Sault Ste. Marie news

• McNally, Thomas William

  22-11-2018 15:59
  October 19, 1940-November 21, 2018 Passed away peacefully with family by his side while at the North Shore Health Network in Blind River. Survived by his best friend Lynda and his cherished sons Brad (Angeline) and David (Jennifer). Special Poppa to Taylor, Blake, Max and Shaelyn. Predeceased by his parents Thomas and Annie as well […]
  
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• Sault driver fined for driving impaired by drug

  05-03-2026 22:12 via saultstar.com
  A man who was slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle on a Steelton street last fall faces a stiff fine and driving prohibition.Police found Shane Erdman on York Street on Oct. 24. His skin was pale. Erdman was drowsy and sweating, said assistant Crown attorney Marie-Eve Talbot. He had a glass pipe and suspected crack cocaine in his possession. Erdman was tested and found to be impaired by a drug. He was prohibited from driving.Erdman pleaded guilty to driving impaired and failing to comply
  
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• More Sault drivers ticketed as winter parking violations rise

  05-03-2026 20:52 via saultstar.com
  Residents beware. Despite warmer temperatures this past week, the City of Sault Ste. Marie’s winter parking bylaw remains in effect. 
    In other words, don’t park on city streets overnight. You could get a ticket. 
    The City of Sault Ste. Marie has collected an estimated $56,650 of fines from motorists in 2025 who left their vehicles on the street overnight. A total of 1,225 tickets were issued. 
    In fact, the number of tickets issues and the estimated
  
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• Former Sault frontman 'could sing pretty much anything'

  05-03-2026 19:49 via saultstar.com
  Dale Corcoran was a versatile singer who could move from old-time country to classic rock with numerous Sault Ste. Marie bands.He died March 1 in England. He was 59.The New Brunswick native, raised in the Sault, opened for Bachman-Turner Overdrive at the Ramada Inn with his band Riggy Zomba in 1984. Corcoran handled vocals for Unkle Fester when the band played before Kansas at the Princess Theatre.“He was one talented dude,” said Tracey Hilderley on Facebook.Corcoran’s other ba
  
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• ‘You have to enjoy it’: Irish Rovers’ George Millar says more than luck sustains longevity

  05-03-2026 18:37 via saultstar.com
  Imagine The Irish Rovers lapping up the Haight-Ashbury Summer of Love lifestyle with The Grateful Dead, The Mamas & the Papas and other notables of the era. Sounds like pure blarney, some might say. Not George Millar. The Rovers’s co-founder and remaining original member was there; although likely sporting a cap on his head, not flowers in his hair. “We had left the stree
  
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• ‘You have to enjoy it’: Irish Rovers’ George Millar says more than luck sustained group's longevity

  05-03-2026 18:37 via saultstar.com
  Imagine The Irish Rovers lapping up the Haight-Ashbury Summer of Love lifestyle with The Grateful Dead, The Mamas & the Papas and other notables of the era. Sounds like pure blarney, some might say. Not George Millar. The Rovers’s co-founder and remaining original member was there; although likely sporting a cap on his head, not flowers in his hair. “We had left the stree
  
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• Sault public works clears ditches, drains as rising temperatures approach

  05-03-2026 17:36 via saultstar.com
  Warmer temperatures and the transition of precipitation turning from snow to rain has the city’s public works department also transitioning their operations.The transition from snow removal to establishing safe lane widths, site lines at intersections and ensuring the catch basins and drains are open to keep water off the asphalt is now the department’s priority, said Dan Perri, the city’s director of public works.  Environment Canada is calling for warmer temperatures thr
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard ice-breaking cutters ‘limited’ in operations along St. Mary's River

  05-03-2026 16:58 via saultstar.com
  U.S. Coast Guard’s ice-breaking fleet is limited in “operational capacity” following engineering issues onboard two of its cutters this week in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
    An additional Coast Guard cutter is expected to be available for ice-breaking by Monday.
    Cutter Biscayne Bay (WTGB 104) and Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay (WTGB 
   
  101) are two Coast Guard ice-breakers assigned to the northern portions of the Great
   
  Lakes to “ensure the safe and
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard ice-breaker breakdowns limit St. Mary's River operations

  05-03-2026 16:58 via saultstar.com
  U.S. Coast Guard’s ice-breaking fleet is limited in “operational capacity” following engineering issues onboard two of its cutters this week in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
    An additional Coast Guard cutter is expected to be available for ice-breaking by Monday.
    Cutter Biscayne Bay (WTGB 104) and Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay (WTGB 
   
  101) are two Coast Guard ice-breakers assigned to the northern portions of the Great
   
  Lakes to “ensure the safe and
  
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• Sault summer camp offers short film production experience

  05-03-2026 15:15 via saultstar.com
  A week-long summer camp will create a short film to be screened at Sault Ste. Marie Film Festival.Training runs July 6-10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rusty Halo Productions at 40 Queen St. E., a release says. Skills shared include screenwriting, producing, directing and editing. The camp is open to participants 13 and up. Cost is $250 plus service fees.Payment is by e-transfer to [email protected], cash or cheque.The festival runs Nov. 27-29.
  
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• Algoma Steel's Marwah speaks at Toronto gathering

  05-03-2026 14:52 via saultstar.com
  Algoma Steel CEO Rajat Marwah speaks at an upcoming panel discussion hosted by The Globe and Mail. Intersect /26 runs April 26 at Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.Marwah will be joined by Alison Nankivell, CEO of EDC and Eliot Pence, CEO and founder of Dominion Dynamics. Their discussion is centred on Meeting the Moment – Calls to Action from CEOs.The day-long event also features an interview with John Graham, president and CEO of CPP Investments. “Gain direct exposure to national deci
  
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• Woman missing in Sault found

  05-03-2026 14:36 via saultstar.com
  A woman missing since mid-January was found.Nikki Meekis was last seen between Jan. 11 and 18 in the 0 to 100 block of Montgomery Avenue. Police said Thursdasy Meekisw
  as “located and is safe.”
  
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• Man pushes, tries to spit on victim in Sault

  05-03-2026 14:31 via saultstar.com
  A man pushed and tried to spit on a person, police say. The incidents happened over three days in late February. A suspect was arrested Tuesday. Martin Vine, 45, was charged with three counts assault. His court date is May 25.
  
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• Sault's Pulente wins $10,000 in 1976

  05-03-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  March 5, 2001Adam Fera won the 84-kilogram division title at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Wresttling Championships in Guelph. He’s a student at Korah Collegiate and Vocational School. March 5, 1976 Mayor Nick Trbovich, YMCA past-president Bill Elgie and vice-chairman of United Appeal Aid Robert Collins helped celebrate the Y’s 75th anniversary.Urban redevelopment in the James Street area is showing signs of turning the corner. Ald. Mike Sanzosti, chairman of
  
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• Woman takes cards, buys items at Sault businesses

  04-03-2026 22:07 via saultstar.com
  A woman racked up purchases at several Sault Ste. Marie businesses using stolen bank cards, court heard Wednesday. Starla Hess bought items worth $104 at R.J.’s Market and Esso on Wellington Street West using a bank card taken from a vehicle in June 2025, said assistant Crown attorney Blair Hagan.A second automobile was entered by Hess on John Street in January of this year. Items valued at $200 were bought at Esso on Bruce Street and Wellington Street West and Canadian Tire.Hess swiped a
  
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• Avoid Tim Hortons in downtown Sault, man warned

  04-03-2026 21:28 via saultstar.com
  A man who repeatedly trespassed at a downtown Tim Hortons is being warned to steer clear of the Bay Street business.Carl Landry was involved in 27 incidents involving police at the coffee shop, said assistant Crown attorney Blair Hagan on Tuesday. Landry pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to comply with his probation.He did not report to his probation officer in March and April 2025.Landry went to Tim Hortons on Bay Street in April and May when he wasn’t supposed to be there, said a
  
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• St. Luke's Cathedral hosts World Day of Prayer service in Sault

  04-03-2026 18:49 via saultstar.com
  A second World Day of Prayer is planned in Sault Ste. Marie.St. Luke’s Cathedral hosts a gathering for downtown churches on Friday at 2 p.m, United Baptist Church also hosts a World Day of Prayer service on Saturday at 2 p.m.
  
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• McBride wanted by Sault police

  04-03-2026 16:11 via saultstar.com
  Drew Taylor McBride is wanted by police.McBride, 31, is sought on 12 charges including driving while under suspension, false alarm of fire and two counts mischief over $5,000, a release says. Anyone with information about McBride can call Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 705-949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 705-942-7867 or 800-222-8477.
  
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• Knights raise cash for Operation Smile

  04-03-2026 15:54 via saultstar.com
  Students at St. Mary’s College raised nearly $8,000 to help Operation Smile Canada.The charity helps children born with cleft lip and palate.Operation Smile SMC raised $7,761.19, a release says. The donation will help 32 children.Fundraising activities included a dodge ball tournament, dress-down days and sales of themed cookies, french fries and hoodies.Mayor Matthew Shoemaker donated $500 towards the effort that’s now in its 19th year.
  
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• Not Dead Yet goes green for Algoma University's music department

  04-03-2026 15:30 via saultstar.com
  Not Dead Yet is breathing new life into its Celtic show.The Sault Ste. Marie group, with a lineup drawn in part from former members of The Comedics, put a set list together “very, very quickly” for the 40th annual Docs on Ice tournament held in the city in 2025.“We really liked the music,” said frontman Dr. Gene Turgeon.A March 17 date at Algoma University’s The Speakeasy, in support of the post-secondary institution’s music department, “is sort of an e
  
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• 1 ticket wins Lotto Max's $75M jackpot

  04-03-2026 13:55 via saultstar.com
  Numbers drawn for Tuesday’s draw: 1, 3, 4, 18, 20, 33, 31 Bonus: 2 Twelve MaxMillions draws were held. Two of those prizes were won, OLG says.
  
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• Locals aim for playoff spots at Brier - SooToday.com

  04-03-2026 03:54
  Locals aim for playoff spots at Brier  SooToday.com
  
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• GORDON, Stanley Foster “Stan” - SooToday.com

  03-03-2026 23:03
  GORDON, Stanley Foster “Stan”  SooToday.com
  
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• PUC offers wastewater plant tours to Sault residents

  03-03-2026 21:58 via saultstar.com
  The public can tour the city’s wastewater treatment plant on March 20. Hours are 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tours run every 30 minutes at 2221 Queen St. E.Participants must pre-register with PUC Services.The tours are offered to help celebrate World Water Day.
  
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• Film and food event helps Sault Area Hospital Foundation

  03-03-2026 21:51 via saultstar.com
  Food and film team up for an upcoming Sault Area Hospital Foundation fundraiser. Meals ‘N Reels runs March 27 at 6 p.m. at Odeno at Sault College.The 2014 film, Chef, will be screened with movie-goers served a multi-course meal featuring dishes highlighted in the movie, a release says.Jay Case leads musicians during a welcome reception. Northern Ontario Latin-Hispanic Association members will dance.Tickets cost $125. Buy at sahfoundation.com/meals. A cash bar will be available.SAHF is team
  
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• CORCORAN, Dale Patrick - SooToday.com

  03-03-2026 21:20
  CORCORAN, Dale Patrick  SooToday.com
  
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• Charles William Meiser - Legacy | Obituary

  03-03-2026 21:17
  Charles William Meiser  Legacy | Obituary
  
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• Camera put in Sault school washroom

  03-03-2026 21:16 via saultstar.com
  A fake camera was put in a student washroom at White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School. A student found the bogus camera, that did not have any recording or storage capability, on Monday. “While there was no breach of privacy in this occurrence, the placement of any object of this nature in a washroom is unacceptable,” said Algoma District School Board communication officer Fran Walsh in a statement.Students and families are being encouraged to share any information about the in
  
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• Proposed $10 million settlement reached in Algo Centre Mall collapse class action suit

  03-03-2026 20:51 via saultstar.com
  Almost 14 years after Elliot Lake’s Algo Centre Mall collapsed, a $10 million settlement in a massive class action suit may be near.  The proposed settlement must be approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. A hearing date of April 10 has been set to make submissions to support the settlement.  “This is a fair and reasonable settlement in the best interest of the class action claimants,” said David O’Connor, lawyer with Roy O’Connor Law of Toronto
  
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• ‘Unbearable’: Sault College student from Iran still unable to contact family, friends

  03-03-2026 20:08 via saultstar.com
  Saturday morning at 5 a.m. Hajar Shavandi was getting ready for her clinical placement at F.J. Davey Home. Nothing out of the ordinary about such early morning duties for this Sault College nursing student. Just another day of demanding training geared to equip program graduates with all the right stuff to someday tackle the profession’s pressures full-time. What was truly out of the ordinary, however, were the headlines pumping from virtua
  
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