Sault Ste. Marie news

• BURKE, Florence “Ruby” (nee Hill)

  18-10-2018 17:48
  Much loved Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother passed away peacefully at Maple View Extendicare on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the age of 95. Predeceased by her husbands James Morley Burke and Frank Fyfe. Loving and devoted mother of Sharla Charrette (nee Fyfe) and her husband James. Dear grandmother of Kevin Charrette, Renee Tomasetti (Anthony). Loving […]
  
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• New Algoma District School Board trustees from Superior Heights, Korah

  25-02-2026 22:13 via saultstar.com
  Students from two Sault Ste. Marie high schools will serve as student trustees for Algoma District School Board for 2026-27. Amore Maree is a Grade 11 student at Superior Heights Collegiate and Vocational School. She is vice-president of student council.Madison Vaughan attends Korah Collegiate and Vocational School. She is also in Grade 11.Olivia Mizzi, a Grade 11 student at Superior Heights Collegiate and Vocational School, will represent Indigenous students.Their terms start Aug. 1, said super
  
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• Sault's businesswomen gather March 6

  25-02-2026 21:43 via saultstar.com
  The head of Sault Area Hospital Foundation joins a panel discussion at an upcoming women in breakfast program. Delta Hotels by Marriott Sault Ste. Marie hosts the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce event on March 6.Teresa Martone will be joined by Theresa Mudge, professor and co-ordinator of Sault College’s health care leadership program and Nelda Rimmer, regional sales manager of Village Media, a release says. The trio will share experiences, success stories and advice to support other
  
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• Sault College starts paramedic program

  25-02-2026 21:23 via saultstar.com
  Sault College launches a paramedic-training program this fall to address demand for several hundred emergency health workers in Northern Ontario in the next few years.Courses include trauma management, patient care and assessment, understanding Indigenous wellness and biomedical sciences.Applicants must have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or mature student status.The post-secondary institution is teaming up with Sault Ste. Marie District Social Services Administration Board and Algoma Distr
  
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• Rogers wanted by Sault police

  25-02-2026 20:51 via saultstar.com
  Carrie Rogers is wanted by police.Rogers, 50 , is sought for failure to remain in residence, a release says. Anyone with information about Rogers can call Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 705-949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 705-942-7867.
  
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• Man had firearm downtown: Police

  25-02-2026 20:24 via saultstar.com
  A man is accused of having a firearm, or replica weapon, downtown earlier this month. A warrant was sought for the suspect after someone called 911 on Feb. 2 regarding the male being in the 0 to 100 block of East Street. An arrest was made at an unrelated call early Wednesday. Donald Larente, 43, was charged with careless use of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition, carrying concealed weapon, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose and three counts each fail to comply with probati
  
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• Myers plans retirement from public service

  25-02-2026 19:57 via saultstar.com
  A veteran city councillor and school board trustee is closing the book on 20 years of public service in Sault Ste. Marie.Susan Myers will not seek re-election this fall to represent Ward 2 on Algoma District School Board.She served three terms as a city councillor representing the ward before running to become a public board trustee in 2018. She served on the board’s operations and budget and supervised alternate learning committees and as an alternate on the special education advisory com
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie gets NOHFC funding to upgrade local parks

  25-02-2026 17:42 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie is receiving $858,080 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. to upgrade some city parks. 
    That’s half of the $1,716,160 required to complete the projects identified by city staff, a report to council states. 
    The city’s share of the funding will be allocated through capital budgets, donations, and enabling accessibility funding. 
    The funding means that Wilcox Park and Manitou Park will see fully replaced playgrounds with new
  
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• Lewis to be sentenced for manslaughter in Sault man's death in June

  25-02-2026 17:39 via saultstar.com
  The man responsible for the death of his twin sister’s boyfriend will be sentenced in June.Montana Lewis was found guilty of manslaughter in January. He was charged with second-degree murder.Lewis fatally stabbed Sam Graham in November 2020. The assault happened in the driveway of the Lewis family home on Muriel Drive. Graham, a Sault College student who worked at Walmart, was 19. The two men fought earlier in the day after Lewis became upset at his sister, Semiah, when she distracted him
  
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• Lewis to be sentenced for manslaughter in June: WILL UPDATE

  25-02-2026 17:39 via saultstar.com
  The man responsible for the death of his twin sister’s boyfriend will be sentenced in June.Montana Lewis was found guilty of manslaughter in January.Lewis fatally stabbed Sam Graham in November 2020. The assault happened in the driveway of the Lewis family home on Muriel Drive. Graham, a Sault College student who worked at Walmart, was 19.Lewis will be sentenced June 11 and 12 by Superior Court Justice Alexander Kurke.
  
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• 'We are not asking for conflict': Sault College nursing student Hajar Shavandi keeps close eye on Iran chaos

  25-02-2026 16:26 via saultstar.com
  Hajar Shavandi has a healthy load on her mind these days, shouldering the demands of Sault College’s nursing program. All is good; she is in her natural habitat. A nurse and first responder in her native Iran, Shavandi entered the program with a good grip on the countless medical details that must be retained, not to mention the practical side of the profession. There is arguably n
  
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• Sault College nursing student Hajar Shavandi keeps close eye on Iran chaos

  25-02-2026 16:26 via saultstar.com
  Hajar Shavandi has a healthy load on her mind these days, shouldering the demands of Sault College’s nursing program. All is good; she is in her natural habitat. A nurse and first responder in her native Iran, Shavandi entered the program with a good grip on the countless medical details that must be retained, not to mention the practical side of the profession. There is arguably n
  
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• Sault symphony showcases works by women

  25-02-2026 14:37 via saultstar.com
  The ladies take the lead at Sault Symphony Orchestra’s next show. In what music director Stephen Mallinger describes as a first in the group’s 50-plus year history, all works featured March 8 at The Machine Shop will be written by female composers.“There’s a lot of music out there by women composers and a lot of really great stuff,” Mallinger told The Sault Star.Featured works are drawn from American, Canadian, French and German talent.International Women’s Da
  
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• Tenaris backs STEM learning for Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board students

  24-02-2026 21:30 via saultstar.com
  Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board is planning its first in-house robotics competition for its students this spring. The competition will happen in May at the board’s STEAM Lab at Holy Angels Learning Centre, superintendent of education Joe Chilelli told The Sault Star.St. Francis French Immersion, Holy Cross and St. Mary’s French Immersion and Sacred Heart in Espanola will participate. Each school will enter three to four teams made up of students in Grades 6 to 8, said c
  
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• Man found with replica gun near Sault's Churchill Plaza: Police

  24-02-2026 20:54 via saultstar.com
  A man was allegedly found with a replica gun near the Churchill Plaza.He was located in the 100 block of Churchill Boulevard late Monday afternoon, police say. The male tried to hide a pellet gun that strongly resembled a gun in a snowbank.Justin Bowerman, 37, was charged with possession of imitation weapon for dangerous purpose, two counts failure to comply with release order and three counts possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order.He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
  
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• Elderly pair cuffed in drug bust in Sault's west end

  24-02-2026 20:39 via saultstar.com
  A gun, drugs and cash were allegedly found at a west-end residence on Monday. A search warrant was executed in the 0 to 100 block of Arbor Drive in the late afternoon, police say. Suspected fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine with a street value of about $17,400, a loaded firearm, more than $5,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia were seized.Charles Carricato, 51, was charged with knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm, possession of firearm knowing serial number has been tampered with,
  
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• 2 cuffed in drug bust in Sault's west end

  24-02-2026 20:39 via saultstar.com
  A gun, drugs and cash were allegedly found at a west-end residence on Monday. A search warrant was executed in the 0 to 100 block of Arbor Drive in the late afternoon, police say. Suspected fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine with a street value of about $17,400, a loaded firearm, more than $5,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia were seized.Charles Carricato, 51, was charged with knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm, possession of firearm knowing serial number has been tampered with,
  
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• Sault safety plan approved despite outcry over IPV neglect

  24-02-2026 20:13 via saultstar.com
  City council has approved a five-year community safety and well-being plan.  The plan is required by the province under the Police Services Act and recognizes that enforcement alone cannot address complex social issues affecting communities. Each community plan is unique, based on the community’s own issues.  The plan is created after consultation with police, health, mental health, social services, education and Indigenous partners and sets out responsibilities for each lead age
  
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• Man takes truck occupied by minor: OPP

  24-02-2026 18:41 via saultstar.com
  A man took a truck occupied by a young person, police say. The incident happened at a gas station on Highway 17 in Mississauga First Nation on Monday morning.Police were dealing with the male in the business. He was uncooperative and making a disturbance, Ontario Provincial Police say. The male allegedly took a pickup truck that was driven to the store. The motorist exited leaving a minor inside. The suspect male was stopped.Reginald (Reggie) Edward Matheson, 38, of Mississauga First Nation, was
  
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• Buses not running north of Sault

  24-02-2026 13:54 via saultstar.com
  Press release:AHSTS – Transportation Cancellation – Weather Related – February 24, 2026Northern Area – including Wawa, White River & DubreuilvilleDue to the impending inclement weather, and visibility concerns forecasted for today, all school-related transportation will be cancelled for students attending schools in Wawa & White River.Schools will remain open, however no transportation will be provided.Note – all
  
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• It's legal but the optics are bad in Chris Scott case

  24-02-2026 06:10 via saultthisweek.com
  You hear at times stories where it is said everything is probably on the up and up but the optics are bad. That is pretty well how I consider the case in court of our MPP, Chris Scott, who is there accused of assault for allegedly striking his wife with a high chair. I was approached by a reader who suggested that Ontario Court Justice Heather Mendes, who recently granted Scott an adjournment of his case until May 20, appeared to be in a conflict of interest. His reasoning: Mendes is the wife of
  
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• ‘Bon voyage’ with SAHF travel raffle

  24-02-2026 06:06 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Area Hospital Foundation’s ‘Around the World’ Trip Draw tickets are almost gone, and sales close on Friday, Feb. 27. One ticket offers 16 chances to win, with trips to 12 destinations and four cash prizes. Each vacation also offers a travel voucher alternative to choose your own vacation, says an SAHF media release. Tickets are $150 each and could land multiple dream getaways. Funds raised through this trip draw help fund critical medical equipment at Sault Area Hospital.
  
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• Appeal court upholds acquittal of Metis hunters in 2001

  24-02-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  Feb. 24, 2001 The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the acquittal of Metis hunters Steve Powley and Roddy Powley and their aboriginal right to hunt.Feb. 24, 1976 Recent heavy snowfall coupled with continuous mild weather has made it difficult for city board of works crews to maintain snow removal on Sault Ste. Marie’s streets.Feb. 24, 1951 Msgr. T.J. Crowley will officiate at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new Catholic church on MacDonald Avenue on Feb. 25. The foundation and mos
  
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• Don’t Stop Now

  24-02-2026 05:47 via saultthisweek.com
  Deaths outweigh births in almost every region of Northern Ontario. Without the recent population increase driven by both immigration and an increase in temporary residents, Northern Ontario would be demographically and economically unsustainable. These are the findings presented in Northern Policy Institute’s most recent Briefing Note on population change. “While the population of Canada and Ontario doubled over the last 50 years, the story in the regions of Northern Ontario is very
  
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• Sault police urges citizens to stay off the river

  24-02-2026 05:35 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service reminds community members to stay off the ice on the St. Marys River. Sault Police have recently received multiple reports of people walking on the ice atop the St. Mary’s River and even creating holes for cold plunging far from shore. This is extremely dangerous, says a media release. River ice is unpredictable because the water beneath it is constantly moving. Ice thickness can change quickly, and what appears solid may not be strong enough to support a pe
  
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• OPP warns of trend in police impersonation scams

  24-02-2026 05:17 via saultthisweek.com
  Ontario Provincial Police warns residents across North East Ontario about an emerging scam trend in which suspects pose as police officers in order to defraud victims of significant amounts of money. Recent incidents in other parts of Ontario have involved fraudsters contacting victims by phone and falsely claiming to be members of the OPP. In each case, the suspects used fabricated names, ranks, and badge numbers to appear legitimate, says an OPP media release. Victims were instructed to withdr
  
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• Algoma University Hunger Freeze exceeds food security goal

  24-02-2026 04:49 via saultthisweek.com
  As part of the 63rd Annual Bon Soo Winter Carnival, Algoma University’s Hunger Freeze brought together more than 265 participants, with 62 Algoma U. students, staff, and faculty joining in an act of solidarity to raise awareness and funds in the fight against food insecurity. The initiative surpassed its fundraising goal, raising well over $2,000 and more than 5,000 food items in support of the Algoma University Students’ Union Food Pantry, which provides critical support to students
  
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• Seedy Saturday announces possibility of spring

  24-02-2026 04:43 via saultthisweek.com
  Forget the groundhog seeing its shadow. Sault Ste. Marie Horticultural Society’s annually-occurring Seedy Saturday means that spring is officially approaching. “For many gardeners, Seedy Saturday marks the true beginning of the growing season,” says Rod G. Morrison, president of the Horticultural Society. “It’s the first event of the year that really gets people thinking about spring and what they want to plant.” After two very difficult winters for Saultites,
  
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• Federal funding allows Sault wellness bus to operate for two years

  24-02-2026 02:30 via saultstar.com
  A little more than $3.5 million of funding to operate the community outreach and wellness response team 24-7 is welcome news to the City of Sault Ste. Marie.  Sault-Algoma MP Terry Sheehanformally announced the funding as part of an $11 million the federal government’s Emergency Treatment Fund is making into eight projects across Northern Ontario.
    Of that total, the city and Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services collectively received $7.1 million.
    The city&rs
  
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• Sault city council calls on province to ensure Sudbury lab remains open

  24-02-2026 01:49 via saultstar.com
  Elaine Della-Mattia 
      City council unanimously passed a resolution calling on the Ontario government and the Ministry of Health to ensure that essential medical laboratory services remain accessible in Northern Ontario, including a laboratory processing centre in Sudbury.  Ward 1 Coun. Sandra Hollingsworth told city council that LifeLabs plans on closing its Sudbury processing laboratory, something that could have detrimental effects on Sault Ste. Marie residents who
  
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