Ontario is giving Sault Ste. Marie $5.2M to help the growing city pave the way for new homes and reduce traffic congestion.

Sault Ste. Marie's candidate for the Progressive Conservatives has been identified as Chris Scott. Ross Romano will serve has his campaign manager. The Sault Ste. Marie provincial Progressive Conservative riding association has announced that Chris Scott has been appointed the candidate for the provincial election.

Two Sault Ste. Marie residents will be squaring off to earn the nomination of the local provincial NDP riding association. Dave Mornix and Lisa Vezeau-Allen are both vying to carry the NDP banner into the next provincial election. A nomination meeting will be held Thurs. Jan. 30 at the Delta Hotel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Searchmont Resort, with one of the highest verticals in Ontario, is a paradise for alpine sports. It offers 26 runs, 100 acres of natural, rolling and rugged terrain, a terrain park, and state-of-the-art snowmaking equipment, drawing thrill-seekers from across the province.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is re-evaluating its policy requiring department heads to live within city limits, aiming to balance accountability to residents with the need to attract top talent. City staff have been directed to draft a report on residency requirements for senior roles following a motion by Coun. Stephan Kinach earlier this month.

Shirley Hatley, 65, was viciously assaulted and strangled while visiting her boyfriend's Kawartha Lakes cottage in 2021

Police have charged a Sudbury man in relation to a suspicious death on St. Joseph’s Island earlier this month. The deceased, found Jan. 6 in the vicinity of P Line Road, was identified last week as Corey Hynes, 52, of Sudbury. East Algoma OPP said its crime unit has continued to investigate the incident and has now made one arrest.

A quilters group in Sault Ste. Marie, called the Stitches from the Heart Quilt Guild, is close to donating its 2,000th quilt to a person in need through a long-running program called Comfort Quilt.

Some of the major projects included will impact the airport, engineering, fire and police, the water treatment plant, the IT department and the Department of Public Works.

To help sustain adult learning and improve literacy in the community, Tenaris and Algoma Steel have partnered to make a $10,000 CAD donation in support of Superior Adult Learning. Each company contributed $5,

After failing to get cash for a HART Hub, the councillor for the area says residents would support a retirement home

Police say the owner allowed their dogs to leave their property and enter a nearby property, where they attacked that property owner's dog