Sault transit gets funding boost from the province
Sault Ste. Marie's transit system is getting a $1.1million funding boost to help it address the financial strain of the pandemic.
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Survey shows unmanageable stress levels in half of Ontario principals
Results of the survey show 57 per cent of principals at virtual schools reported unmanageable stress levels and 49 per cent of those at in-person schools reported the same.
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Algoma Public Health reported Monday someone has died from COVID-19, the fourth fatality in the health unit's area since the start of the pandemic
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Sault police charge man with arson
Sault Ste. Marie police arrested and charged a man with arson in connection to a fire at an apartment complex.
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Winter travel advisory in Sault Ste. Marie area with strong winds along Hwy. 17 corridor
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Two Thessalon residents receive award from office of Governor General
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Nominations open for Sault Ste. Marie 'Walk of Fame'
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Military exercises taking place this weekend in Sault Ste. Marie
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Sudbury police arrest Sault officer for public mischief after allegedly filing false report
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Postcard campaign aims to lessen social isolation
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Algoma Steel marks major milestone towards long-term sustainability
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Team of Sault doctors launch new all-in-one COVID-19 app
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Ontarians need 'realistic' guidance on seeing friends, relatives, expert says
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Sudbury should be in the red zone, health unit says as cases surge, COVID variant emerges
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Australian attorney general reveals he is the minister accused of historical rape allegation
Attorney General Christian Porter has outed himself as the Australian cabinet minister at the center of a historical rape allegation that has caused a storm of speculation in the nation's Parliament.
