Military exercises taking place this weekend in Sault Ste. Marie
The 49th Field Regiment with 33 Service Battalion Detachment Sault Ste Marie will be conducting a training exercise in Sault Ste Marie on Saturday and Sunday.
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Algoma Steel marks major milestone towards long-term sustainability
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All lanes now open on Hwy. 17 east of Sault Ste. Marie
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Winter weather travel advisory for Highway 17 corridor
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Second COVID vaccine doses rolling out in northeast
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Sault Ste. Marie to begin electrifying fleet vehicles in 2022
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Small northern community rallies for family who lost home, business in fire
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Sault OPP rescue missing snowmobiler who spent the night outdoors
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Sault Ste. Marie council asked to consider bus service to Point Des Chenes
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Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre reopens
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A dozen COVID cases at North Bay apartment outbreak confirmed to be highly contagious variant
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Greater Sudbury construction company fined $210K for 2018 death of worker
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As COVID variants spread, Porcupine Health Unit invokes powers to enforce quarantine restrictions
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Return to lockdown: Ontario pulls 'emergency brake' on Simcoe Muskoka
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Eastbound lane on Hwy. 17 in Sudbury reopens following collision
An eastbound lane of Highway 17 has reopened following a collision, the Ontario Provincial Police said Friday.
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Health unit warns of high-risk exposure to COVID on buses from Toronto to Sudbury, Sudbury to Timmins
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