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• Habitat for Humanity welcomes new executive director

  12-10-2018 18:26 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie’s Habitat for Humanity has a new executive director.
  Katie Blunt has been hired by the non-profit organization to leave it.
  Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty through mobilizing volunteers and community partners to build safe, decent and affordable housing in the area.
  “Katie’s knowledge and experience in the non-profit sector make her well positioned to lead the organization,” said David Thompson, chair of the board of dir
  
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• Palumbo is new principal at St. Mary's College

  12-09-2026 17:31 via saultstar.com
  
  Tiziana Palumbo is the new principal at St. Mary’s College. She previously taught at St. Mary’s French Immersion and St. Basil Catholic School. Palumbo was a vice-principal at St. Mary’s before beginning her new role. “ My focus has always been on establishing clear priorities that remove barriers and create opportunities for every student to flourish,” Palumbo told Huron-Superior Catholic School Board trustees last WednesdayShe earned her teaching degree at Univer
  
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• Sault's Big Blue Food Drive needs volunteers

  12-09-2026 16:35 via saultstar.com
  
  Volunteers are needed for St. Vincent Place’s 16th annual Big Blue Food Drive. Sault Ste. Marie residents are asked to put donations of non-perishable food items curbside by 10 a.m. on Sept. 26. Drivers and runners are needed to collect contributions, a release said. Help is also sought to sort donations at St. Vincent Place. Volunteers are needed to put event flyers in mailboxes leading up to Big Blue Food Drive. Call Sara McCleary at 705-253-2770, ext. 202 or [email protected] to
  
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• Sault library branch offers LEGO fun

  12-09-2026 16:19 via saultstar.com
  
  Weekly LEGO challenges and free play are offered at James L. McIntyre Centennial Library.LEGO My Library runs Sundays between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., a release said. Fall sessions run until Nov. 29. Winter activities resume Jan. 10. Kiwanis of Lakeshore and Kiwanis Aktion Club of Lakeshore are partnering with Sault Ste. Marie Public Library to offer the activity. Call 705-759-5241 for more information.
  
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• Free exercise classes offered at Sault College

  12-09-2026 16:11 via saultstar.com
  
  Free drop-in group fitness classes are now being offered at Sault College. Hour-long instruction by professors Heather Pusch and Lisa Maidra, with help from occupational therapist assistant and physiotherapist assistant students, runs Mondays to Thursdays until Dec. 10. Participants can go to Room A1080 in the college’s A wing, a release said. Start time is noon. Instructors have a different exercise focus each day. Attendees must complete a questionnaire before attending their first clas
  
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• Come From Away cast announced

  12-09-2026 16:00 via saultstar.com
  
  More than 20 actors will be featured in Shot in the Dark’s upcoming production of Come From Away.The musical runs Nov. 4-7 at Sault Community Theatre Centre, a release said. Anthony Aceti directs.AJ Aniceto, Jennifer Archibald, Matt Archibald, Jennifer Avery, John Barban, Pedro Barros, Tim Bass, Melanny Burrios, Eric Haapala, Tracey Hilderley, Donna Hilsinger, Jeannine Jefferson, James MacGlashan, Louisa MacGlashan, Karl Matibag, Anthony Orazietti, Darla Pirillo, Nicolette Rebello, David
  
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• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events planned by Algoma University

  12-09-2026 15:38 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma University plans four events to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30. A sacred fire and sunrise ceremony will be held at the arbour on the Queen Street East campus at 7 a.m. A gathering at the sacred memorial at Snowdon Park follows at 9 a.m., a release said. Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre hosts an afternoon event starting at noon. The fourth annual Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association hosts a candlelight vigil at the Wawanosh Memorial near Royal Canadian Le
  
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• Former Hound 'just shocked' at terrorist attack in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS

  12-09-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Sept. 12, 2001Coast guard vessels with armed personnel patrolled the St. Mary’s River, local airports were shut down and security was heightened at the International Bridge following a series of shocking terrorist attacks in the United States. Two Canadian passenger planes were diverted to the Sault Airport after all commercial flights on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border were grounded. Const. Dave Scott and Sgt. Levis Vallee, of Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, joined a contingent of
  
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• Buble gives big band a boost

  11-09-2026 22:33 via saultstar.com
  
  Michael Buble and a global pandemic helped bring a big band together. Big Bandemic, note the nod to COVID-19, launched after a group of players met online when public gatherings were not allowed circa 2020 and 2021. The musicians from London, Ont., knew each other from playing together in earlier groups.When social distancing restrictions eased around 2022, co-leader Karl Hermann noted “we have a viable group now.” The membership roster is experienced with an estimated 750 years of
  
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• Wolf Fest returns Saturday with music, food and entertainment

  11-09-2026 20:17 via saultstar.com
  
  Wolf Fest returns for its second year Saturday at Roberta Bondar Pavilion, celebrating music, food, entertainment and community. Festivities begin at 2 p.m. and wind up at midnight. Admission is by donation. This year’s charitable partner is again Alzheimer Society of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District.“Last year, Wolf Fest was proud to make a significant donation to its charitable partner, the Alzheimer’s Society,” said a release. “This year, the goal is simple:
  
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• Sault yoga festival starts Friday

  11-09-2026 19:44 via saultstar.com
  
  Yoga helps Kyla Faganely breathe easier in a busy world. Life was a little too hectic for the Align Yoga Method owner when she was studying kinesiology at Brock University. “Productive anxiety” is how she framed her mental state. Faganely wore her game face and didn’t share details about the anxiety and insomnia she was experiencing when she was 21. She brushed off yoga after a less-than-rewarding initial attempt, but a mentor nudged her back to the practice. This time, things
  
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• Sault yoga festival continues Saturday

  11-09-2026 19:44 via saultstar.com
  
  Yoga helps Kyla Faganely breathe easier in a busy world. Life was a little too hectic for the Align Yoga Method owner when she was studying kinesiology at Brock University. “Productive anxiety” is how she framed her mental state. Faganely wore her game face and didn’t share details about the anxiety and insomnia she was experiencing when she was 21. She brushed off yoga after a less-than-rewarding initial attempt, but a mentor nudged her back to the practice. This time, things
  
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• Algoma Steel fined $1.2M for oil spill

  11-09-2026 17:13 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma Steel must pay $1.2 million in fines for releasing about 1,000 litres of gear oil into the St. Mary’s River more than four years ago. Ontario Court Justice Martin Lambert called the incident completely avoidable. The discharge of approximately 1,000 to 1,250 litres from its hot mill wasn’t intentional, he said Thursday, but due to “a gross lack of due diligence.” “ It could have been catastrophic,” said Lambert. But the steelmaker acted very quickly fo
  
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• Sault Star remembers 9/11 coverage: LSSU community found solace at evening vigil

  11-09-2026 15:39 via saultstar.com
  
  On this, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., the Sault Star’s Jeffrey Ougler recalls how the Star, given the news operation’s close geographic proximity to the U.S., quickly sought to cover as many local angles as possible. This was, of course, prior to the emergence of widespread online news and social media, so details were initially extremely scarce. For one story, Ougler, a young reporter at the time, crossed what appeared to be a near empty
  
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• Sutherland wanted by Sault police

  11-09-2026 04:21 via saultstar.com
  
  Warren John Sutherland is wanted by police.Sutherland, 39, is sought on 14 charges including three counts theft under $5,000 and five counts breach of probation, a release said.Anyone with information about Sutherland can call Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 705-949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 705-942-7867 or saultcrimestoppers.com.
  
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• Man struggles with police on Great Northern Road

  11-09-2026 04:13 via saultstar.com
  
  A man is accused of scratching and kicked police when he refused to leave a business in the 200 block of Great Northern Road on Tuesday evening. Wade Sabourin, 26, of Pic Mobert First Nation, was charged with resist peace officer, being intoxicated in common area of residence, engage in prohibited activity on premises, fail to leave premises when directed and two counts assault a peace officer.His court date is Nov. 26.
  
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• Teen had replica gun on Albert Street West: POLICE

  11-09-2026 04:02 via saultstar.com
  
  A teen allegedly had a replica firearm in the 200 block of Albert Street West early Wednesday afternoon. The accused, 17, was charged with knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm, unauthorized possession of firearm and two counts each careless use of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition, possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to court order and possession of weapon for dangerous purpose. The accused, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was he
  
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• Prohibited driver from Sault stopped in Chapleau

  11-09-2026 03:59 via saultstar.com
  
  A Sault Ste. Marie man who wasn’t supposed to be behind the wheel was allegedly driving a vehicle with an open container of alcohol in Chapleau. He was stopped on Martel Road on Sept. 2, Ontario Provincial Police say.Randy Running, 51, was charged with operation while prohibited, drive motor vehicle, not equipped with ignition interlock device and driving motor vehicle with open container of alcohol. His court date is Nov. 2 in Chapleau.
  
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• Student athlete Guizzetti mourned

  10-09-2026 15:52 via saultstar.com
  
  A Korah Collegiate and Vocational School graduate with “a passion for sports” is being mourned. Nathan Guizzetti died Saturday. He was a second-year human kinetics student at University of Windsor. Guizzetti was a running back with the Lancers. A statement from the university’s athletics department called him “a valued member of our Lancer football family.” “ Whether competing on the field, on the ice, or at the track, Nathan brought determination, sportsmans
  
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• Bondar's photos presented by Algoma Fall Festival in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS

  10-09-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Sept. 10, 2001Roberta Bondar’s Passionate Vision: Intimate Portraits of Canada’s National Parks will be featured at Art Gallery of Gallery from Sept. 20 to Nov. 18. The Sault Ste. Marie native’s 115 photographs from all 41 national parks are presented by Algoma Fall Festival. Sept. 10, 1976The Pee Wee Fall Fair got off to a slow start. Poor weather and the Canada Cup may be to blame. Bonnie Di Gasparro did a stint in the dunking both, as did Sault Star sports editor Tom Keenan
  
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• Knife attack yields ‘serious' injuries

  09-09-2026 22:55 via saultstar.com
  
  One person received serious but non-life-threatening injuries early Wednesday in a stabbing incident.Around 1:30 a.m., police received a report of an assault at a residence in the 0-100 block of Blucher Street. Officers say the accused stabbed a victim twice with a knife and struck them with an object.The victim sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital. The two are known to one another, police say.Justin Marcello, 25, is charged with aggravated assault
  
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• Michigan resident nabbed at border, charged with impaired driving

  09-09-2026 20:34 via saultstar.com
  
  A Lansing, Mich., man was charged with operation while impaired and dangerous operation after being intercepted by Canada Border Services Agency officers Tuesday. Around 7:30 a.m., Sault Ste. Marie Police Service was informed the accused was in custody after a breath sample registered above the legal limit. Police took custody of the accused, who was transported to headquarters and provided multiple breath samples, all of which, police say, registered above the legal limit. Darryl Urbanski, 64,
  
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• Michigan resident charged with impaired driving

  09-09-2026 20:34 via saultstar.com
  
  A Lansing, Mich., man was charged with operation while impaired and dangerous operation after being intercepted by Canada Border Services Agency officers Tuesday. Around 7:30 a.m., Sault Ste. Marie Police Service was informed the accused was in custody after a breath sample registered above the legal limit. Police took custody of the accused, who was transported to headquarters and provided multiple breath samples, all of which, police say, registered above the legal limit. Darryl Urbanski, 64,
  
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• Michigan driver charged with impaired driving

  09-09-2026 20:34 via saultstar.com
  
  A Lansing, Mich., man was charged with operation while impaired and dangerous operation after being intercepted by Canada Border Services Agency officers Tuesday. Around 7:30 a.m., Sault Ste. Marie Police Service was informed the accused was in custody after a breath sample registered above the legal limit. Police took custody of the accused, who was transported to headquarters and provided multiple breath samples, all of which, police say, registered above the legal limit. Darryl Urbanski, 64,
  
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• Police utility terrain vehicle to patrol Hub Trail

  09-09-2026 20:16 via saultstar.com
  
  John Rowswell Hub Trail users will see bigger wheels along the 25-kilometer stretch – and not those of a fat bike.Sault Ste. Marie Police Service plans to use its utility terrain vehicle along the route to conduct patrols and respond to calls for service. The trail includes several sections that travel through forested and other areas that can be difficult to access with conventional police vehicles. The UTV, police say, will allow officers to more efficiently access these areas when resp
  
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• Prince Township substation will provide ‘reliability, capacity’: PUC

  09-09-2026 18:26 via saultstar.com
  
  A sizeable lot owned by PUC Distribution Inc., on Airport Road has been designated as the future site of Substation 22. During a recent open house at the Prince Township Community Hall, PUC staff unveiled plans for the substation to council members and a handful of residents Substation 22 will be built on 4.7 hectares of land on the west side of Airport Road, between Base Line and Second Line West. Preliminary testing began this year in the expectation that the substation will be commissioned i
  
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• Judge parks driver in jail

  09-09-2026 04:39 via saultstar.com
  
  It’s a rough road ahead for a suspended driver who kept getting behind the wheel and was rerouted to a rest stop in jail. Donald Larue, 59, pleaded guilty to nine offences on Tuesday including failing to remain at the scene of a collision and two counts driving while suspended, The charges are tied to four incidents that happened between July 2025 and April 2026. Larue also drew the ire of Ontario Court Justice Lindsey Santerre when he acknowledged punching a Sault Ste. Marie Police Servi
  
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• Woman jailed for trafficking fentanyl

  08-09-2026 22:02 via saultstar.com
  
  A Sault Ste. Marie woman was sentenced to two years in jail for selling a drug that a judge says is “ravaging” Northern Ontario communities and “destroying” families. Melanie St. Germain sold fentanyl to undercover officers in February and March 2025, said federal prosecutor Lindsay Marshall on Tuesday. St. Germain pleaded guilty to trafficking, possessing proceeds obtained by crime and breaching her release order by failing to go to court in January 2025. Her 385 days o
  
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• Man wields broom, metal pole downtown

  08-09-2026 21:09 via saultstar.com
  A man allegedly threatened someone he knew with a broom and metal pole downtown. The incident happened in the area of Albert Street East and Gore Street on Sept. 3, police say. Darryl Colynuck, 61, was charged with assault with a weapon and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. His court date is Nov. 23.
  
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• Elliot Lake man dies in ATV crash

  08-09-2026 18:56 via saultstar.com
  
  An Elliot Lake man died in an all-terrain vehicle collision north of that community last Sunday.The crash onn a gravel road near Camp 8 Creek Road and Highway 546 was reported at about 2:30 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police say.The male, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene. No name was released. A post-mortem will be done in Sault Ste. Marie. An investigation continues.
  
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