Sault Ste. Marie news

• Police Closer to Downtown with New Satellite Office

  12-10-2018 22:34
  After just a few months of discussion, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service will now be able to better monitor the downtown area with the addition of a satellite office, opened in the old Sears building at the Station Mall. Police Chief Hugh Stevenson told SaultOnline the purpose of this satellite station is to increase […]
  
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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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• Intoxicated driver refuses ride from police in Garden River

  08-09-2026 17:43 via saultstar.com
  
  A heavily intoxicated driver paid the price for turning down a ride from police last summer. Robert Lesage asked an Ontario Provincial Police officer to leave Highway 17 in Garden River First Nation on Aug. 4, 2025. His speech was slurred. Alcohol could be smelled on his breath, said assistant Crown attorney Simran Patawari on Tuesday. The officer offered to drive Lesasge home, but the Garden River resident declined the offer and drove a side-by-side vehicle. Lesage gave truncated breath sample
  
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• Planned outage closes main Sault library branch Wednesday

  08-09-2026 17:15 via saultstar.com
  
  Press release:Sault Ste. Marie, ON — The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library is advising the public that the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library, located at 50 East St., will be closed on Wednesday September 9, 2026, due to a planned municipal power outage. PUC has advised that this library facility will be without power for an extended period due to the East Street reconstruction project. Books may still be returned at this location during the closure through the drop box.During this tempor
  
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• Firearm pointed during dispute north of Sault

  08-09-2026 17:11 via saultstar.com
  
  A firearm was allegedly pointed during a dispute between neighbours north of Sault Ste. Marie.Ontario Provincial Police went to Jody Lane in Aweres Township last Saturday morning, a release said.Blaine Cuthbertson, 65, of Aweres Township, was charged with pointing a firearm, careless use of a firearm, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm and mischief. He was held for a bail hearing.
  
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• Hazardous waste depot opens in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS

  08-09-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Sept. 8, 2001The city’s first Household Hazardous Waste Depot opened Sept. 7. The Industrial Park site can accept 21 categorized classes of hazardous waste. Sept. 8, 1976Joan Foster, kindergarten teacher at St. Ann separate school, has two sets of twins in her classroom. They are Derrick and Dennis Rafter and Melissa and Jennifer Briggs. Sept. 8, 1951Bill Bergstrom, Les Waugh, Austin Thompson, Mac Coulter, Jack Houston, Nick DiPietro and Terry Murphy were elected to serve on the board of
  
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• Labour of love in Sault Ste. Marie- PHOTO GALLERY

  07-09-2026 19:08 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste Marie & District Labour Council Labour Day Parade of Flags and Celebration participants make their way along Foster Drive Monday morning. Several Sault Ste. Marie and area unions were represented at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion–based event, which also included afternoon food and activities.
  
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• Treaty group critical of Metis buying land

  06-09-2026 05:49 via saultstar.com
  
  The buying of land near Iron Bridge by an area Metis group is being opposed by an advocacy group representing 21 First Nations that signed the Robinson-Huron Treaty in 1850. Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin is concerned about the purchase “in the context of ongoing assertions regarding Metis rights and community presence within the Robinson-Huron treaty,” a release said. RHW members include Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First Nation and Thessalon First Nation. “ There
  
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• Taking aim at new experience at Algoma U

  05-09-2026 19:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Lochlyn Good, a first-year accounting student, moves into Lou Lukenda Dormitory at Algoma University on Saturday. The Central Algoma SecondarySchool graduate is a competitive archer. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• Catholic board backs $102.5M budget

  05-09-2026 16:57 via saultstar.com
  
  Reading intervention, student wellness and updated religion resources are priorities in Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board’s 2026-27 budget.The $102.5-million document also earmarks cash for Indigenous education, outdoor education and the board’s Math Action Plan. The financial plan “continues to invest in the programs and services that matter most to our students and families,” said board chair Sandra Turco in a release. Trustees passed the budget in late Jun
  
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• Information portal launched by Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board

  05-09-2026 15:58 via saultstar.com
  
  A new communication and information portal replaces phone calls and handwritten notes this fall for parents and guardians whose children are attending Huron-Superior Catholic Disrict School Board schools. The board is paying California-based PowerSchool about $20,000 annually for a subscription to the cloud-based software provider’s MyPowerHub. Late arrivals, early departures and full-day absences can be reported. An automated safety alert is made when the school has not been told of a st
  
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• Turco steps down as Algoma U's chancellor

  05-09-2026 15:34 via saultstar.com
  
  A veteran educator is stepping down as chancellor of Algoma University.Mario Turco, former Algoma District School Board director of education, has held the ceremonial role since 2020. His departure is effective Oct. 15, a release said. “ Mario has championed Algoma University and advocated for access to education for all individuals,” said board chair Rob Battisti. Turco authored Algoma University: Our Story – Honouring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Welcoming the Future.
  
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• Country DJ Don Ramsay dies in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS

  05-09-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Sept. 5, 2001Your Old Saddle Pal, Don Ramsay, died Sept. 4. He was 78. The Dean of Country Music spun vinyl on radio for more than 45 years. “He met everybody from Hank Williams to Hank Snow,” said his daughter Donna. “He knew them all and loved country music.” Sept. 5, 1951President Truman disclosed existence of new weapons that “would wipe out civilization” in the event of an “all-out war.” “ It is terrible to think of what would happen if
  
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• Missing man last seen at Hiawatha Highlands

  05-09-2026 04:21 via saultstar.com
  
  Police release:The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting the community’s assistance in locating missing 34-year-old Travis Parr.Travis was last seen on Friday, September 4, 2026, in the area of Hiawatha Highlands. At the time, Travis was wearing black pants and a burgundy/red shirt.Travis is described as being approximately 5’10” tall with a medium build, brown hair, and green eyes.Police are concerned for Travis’s well-being. Anyone with information regarding Tr
  
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