Skip to content

Local News

GALLERY: Sea cadets build confidence at skills training weekend

GALLERY: Sea cadets build confidence at skills training weekend

‘The program’s done a lot for me’: Seamanship Skills Weekend has brought 162 sea cadets from across northern Ontario to the Sault’s Armoury for two days of training exercises and instruction
Read more >
Hundreds pack Soo Locks to welcome first freighter through

Hundreds pack Soo Locks to welcome first freighter through

The Joseph L. Block opened the shipping season just after 6 p.m. Friday
Read more >
Meet Norman Douglas: retired Sault prosecutor, respected judge — and Elvis impersonator

Meet Norman Douglas: retired Sault prosecutor, respected judge — and Elvis impersonator

Born in Hawk Junction and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Douglas is returning to his hometown April 6 to sign copies of his new book 'You Be the Judge'
Read more >
OPP officer in Thessalon shoots man holding 'edged weapon'

OPP officer in Thessalon shoots man holding 'edged weapon'

The province's Special Investigations Unit is probing Friday night's altercation; the man survived the shooting and is now in stable condition at a Sudbury hospital
Read more >
BEHIND THE SCENES: When Shari met Bobby

BEHIND THE SCENES: When Shari met Bobby

SooToday reporter Alex Flood talks about a romantic tale that has generated plenty of attention: a U.S. woman's search for a long-lost Sault crush she met nearly six decades ago during a summer road trip
Read more >
Ontario extends program that helps rural, northern hospitals avoid ER closures

Ontario extends program that helps rural, northern hospitals avoid ER closures

Temporary Locum Program had been set to expire again at the end of this month, but Ministry of Health has told eligible hospitals it will now be in effect until Sept. 30
Read more >
Poll: The young and men are much more open to Pierre Poilievre

Poll: The young and men are much more open to Pierre Poilievre

Roughly equal numbers of readers have positive or negative views of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in an online poll this month. The details are revealing
Read more >
BACK ROADS BILL: All about the longest canoe trip

BACK ROADS BILL: All about the longest canoe trip

This week Bill tells us the inspiring story about the Guinness Book of World Records longest canoe trip, Paddle to the Amazon
Read more >
Woman who drank and drove 'learned a lesson the hard way'

Woman who drank and drove 'learned a lesson the hard way'

27-year-old involved in single-vehicle accident was fined $2,600 after pleading guilty to refusing to provide a breath sample, and could lose her job at a local non-profit shelter
Read more >
Thunderbirds bounce back to even series with OT victory

Thunderbirds bounce back to even series with OT victory

Jonathan Sonedecker connects with man-advantage goal midway through extra session
Read more >