• Brushing up on Canada Day - PHOTO GALLERY

    Brushing up on Canada Day - PHOTO GALLERY
    Kaya Zelonko puts the finishing touches on Grayson, 7, Wednesday afternoon during Sault Ste. Marie Canada Day celebrations at Roberta Bondar Tent Pavilion. Face-painting appeared to be one of the more popular attractions there, as lineups were long. There was a mix of performances and entertainment downtown throughout the day, slated to be followed by a fireworks display at dusk.
  • ‘Very inspiring’: Dennis Dinelle wants to get Tracy’s message out even more

    ‘Very inspiring’: Dennis Dinelle wants to get Tracy’s message out even more
    It was a bittersweet time to hear Tracy Dinelle’s voice.Dennis Dinelle was set to be interviewed on local radio during a mid-June fundraiser for Tracy’s Dream, the project his late was instrumental in launching more than a decade ago to ease the financial burden of cancer by providing free parking passes for patients attending treatments at the Sault Area Hospital’s Algoma District Cancer Program. Dinelle continues to play a prime role these days in the fund’s administra
  • Thessalon emergency department shutters this week

    Thessalon emergency department shutters this week
    North Shore Health Network will shutter its Thessalon Site from 8 a.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday, blaming doctor shortages. To “ensure continued access to care,” a nurse practitioner will remain available on-site throughout the closure, the network said in a Wednesday morning release.Physician shortages have hit emergency departments within the North Shore Health Network jurisdiction hard, with Thessalon often taking the brunt.The community, east of Sault Ste. Marie, did secure mor

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