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• Suspended Sault driver was impaired: POLICE

  07-07-2026 20:10 via saultstar.com
  
  A woman who wasn’t supposed to drive is accused of getting behind the wheel impaired. Police checked a motorist in a parking lot in the 800 block of Second Line East last Saturday afternoon. Small amounts of suspected fentanyl and cocaine were found, police say.Crystal Hache, 42, was charged with operation while impaired, drug and/or alcohol, operation while impaired, blood/drug concentration, driving while under suspension and two counts possession of a controlled substance. Her court da
  
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• New Sault Area Hospital heads seek to ‘advance’ strategic plan, ‘strengthen’ care

  07-07-2026 18:28 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Area Hospital has recruited a senior health-care executive with nearly 30 years of leadership experience to serve as its next president and CEO.Murray Doucette has worked across provincial health systems, academic health centres, long‑term care organizations and public‑sector institutions.Doucette is recognized for his “people‑centred” leadership style, “strong” partnership‑building skills and “commitment” to transparency, accoun
  
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• New Sault Area Hospital CEO seeks to ‘advance’ strategic plan, ‘strengthen’ care

  07-07-2026 18:28 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Area Hospital has recruited a senior health-care executive with nearly 30 years of leadership experience to serve as its next president and CEO.Murray Doucette has worked across provincial health systems, academic health centres, long‑term care organizations and public‑sector institutions.Doucette is recognized for his “people‑centred” leadership style, “strong” partnership‑building skills and “commitment” to transparency, accoun
  
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• Drugs cause 'issues' for Sault man

  07-07-2026 18:02 via saultstar.com
  
  Drugs spell trouble for a Sault Ste. Marie man who wants to get treatment.A television and furniture were broken at a Steelton home on June 16.A woman Allan Smythe-Lance is in a relationship with returned from a coffee run to find the home in disarray, said assistant Crown attorney Adrianna Mucciarelli on Tuesday. The woman thought Allan Smythe-Lance was looking for drugs, Mucciarelli told Ontario Court Justice Heather Mendes. Smythe-Lance, 37, pleaded guilty to mischief under $5,000 and failin
  
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• Man steals SUV from Sault Area Hospital

  07-07-2026 17:24 via saultstar.com
  
  A man stole an SUV from Sault Area Hospital and ditched the vehicle near Sault College in early 2025. The vehicle, which was running, was taken when the owner was bringing his wife into the health-care facility on March 28, said assistant Crown attorney Adrianna Mucciarelli on Tuesday.The SUV was reported abandoned in the middle of the road on Kent Avenue. A man was seen exiting the automobile He was found at the nearby Satellite Motel on Great Northern Road. Connor Reed, 20, pleaded guilty to
  
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• Man accidentally fatally shot on Bay Street: CROWN

  07-07-2026 16:31 via saultstar.com
  
  A man who was on multiple firearm prohibitions accidentally fatally shot another male during a night of drug use above a former downtown bar in early 2025.Adam Charlebois, 25, died when he was shot in the chest at a close distance on March 27 in a room at the former New American Pub at 602 Bay St.Charlebois was using drugs with Christian Tucci and a woman, said assistant Crown attorney Heidi Mitchell on Monday. The mood was casual with talking and laughing. The trio knew each other. Tucci, who
  
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• Man accidentally fatally shot on Bay Street

  07-07-2026 16:31 via saultstar.com
  
  A man who was on multiple firearm prohibitions accidentally fatally shot another male during a night of drug use above a former downtown bar in early 2025.Adam Charlebois, 25, died when he was shot in the chest at a close distance on March 27 in a room at the former New American Pub at 602 Bay St.Charlebois was using drugs with Christian Tucci and a woman, said assistant Crown attorney Heidi Mitchell on Monday. The mood was casual with talking and laughing. The trio knew each other. Tucci, who
  
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• Carpin Beach Road assault hurts 1

  07-07-2026 15:15 via saultstar.com
  
  A man struck someone who told them to leave a property in the 1000 block of Carpin Beach Road on June 27, police say. Minor injuries resulted. The victim and their assailant did not know each other.Jayden Agawa-Corbiere, 19, was charged with assault, resist peace officer, being intoxicated in a public place and fail to leave premises when directed.Court date for the accused is Sept. 21.
  
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• Sault soldier Lucas dies in bombardment in 1916: IN OTHER YEARS

  07-07-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  July 7, 2001Sarah Wood, a Grade 12 student at White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School, is among 54 Canadian youth spending the month in Halifax, N.S, at Shad Valley Dalhousie. Senior high school students are exposed to innovation and entrepreneurship through an intense leadership and learning experience, focusing on science and technology.July 7, 1976The National Congress of Italian Canadians can expect a cheque for $50,000 from the Sault’s Italian Earthquake Relief Fund later this m
  
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