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• Thunderbirds host Wilfrid Laurier this weekend

  31-08-2026 15:40 via saultstar.com
  
  The home soccer season gets rolling for Algoma University Thunderbirds during the Labour Day weekend.The Thunderbirds host the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks on Saturday and Sunday at Superior Heights Collegiate and Vocational School, a release said. Women play at 1 p.m., followed by men at 3:15 p.m. both days.Sunday is Sault Youth Soccer Day. All SYS players will be admitted free.General admission for weekend games is $5. Non-Algoma students and Algoma University alumni pay $2. The men’s s
  
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• Metis community finds home near Iron Bridge

  31-08-2026 19:16 via saultstar.com
  
  Land purchased west of Iron Bridge will offer the Metis community a permanent gathering place to share their culture. Huron-Superior Regional Metis Community paid $625,000 to buy 320 acres of land near the community that’s about 115 kilometres east of Sault Ste. Marie. The property runs along the Mississagi River and includes more than two kilometres of private roadway and a log cabin, a release says.“ This property gives us something that is increasingly difficult to find – a
  
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• Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre names new leader

  31-08-2026 18:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Jonathan Coulman is the new executive director of Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre. He was previously executive director of Algoma Workforce Investment Corp. and manager of career education and employability at Algoma University, a release said. Coulman calls the Pim Street site “a cornerstone of tourism and community life.” “ Jonathan’s track record of building strong organizations, fostering meaningful partnerships, and driving positive community impact made him the
  
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• Data centres discussed by online panel Thursday

  31-08-2026 17:27 via saultstar.com
  
  Data centres are discussed by a virtual panel on Thursday.Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Cenre is hosting the free hour-long session that starts at noon, a release said. Taylor Trecroce, manager of business programs at SSMIC, David Pickup, director of electricity at the Pembina Institute, and Daniel Featherstone, who handles fresh water research at SSMIC, are panelists. Sandra Moore, executive director of SSMIC, is moderator. Topics include energy and grid capacity, water and cooling and economic
  
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• Exploration company active north of Sault closes acquisition

  31-08-2026 17:00 via saultstar.com
  
  Sterling Metals has closed its acquisition of QcX Gold. For every 4.81026 common shares of QcX, holders receive one common share of Sterling, a release says.QcX shares are expected to be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange on or around Monday.The transaction adds to Sterling’s footprint north of Sault Ste. Marie by about 40 per cent. Sterling is seeking copper in the Batchawana area. Albert Conradi, former chief executive officer of QcX, is joining Sterling’s board. He is current
  
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• It's smart to be patient: MONIN

  31-08-2026 16:37 via saultstar.com
  
  “A wise person learns to controls temper. Anger causes mistakes”.Always move slowly until you have all the facts and digested them. Today, we live in a culture of fast foods, impatience in lineups or waiting on the phone, speeding dangerously on highways, wanting quick results, spur-of-the-moment decisions.Avoid quick decisions that you’ll always regret. You’ve heard “you should follow your heart.”But “the heart is deceitful above all things, and despera
  
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• Suspended Sault driver found with drugs

  29-08-2026 20:33 via saultstar.com
  
  Several narcotics were found when police did a Highway Traffic Act stop in Batchewana First Nation late last year.Richard Atherton wasn’t supposed to be driving, said federal prosecutor Ben Pritchard last Friday. Batchewana First Nation Police seized two grams of cocaine, four grams of fentanyl and 19 grams of methamphetamine on Dec. 18. Atherton pleaded guilty to driving while suspended and three counts possession of a controlled substance in connection with the incident. He also pleaded
  
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• Protester sick of provincial health direction

  29-08-2026 18:45 via saultstar.com
  
  Retired nurse Carol-Lynn Liffiton protests Ontario Premier Doug Ford outside MPP Chris Scott’s office on Great Northern Road on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. (BRIAN KELLY/THE SAULT STAR/POSTMEDIA NETWORK)
  
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• Blind River man accused of trespassing

  29-08-2026 16:42 via saultstar.com
  A Blind River man is accused of trespassing in Mississauga First Nation. A complaint about the male living at a residence on Village Road was made on Aug. 21, Ontario Provincial Police say.Ryan Free, 54, was charged with trespassing. He was in bail court in Blind River on Aug. 26 regarding outstanding arrest warrants and was remanded in to custody.
  
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• Plywood hits truck near Spanish

  29-08-2026 16:31 via saultstar.com
  
  A pickup truck was struck by a piece of plywood that flew from a trailer being towed on Highway 17.The incident happened near Spanish last Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police say.The driver of the truck that was towing the trailer, a 73-year-old Blind River resident, was charged with insecure load.Police don’t release names of persons charged with provincial offences. Drivers should check loads are properly secured before hitting the road, police say.
  
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• Sault driver faces careless driving charge

  29-08-2026 16:15 via saultstar.com
  
  Two occupants weren’t hurt when an SUV went in the ditch on Highway 17,near McFadden Drive and Island View Drive, in the Municipality of Huron Shores early last Friday.A 23-year-old driver from Sault Ste. Marie was charged with careless driving, Ontario Provincial Police say.Police do not release names of persons charged under the Highway Traffic Act.
  
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• BB gun pointed at person in Sault's west end

  29-08-2026 16:04 via saultstar.com
  
  A BB gun was pointed at someone at a business in the 600 block of Second Line West on Aug. 23, police say.A suspect was found on Fairview Avenue. A BB gun and related ammunition were allegedly located in the vehicle driven by the suspect.Jayvyn Battle, 20, was charged with pointing a firearm,possession of weapon for dangerous purpose and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
  
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• Man steals vodka from Hilton Beach store: OPP

  29-08-2026 15:58 via saultstar.com
  
  A southern Ontario man allegedly stole a mickey of vodka from a Hilton Beach business. The theft happened Aug. 25 or 26, Ontario Provincial Police say. The alcohol was worth $17.45. A suspect was arrested Friday.Jason Newhook, 54, of Orangeville, was charged with theft under $5,000.His court date is Oct. 1 in Elliot Lake.
  
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• Noise gives away booze theft from Sault LCBO outlet

  29-08-2026 15:45 via saultstar.com
  
  Clinking glass gave away a man’s efforts to spirit away three bottles of booze from the LCBO at Churchill Plaza last fall. Staff heard the bottles knocking together as Raven Pine left the business without paying for the alcohol on Nov. 6, said assistant Crown attorney Blair Hagan last Friday.The alcohol was worth about $195. Pine pleaded guilty to theft under $5,000. Defence counsel Ken Walker asked Ontario Court Justice Matthew Caputo for a pre-sentence report, with a Gladue component, f
  
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• Unlicensed driver from Sault was impaired

  29-08-2026 15:30 via saultstar.com
  
  A woman whose friend was teaching her how to drive had more than twice the legal amount of alcohol in her blood when stopped by police in the spring. Jean Sayers switched seats with another occupant in the Jeep Cherokee she was driving when pulled over on Highway 17B on May 29, said assistant Crown attorney Blair Hagan last Friday. Sayers did not have her driver’s licence. A police officer could smell alcohol in the vehicle. Sayers, 18, failed a breath sample. The Sault Ste. Marie residen
  
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• First-rounder Carter impresses Hounds in 2001: IN OTHER YEARS

  29-08-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Aug. 29, 2001Jeff Carter displayed the kind of poise under fire that’s bound to make him a hit in the Ontario Hockey League. The six-foot-three, 180-pound centre was selected by the Soo Greyhounds in the first round of the June OHL draft. Carter is drawing rave reviews from seasoned veterans at training camp. “I’m sure people want to see if I can live up to (being a first-round pick) and I think I’ve done a good job so far,” said Carter. Dorothy Macnaughton will th
  
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• Driver dies in crash south of Hornepayne

  28-08-2026 22:28 via saultstar.com
  
  An elderly Hornepayne resident died in a crash Thursday.A car left Highway 631, about 10 kilometres south of the community, and hit a rock cut, said public information officer adviser Dale Albers of Ontario Provincial Police. The collision was reported shortly before 10 a.m. The 79-year-old driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. No name was released. Highway 631 was closed in both directions, from Roundhouse Road to Hornepayne Creek Road, from about
  
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• Councillors wants staff find gaps in public washroom access

  28-08-2026 19:01 via saultstar.com
  
  City staff will be asked Monday to complete an inventory of publicly accessible toilets and make recommendations to help the unhoused have access to them. Ward 2 Coun. Lisa Vezeau Allen and Ward 5 Coun. Corey Gardi have penned the motion in response to USW Local 2251 President Mike DaPrat’s recent letter asking the city to do something about the growing need of the unhoused to access washroom facilities. He said businesses and property owners are finding human waste on their properties an
  
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• City council wants staff find gaps in public washroom access

  28-08-2026 19:01 via saultstar.com
  
  City staff will be asked Monday to complete an inventory of publicly accessible toilets and make recommendations to help the unhoused have access to them. Ward 2 Coun. Lisa Vezeau Allen and Ward 5 Coun. Corey Gardi have penned the motion in response to USW Local 2251 President Mike DaPrat’s recent letter asking the city to do something about the growing need of the unhoused to access washroom facilities. He said businesses and property owners are finding human waste on their properties an
  
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• Finishing widening of Highway 69 'a priority,' minister says

  28-08-2026 15:34 via saultstar.com
  
  Finishing the widening of Highway 69 ‘a priority,’ minister says – Take our pollFord government breaking down the four-laning project into six sections; when the work will all be done is unclearBy Mary Katherine KeownAfter years of public outcry, the Doug Ford government has promised to restart four-laning the last stretch of Highway 69 that remains undivided. But the Conservatives remain vague on when the highway will actually be ready for traffic.On too many occasions, that
  
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• Revamped municipal park hit with youngsters

  27-08-2026 21:49 via saultstar.com
  
  A spruced-up Wilcox Park is now a second home for Sophia Shillington. The youngster who lives around the corner from the central-area municipal park has become a regular visitor this summer thanks to a handful of new play equipment for her to explore on Wilcox Avenue between Spruce and Maple streets. “ It’s hard to get her out of here,” said her mother, Erica, following the park’s official opening on Wednesday. “This has been a phenomenal upgrade for her.” So
  
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• Grassroots anti-data centre movement takes shape in Sault Ste. Marie

  27-08-2026 20:48 via saultstar.com
  
  A grassroots anti-data centre movement has been launched in Sault Ste. Marie. The group includes about 12 individuals, most of whom attended the Aug. 10 council meeting in the hopes that city council would pass a motion that would put a moratorium on large-scale data centres while it developed a framework to deal with future requests.“It all started with a group who went to the council meeting and we started a conversation on Facebook because we had concerns,” said Christine Starzom
  
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• Sault events planned for International Overdose Awareness Day

  27-08-2026 16:37 via saultstar.com
  
  International Overdose Awareness Day will be marked Monday in Sault Ste. Marie. A ceremony will be held at the memorial wall on the front lawn of Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre at 5 p.m., a release says. A free barbecue, guest speakers and displays by agencies follow at Roberta Bondar Pavilion from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  
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• Ramsay joins The Tommy Hunter Show in 1976: IN OTHER YEARS

  27-08-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Aug. 27, 2001Randy Smith captured first place in the Sault Ste. Marie Can-Am salmon derby. He won nearly $3,400 plus an extra $500 from the Sault & District Anglers Association for being the member to catch the largest fish. Aug. 27, 1976Jennifer Loyer recently returned from a one-year stay in Rhodesia where she was a Rotary club exchange student. She is a student at Sault Collegiate Institute. Donna Ramsay and her husband, Leroy Anderson, have been signed as regulars on the popular CBC tel
  
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• Data centre town hall draws strong opposition from Sault residents - updated

  27-08-2026 04:05 via saultstar.com
  
  About 70 people gathered Wednesday at a town hall meeting to share their thoughts about large-scale data centres.Organized by Ward 3 Coun. Angela Caputo and Ward 2 Coun. Lisa Vezeau Allen, the purpose of the gathering was to ask questions and share information about data centres and what impacts they may have on the community.No one spoke in favour of data centres.Reoccurring themes of the need to consult with Indigenous communities, concerns about the environment, water and energy use, noise a
  
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• Data centre town hall draws strong opposition from Sault residents

  27-08-2026 04:05 via saultstar.com
  
  About 70 people gathered Wednesday at a town hall meeting to share their thoughts about large-scale data centres.Organized by Ward 3 Coun. Angela Caputo and Ward 2 Coun. Lisa Vezeau Allen, the purpose of the gathering was to ask questions and share information about data centres and what impacts they may have on the community.No one spoke in favour of data centres.Reoccurring themes of the need to consult with Indigenous communities, concerns about the environment, water and energy use, noise a
  
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• Algoma Steel confirms partnership to explore 400 MW data centre

  26-08-2026 21:24 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma Steel has confirmed it is partnering with Red Jar Energy Partners to evaluate the potential of establishing a 400 MW data centre in Sault Ste. Marie.Laura Devoni, Algoma Steel’s vice president of human resources and corporate affairs said “We recognize the community interest in data centre development and the important questions regarding electricity requirements, infrastructure, environmental impacts and the potential benefits to Sault Ste. Marie and the surrounding region.&
  
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• Driver in Serpent River was prohibited: OPP

  26-08-2026 21:11 via saultstar.com
  
  The driver of a side-by-side wasn’t supposed to be behind the wheel, Ontario Provincial Police say.He was stopped at a RIDE check at Village Road and Walkhouse Bay Road in Serpent River First Nation last Saturday.Peter Squiers, 34, of Serpent River, was charged with operation while prohibited. His court date is Nov. 8 in Elliot Lake.
  
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• Board job cuts hobble student supports: UNION

  26-08-2026 19:51 via saultstar.com
  
  Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board’s elimination of more than 20 support positions will boost workloads of remaining staff and leave schools “with even fewer supports,” a union leader argues.Most of the positions, 16.5, are educational assistants. Their loss, the union says, will be “devastating” for students. An early childhood educator, clerical position and 2.25 custodial workers are also being axed, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4148 said.
  
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• Downtown Sault intersection closes to traffic Monday

  26-08-2026 17:49 via saultstar.com
  
  The intersection at Queen and East streets closes to traffic for about eight weeks on Monday. The closure is prompted by the reconstruction of East Street, a release says.Queen Street East, between Pilgrim and East streets, will temporarily operate as a two-way roadway. Traffic barrels will create a turnaound area near East Street for small vehicles. Queen Street East will also temporarily operate as a two-way street between Brock and East streets. There will be a turnaround near East Street. D
  
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