Sault Ste. Marie gets outdoor directory to help people stay active during lockdown
The directory will display information for winter activities, like skiing, snowshoeing, fat biking and more in the Sault, with plans to expand in the future.
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Federal government injects $500,000 into Sault’s downtown revitalization plan
The City of Sault Ste. Marie’s downtown revitalization project is getting a boost, thanks to the Government of Canada.
Snowfall warning continues along the eastern shores of Lake Superior, snow squalls in Georgian Bay area
Lake effect snow continues to create hazardous winter travel conditions in the Georgian Bay and Sault Ste. Marie areas.
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Ontario doctors promote vaccine confidence to counter misinformation
A panel of Ontario Medical Association Experts provided facts on COVID-19 vaccines, to combat the spread of misinformation.
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Sault businesses calling for regional reopening
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Snowfall warnings for Marathon to Sault Ste. Marie area
The northeast shores of Lake Superior are getting blasted with up to 20 cm of snow over the next 24 hours.
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Sault police charge man in connection with Jan. 13 shooting incident
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Winter travel warnings for these northeastern Ontario communities
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First patient dies of COVID-19 at Sault Area Hospital
Sault Ste. Marie's hospital has announced the first death at the facility connected to COVID-19.
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New app helps police rescue stranded hikers in Sault Ste. Marie
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New Sault addictions clinic seeing high demand in first week
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Review could see air traffic control removed from Sault airport
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Canada-wide warrant issued for Ontario man convicted of drug trafficking and assault
The Ontario Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad is asking for help in finding a federal convict wanted for breaching his release.
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'It's a dead forest': northern bush pilot, First Nations decry herbicide spraying
A bush pilot, hunting outfitter, and environmental lawyer in Foleyet has spent almost 20 years asking the provincial government to stop spraying chemical herbicides over Ontario forests.
One new COVID case recorded in Hearst, Hornepayne area
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Popularity in puzzles continues to grow
As the pandemic and stay-at-home order continues across Ontario, puzzles remain an activity of choice.
Legendary TV host Larry King dead at 87
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
In light of 'stark' $393K report into ex-GG Payette, PM reassessing how successor picked
Facing the fallout from the sudden departure of Julie Payette as Canada's governor general, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reassessing the vetting process for top-level appointments to see how it can be improved to avoid future unprecedented departures.
Online language app removed from Rainbow schools after hacker sends 9-year-old girl inappropriate message
A northern Ontario woman says she was horrified to learn her nine-year-old daughter was propositioned online through a school program. The Rainbow school board say they are now pulling the app 'Duolingo' from all of its school computers.
COVID outbreak declared at Sudbury's Finlandia Village
Public Health Sudbury and Districts has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Finlandiakoti apartment building of Finlandia Village.
Fewer than 2,400 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ontario, another 52 deaths logged
Health officials in Ontario are reporting fewer than 2,400 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday.
Non-essential travel ban would violate Constitution but courts might allow it: expert
Fear that Quebecers will catch a new variant of COVID-19 on vacation is what's driving demands by the Quebec premier for Ottawa to ban non-essential flights to the country. Legal experts, however, say a ban on non-essential travel would violate the mobility rights guaranteed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience says rapid COVID-19 test approved by Health Canada
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