared to be his attempt to explain why he beat his girlfriend, Caitlin Jennings, 22, to death in a hammer attack.Caitlin’s father, Dan Jennings, of Sault Ste. Marie, has been an advocate of implementing stronger IPV legislation.“I killed my best friend. I have to go. I wi
  
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