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Sunday, May 5, 2024
The Sault Ste. Marie Fourth of July Parade has an extra spark of excitement this year with a homecoming for Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill on tap. The Soo native will be serving as the parade’s first ever grand marshal on July 4. Blashill has spent the last […]
The border will remain closed to nonessential travel until at least July 21, Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair announced Friday on Twitter. Restrictions were first imposed in mid-March of 2020 and have been renewed each month since. “Our number one priority as we fight COVID-19 is keeping Canadians safe,” […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today accelerated the end of all COVID-19 epidemic orders on gatherings and masking as COVID-19 cases continue to plummet following increased vaccinations. Beginning June 22, capacity in both indoor and outdoor settings will increase to 100% and the state will no longer require residents to wear a face mask. “Today is a day that we have all been looking forward to, as we can safely get back to normal day-to-day […]
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on return to Canada, the government announced on Wednesday, as millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine were expected to start arriving. Starting early next month, the […]
Wilson H. Anderson entered the presence of his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on June 6, 2021, released from the physical and mental confines of Parkinson’s and meeting his Savior face to face. Wilson was born on Drummond Island on June 21, 1929 to Henry and Isabel Anderson. His […]
About 5:00 pm on Friday night, a small plane just leaving the Sault Ste Marie, Ontario airport conducted an emergency landing at Sanderson Field. According to airport officials, the small plane was being flown from Minneapolis to Ottawa for a buyer. After landing at the Sault, Ontario airport for Customs […]
Vern Clive Sawyers, age 81, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on June 2, 2021, unexpectedly at his home. He was born November 27, 1939, in Bruce Township, Michigan, to Clive Ephraim and Sara Ellen (Rye) Sawyers. Vern was born on his parent’s farm in Bruce Township. He grew up […]
Thomas Christian Lehman passed away unexpectedly at his home in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan on Monday, May 24, 2021. Tom was born on May 16, 1950 in Long Island, New York to Dr. Robert J. and Ruth (Severns) Lehman. Tom was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, […]
JUNE 1, 2021, RALPH E. VERT SR. peacefully passed away at home. His wife of 66 years Wilma (MacLean) Vert by his side. He was the 8th child of 12 Born to Alex & Naomi (MacPherson) Vert. All proceeding him, leaving his Sister Mary Lou (Vert) Weir and Brother Ross Vert to carry on […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police. Associated Press video from the scene showed people running and […]
