Sault Ste. Marie news

• DOYLE, Eileen Edith

  05-12-2018 22:37
  Passed away peacefully at Algoma Residential Community Hospice surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the age of 77. Beloved wife of Larry Doyle. Loving mother of Terri Lynne Vaillancourt (Paul), late Michael Butt (Mae), Jocelyn Derbowka (Darren), Anne Doyle, Elaine Randa (Craig), Adrienne Provenzano, Colin (Tasha) and Ryan (Larissa). Cherished grandmother […]
  
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• Chop, chop: Ice-breaking on St. Mary's River to launch Monday

  09-03-2026 16:59
  Ice-breaking operations on the St. Mary’s River were slated to begin Monday in preparation for the upcoming Great Lakes commercial shipping season.
    Initial activity will focus around the Middle Neebish Channel, north and east of Neebish Island, Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes said Monday morning.
    Ice-breaking is expected to extend into the southern half of the West Neebish Channel and, as
  
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• Chop, chop: Ice-breaking on St. Mary's River launch Monday

  09-03-2026 16:59
  Ice-breaking operations on the St. Mary’s River were slated to begin Monday in preparation for the upcoming Great Lakes commercial shipping season.
    Initial activity will focus around the Middle Neebish Channel, north and east of Neebish Island, Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes said Monday morning.
    Ice-breaking is expected to extend into the southern half of the West Neebish Channel and, as
  
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• New passenger train petition targets federal and provincial governments

  09-03-2026 16:28
  The Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) thinks the timing is right to get the federal and provincial governments onboard to invest in the north’s passenger train service.  It’s launched petitions to the federal and provincial government to support passenger train service.  And in addition, the Mask-Wa Transportation Association (MTA), has a willing partner in Watco to operate passenger train service between Sault Ste. Marie and Oba.  MTA was established by the
  
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• Sault police investigating sudden death in creek near Second Line West

  08-03-2026 22:13
  Police are investigating after a person was found deceased in a west-end creek Saturday evening. Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said 911 communicators received a report around 5:15 p.m. on March 7 of a possibly deceased person in a creek in the area of Hampton Road near Second Line West. Officers, along with Sault Fire Services and Algoma EMS, were dispatched to the scene and confirmed the individual had died. Police said the person has been identified, though their name has not been released.
  
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• Batchewana First Nation warns residents of door-to-door housing inspection scam

  08-03-2026 18:46
  Batchewana First Nation is warning residents to be cautious after reports that individuals have been going door-to-door falsely claiming to conduct housing inspections. In a social media post issued Saturday, the First Nation said it had been advised that people were attempting to gain entry into homes by telling residents they were carrying out inspections on behalf of the community. The post stressed that the individuals are not representing the First Nation and that no housing inspections hav
  
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• Firing up interest for women in emergency services in Sault

  07-03-2026 21:33
  Firefighter Hannah Horner helps Ruby Jones, a first-year police foundations student at Sault College, get suited up at an obstacle course offered by Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services at a women in emergency services open house at The Machine Shop on Saturday. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• Doan tournament helps 2 Sault charities

  07-03-2026 19:41
  Two Sault Ste. Marie charities are getting help from a golf tournament dedicated to a late St. Mary’s College graduate.Michael Doan died in a single-vehicle collision in 2017. The netminder in the Southern Professional Hockey League was 25.Algoma Residential Community Hospice and Twinkie Foundation each received $2,000 from the Michael Doan Memorial Golf Tournament last week.The event has raised more than $100,000 since its launch in 2018. The tournament helps St. Mary’s College grad
  
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• Alamos Gold plans airstrip for mines near Dubreuiville

  07-03-2026 18:19
  An airstrip will be built near a Dubreuilville-area mine to reduce the time it takes to get workers to and from the job site.Alamos Gold expects to spent about $20 million on the project that should be operational in 2029.
  “Having an airstrip close to the mine site is expected to increase productivity by reducing the transportation time by bus and greatly reducing the number of weather-related flight delays and cancellations with a more optimal location,” the company says. Chartered
  
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• Alamos Gold plans airstrip for Island Gold District near Dubreuiville

  07-03-2026 18:19
  An airstrip will be built near a Dubreuilville-area mine to reduce the time it takes to get workers to and from the job site.Alamos Gold expects to spent about $20 million on the project that should be operational in 2029.
  “Having an airstrip close to the mine site is expected to increase productivity by reducing the transportation time by bus and greatly reducing the number of weather-related flight delays and cancellations with a more optimal location,” the company says. Chartered
  
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• Alamos Gold boosts dividend 60 per cent

  07-03-2026 16:39
  The operator of a Dubreuilville-area gold mine is hiking its dividend. 60 per cent. Alamos Gold will pay four cents US per common share on March 26 to shareholders of record as of March 12. The Toronto-based mining company is now paying 16 cents US per share annually.Alamos expects to nearly double annual production to about one million ounces by 2030.“This strong production and free cash flow growth is expected to support further returns to shareholders,” the company says.Alamos has
  
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• Bell, Pringle recognized by Sault business group

  07-03-2026 16:04
  Chief Karen Bell, of Garden River First Nation, is the 2026 winner of Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce’s ATHENA Award.The honour recognizes a difference maker in the communityw
  ho helpsw
  omen reach their professional goals.Brianne Pringle was recognized with the ATHENA Young Professional Award, a release says. The Algoma University graduate is vice-president of human resources at Heliene.The award recognizes leaders under 40w
  ho demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in thei
  
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• Memorial service honours Pte. Huband in 1916

  07-03-2026 06:01
  March 7, 2001 Sault Ste. Marie rock band 2 St. Thomas will perform on television’s Mike Bullard Show. Band members are Adriano Guzzo, Jamie Florio, Angelo Guzzo, Tyler Belanger and Andrew Fata. “It shows that a small band from Sault Ste. Marie can do it,” said Florio.March 7, 1976An extensive survey of building trends and costs by the Board of Education is due to be followed by the greatest expansion program ever undertaken by an educational body in Sault Ste. Marie.March 7, 19
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie man left ice-fishing hut on Upper Island Lake ice, court hears

  06-03-2026 23:44
  A Sault Ste. Marie man has been fined $3,000 for ice-fishing violations.
    Benjamin Halcrow was found guilty of unlawfully placing a fishing hut on the ice with the prescribed number not displayed, unlawfully leaving a fishing hut in Fisheries Management Zone 10 after March 31 and unlawfully depositing materials on ice. He was fined $3,000 and received a one-year fishing licence suspension.
    Ontario Court of Justice heard that an investigation was completed af
  
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• Sault man 'never thought' he'd be in jail

  06-03-2026 22:31
  A man “lost”since the death of his mother is doing a short stint in jail for several offences. Mathew Hammond pleaded guilty to driving while prohibited, stealing a vacuum cleaner from Walmart, not reporting to his probation officer and not going to court and counselling. The incidents happened between June 2023 and February of this year.Hammond told Ontario Court Justice Julie Lefebvre he “hit a low” in life when he was in jail during some of his mother’s last mont
  
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• Soo Locks in Michigan Sault open in late March

  06-03-2026 20:17
  Soo Locks open for the 2026 navigation season on March 25, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. says. The locks in Michigan Sault closed in mid-January for maintenance.
  
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• Sault mayor eyes spring funding decision for Port of Algoma project

  06-03-2026 19:31
  High level meetings have been held with the provincial government – including the Premier’s staff – to examine funding options for the Port of Algoma. 
    “There’s been a lot on the go on the port file,” said Mayor Matthew Shoemaker. 
    The project aims to create a multi-modal trade corridor connecting Northern and southern Ontario and support the local and regional economy.  The business case has recently been completed and most recent
  
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• PODCAST: Sault Ste. Marie is definitely in the house at this year’s Brier - SooToday.com

  06-03-2026 18:34
  PODCAST: Sault Ste. Marie is definitely in the house at this year’s Brier  SooToday.com
  
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• MANCUSO, Settimio 1928 - 2012 - SooToday.com

  06-03-2026 18:33
  MANCUSO, Settimio 1928 - 2012  SooToday.com
  
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• Iranians –not Trump - must map country’s future: Sault College nursing student

  06-03-2026 18:33
  Iranians must chart their own course – which includes choosing a new leader, says a young Iranian woman studying nursing in Sault Ste. Marie.
    Reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump’s multiple assertions that
   whoever takes over leadership of Iran must be to the U.S.’s liking. 
  Hajar Shavandi said n
  o foreign government has the right to choose Iran’s next leader. That decision belongs only to the people.
    “At
  
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• SPADAFORA JOHNSON LEPORE WELCOMES HUGH MacDONALD TO OUR PRACTICE - SooToday.com

  06-03-2026 18:17
  SPADAFORA JOHNSON LEPORE WELCOMES HUGH MacDONALD TO OUR PRACTICE  SooToday.com
  
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• Algoma Steel worker fined for driving impaired in Steelton

  06-03-2026 18:13
  A steelworker with more than twice the legal limit of booze in his blood crashed into a light pole in Steelton before driving off last fall.Brian Dale, 61, pleaded guilty to having a blood/alcohol level of more than 80 milligrams on Friday. The crash happened Oct. 22 in the 300 block of Wellington Street West at about 3:50 a.m., said assistant Crown attorney Stuart Woods.Sault Ste. Marie Police Service stopped Dale’s truck at Second Line East and Carmen’s Way. His eyes were glossy. D
  
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• Make time for changing alarm batteries this weekend: Sault fire department

  06-03-2026 18:10
  Batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms should be changed when clocks are adjusted for Daylight Savings Time this weekend, Sault Ste. Marie Fire Service says. Public education officer Aaron Gravelle calls smoke alarms “a crucial part of fire safety” in homes.CO alarms are required on all levels of a home, and outside sleeping areas, as of Jan. 1.
  
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• Speech-Language Pathologist - SooToday.com

  06-03-2026 17:41
  Speech-Language Pathologist  SooToday.com
  
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• Polyphase Technician - SooToday.com

  06-03-2026 17:35
  Polyphase Technician  SooToday.com
  
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• Warming up to spring show in Sault

  06-03-2026 17:22
  Avery Marsh prepares for a rehearsal for West End Theatre Project’s staging of Frozen at SK Group on Wednesday. The musical runs April 1-4 at Sault Community Theatre Centre. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• PUC to host open house at wastewater treatment plant - SooToday.com

  06-03-2026 17:04
  PUC to host open house at wastewater treatment plant  SooToday.com
  
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• Agricultural meeting planned in Bruce Mines

  06-03-2026 16:35
  Algoma Livestock Cooperative and Algoma Community Pasture hold a joint annual general meeting on Tuesday. The gathering will be held at the Bruce Station Hall in Bruce Mines starting at 7 p.m., a release says.
  
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• Funeral Mass: FRENETTE, Claire (neé Thibeault) - SooToday.com

  06-03-2026 16:30
  Funeral Mass: FRENETTE, Claire (neé Thibeault)  SooToday.com
  
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• Man with walker hit with belt in Sault's downtown

  06-03-2026 16:11
  A male using a walker was hit with a belt when he told another man to stop rummaging through a dumpster downtown last fall.Devon Reed pleaded guilty to that assault, and seven other offences, on Thursday. He missed a September court date an failed to comply with his probation four times.The belt assault happened at a residential building on Wellington Street East on Sept. 18, said assistant Crown attorney Marie-Eve Talbot.Defence counsel Eric McCooeye said there was “a little more” t
  
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