Local & Area News

(1970-2026) It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Lisa after a lengthy battle with Syringomyelia on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at the Lady Dunn Health Centre with her husband by her side.   Lisa is survived by her loving husband of 24 years Norm, sons Nicolas and Mathieu, mother Dorothy Irvine (nee Thompson), brother Scott ...

Honoured Father, Best Dad Ever and the Cornerstone of our Family. The family announces the sudden passing of Larry at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, December 8, 2025, at the age of 81. Beloved husband of Christina “Teena” Tregonning (Nee Cullen) for 42 years. Loving dad of Lynn “Grant” Watson (of Strathmore, Alberta) Terrie Anne Bell (Donald) (of Winnipeg, ...

As we wrap up the 2025 Giving Tuesday and Wish Campaign, we are filled with gratitude and pride for what our community has accomplished together. In less than two months, local businesses and generous individuals came together to raise $25,000.00 towards much-needed patient care beds for the Lady Dunn Health Centre. These state-of-the-art beds are more than an upgrade — ...

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 9 10 SPENCER, Diane 2 7 10 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 6 8 MATHIAS, Danette 3 6 9 PARSONS, Rochelle 3 6 8 SZEKELY, Annik 3 6 10 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 3 6 9 AMOS, Tracy 8 5 8 TAVELLA, Debbie 8 5 9 LESCHISHIN, Barb 10 4 9 SMITH-MORIN, Glynis 10 4 10 CHIUPKA, Lorna ...

Luke 4:14-21  Jesus reads from Isaiah, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. The Good News Jesus preached at the beginning of Luke, at the start of his public ministry, is a powerful message of social transformation. How can we communicate to others the dramatic dream God has for our world? How can we interest people in God’s dream? ...

Weather: Today Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -17. Wind chill -32 this morning and -24 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -25. Wind chill -25 this evening and -33 overnight. Risk of frostbite. Roads: News Tidbits: North Shore ...

February 4th at 11:59 pm will mark the end of the initial 30-day public comment period on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s Initial Project Description (IPD) for their Deep Geological Repository Project, as set by the federal Impact Assessment. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Project Page features links to the full 1,233-page IPD document, a 92-page IPD summary, public comments ...

The annual Bridge Building Competition returns to Sault College on Friday, March 13, 2026. Hosted by Sault College in collaboration with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and the Ontario Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT), this well-established event provides an engaging, hands-on STEM experience for students in Grades 4 through 12.   The competition will be livestreamed on Friday, March ...

Weather: Today A mix of sun and cloud. 60% chance of flurries early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -17. Wind chill -31 this morning and -24 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Partly cloudy. Clearing after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -28. Wind chill -23 this evening and minus 32 ...

Jan 28, 2026 at 5:56 The highway has been opened. OPP have removed the barricade at Wawa, and traffic is flowing south. Jan 27, 2026 at 23:33 ON511 is alerting that Hwy 17 closed from Wawa to Batchawana due to weather. The highway closed at 23:31.

The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon is proud to announce the appointment of Ms. Stéphanie McGregor as Interim Principal at École St-Joseph (Dubreuillville) effective February 2, 2026.   With more than 23 years of experience in education, Ms. McGregor began her career as a teacher at École élémentaire et secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa). Since 2021, she has held the position of vice-principal ...

Jan 27, 2026 at 12:47 The highway has been opened. OPP have removed the barricade at Wawa, and traffic is flowing south. Jan 27, 2026 at 07:47 Hwy 17 remains closed from Wawa to Batchawana due to weather. The highway closed at 21:31 last night. Windy shows snow squalls and the wind is pulling snow off the lake and blowing ...

Emergency Services are currently on the scene of a collision at Mackey and McKinley Avenue. Please avoid the area while the vehicles are removed from the intersection.

  Access to high-quality breast cancer screening has been strengthened across Sault Ste. Marie and the surrounding area with a new mammography unit now in use at Group Health Centre (GHC). The unit supports earlier detection through advanced imaging technology and enhances local screening capacity. The new unit, expected to serve more than 6,000 patients per year, features tomosynthesis (multi-dimensional) ...

Weather: Today Flurries or local snow squalls ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40% chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. High minus 14. Wind chill -28 this morning and -22 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV ...