Community Strong Festival underway in the Sault
A series of marathons are being held this weekend in Sault Ste. Marie as part of the Community Strong Festival.
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Sault Canal Visitor Centre opens
A new visitor centre at the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site is officially open.
Sault police crack down on cars with tinted windows
Sault Ste. Marie police, working with the Ontario Provincial Police, recently ticketed 20 drivers in a window tint enforcement campaign.
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Four northern MPPs named to Ontario cabinet
Northern Ontario now has four MPPs in Premier Doug Ford's cabinet.
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Artists put finishing touches on Summer Moon Festival murals
The Summer Moon Festival in Sault Ste. Marie is underway, as are some public art displays that decorate parts of the downtown.
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Northern First Nation nursery school turns bear encounter into learning opportunity
A close encounter with a bear at a northern Ontario First Nation nursery school turned into a good learning experience for the children.
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Man wanted for probation breach arrested with weapons, drugs
A driver stopped by cops in Sault Ste. Marie was found to be wanted for breach of probation and during the arrest, officers found drugs, guns and several stolen IDs and bank cards, police say.
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Magnetic North conference begins in the Sault
The Magnetic North conference is underway in Sault Ste. Marie this week.
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Tourism operators call for an end to land border restrictions
Northern Ontario's tourism organizations and operators sent a message to the Canadian government Wednesday morning: they want an end to pandemic restrictions.
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CN Rail says union rejected 10% pay increase over three years
CN Rail signals and communications employees across Canada continue to walk the picket lines as the strike reaches Day 4.
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U.S. teen charged with fraud in Blind River
An 18-year-old from Michigan has been charged after trying to stiff a northern Ontario tow truck company that pulled his car out of a ditch, police say.
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Sault celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
People of all ages and cultural backgrounds gathered near the St. Marys River on Tuesday as Batchewana First Nation commemorated National Indigenous Peoples Day with a powwow
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Water advisory lifted on St. Marys River in the Sault following oil spill
Algoma Public Health is lifting the water advisory for all users of the St. Marys River, the health unit said Tuesday in a news release.
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Northerners help to contain wildfire near Killarney
A group of friends doing work on a camp in MacGregor Bay helped contain what could have been a devastating fire in Killarney Provincial Park.
Community Strong Festival underway in the Sault
A series of marathons are being held this weekend in Sault Ste. Marie as part of the Community Strong Festival.
Protesters at U.S. Supreme Court decry abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
Hundreds of protesters descended on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to denounce the justice's decision to overturn the half-century-old Roe v. Wade precedent that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion.
Conservative MPs free to attend 'freedom' protests this summer: Bergen
With the nation's capital bracing for anticipated anti-mandate 'freedom' movement protests during Canada Day weekend, interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen says her MPs are free to attend.
WATCH: Puppy escapes bald eagle after getting snatched from B.C. backyard
A doorbell camera captured the moment a puppy was scooped up by a bald eagle from a B.C. backyard. The dog returned moments later after escaping the bird's talons.
Ottawa parents demand answers after boy, 11, not dropped off by school bus
An Ottawa family is demanding answers after their son went missing for five hours following his pickup from school on Monday.
Toronto Police pitch licence plate scanners as a way to close parking ticket 'loophole'
The Toronto Police Service are eyeing ways to add more technology to the city’s parking system in a way that could give drivers more options to avoid tickets — and close what one self-styled parking vigilante calls a “loophole.”
Mummified baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon 'most complete' find in North America: officials
Miners working in a gold field in Yukon have uncovered what is being called the 'most complete' mummified woolly mammoth found to date in North America, officials announced on Friday.
'It feels so good': Alberta MP celebrates overturning of Roe v. Wade
A Member of Parliament from rural Alberta went live on Facebook Friday to celebrate a United States Supreme Court vote to end constitutional protections for abortion.
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Child labour remains an increasing source of Canada’s everyday products: NGO
Many Canadians remain unaware of the involvement of forced child labour in the products they buy, according to non-profit agency World Vision Canada.
Protesters at U.S. Supreme Court decry abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
Hundreds of protesters descended on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to denounce the justice's decision to overturn the half-century-old Roe v. Wade precedent that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion.
Commonwealth falls short of condemning Russia as Trudeau prepares for G7
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headed to the G7 summit in Germany on Saturday without a consensus from the Commonwealth to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but with a chorus of countries calling for help to overcome the fallout of the war.
WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage'
The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in nearly 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
Tear gas used to disperse protesters outside Arizona Capitol building, officials say
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion, protesters and supporters of the ruling gathered at the high court's building in Washington, D.C., and in other cities nationwide.
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'Lives will be saved': Biden signs new U.S. gun safety bill
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks and signs into law S. 2938, the first major gun safety legislation the U.S. has passed in decades.
