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Tearful reunion as missing four-year-old found safe in bus mishap

Tearful reunion as missing four-year-old found safe in bus mishap

Anna McCrea principal and the Algoma District School Board have so far offered a no comment about how the four-year-old child was allowed to get on the wrong bus
Local drug trafficker loses appeal to reduce his sentence

Local drug trafficker loses appeal to reduce his sentence

Defence for Seamus Fyfe, convicted in 2021 on multiple trafficking charges, claimed his Charter rights were violated and some of the drugs were for personal use
UPDATE: Police responded to possible weapon near Chapple Avenue townhouses

UPDATE: Police responded to possible weapon near Chapple Avenue townhouses

Officers entered at least one of the units, but no weapon was found and no arrests made
Spike in violent crime, 911 calls driving up Sault Police budget ask: chief

Spike in violent crime, 911 calls driving up Sault Police budget ask: chief

'Every violent crime that we’ve had this year has something to do with the poison coming into this community': Sault Police proposes 9.8 per cent jump in spending in 2024
Hot beverage attack injures employee at local business

Hot beverage attack injures employee at local business

Another employee was pushed and scratched, say police
Suspect with bolt cutters, hammer arrested at break and enter scene

Suspect with bolt cutters, hammer arrested at break and enter scene

Officers responded to McNabb Street early Saturday morning
Sault Police staying silent as mass shooting probe continues

Sault Police staying silent as mass shooting probe continues

A historian and expert on gun control and firearms policy says police departments across Canada are becoming more reluctant to release basic information about mass shootings to the public, like gun licence status or model of weapon used
Sault man pleads guilty to butcher-knife attack

Sault man pleads guilty to butcher-knife attack

39-year-old sentenced to time served (90 days) and two years probation for multiple crimes, including assault with a weapon for stabbing a man in the arm numerous times
Ontario’s top court cuts prison sentence for Sault sex offender

Ontario’s top court cuts prison sentence for Sault sex offender

Convicted of multiple sexual offences involving children, the man was initially sentenced to eight years in prison; he will now serve five years after winning his appeal
Man who choked, threatened to kill girlfriend pleads guilty

Man who choked, threatened to kill girlfriend pleads guilty

After admitting he attacked his girlfriend, 48-year-old tells judge he will follow probation orders because he wants to take care of his wife, who has a debilitating disease