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• Senators waive Bobby Ryan less than three weeks after he wins Masterton Trophy

  26-09-2020 04:01
  
  OTTAWA — Veteran forward Bobby Ryan was placed on waivers by the Ottawa Senators on Friday for the purpose of a buyout. Ryan won the Masterton Trophy, the NHL’s award for perseverance, on Sept. 7 after publicly sharing his battle with alcohol issues. The 33-year-old Ryan entered the NHL/NHL Players’ Assistance program on Nov. 20 to get […]
  
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• 'Casual and fun' show helps Sault Area Hospital

  28-07-2026 21:13 via saultstar.com
  
  Emma Dingle found the time for a fitting title for Northern Arts Academy’s third annual Celebration of Song fundraiser. Through the Decades, slated for Friday at at Paint and Decor Studios, features selections spanning not just years, but centuries. “ It felt like a fitting theme, especially because we’re dabbling in so many genres,” said Dingle, who is coordinating the show. The roster of talent, including recent graduates, alumni and faculty, have chosen works stretchi
  
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• Complaints spur council review of Strathclair soccer fields

  28-07-2026 19:31 via saultstar.com
  
  City staff have been asked to develop a plan that will improve the Strathclair soccer fields.Council passed a resolution at its last council meeting, moved by Ward 3 Coun. Angela Caputo and seconded by Ward 5 Coun. Corey Gardi, to work with local service clubs and soccer club stakeholders to identify key deficiencies of the fields and develop a short, medium and long-term improvement plan for the fields, complete with cost estimates and potential funding opportunities.Soccer is one of the most
  
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• ‘We have a liability’: Shaky shed must go but contents saved

  28-07-2026 18:17 via saultstar.com
  
  For several months, the Prince Township Museum’s farm equipment shed behind the community centre has been off limits to visitors. The structure, which nearly collapsed from the weight of last winter’s snow, is now being held upright by ratchet straps attached to nearby trees. Council took the initial steps at its July meeting to have the shed’s contents removed and the building demolished. “We definitely need to take the shed down, because we have a liability,” May
  
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• ‘We have a liability’: Shaky shed must go but contents salvaged

  28-07-2026 18:17 via saultstar.com
  
  For several months, the Prince Township Museum’s farm equipment shed behind the community centre has been off limits to visitors. The structure, which nearly collapsed from the weight of last winter’s snow, is now being held upright by ratchet straps attached to nearby trees. Council took the initial steps at its July meeting to have the shed’s contents removed and the building demolished. “We definitely need to take the shed down, because we have a liability,” May
  
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• ‘We have a liability’: Shaky Prince Township shed must go - but contents salvaged

  28-07-2026 18:17 via saultstar.com
  
  For several months, the Prince Township Museum’s farm equipment shed behind the community centre has been off limits to visitors. The structure, which nearly collapsed from the weight of last winter’s snow, is now being held upright by ratchet straps attached to nearby trees. Council took the initial steps at its July meeting to have the shed’s contents removed and the building demolished. “We definitely need to take the shed down, because we have a liability,” May
  
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• ‘We have a liability’: Shaky Prince Township shed must go but contents salvaged

  28-07-2026 18:17 via saultstar.com
  
  For several months, the Prince Township Museum’s farm equipment shed behind the community centre has been off limits to visitors. The structure, which nearly collapsed from the weight of last winter’s snow, is now being held upright by ratchet straps attached to nearby trees. Council took the initial steps at its July meeting to have the shed’s contents removed and the building demolished. “We definitely need to take the shed down, because we have a liability,” May
  
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• Five Sault conservation areas added to Canada's 30x30 conservation goals

  28-07-2026 17:50 via saultstar.com
  
  The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) is doing its part to ensure that area forests are protected for generations to come.It partnered with Ontario Nature to have its area forests evaluated over the past year to show they meet the criteria that determine they are being conserved for biodiversity at national standards for Protected and Conserved Areas.The properties were evaluated against a set of national standards for protected and conserved areas.“This means they r
  
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• Prince Township firefighters kept on toes this spring

  28-07-2026 17:35 via saultstar.com
  
  The Prince Township Volunteer Fire Department saw plenty of action in May and June.Firefighters responded to eight service calls, including two brush fires, Fire Chief Phil Hoover said at council’s regular July meeting.The six other calls included requests for medical assistance, a motor vehicle accident, and one listed as “other.” Hoover also reported that firefighter training has focused on drafting operations – pumping water from lakes or portable tanks — and wi
  
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• Sault soldier Sanderson wounded in 1916: IN OTHER YEARS

  28-07-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  July 28, 2001 Severely ill patients with a doctor’s approval can apply to Heath Canada to grow and use the drug when regulations on marijuana for medicinal use take effect July 30. The Bay Street extension that officially opens July 30 will travel by the front doors of Casino Sault Ste. Marie. July 28, 1976There’s nearly 500 plants on the top three levels of the Civic Centre. The garden was conceived as a way to give employees working on the north side of the building an attractive
  
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• Sault soldier Sanderson wounded in 1916: IN OTHER YEARS

  28-07-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  July 28, 2001 Severely ill patients with a doctor’s approval can apply to Heath Canada to grow and use the drug when regulations on marijuana for medicinal use take effect July 30. The Bay Street extension that officially opens July 30 will travel by the front doors of Casino Sault Ste. Marie. July 28, 1976There’s nearly 500 plants on the top three levels of the Civic Centre. The garden was conceived as a way to give employees working on the north side of the building an attractive
  
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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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• 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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• Assault with a weapon charge laid

  27-07-2026 18:27 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Services received a report Sunday at around 5 p.m. of an assault in the 200 block of Bay Street.Police say the accused threw objects at security guards after being asked to leave the property. They were arrested. No physical injuries were reported. Sean Seguin, 47, is charged with assault with a weapon, failure to comply with release order – other than to attend court and fail to comply with probation order. The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
  
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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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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