• Driver swerving, talking nonsense when stopped: Elliot Lake police

    Driver swerving, talking nonsense when stopped: Elliot Lake police
    A St. Catharines, Ont., woman has been charged after police received calls about a driver all over the road on Highway 17 near the Highway 108 junction to Elliot Lake.When officers stopped the driver, she was allegedly incoherent and talking nonsense.East Algoma OPP said officers received a traffic complaint on June 25 at roughly 10:30 a.m, “regarding a westbound small blue car all over the road, crossing the center line and nearly colliding with oncoming vehicles.“Police located an
  • Operation crumble – PHOTO GALLERY

    Operation crumble – PHOTO GALLERY
    Front portions of the former General Hospital are dismantled Friday afternoon. Demolition, which began on the Lucy Street side of the building, is expected to continue until October. Current work comes on the heels of the final interior inspection confirming all asbestos abatement had been completed, and the building was ready to be crumbled. Since the fall of 2025 GIP has removed 380 loads of debris from the site, weighing 4,007 tonnes.
  • City, province partner on trail link, Wishart Park revamp

    City, province partner on trail link, Wishart Park revamp
    A connection under construction will link John Rowswell Hub Trail to five other parks and trails. The green space passage will tie the urban trail to Algoma Trail Network, Hiawatha Highlands, Kinsmen Park, Voyageur Trail Network and Wishart Park. “ Connected trails make a destination more attractive,” said Beverley Barber, chair of Tourism Sault Ste. Marie, during a provincial funding announcement Thursday at Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre. More trails also encourage visitors to stay
  • Manslaughter accused gets bail

    Manslaughter accused gets bail
    Bail was granted Friday to a man accused of manslaughter and assault in the death of a Desbarats resident. Caleb Foster, 23, died April 3, five days after an altercation at an eatery in Bruce Mines on March 29.Benjamin Ryan Jones, 21, of Bruce Mines, was being held at Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre. He must follow several conditions imposed by Justice of he Peace Sarah Keesmaat. A publication ban prohibits reporting evidence during the bail hearing, representations made by the lawyers and t
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