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• BRADLEY, Mark

  27-12-2018 18:39
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Mark Bradley at the age of 58 at the Sault Area Hospital on December 22, 2018. Loving husband of Donna. Mark will be missed by his sons Jason Murray (Jaime) and Mitchell Bradley, step son Michael Stivani (Rachel) and step daughter Jessica Stivani […]
  
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• Woman spits on police officer at Sault Area Hospital

  21-03-2026 16:04 via saultstar.com
  A woman who spat on a police officer “was not in a a good place” when the assault happened at Sault Area Hospital.Danielle Daigle was in the emergency department in November 2024 at the time, defence counsel Sarah Tucci told court last Thursday. The mother of three had a drug addiction.Daigle pleaded guilty to assault and breaching her undertaking the same day. She called a man she was supposed to avoid, said assistant Crown attorney William McPhee.Ontario Court Justice Romuald Kwole
  
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• Thessalon ER to close Sunday

  21-03-2026 15:39 via saultstar.com
  Press release: NSHN is preparing for a 24-hour closure of the Thessalon Site on Sunday March 22
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  . The closure starts at 8 a.m. The emergency department reopens Monday at 8 a.m.
  
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• Social entrepreneurs make pitches Wednesday at Algoma U

  21-03-2026 14:18 via saultstar.com
  Aspiring social entrepreneurs make their pitches Wednesday at Algoma University’s The Speakeasy. Pancakes & Pitches, hosted by the post-secondary institution’s community economic and social development program, runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three pitches, a release says. A pancake breakfast will be served.Cost is $10.
  
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• Invasive Species Centre featured during webinar

  21-03-2026 14:05 via saultstar.com
  The Invasive Species Centre is highlighted at an upcoming webinar presented by Sault Ste. Marie Climate Hub. Adam Gouge, programs intern at the centre, speaks Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.Participants can register on Sault Climate Hub’s Facebook page.
  
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• Algoma Power still offering Save on Energy programs

  21-03-2026 13:55 via saultstar.com
  Algoma Power’s nearly 13,000 customers can keep accessing programs to help with energy efficiency upgrades to their homes and businesses.The subsidiary of FortisOntario has renewed its partnership with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator and is marketing IESO’s Save on Energy programs.Assistance is available for insulation, heat pumps, air sealing, appliances and electricity use during peak periods, a release says.Details are available at saveonergy.ca. Email eDSM
  
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• Pasta dinner planned at Moose Family Lodge

  21-03-2026 13:38 via saultstar.com
  A pasta dinner runs March 30 at Moose Family Lodge. Hours are 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 543 Trunk Rd., a release says. Cost is $15. A container of meatballs is $12. Call 705-542-1288 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. to pre-order or make reservations.
  
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• Public welcome to opening of Soo Locks in Michigan Sault

  21-03-2026 13:35 via saultstar.com
  Soo Locks welcomes visitors to celebrate the start of the 2026 shipping season. The park and viewing platform at the locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., open at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a release says. The Poe Lock opens to all marine traffic at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday. The first transit of the season can also be viewed online on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s Facebook page.The visitor centre hosts its annual open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Firearms, drugs,
  
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• Home show planned at Sault museum

  21-03-2026 13:20 via saultstar.com
  Builders, landscapers, decorators and more vendors will be featured at an upcoming home show at Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre.The event runs April 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a release says. Admission is by donation.
  
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• New fire halls planned for Wellington Street in 1951

  21-03-2026 05:01 via saultstar.com
  March 21, 2001 The St. Mary’s College Knights are ranked No. 8 in the 16-team field to complete at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations championships. “A very achievable goal is to get to the quarterfinals,” said head coach Steve Mantulak. The team’s roster includes Adam Pallot, Justin Towell and Kris McLean.March 21, 1951 Babs Corbett topped Sault Ski Club’s ladies competition. Tying with Mrs. Ola Kent on their combined scores, Miss Corbett better
  
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• 'Football hero' hit hard by mental health issues, drug addiction

  20-03-2026 20:48 via saultstar.com
  Drug addiction and mental health concerns are challenging a former high school star athlete determined to tackle his demons.Jessy Audet was a “football hero” at Korah Collegiate and Vocational School, his lawyer Ken Walker told court on Friday. But the 24-year-old man is addicted to “just about every drug there is” including fentanyl and methamphetamine. Audet also has bipolar mood disorder.He pleaded guilty to seven charges including theft under $5,000, failing to attend
  
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• Man found with shotgun in Sault's downtown

  20-03-2026 19:12 via saultstar.com
  A man was found with a stolen shotgun downtown last fall.Shawn Seymour was stopped in the area of Hynes and East streets on Sept. 5, Ontario Court Justice Romuald Kwolek heard Friday. He was wanted on a warrant.A search of a bag found the firearm and 23 rounds of .12-gauge ammunition, said assistant Crown attorney Matthew Caputo. The firearm was reported stolen on Sept.3, 2025.Seymour pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm without a valid licence.Defence counsel Leah Policicchio requested pre-se
  
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• 2 from Sault accused of making nusiance 911 calls

  20-03-2026 18:49 via saultstar.com
  Nearly 110 nuisance calls were made to 911 from a phone shared by two people, police say. The calls happened between Monday and Thursday, police say. Aiden McCall, 20, was charged with mischief, harassing communications and failure to comply with release order Jennifer Riess, 18, was charged with mischief, harassing communications and failure to comply with undertaking.Court date for the accused is June 8.
  
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• Pits would start possible Wawa gold mine

  20-03-2026 17:36 via saultstar.com
  Open pit mining at a proposed Wawa-area gold operation could be done for up to five years before underground operations start. Such a launch is “really the key to get started,” said the president and CEO of RPX Gold during an an online panel discussion on Thursday.“It’s low risk,” said Michael Michaud. “It’s a truck. It’s a shovel. You haul it down the road and you toll mill it. You’re generating revenue.”Annual revenue, pegged at about
  
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• Worker pleads to stealing from Sault charity

  20-03-2026 15:18 via saultstar.com
  A woman’s dream job at an emergency shelter for the homeless is over after she stole more than $7,000 from the Sault Ste. Marie registered charity.The theft of $7,130 from Pauline’s Place happened in May 2024, Ontario Court Justice Romuald Kwolek heard Thursday.Amanda Anderson, 36, pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000. She was a payroll administrator when she defrauded her employer. The Sault College graduate worked at the shelter on Wellington Street West since 2015 until being suspe
  
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•  Inside the $200M plan to turn Sault Ste. Marie into a Great Lakes shipping hub

  20-03-2026 13:46 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie, since the beginning of time, has always been a gathering place, a place of trade. From the early days of Bawating, “the place of the rapids,” now often referred to as the centre of Canada, has been a destination to fish and trade. French explorers and settlers used Sault Ste. Marie to develop the Northwest Fur Co., used as a supply and trans-shipment point, in its struggle with the Hudson’s Bay Co. The community along the St. Mary’s River that connects L
  
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• Severance paves way for 4 new Prince Township residential lots

  19-03-2026 21:50 via saultstar.com
  
  Families looking to build new homes in Prince Township might find a cozy haven on the west side of Douglas Drive.
    At its March meeting, council sat as a Committee of Adjustment to approve an Official Plan amendment and severance/consent application that will permit Eric and Amanda Naccarato, of 99 Douglas Dr., to sever four lots from their 2.3 ha (5.3 ac) property.
    The Official Plan designates Douglas Drive as part of the Gros Cap hamlet.
    The Na
  
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• TAKE OUR POLL: Ontario aims to allow retailers to open on Victoria Day, Family Day

  19-03-2026 20:54 via saultstar.com
  Retailers may soon have the option to open on two more holidays.
    The Ontario government is proposing that retailers be allowed to open their door for business on Victoria Day and Family Day.
    Both days are non-religious, statutory holidays, and the government is attempting to push legislation forward that would make the change in time for this Victoria Day. 
    Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker doesn’t agree.  “
  My position has long been that familie
  
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• Ontario aims to allow retailers to open on Victoria Day, Family Day

  19-03-2026 20:54 via saultstar.com
  
  , Retailers may soon have the option to open on two more holidays.
    The Ontario government is proposing that retailers be allowed to open their door for business on Victoria Day and Family Day.
    Both days are non-religious, statutory holidays, and the government is attempting to push legislation forward that would make the change in time for this Victoria Day. 
    Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker doesn’t agree.  “
  My position has long been that famil
  
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• Sault man pleads to driving dirt bike impaired

  19-03-2026 19:55 via saultstar.com
  
  An impaired dirt bike rider spent more than a week in critical care after colliding with a vehicle in Garden River First Nation last summer.The crash happened on Highway 17B on Aug. 13, assistant Crown attorney William McPhee told court on Thursday. Cole McDonald pleaded guilty to impaired driving. He had more than two times the legal amount of alcohol in his blood. His samples read 187 milligrams and 161 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood.He suffered extensive injuries in the collision and
  
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• Fake $100 bill used in Elliot Lake

  19-03-2026 14:16 via saultstar.com
  
  A bogus $100 bill was used at an Elliot Lake grocery store on Tuesday. A suspect was not identified, Ontario Provincial Police say. Real notes are smooth plastic, not paper. Flimsy, really smooth bills are likely fake. A clear, detailed metallic portrait and building should be seen. Metallic features should change colour. Multiple bills with the same serial number are suspicious, a release says.Suspected fake cash should be refused and other cash requested. Contact police.
  
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• Section of Second Line East partially reopens to Sault traffic

  19-03-2026 12:56 via saultstar.com
  
  Press release: Second Line East between Pine Street and Black Road has partially reopened following a motor vehicle collision this morning. Two lanes of traffic are now open—one eastbound and one westbound—however, traffic is currently being directed into the eastbound lanes, which may result in delays. Officers remain on scene managing traffic as the investigation continues. Motorists are asked to slow down, use caution, and consider alternate routes where possible.
  
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• Section of Second Line East completely reopens to Sault traffic

  19-03-2026 12:56 via saultstar.com
  Press release: All lanes on Second Line East between Pine Street and Black Road have reopened to traffic following a motor vehicle collision this morning. Emergency services responded to the incident earlier today, and the roadway was temporarily closed to allow for investigation and cleanup. The investigation into the collision remains ongoing. Further details may be released as they become available.
  
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• Crash closes part of Second Line East

  19-03-2026 12:56 via saultstar.com
  
  Press release: As a result of a motor vehicle collision, Second Line E between Pine Street and Black Road is closed to traffic to allow workers to safely remove a disabled transport truck and trailer and complete the investigation. Alternate routes are available. Please avoid travel to the area.
  
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• Knife pointed, threats made on Goulais Avenue in Sault: Police

  18-03-2026 20:37 via saultstar.com
  A man allegedly pointed a knife, and verbally threatened others, in the 500 block of Goulais Avenue on Tuesday. Police went to the 500 block of Goulais Avenue at about 12:30 p.m., a release says. Robert Crack, 24,w
  as charged with two counts each uttering threats, fail to comply with probation order and breach of recognizance and four counts assault with a weapon.Hew
  as held in custody pending a bail hearing.
  
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• Fire badly damages building tied to Sault's early Finnish community

  18-03-2026 20:24 via saultstar.com
  Fire destroyed a long-standing downtown-area apartment building that welcomed hundreds of Finnish immigrants to Sault Ste. Marie in the first half of the last century.The blaze at 336 Albert St. W., was reported last Friday at about 4:30 p.m. A neighbour heard an alarm, said public education officer Aaron Gravelle of Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services. Firefighters saw smoke and flame on arrival. No one in the three-storey, six-unit building was reported hurt. Residents were able to find other accom
  
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• Thessalon emergency department closes again this week

  18-03-2026 20:00 via saultstar.com
  Thessalon’s emergency department will, again, shutter later this week following a one-day closure Tuesday.  The service, east of Sault Ste. Marie, will close from 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Saturday. It was also closed Tuesday. 
  Doctor shortages are, again, being blamed for this latest service interruption.
    This latest disruption comes in the wake of a three-day closure last week that extended from Wednesday to Saturday
  
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• Wight keeps his folk music 'portable'

  18-03-2026 16:16 via saultstar.com
  Lotus Wight gets a charge when he plays unplugged.The folk and roots artist plays everything from jaw harp and banjo to guitar, bones “and a bunch of really interesting little odds and ends.” The Juno nominee even makes his own instruments, including a contrabass harmoniphoneum.Wight highlights, and plays, his roster of instruments when he plays April 5 at Sault Community Theatre Centre as part of Over the Rainbow Children’s Entertainment Series. Start time is 2 p.m. at Sault C
  
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• Wight brings 'portable' folk music to Sault

  18-03-2026 16:16 via saultstar.com
  Lotus Wight gets a charge when he plays unplugged.The folk and roots artist plays everything from jaw harp and banjo to guitar, bones “and a bunch of really interesting little odds and ends.” The Juno nominee even makes his own instruments, including a contrabass harmoniphoneum.Wight highlights, and plays, his roster of instruments when he plays April 5 at Sault Community Theatre Centre as part of Over the Rainbow Children’s Entertainment Series. Start time is 2 p.m. at Sault C
  
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• Rimmer, Doreen (nee Warmington) - SooToday.com

  18-03-2026 10:29
  Rimmer, Doreen (nee Warmington)  SooToday.com
  
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