Local & Area News

On January 8, 2024, shortly after 1:30 p.m., the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP’s Emergency Response Team and Community Street Crime Unit responded to an individual that was reportedly holding a beer and waving a firearm at vehicles, trying to flag them down on Highway 17 near Chippewa Falls in Tilley Township. Officers ...

Jan 9, 2024 at 13:10 Team Rank Wins GP LESCHISHIN, Mark 1 7 8 FAHRER, Tom 2 6 8 TERRIS, Tom 2 6 8 McCOY, Joe 4 5 8 MITRIKAS, Eric 5 5 8 HALE, Ron 6 3 8 TERRIS, Spencer 7 1 8 REID, Michael 8 0 8 Game Schedule for Monday, January 15th: Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice ...

Jan 9, 2024 at 12:57 As a result of public complaints, officers from the Anishinabek Police Service (APS) with the assistance of officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into drug trafficking in the First Nation Territory of Rocky Bay. As a result of the investigation, a Warrant was issued for the arrest ...

Jan 9, 2024 at 12:55 Last night, #SuperiorEastOPP was called to assist a driver whose truck went through the ice on Wawa Lake. Luckily the vehicle was in less than two feet of water, and no one was injured. But this could have ended tragically if the vehicle was further out on the lake. The #OPP again reminds the public ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High -3. Wind chill near -12. Tonight – Cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low -10. Wind chill -12 this evening and -19 overnight. News Tidbits: Mark your calendar – Grade 8 students ...

A mere four days ago ice covered Wawa Lake. That was the latest in the winter season that Andy Stevens has been able to find records for that Wawa Lake has frozen over. Despite the ice only being four days old, a pickup was observed driving along the shoreline of the lake this evening and became stuck in front of ...

The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for young people to connect to mental health and substance use support by launching a new Youth Wellness Hub in Sault Ste. Marie to serve the Algoma District and surrounding areas. This is one of the eight new hubs the government is adding to the 14 already created since 2020, bringing ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario accélère et facilite l’aiguillage des jeunes vers du soutien en santé mentale et en toxicomanie en lançant un nouveau carrefour bien-être pour les jeunes à Sault Ste. Marie afin de desservir le district d’Algoma et les régions avoisinantes. Il s’agit d’un des huit nouveaux carrefours que le gouvernement ajoute aux 14 qu’il a déjà créés depuis ...

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “A Haunting in the Arctic” by C.J. Cooke, “Past Lying” by Val McDermid, “Christmas Presents” by Lisa Unger, “Being Henry: The Fonz…and beyond” by Henry Winkler. New to the Audio Book collection is “The Twelve dogs of Christmas” by Susan Wiggs. En Français, nous avons “24 Jours pour survivre au ...

On January 6th, 2024, around 12:30 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay and Shabaqua Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments along with Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a serious collision involving a passenger motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) along Highway 102 near Intola Road and Townline Road, within the Township of Kaministiquia. ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged two individuals with weapons related offences.   On January 4, 2024, shortly after 10:00 a.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to weapons call that occurred on January 1, 2024 at property on Highway 17B in the Town of Echo Bay. On January ...

With the provincial Festive RIDE campaign now concluded, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid 1,472 impaired driving charges against drivers who chose to ring in the new year facing the loss of their driver’s licence, other penalties and a criminal record. During the 47-day campaign, the OPP stopped 42,464 drivers during 11,421 RIDE initiatives, where officers made full use of ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of flurries early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -10. Wind chill -21 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight with 40% chance of flurries overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature rising to -6 ...

First United Church wishes you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.   Our Sunday Service will resume on Sunday January 7th at 11 a.m.   Scripture Readings for Sunday:  Baptism of the Lord Genesis 1:1-5  The first days of creation. Acts 19: 1-7 Paul baptizes with the Spirit Mark 1:4-11 Jesus is baptized by John   At his ...

On January 5, 2024, shortly after 1:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an unwanted person complaint at an apartment complex on Hudson Street in the Town of Blind River. Investigation determined the unwanted individual wasn’t a tenant at the apartment complex and wouldn’t leave the complainant’s apartment. The elderly wheelchair ...