Local News

There's no immediate danger to the community, but Chapleau has lost electrical power this afternoon because of a nearby forest fire. The township advises SooToday.

It's time to pick the winner in the 2010 Go By Bike Contest. From more than 50 entries received, six have been selected and posted on the poll currently posted at the bottom of SooToday.com's home page.

A historical look at events that happened on May 28.

Francis Ali, a former child soldier from Sudan, is the keynote speaker today at two convocation ceremonies for the newest graduates of Sault College.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ***************************** Manitoulin OPP are looking for a man with a history of Alzheimer's The Manitoulin O.P.P. Detachment is looking for a 78-year-old man with Alzheimer's who wandered away from his wife on Thursday, May 27.

Steven Folgora, 37, of 152 Trelawne Avenue in Sault Ste. Marie, was charged with impaired driving after his vehicle hit a pole yesterday on Great Northern Road. Police say his vehicle was southbound around 9:15 a.m. when it left the roadway.

City Police had an interesting time overnight with 48-year-old Paul Archambault. Officers were called to Boston Avenue after being advised that a male had passed out.

A 17-year-old female was charged by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 8 p.m. last night with criminal harrassment of an adult employee of a local business. She is expected to appear in bail court today.

Ford Motor Company is reported to be giving serious consideration to killing its Mercury line, created by Edsel Ford in 1939. For more on this breaking story, please go to your preferred online or broadcast source for business news.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Update OPP advise that Highway 101 has reopened as of 9:46 p.m. ************************* Original advisory - 2:54 p.m.