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• MOAR, Christopher Ian

  05-10-2020 20:52
  
  At the Sault Area Hospital on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the age of 38. Father of Ayden. Son of Wendy Archibald (late Maurice) and Lyle Moar. Brother of Robert Brownlee, Lyle Brownlee, Lisa Moar and Thomas Archibald. Grandson of the late Clayton and the late Joan Brownlee, Harvey Moar and Wilma Dowe. Also survived […]
  
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• New skills, new hope for workers facing layoffs

  27-07-2026 19:37 via saultstar.com
  
  Nicholas Willet knows what it’s like to lose his job. The former steelworker has endeared two layoffs, the most recently as part of Algoma Steel’s transformation to electric arc furnaces. More than six years ago after first being laid off from his job in the coke ovens, he completed a welding course at Sault College and eventually found his way back to the steelmaker, where he was recently laid off a second time.Now, he’s banking on an up-skills training program to better prep
  
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• Feds-province partner to prove $7.2M to retrain workers in the North

  27-07-2026 19:37 via saultstar.com
  
  Nicholas Willet knows what it’s like to lose his job. The former steelworker has endeared two layoffs, the most recently as part of Algoma Steel’s transformation to electric arc furnaces. More than six years ago after first being laid off from his job in the coke ovens, he completed a welding course at Sault College and eventually found his way back to the steelmaker, where he was recently laid off a second time.Now, he’s banking on an up-skills training program to better prep
  
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• Accused attempted to clock, bite security guards: Police

  27-07-2026 17:56 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received a report Saturday shortly before 6 p.m. of an alleged assault in the 700 block of Great Northern Road.Officers were dispatched to the scene and located the accused in custody of security guards. Police say the accused attempted to punch security guards after being advised to leave the property and attempted to bite them while being detained. Makaila Russon, 21, is charged with assault.Russon was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in co
  
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• Accused attempted to clock, bite security guard: Police

  27-07-2026 17:56 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received a report Saturday shortly before 6 p.m. of an alleged assault in the 700 block of Great Northern Road.Officers were dispatched to the scene and located the accused in custody of security guards. Police say the accused attempted to punch security guards after being advised to leave the property and attempted to bite them while being detained. Makaila Russon, 21, is charged with assault.Russon was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in co
  
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• Grace Street break and enter yields arrest

  27-07-2026 17:35 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received a call early Friday morning of an alarm at a multi-unit residential building in the 0-100 block of Grace Street. Officers report seeing the accused exiting one of the units. An arrest was made. Gavin Belsito-Nolan, 34, of Blind River, is charged with break, enter a dwelling house with intent to commit indictable offence. The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 19.
  
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• Robbery victim sustains ‘serious’ injuries, Sault police say

  27-07-2026 17:26 via saultstar.com
  
  One person was sent to hospital last week after being robbed and knocked over. Last Wednesday, at about 11:10 a.m., Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received a report of a robbery in the area of John Street and St. George’s Avenue West. Police say the accused forcibly took an item from a victim and knocked them to the ground. The victim sustained serious physical injuries and was transported to hospital. The victim and accused are not known to one another. Shortly after 3 p.m., officers lo
  
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• Feds-province partner to provide $7.2M to retrain workers in the North

  27-07-2026 17:10 via saultstar.com
  
  The federal and provincial government are investing $7.2 million to retrain workers who have lost their jobs as a result of tariffs.The funding will come from the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response to help retrain and upskill the North’s workforce, strengthen critical industries and build a more competitive and resilient economy in the face of global economic uncertainty.The funding will be used to help more than 500 workers across the North upgrade their stills, transition into in-
  
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• Sault man charged in provincial online child exploitation probe

  26-07-2026 16:14 via saultstar.com
  
  A Sault Ste. Marie man was one of seven Northern Ontario residents nabbed as part of a provincial online child exploitation probe. Project Time resulted in 63 persons being charged and 51 victims identified, Ontario Provincial Police say. An accused from the Sault, 45, was charged with possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material. His name isn’t being released by police because of a publication ban, police say.The accused’s court date is Aug. 31. Arrests were also made
  
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• Motorcyclist does 160 km/h east of Sault: OPP

  26-07-2026 16:02 via saultstar.com
  
  A motorcyclist’s speed topped 160 kilometres an hour on Highway 17 in Johnson Township, police say.The driver allegedly did not stop for police during the July 21 incident. A male suspect was identified later. The accused, 17, of Bruce Mines, was charged with fail to stop for police, stunt driving, careless driving, operate a motor vehicle without insurance and Class M1 licence holder, drive on prohibited highway.The suspect can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The a
  
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• Sleepy firefighter east of Sault fined

  25-07-2026 21:37 via saultstar.com
  
  A firefighter drove erratically east of Sault Ste. Marie last fall after taking prescription pills the night before to help her sleep. Several callers reported a car weaving on Highway 17 on Nov,. 6, said assistant Crown attorney Stuart Woods last Friday.The vehicle was stopped in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional Township. Rachel Zack, who pleaded guilty to careless driving, did poorly on a field sobriety test. She was brought to the Ontario Provincial Police detachment in the Sault.
  
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• Pulling together

  25-07-2026 21:03 via saultstar.com
  Chariot parade participants make their way along Russ Ramsay Way to Roberta Bondar Pavilion before the Festival of Colours at the downtown venue on Saturday. A chariot of Lord Jagannath was pulled along the route. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• Colourful chanting

  25-07-2026 21:03 via saultstar.com
  Chariot parade participants make their way along Russ Ramsay Way to Roberta Bondar Pavilion before the Festival of Colours at the downtown venue on Saturday. A chariot of Lord Jagannath was pulled along the route. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• Chanting in Sault's downtown

  25-07-2026 20:59 via saultstar.com
  
  Chariot parade participants make their way along Russ Ramsay Way to Roberta Bondar Pavilion before the Festival of Colours at the downtown venue on Saturday. A chariot of Lord Jagannath was pulled along the route. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• Picture this, Camera Craft is closing

  25-07-2026 18:22 via saultstar.com
  
  Camera Craft kept thriving when digital photography threw the traditional business model for the long-time downtown store for a loop. Co-owner James Wishon typically saw a steady stream of customers buying film and dropping off rolls of images to be developed. One hundred rolls a day would be processed, he recalls. Things changed circa 2005 less than a decade after he and his family bought the photography business from Fred Kehrer in 1997. Camera Craft, which is preparing to close its doors for
  
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• Korah Road businesses oppose parking meters in 1951: IN OTHER YEARS

  25-07-2026 14:14 via saultstar.com
  
  July 25, 2001Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is designating an officer to work almost exclusively in the technology domain. “We’re getting inundated with complaints of crimes in this area,” said Chief Bob Davies. Patrick Jarrett will be one of 33 skaters at the Canadian Under-18 hockey camp in Toronto. The tournament will be in the Czech Republic in mid-August. “I have a good feeling, but I still have to go and prove myself,” said Jarrett. Swimmer Jessica Tuomela w
  
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• OPINION: Port investment is an investment in Sault’s future

  24-07-2026 18:26 via saultstar.com
  
  City council is putting its money where its mouth is and has committed up to $15 million toward the Port of Sault Ste. Marie.That doesn’t mean the city has to find $15 million in its coffers.The financial backing will be used to leverage funding from a capital infrastructure application submitted to the federal government. Results from that application are expected to be announced in the fall. The same will be done with the province. And the city’s financial backing will only come i
  
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• Dunns Valley solar farm information session planned

  24-07-2026 15:25 via saultstar.com
  
  An upcoming public meeting will highlight a planned solar farm to be built north of Thessalon that will power 40,000 homes.Garden River First Nation and Neoen are teaming up for the Dunns Valley Solar project that will convert sunlight into electricity. The First Nation has a 50 per cent ownership stake. The 200-MW development, to be constructed on Shaw Road, will include power conversion stations, substation, an electrical conversion system and maintenance buildings, a notice of proposal said.
  
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• 'It has been heartbreaking': Son frustrated after elderly dad spends more than 3 days in Sault Area Hospital ER hallway

  23-07-2026 23:02 via saultstar.com
  
  Hallway medicine is driving Michael Chikoski up the wall. Since about 6 a.m. Monday, his father, Walter, 94, remained in a Sault Area Hospital emergency department hallway for more than three days. The retired Algoma Steel worker, 94, has prostate cancer and was brought to hospital with an infection.Despite the “seriousness” of his condition, Chikoski says his dad had not been provided with the level of “care, comfort, dignity and respect, that I believe every patient deserves
  
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• Man jailed for offences involving partner in Sault

  23-07-2026 22:14 via saultstar.com
  
  A man’s repeated breaches of his probation and release orders nixed his chances of getting house arrest for offences involving his partner.Watson Desmoulin damaged a television and front door at the woman’s central-area residence last November and in late February. He pleaded guilty to eight charges, including two counts mischief under $5,000 and three counts each breach of probation and breach of release order, on Thursday. Assistant Crown attorney Blair Hagan sought seven months o
  
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• Chariot parade, Festival of Colours set for Saturday in Sault

  23-07-2026 21:24 via saultstar.com
  
  A chariot parade and Festival of Colours run downtown Saturday.The parade, or Jagannath Rath Yatra, begins at 1:30 p.m. at Russ Ramsay Way. The destination is Roberta Bondar Pavilion, a release says. Parade participants are admitted free to Festival of Colours. That event, featuring music, yoga, reiki and food, runs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Rajat Marwah, chief executive officer of Algoma Steel, is guest of honour. Ticket and event information are available at festivalofcolours.ca. The activities a
  
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• Permit values down, but major developments expected to boost year-end totals

  23-07-2026 21:14 via saultstar.com
  
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie has issued a few less building permits this year than during the same time in 2025, but the value of construction work across the city appears lower.City statistics for the first six months of the year show 499 permits have been issued, with a construction value of $74.3 million. That’s down from the same time last year when 537 permits were issued with a value of $136.4 million.The difference lies mostly with the value of the building permits.In the residenti
  
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• Victim threatened twice in Sault's downtown

  23-07-2026 21:03 via saultstar.com
  
  A man allegedly threatened to hurt someone he knew twice on the same day.The incidents happened in the 0 to 100 block of Hynes Street on Thursday morning and evening. An object was thrown at the victim during the first episode, police say. Darrin Barber-Addison, 24, was charged with assault with a weapon, fail to comply with an undertaking, two counts each uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and fail to comply with probation order.He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
  
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• Man walks with stolen shotgun in Sault's downtown

  23-07-2026 18:17 via saultstar.com
  
  A man walked downtown with a stolen shotgun and 23 rounds of ammunition stashed in a shopping bag last fall. Shawn Seymour was seen by police walking on Hynes Street on Sept. 5, assistant Crown attorney Blair Hagan told court on Thursday.Seymour was wanted by police at the time. He was stopped on lower East Street.Defence lawyer Leah Policchio said Seymour did not plan to use the weapon and understands he shouldn’t have had the firearm. Seymour pleaded guilty to five offences related to t
  
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• Man jailed 5 years for role in death of Aweres man

  23-07-2026 16:32 via saultstar.com
  
  A Batchewana First Nation man brought a baseball bat to the scene of a fatal stabbing in which a co-accused stabbed the victim with a spear in that community in 2024, Sault Ste. Marie court heard Wednesday.Adrian Blackbird also chased witnesses and offered a change of clothes to two co-accused, the court was told.For his actions, Blackbird, 22, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and failing to comply with a release order. He was on a release order when Brandan Pellow was stabbed. Blackbird was suppo
  
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• Man jailed 5 years for death of Aweres man

  23-07-2026 16:32 via saultstar.com
  
  A Batchewana First Nation man brought a baseball bat to the scene of a fatal stabbing in which a co-accused stabbed the victim with a spear in that community in 2024, Sault Ste. Marie court heard Wednesday.Adrian Blackbird also chased witnesses and offered a change of clothes to two co-accused, the court was told.For his actions, Blackbird, 22, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and failing to comply with a release order. He was on a release order when Brandan Pellow was stabbed. Blackbird was suppo
  
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• Breathat wanted by Sault police

  23-07-2026 16:16 via saultstar.com
  
  Jacob Andrew Breathat is wanted by police.,Breathat, 33, is sought on 17 charges including three counts fail to comply with release order and 12 counts fail to comply with probation order. Anyone with information about Breathat can call Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 705-949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 705-942-7867 or go to saultcrimestoppers.com.
  
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• Bradford showcases Northern Ontario in solo show

  23-07-2026 15:29 via saultstar.com
  
  There was plenty of choices for Doug Bradford’s new solo exhibition. The veteran Sault Ste. Marie painter could draw from “hundreds and hundreds” of watercolour works, said his daughter Cindy.“ He paints all the time,” she said. “He’s prolific. I wish I was as prolific as he was.” A three-week show that’s underway at The Art Hub at Spring features 50 paintings – some created 10 to 15 years ago and others of more recent vintage. The wor
  
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• St. Jacques writes tribute to Trudeau in 1976: IN OTHER YEARS

  23-07-2026 15:25 via saultstar.com
  
  July 23, 2001Rotary Community Day Parade featured 95 floats. Al Smith has judged floats for 39 years. July 23, 1976Elizabeth St. Jacques has written a tribute to Canada’s First Lady, Margaret Trudeau, called Our Own Light. St. Jacques has published both articles and poetry in newspapers, magazines and anthologies. The mother of two lives on Elizabeth Street. July 23, 1951Lance-Cpl. William Derry, 27, is one of 92 students in training for a junior non-commissioned officer rank in Korea. He
  
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• New $23.5M Indigenous treatment centres opens in Blind River

  22-07-2026 22:10 via saultstar.com
  
  BLIND RIVER – The $23.5 million Benbowopka Treatment Centre (BTC) has officially opened its doors.Sault-Algoma MP Terry Sheehan said the opening represents a milestone that expands access to culturally grounded addiction treatment and mental wellness services for Indigenous communities across Northern Ontario.The 16-bed, 28-day residential treatment facility reflects a shared commitment to ensuring Indigenous people have access to high-quality care that is rooted in culture, community and
  
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