SAULT STE MARIE, ON (SooToday.com) – One person is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing in the city’s east end, Sault Ste. Marie Police report. Police say at 4:33 p.m. today, officers responded to a call of an altercation in the 0-100 block of Muriel Drive. Upon […]
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Crime Running Wild in the Sault: Algoma will set new overdose death record
SaultOnline.com – Algoma will set a new record in overdose-related deaths this year. Attempted break and enters are up 143 percent cumulatively year over year. These are just a few of the stats uncovered in an investigation into crime in Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma. Sault Online, using statistics provided […]
Ontario confirms 977 new COVID cases today
Public Health Ontario has confirmed 977 new cases of COVID-19 today as well as 864 recoveries and nine deaths. The nine new deaths reported today include three people between the ages of 60 and 79 years old, and six people over the age of 80. Four of the people who died […]
Local cop sentenced for discreditable conduct, neglect of duty
Const. Matthew Keating will forfeit 12 hours pay for neglect of duty and another 12 hours for discreditable conduct A city police constable with an otherwise-exemplary service record has lost 24 hours of pay after pleading guilty to discreditable conduct and neglect of duty. “It would appear that this is […]
Small plane crashes on Upper Island Lake
Not long after 6:30 p.m. Saturday, a small plane crashed on Upper Island Lake, north of Sault Ste. Marie. The pilot and passenger escaped without apparent injury from the overturned plane, says James Egan, a resident of the area. He and his wife were at their residence on the lake when […]
Latin Hispanic Heritage Month 2020 in Sault Ste Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, ON – The Northern Ontario Latin-Hispanic Association (NOLHA) would like to invite members of the community to join them in celebrating Hispanic-Latin American Heritage Month by purchasing a ticket for a special Latin-Hispanic food gift basket! This Latin Heritage event is a fun and delicious way the […]
Mayor, health unit discuss imposing mandatory indoor face masks
City Council will debate the possibility of mandatory face masks after private discussions about the issue took place this week between Mayor Christian Provenzano and Algoma Public Health, SooToday has learned. Dr. Jennifer Loo, APH’s associate medical officer of health, will appear via teleconference at next week’s City Council, Brandon Hazelton, […]
Canadian Forces Snowbirds to flyover Sault Ste. Marie, ON Monday Morning
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, a highly skilled precision aerobatics team similar to the Blue Angels, will be performing a flyover of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario on Monday morning at 10:30 am. The flypast is part of Operation Inspiration, which is a cross-country tour the Snowbirds are doing to help boost […]
Sault, ON Police request assistance to locate missing man
UPDATE: Ryan has been found safe in Sudbury. The Sault Ste. Marie, ON Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance to locate 38-year-old Ryan Burke. He is described as being approximately 6 feet tall, 400 pounds, with short brown hair and clean shaven. He is autistic and functions at a […]
Mass killing in Nova Scotia began with attack, binding of girlfriend: source
HALIFAX (CP) — A source close to the investigation says a killer’s murderous rampage across Nova Scotia began with him attacking and binding his girlfriend, and that she managed to escape and eventually give crucial details to police. The woman was in a domestic dispute with Gabriel Wortman and was beaten and […]