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• Suicide Awareness – Let’s Break the Silence: OPP

  30-08-2018 21:24
  (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has had three member suicides within three weeks. A tremendous void has been left behind that has impacted the entire organization across the province. “During the past weeks immediate families and OPP members, including myself, have been dealing with the grief of our loss. This is a […]
  
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• Summersets sing Sault stories on new album

  30-09-2026 22:10 via saultstar.com
  
  A corner store sign paid off in a big creative way for Kalle Mattson.The Sault Ste. Marie native was back home last year when he saw Krazy Ernie’s, on McNabb Street, proudly proclaiming the sale of a lottery ticket that won a million dollars. Mattson wrote Million Dollar Ticket (“Bills are piling, someday slips away/With a million dollar ticket we’ll be OK”) “really, really quickly.” The track appears on the new Summersets album, Pine Trees in a Perfect Row,
  
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• Summersets shares Sault stories on new album

  30-09-2026 22:10 via saultstar.com
  
  A corner store sign paid off in a big creative way for Kalle Mattson.The Sault Ste. Marie native was back home last year when he saw Krazy Ernie’s, on McNabb Street, proudly proclaiming the sale of a lottery ticket that won a million dollars. Mattson wrote Million Dollar Ticket (“Bills are piling, someday slips away/With a million dollar ticket we’ll be OK”) “really, really quickly.” The track appears on the new Summersets album, Pine Trees in a Perfect Row,
  
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• Note to readers: An evolution in how we deliver our journalism, with the same deep commitment to Sault Ste. Marie

  30-09-2026 21:08 via saultstar.com
  
  Every day at the Sault Star, we are grateful to every reader, subscriber and advertiser for their loyal support of local journalism. We are honoured to have such a deep relationship in this community, and today we want to share news on how we’re evolving the way we deliver our journalism.In the coming days, we will launch a next generation digital platform at saultstar.com that prioritizes local and regional journalism. Front and centre will be locally relevant stories about the issues th
  
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• Environmental survey draws responses from two Sault mayoral candidates

  30-09-2026 20:42 via saultstar.com
  
  Only two mayoral candidates and 18 councillor candidates in Sault Ste. Marie have responded to a survey led by the area’s local environmental groups. The coalition of six Algoma District environmental and conservation groups distributed the surveys to 140 council candidates in 15 municipalities across Algoma.In Sault Ste. Marie, only mayoral incumbent Matthew Shoemaker and challenger Matthew Toffelmire responded to the survey.Eighteen of the 30 councillor hopefuls have submitted their res
  
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• Free program helps Sault seniors prep homes for winter

  30-09-2026 19:12 via saultstar.com
  
  Trades Day of Caring returns later this month to help low-income seniors who need help getting their homes ready for the winter. Sault College students help with tasks such as raking leaves, caulking windows and applying weather stripping, a release said. The free service runs Oct. 24. Anyone interested can call United Way of Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District at 705-256,7476, ext. 0. Businesses interested in sponsoring Trades Day of Caring can call Rayna Evoy, director of development and c
  
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• Gore Street fire scene must be fixed or razed: CITY

  30-09-2026 17:19 via saultstar.com
  
  The owner of a downtown building badly damaged in a recent fire and explosion must take steps to fix the structure or tear it down.An unsafe order issued to Enersphere by City of Sault Ste. Marie’s building division, issued last Friday, calls for an engineer “to review the entire building (at 164 Gore St.) and provide a report on its structural adequacy, and what work needs to be done to remedy the unsafe condition of the affected buildings.” If such improvements are not possib
  
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• Municipal election candidates meet voters at Grand Gardens Downtown

  30-09-2026 14:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Candidates running in the upcoming municipal election will be at Grand Gardens Downtown next week. Hopefuls running for school board and city council seats in Wards 3, 4 and 5 are at the Dennis Street venue on Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., a release said. Mayoral candidates join hopefuls from Wards 1 and 2 on Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The sessions, presented by Sault Ste. Marie and District Labour Council, can also be seen on the group’s Facebook page.Election day is Oct
  
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• Sunshine Travel Club unveils 2027 trips

  30-09-2026 14:35 via saultstar.com
  
  Sunshine Travel Club unveils its 2027 slate of trips on Oct. 8.Grand Gardens Downtown hosts the general meeting starting at 7 p.m., a release said.
  
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• Lotto Max jackpot grows to $70M

  30-09-2026 13:56 via saultstar.com
  
  No ticket won Tuesday’s Lotto Max jackpot of $65 million.Numbers drawn were 6, 10, 13, 22, 23, 43 and 49. Bonus number was 17, Ontario Lottery and Gaming says.Prizes to be won Friday include 10 Maxmillions and 70 chances at $100,000.
  
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• Algoma U posts small surplus

  29-09-2026 20:51 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma University barely finished its last fiscal year in the black as tuition revenue plunged. The post-secondary institution recorded a surplus of $1.1 million for 2025-26. The fiscal year ended April 30. That compares to a surplus of $52.1 million in 2024-25. Chief financial officer Richard Peters noted “a very challenging economic and enrolment environment” for Algoma during the most recent 12-month span. The largest source of income, student tuition, fell from $234.5 million in
  
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• Fiscal squeeze won't compromise quality health care: Sault Area Hospital

  29-09-2026 19:54 via saultstar.com
  
  Maintaining quality care in the face of fierce financial pressures continues to be a Sault Area Hospital mantra.The approved 2026/27 deficit budget, calling for a $23.9-million shortfall, maintains current hospital services and quality of care while SAH works with the Ministry of Health on longer-term financial sustainability, Greg Zambusi, vice-president of Corporate Service and Chief Financial Officer, told Monday evening’s regular board meeting.And the current forecast of a $25.7-milli
  
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• Fiscal squeeze won't compromise quality care: Sault Area Hospital

  29-09-2026 19:54 via saultstar.com
  
  Maintaining quality care in the face of fierce financial pressures continues to be a Sault Area Hospital mantra.The approved 2026/27 deficit budget, calling for a $23.9-million shortfall, maintains current hospital services and quality of care while SAH works with the Ministry of Health on longer-term financial sustainability, Greg Zambusi, vice-president of Corporate Service and Chief Financial Officer, told Monday evening’s regular board meeting.And the current forecast of a $25.7-milli
  
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• 'Champion' of Algoma U's students ends role as chancellor

  29-09-2026 17:25 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma University’s outgoing second chancellor is being lauded as a “passionate ambassador” and “champion for our students.” Mario Turco is stepping down from his leadership role at the post-secondary institution on Oct. 15. “ He reminded us of the importance of knowing our history, understanding our purpose and sharing it with others,” said chair Robert Battisti during a meeting of Algoma’s board of governors on Monday. “We are better becau
  
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• Land donated for Sault hospice in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS

  29-09-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Oct. 1, 2001Algoma Central Corp. has donated 3.2 acres of land for a hospice to be built in the area of Fourth Line and Brule Road. Oct. 1, 1976California Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. has signed into law legislation giving the terminally ill the right to die without medical treatment – the first such law in the United States. City council will be presented soon with a proposed course of action for the redevelopment of Sault Ste. Marie’s old city hall site. The property has stood vacant sin
  
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• Auxiliary prepares Christmas boxes for Sault soldiers in 1916: IN OTHER YEARS

  29-09-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Sept. 29, 2001Barry Bonds’ bid for the home run record is generating far less enthusiasm around the United States than Mark McGwire’s similar quest just three years ago. Sept. 29, 1976Marianne Lien, a Grade 12 student at Bawating, and Pam Swamson, of Sir James Dunn, are among participants in the High School Art Exhibition that’s presented by Algoma Fall Festival. More than 75 works are exhibited at Station Mall. Sept. 29, 1951This morning’s medical bulletin of the king s
  
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• A downtown in transition: Ward 2 candidates tackle Queen Street’s challenges

  28-09-2026 21:05 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie’s Ward 2 is viewed as the heart of downtown, a place where businesses are plentiful, and residents and visitors frequent.The health and vitality of downtown often reflects on the community it serves and can make or break it for both residents and tourists.There are nine candidates seeking the two Ward 2 councillor spots in this month’s municipal election.Candidates include incumbent Luke Dufour and challengers Stephanie Pagnucco, Mike Doan, Dennis Murphy, Cynthia Mc
  
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• Brush with history at Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site

  28-09-2026 19:24 via saultstar.com
  Lydia Boileau, and Sylvie Boileau paint with voyageur interpreter Cheryl Widdifield at the fall rendezvous at Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site on Saturday. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• Capturing a Kidney Walk moment: PHOTO GALLERY

  27-09-2026 17:10 via saultstar.com
  
  Tannis McMillan, community and fund development officer for the Kidney Foundation Sault Ste. Marie chapter, snaps a photograph of Kidney Walk participants prior to the walk taking off Sunday morning from Roberta Bondar Pavilion.Revenue helps the Kidney Foundation advance research and deliver peer support while also providing information through educational materials, webinars and websites, such as the Kidney Community Kitchen. Over the past three years, Kidney Walk participants across Ontario h
  
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• Brush with history at Sault's fall rendezvous

  27-09-2026 15:23 via saultstar.com
  
  Lydia Boileau, and Sylvie Boileau paint with voyageur interpreter Cheryl Widdifield at the fall rendezvous at Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site on Saturday. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• Rosary rally to be held at Sault church

  27-09-2026 15:08 via saultstar.com
  
  A Sault Ste. Marie church will participate in a national rosary rally.Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church participates in the Oct. 10 event.Start time is at noon in the rectory driveway at MacDonald Ave., a release said. Canada Needs Our Lady, a special campaign of the Canadian Society for the Defence of Christian Civilization, hopes to organize more than 1,500 rallies on that day.Our Lady of Good Counsel has held the event since at least 2017.
  
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• Abortion opposed at upcoming Sault demonstration

  27-09-2026 15:03 via saultstar.com
  
  A public demonstration against abortion will be held Oct. 4.Life Chain participants will gather for the hour-long event at 2 p.m. at Great Northern Road and Willoughby Street, a release said. The event website is lifechain.ca Life Chain was first held in Sault Ste. Marie in 1991.
  
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• Wings, pizza fundraiser helps Sault church group

  27-09-2026 14:59 via saultstar.com
  
  An all-you-can-eat pizza, wings, fries and pastries fundraiser is planned for Thursday at Icebreakers.The event runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the John Rhodes Community Centre venue, a release said.Cost is $30. The event benefits St. Luke’s Cathedral’s GATEHRING Anglican Church Women. Call 705-254-7144 or email [email protected].
  
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• Theatre groups team up for Bayview base

  27-09-2026 06:34 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Theatre Workshop was out of money.Algoma Repertory Theatre needed a permanent rehearsal space. ‘The two community theatre groups teamed up for a partnership to meet both their needs. Algoma Repertory Theatre paid Sault Ste. Marie’s oldest community theatre group $60,000 for a 50 per cent ownership of its Studio Theatre on Pittsburg Avenue. The deal became effective May 15 after several months of talks and legal consultations. “ We were a theatre company with money and no
  
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• Canned laughter at Big Blue Food Drive

  26-09-2026 20:11 via saultstar.com
  
  St. Vincent Place thrift store manager Elizabeth Failes and cashier Michelle DeVoni help at Big Blue Food Drive on Saturday. About 160 volunteers collected and sorted donations to help St. Vincent’s food bank, said assistant executive director Sara McLeary. BRIAN KELLY
  
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• School board suspends international trips in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS

  26-09-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Sept. 26, 2001The last remaining portion of Sault Collegiate Institute still standing was knocked down. Alert Care plans to build a retirement home for seniors at the Fauquier Avenue site. Algoma District School Board is suspending international school trips following recent terrorist attacks in the U.S. Sept. 26, 1951The king’s doctors reported today the monarch spent a less-restful night, but still keeps on gaining strength after his recent dangerous lung operation. Northern Miner descr
  
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• Police building to be assessed

  25-09-2026 19:47 via saultstar.com
  
  A needs assessment will be done to help lay the groundwork for a new Sault Ste. Marie Police Service building.The current main headquarters, at 580 Second Line E., opened in 1969. An addition followed in 1991. The study is expected to identify what work is needed and the site’s life expectancy, Chief Brent Duguay told Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Board during a meeting on Thursday.Chair Nuala Kenny identified “some real concerns” with the building including the preservation
  
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• Victim of Terry Fox Place assault dies

  25-09-2026 16:43 via saultstar.com
  
  The victim of an assault at an east-end apartment building on Monday has died of their injuries. Sault Ste. Marie Police Service went to the 0 to 100 block of Terry Fox Place at about 8:30 a.m. A person who cried for help was found with life-threatening injuries. Assistant Crown attorney Caden Munro, speaking Friday in bail court, said the victim has since died. Publication bans prevent The Sault Star from publishing any information that would identify the deceased or any evidence shared in cou
  
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• Port of Sault Ste. Marie project charts a course through mayoral campaign

  25-09-2026 16:14 via saultstar.com
  
  The has been pegged as the city’s priority project, one designed to diversify the economy and replace jobs lost to Algoma Steel’s transition to electric arc furnaces.City council has allocated for the estimated $250-million project and funding application rests with the federal government.Mayoral candidates don’t all agree that a port should be a priority project for Sault Ste. Marie.There are five certified mayoral candidates for the Oct. 26 election. Incumbent Matthew Shoema
  
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• Searchmont-shot film screens at Cinefest

  25-09-2026 15:28 via saultstar.com
  
  A filmmaker who shot his first feature in Sault Ste. Marie returned to the area for the production of his latest movie that will be screened today at Cinefest. Director Sergio Navarretta’s What We Have Left was shot entirely in Searchmont, including Searchmont Ski Resort, a release said. Former hippies reunite when they inherit a property where they lived communally 50 years earlier. Navarretta filmed Looking for Angelina, based on the true story of a Sault woman who murdered her abusive
  
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