Sault Ste. Marie News

Hundreds of small-town Algomians stand up for hospitals

NEWS RELEASE TONY MARTIN, MP ************************* 400 Algoma residents brave snow and icy roads to support their local hospitals last night SAULT STE.

Jan 30, 2009 12:17 PM Read more >

When the St. Marys River dried up. Could it happen again?

An extended dry period dramatically lowered water levels in the Great Lakes more than 8,000 years ago, according to a story posted on the Discovery Channel's website.

Jan 30, 2009 12:04 PM Read more >

Passports stolen from cars. Cops think it was Kevin

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************ Male arrested after going through vehicles on Jean Avenue Twenty-year-old Kevin Robinson of 19 Williams Street was arrested around 3 a.m.

Jan 30, 2009 11:16 AM Read more >

Results of Local 2724 vote on work-sharing at Essar Steel

United Steelworkers Union Local 2724, representing Essar Steel Algoma salaried employees, has voted to support a work-sharing agreement with Essar and Service Canada. By a hair. Local president Ian Kersley (shown) tells SooToday.

Jan 30, 2009 10:42 AM Read more >

Tenaris workers vote on work-sharing proposal

Workers at Tenaris Algoma Tubes heard from their union executive last night about a company-proposed work-sharing plan. They're being asked to accept a one-day cut in their five-day work week, in exchange for $89 in Employment Insurance benefits.

Jan 30, 2009 10:34 AM Read more >

U.S. Customs goes fingerprint-crazy. Stupak gets it stopped

NEWS RELEASE CONGRESSMAN BART STUPAK 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN ************************* Stupak intervenes to resolve problem at border crossing WASHINGTON – At the urging of U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee), U.S.

Jan 30, 2009 9:33 AM Read more >

Identity released from snowmobile fatality

A post-mortem will be conducted today to determine the exact cause of death of 35-year-old Danny Venn of 800 Third Line East in Sault Ste. Marie.

Jan 30, 2009 9:02 AM Read more >

Somebody messes with sprinklers at the jail. Stuff gets wet

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Male arrested for mischief at Algoma Remand and Treatment Centre Twenty-nine-year-old Sean Seguin, currently in custody at the Algoma Remand and Treatment Centre, was arrested by City Police there ye

Jan 30, 2009 7:45 AM Read more >

This story is about Glen's headphones

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASES ************************* Male shoplifter arrested Eighteen-year-old Glen Deschenes of 34 Grosvenor Avenue was arrested on the 29th of January at 2:17 p.m.

Jan 30, 2009 7:19 AM Read more >

Lake Superior drops two inches in January

NEWS RELEASE INTERNATIONAL LAKE SUPERIOR BOARD OF CONTROL ************************* Update on Lake Superior outflow The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission, has set the Lak

Jan 30, 2009 7:05 AM Read more >