The program officially ended on Aug. 31, 2024, but earlier this week, Sault MP Terry Sheehan announced that Sault Ste. Marie has been selected to participate in the new, re-named program, called the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP). The Sault has been allocated 300 spots for the current fiscal year.

Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker talks to Anne-Marie Mediwake about the partnership formed by Canadian border mayors over tariff threats.

The Sault Ringette Club, in partnership with Ringette Ontario, has been selected to host the 2025 Ringette Ontario Provincial A Championships from March 13 to 16, 2025. This prestigious event will bring together elite athletes, coaches, and fans from across the province, showcasing the talent, teamwork, and spirit that define the sport of ringette.

Photographers will capture Sault Ste. Marie over a 5-day period this March, to re-examine the city through “Fresh Eyes” in an innovative community project facilitated by Bryan Davies, president of Tagona Press. An ambitious community project aims to reimagine Sault Ste. Marie through a creative lens.

Searchmont Resort, with one of the highest verticals in Ontario, is a paradise for alpine sports. It offers 26 runs, 100 acres of natural, rolling and rugged terrain, a terrain park, and state-of-the-art snowmaking equipment, drawing thrill-seekers from across the province.

Two Sault Ste. Marie residents will be squaring off to earn the nomination of the local provincial NDP riding association. Dave Mornix and Lisa Vezeau-Allen are both vying to carry the NDP banner into the next provincial election. A nomination meeting will be held Thurs. Jan. 30 at the Delta Hotel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Shirley Hatley, 65, was viciously assaulted and strangled while visiting her boyfriend's Kawartha Lakes cottage in 2021

Police have charged a Sudbury man in relation to a suspicious death on St. Joseph’s Island earlier this month. The deceased, found Jan. 6 in the vicinity of P Line Road, was identified last week as Corey Hynes, 52, of Sudbury. East Algoma OPP said its crime unit has continued to investigate the incident and has now made one arrest.

A quilters group in Sault Ste. Marie, called the Stitches from the Heart Quilt Guild, is close to donating its 2,000th quilt to a person in need through a long-running program called Comfort Quilt.

Some of the major projects included will impact the airport, engineering, fire and police, the water treatment plant, the IT department and the Department of Public Works.

Sault Ste. Marie is reviewing its residency rule for senior staff to balance local accountability with attracting top talent, while considering constitutional and practical implications.

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is calling on the federal NDP to give the Liberal government more time in power to sign bilateral deals on pharmacare. "I would put it back to (NDP Leader) Jagmeet Singh