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Authorities seek help with two Sault break-and-enter investigations

Police in the Sault Ste. Marie area are investigating two break-and-enter incidents last month involving a U-Haul van.

Cocaine, fake money seized in Manitoulin Island drug bust

The Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service, with assistance from the UCCM Police and Ontario Provincial Police, executed a drug-related warrant at a residence in Wiikwemkoong, leading to multiple arrests and several charges.

Rural physician shortage sparks debate over incentives, systemic fixes

As rural communities across Ontario struggle to attract and retain doctors, the mayor of Sault Ste. Marie is calling for federal intervention to level the playing field, while medical leaders argue broader systemic fixes are needed first.

Police investigating October death of infant in northern Ontario

Provincial police say its criminal investigation branch is now looking into the death of an infant in northern Ontario last fall.

Drinking water advisories issued in two communities

Two northern Ontario communities are under drinking water advisories. Here is what you need to know.

‘Grateful to be alive,’ says bank teller who survived random shooting

Bridgette Hagen has been in the fight of her life since she was shot and seriously wounded in a random attack last December at a northern Ontario bank where she worked.

Tenaris in Sault Ste. Marie buys new robots, storage racks as part of $11M investment

Tenaris is spending $11 million to improve safety and automation in its Sault Ste. Marie industrial centre.

Some Ontario mayors against communities’ financial incentives to attract doctors

Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions.

Sault firefighters save two dogs from downtown residential fire

Fire crews in Sault Ste. Marie responded to a residential fire in the city's downtown on Tuesday evening.

Two novice drivers charged with stunt driving on the same day on Hwy. 17

Two novice drivers were charged with stunt driving last month in Goulais River, Ont., on the same day.

Health officials warn of new exposure to measles on Ontario Northland bus

Anyone who took an Ontario Northland bus May 2 from Barrie to Sault Ste. Marie may have been exposed to the measles virus.

Missing Toronto man’s vehicle found by provincial park south of Wawa

Police have an elevated presence around Sand River in Lake Superior Provincial Park, located approximately 70 km south of Wawa, as the search continues for a missing Toronto man.

Two arrested in Elliot Lake drug dispute involving a gun

Two people are facing several charges after allegedly threatening people with a shotgun over a dispute involving drugs in Elliot Lake.

Sault events honour murdered, missing Indigenous women and girls

Across the country and here in the north, Monday was Red Dress Day, a day to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Sault man stabbed himself as police responded to a domestic disturbance, SIU concludes

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has ended its probe into an incident last December in which a 30-year-old Sault man received several stab wounds, including one to his neck