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The Government of Canada announced today that effective Nov. 30, it will implement adjustments to border crossing measures, including the exemption of fully vaccinated Canadian travellers from presenting a pre-entry molecular test who depart and re-enter Canada within 72 hours. “This exemption is only for trips originating in Canada taken […]
Ronald Joseph Coffey, age 77, of Rudyard, Michigan, died unexpectedly on November 15, 2021, at his home in Rudyard. He was born October 29, 1944, in Sandusky, Michigan, to Olin H. and Donna H. (Jacques) Coffey. Ronald spent his youth growing up in Detroit, Michigan. He moved to Louisiana for […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — In the wake of last week’s Glasgow Pact on the climate emergency and his visit to Michigan yesterday, today the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians called on President Biden to support Michigan Governor Whitmer’s stand on Line 5. The President is meeting with […]
Orville Hugh Nutkins, age 91, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, November 18,2021 at Medilodge Lodge in the Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Orville was born in Detroit on September 19, 1930, to Edgar and Mina Nutkins. He had two siblings, Beatrice Bishop and Edgar Nutkins. He grew […]
Lynn Ordiway of Sault Ste. Marie described the early morning hours of June 26, 1986 when his life changed forever. He lived in Seymour, Tennessee at the time and was heading home on his motorcycle when a new tire came off the rim as he rounded a curve at a […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalizations in Michigan surpassed 3,000 for the first time in more than six months Monday amid a fourth surge of infections, while state officials celebrated reaching a key vaccination goal. The number of adults hospitalized with confirmed cases was 3,040. That was up from 2,111 […]
Sharon H. Kennedy (Norton), 73, died unexpectedly on November 11, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Sharon was born on July 16, 1948 in Kennett, Missouri to Lola Belle and Blufford Shannon Norton. Sharon grew up on a farm in Southern Missouri with her five siblings. When Sharon was seven […]
Beverly Jean “Jeanie” Simmons, age 76, of Hessel, Michigan, died unexpectedly on November 2, 2021, at her home. She was born on May 29, 1945, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Orville Joseph and Loretta (Grove) Simmons. Jeanie grew up in St. Ignace, Michigan, and graduated from Cedarville High School […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP, MI — Members of the Michigan Conservative Coalition have announced plans for a festival surrounding the infamous “Let’s Go Brandon” catchphrase that’s made headlines in recent weeks. The phrase is code for the more vulgar saying “(Expletive) Joe Biden” and has taken off after a mistake by a […]
Enbridge Inc. won the latest round in its long-running battle to stop Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from shutting the Line 5 oil pipeline that crosses the Great Lakes after a judge ruled that the case should remain in federal court. Judge Janet Neff of the U.S. District Court for the Western […]