Sault Ste. Marie news

• Prohibited, impaired driver from Batchawana Bay gets jail

  19-06-2026 22:12 via saultstar.com
  
  A volunteer firefighter jumped out of the way when a pickup ignored the stop sign he was waving at a collision scene north of Sault Ste. Marie early last year. The driver, impaired by drugs, was prohibited from being behind the wheel, Ontario Court Justice John Condon heard Friday.Andrew Rowan, of Batchawana Bay, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and driving while prohibited. Rowan’s speech was slurred on March 16, 2025. His eyes were droopy and he said he was tired when he spoke with po
  
  Read more

• Woman keeps letting dogs run at large where white-tailed deer live, court hears

  19-06-2026 21:59 via saultstar.com
  
  A Northeastern Ontario resident has been fined $1,000 for allowing her dogs to run at large in areas inhabited by white-tailed deer, which can cause distress to the deer and decrease their survival, Ministry of Natural Resources says. Caitlyn Baker, of Evansville, Manitoulin Island, was convicted of letting her dogs run at large during both the open and closed seasons for white-tailed deer. She was fined $1,000 and received a two-year probation from having any dogs in her care and control leave
  
  Read more

• Driver flees traffic stop on Sault street

  19-06-2026 20:15 via saultstar.com
  
  A motorist nearly hit another vehicle and drove through multiple stop signs during an attempted traffic stop on Huron Street on Monday afternoon.The driver was found about an hour later, police say. He’s also accused of having two different unauthorized licence plates on his vehicle on June 10. Michael Hogan-Denis, 32, was charged with flight from peace officer, dangerous operation, two counts each operation while prohibited and use plate not authorized for vehicle and six counts driving
  
  Read more

• Rotaryfest needs food court help

  19-06-2026 20:06 via saultstar.com
  
  Businesses and community groups are sought to help at Rotaryfest’s food court.Participants can wear their own logo wear or festival volunteer shirts can be provided, a release says.Rotaryfest runs July 16-18.Hours help is needed are 7:30 p.m. to about 10:30 p.m. on July 16, 4:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. on July 17 and 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 18.Email [email protected] with the business name, contact name, email, phone number, number of team members and shift availability.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• CBC Radio host talks health care in Sault Ste. Marie

  19-06-2026 19:56 via saultstar.com
  
  An emergency doctor and CBC Radio host speaks July 15 at The Loft.Dr. Brian Goldman is heard on White Coat, Black Art and The Dose. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, $45 and $60, are on sale at sahfoundation.com/author. The second option includes a copy of Goldman’s new book, The Casino Shift. Event proceeds help buy medical equipment for Sault Area Hospital.
  
  Read more

• Youth trafficked in Sault Ste. Marie

  19-06-2026 17:39 via saultstar.com
  
  A Niagara Falls man allegedly abducted a youth he knew in Waterloo and trafficked them in Sault Ste. Marie.The victim was found in the 200 block of Great Northern Road on June 2. Damon Hale, 25, was charged with abduction of person under 16 years of age, assault causing bodily harm, procuring person under 18 years, traffick in persons under 18 years of age, uttering threats, fail to comply with probation order and two counts assault. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
  
  Read more

• Victim badly roughed up on Sault's Wellington Street West

  19-06-2026 17:15 via saultstar.com
  
  A person suffered serious injuries when assaulted by two men they knew on June 13. A residence in the 700 block of Wellington Street West was entered following an earlier argument between the victim and suspects, police say. The assailants allegedly wore balaclavas. Jamie Nedeau, 41, and Shawn Edwards, 40, were charged with assault causing bodily harm, break, enter a dwelling house, intent to commit indictable offence, disguise with intent and unlawfully in dwelling house.The two accused were h
  
  Read more

• Bear mace pointed at Sault business worker

  19-06-2026 17:07 via saultstar.com
  
  Bear mace was allegedly pointed at a worker who tried to stop a man from taking merchandise from an east-end business in the spring.The incident happened in the 100 block of Churchill Boulevard on April 21. A suspect was found Wednesday.Ronald Lecuyer, 33, was charged with robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and fail to comply with probation order.His court date is Aug. 31.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Character 'started talking' when Sault actor wore wig

  19-06-2026 16:05 via saultstar.com
  
  An old wig helped a new character take root for Trish Rainone-DiLuzio that’s entertaining TikTok viewers. Jan is a diehard Sault Ste. Marie native not keen to pull up stakes in her hometown to roll over to Sudbury and to be with her beau, Dave.“ I don’t really think that Jan can be tied down,” siad Rainone-DiLuzio. “She believes in Sault Ste. Marie.”Jan “is in a pickle” loving the man she met through an internet date site, but not wanting to be ti
  
  Read more

• ‘The world doesn't stop for us’: Ken Brown Recovery Home teaches clients to take charge of their destinies

  19-06-2026 00:57 via saultstar.com
  
  Kyle Campbell tells of taking in a recent slo-pitch weekend during which post-game pints got passed around freely and eagerly.Nothing special about that; for many, beer and baseball go together like a bat and ball.What was remarkable, though, was Campbell’s response to the festivities and liquid refreshments that accompanied them.“They were around having a couple of beers and, to be honest, it’s not even something that I thought about,” Campbell says.There was a time not
  
  Read more

• ‘The world doesn't stop for us’: Ken Brown Recovery Home teaches clients to own their destinies

  19-06-2026 00:57 via saultstar.com
  
  Kyle Campbell tells of taking in a recent slo-pitch weekend during which post-game pints got passed around freely and eagerly.Nothing special about that; for many, beer and baseball go together like a bat and ball.What was remarkable, though, was Campbell’s response to the festivities and liquid refreshments that accompanied them.“They were around having a couple of beers and, to be honest, it’s not even something that I thought about,” Campbell says.There was a time not
  
  Read more

Follow @_SaultSteMarie_ on Twitter!