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St. Mary’s Catholic School in Blind River is closed today due to an unexpected watermain break.   As a result of the break, water unfortunately accumulated inside the school, making it unsafe to remain open at this time. Our team is working with the Town of Blind River to address the situation and assess next steps to ensure the building ...

February 5, 2026 Vaughan, Ontario The world is changing rapidly, fundamentally reshaping trade relationships and leaving economies, businesses, and workers under a cloud of uncertainty. Canada’s automotive industry is on the frontline of this shift, with more than 90% of Canadian-made vehicles and 60% of Canadian-made auto parts currently exported to the U.S. Canada’s new government is focused on what ...

Le 5 février 2026 Vaughan (Ontario) Le monde évolue rapidement, ce qui redéfinit en profondeur les relations commerciales et laisse les économies, les entreprises et les travailleurs dans un climat d’incertitude. Le secteur canadien de l’automobile est en première ligne de ce changement, puisque plus de 90 % des véhicules fabriqués au Canada et 60 % des pièces d’automobile fabriquées ici sont ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning residents across North East Ontario about an emerging scam trend in which suspects pose as police officers in order to defraud victims of significant amounts of money. Recent incidents in other parts of Ontario have involved fraudsters contacting victims by phone and falsely claiming to be members of the OPP. In each case, ...

One individual has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking following a traffic stop. On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, members from the Thunder Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a routine traffic stop. During the interaction with the driver, the officer formed reasonable grounds to believe the vehicle was being used to traffic controlled drugs and substances. ...

Today, Davie Shipbuilding of Quebec marked a major milestone with the rolling of Canadian-made steel for the Polar Max icebreaker at Algoma Steel’s facilities in Sault Ste. Marie. This marks the first step toward the start of construction in Lévis, which will begin in the coming weeks at Davie’s shipyard.   This historic milestone highlights Davie’s strong commitment to using ...

The federal government’s Assault-Style Firearm Compensation Program entered its nationwide declaration period on January 19, 2026. After careful consideration, and in line with the approach taken by many police services across Ontario, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) is not participating in this program at this time. The program is being administered at the federal level, and participation by ...

Northwestern Ontario Writer’s Workshop (NOWW) is pleased to announce author Waubgeshig Rice will be the guest author/Keynote speaker for LitFest 2026!   “NOWW is thrilled to be hosting Waubgeshig Rice as our keynote speaker for Litfest 2026,” says NOWW president Alex Marino. “With experience in Journalism, short fiction, and three award-winning novels to his credit, Waub’s work is representative of ...

Three people have been pronounced deceased following a collision between a commercial motor vehicle (cmv) and a passenger vehicle on Highway 11 west of Hearst. On Saturday, January 31, 2026, at approximately 6.00 p.m., officers from James Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a collision on Highway 11 near Highway 631, west of Hearst. A ...

One male is facing a Stunt Driving charge after travelling more than 100 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone. On January 29, 2026, at approximately 7:30 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber Detachment were on general patrol conducting LIDAR enforcement on Highway 17 near Terrace Bay. Utilizing the LIDAR speed measuring device the officer observed an eastbound ...

On January 30, 2026, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 west of Schreiber. Investigation determined that a blue GMC Sierra was travelling eastbound when the driver rounded a curve and observed a white Ford Transit van passing a tractor‑trailer unit westbound ...

On January 31, 2026, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information that an individual may be breaching court‑ordered release conditions. During the investigation, officers located two short‑haired boxer‑breed dogs inside an unheated vehicle. At the time, the outside temperature was approximately -18°C, police determined the dogs had been left in ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service has recently received reports of snowmobiles illegally operating on local railway tracks. Police and railway officials remind snowmobilers that railway tracks are not a safe or legal place to ride. Snowy conditions, helmets, and the noise from snowmobile engines and wind can make trains and railway equipment difficult to see and hear. Trains and ...

  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) ...

Eight people are facing a combined 24 charges under the Criminal Code following an investigation into fraudulent activities related to commercial driver examinations in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area. In January 2024, at the request of the Ministry of Transportation, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) began an investigation into suspected irregularities in the driver examination process for commercial Class ...