• Mayor wants tariff-free trade

    Mayor wants tariff-free trade
    Statement from Mayor Matthew Shoemaker:“A tariff-free trading relationship benefits both Canada and the United States, and I encourage the Federal government to continue working toward an agreement that restores tariff-free trade between our two countries. As Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, the treatment of Canadian steel is my foremost concern in any future agreement with the United States. We have seen firsthand the consequences a 50% tariff can have on Algoma Steel, its workers and our comm
  • Sault driver faces speeding charge in Huron Shores

    Sault driver faces speeding charge in Huron Shores
    A Sault Ste. Marie driver faces several Highway Traffic Act charges after being stopped on Highway 17 in Municipality of Huron Shores last Thursday. Licence plates on the car were still registered to the previous owner, Ontario Provincial Police say. The motorist, 52, was charged with speeding, fail to apply for permit on becoming owner and use plate not authorized for vehicle.Earlier that day, a second vehicle was allegedly travelling more than 50 kilometres above the speed limit on Highway 17
  • Carney says he's matching new U.S. tariffs

    Carney says he's matching new U.S. tariffs
    OTTAWA — In a stunning setback in trade negotiations with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced late on Friday that he is suspending talks and will match steep new U.S. tariffs that are set to come into effect on some Canadian goods.Canada and the U.S. were engaged in intense negotiations to reach a deal that would help avert new 50 per cent tariffs on $29 billion-worth of Canadian goods, which were initially set to kick in on Wednesday, but U.S. President Donald Trump e
  • Province considers new hospital for Sault in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS

    Province considers new hospital for Sault in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS
    Aug. 22, 2001Ministry of Health and Long-term Care is still considering Sault Area Hospital’s request to build a new $175-million facility as well as become a single, non-denominational board. Aug. 22, 1951Mrs. Elizabeth Bodfors DuBois kept teaching Sunday school at St. Andrew’s United Church well past her 90th year. She died Aug. 19. Burial is at Greenwood Cemetery today. “It was hard work that kept me here,” she often told friends and relatives. “I have done ever
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