NEWS RELEASEONTARIO PROVICNIAL POLICE*************************The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants the public to be aware of actions being taken to help limit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, including restrictions on interprovincial travel. The Government of Ontario has announced further restrictions on outdoor activities and gatherings. As of Saturday, April 17 at 12:01 […]
North Of The Border
Man suffers gunshot wound in shooting incident: police
Sault Ste. Marie police are currently investigating a shooting incident that occurred yesterday evening. In a news release issued today, police say they responded to a call around 8:50 p.m. yesterday of a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the area of King Street. The 27-year-old was taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]
CHL cancels 2021 Memorial Cup
TORONTO — The 2021 Memorial Cup has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Canadian Hockey League announced the cancellation of the major junior championship between the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and a host city on Tuesday. The league […]
34-year-old wanted by Sault Police
The Sault Ste. Marie, ON Police Service is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of 34-year-old Lyle Andrew Marshall. In a release issued today, police say the accused is currently wanted for a surety revocation. Marshall is described as 5’9” tall, weighing 150 lbs. Anyone with information is urged to contact […]
Robbery suspect apprehended in Sault, ON
(SaultOnline) — On March 26, 2021 officers with Sault Ste. Marie Police, Patrol Services, charged 28-year-old Corey McIntyre with robbery. Around 1:00 p.m. a woman was walking west bound on Queen Street East and it’s alleged the accused approached her, knocked her to the ground and demanded money. The victim […]
Canadian minister: Use of Straits of Mackinac oil pipeline ‘nonnegotiable’
Canada isn’t taking “no” for an answer when it comes to the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November announced plans to revoke the 1953 easement allowing the controversial, 68-year-old twin pipelines to operate on the Straits of Mackinac lake bottom. Canadian oil transport giant Enbridge, which owns […]
Sault to start scanning vehicle plates entering and leaving the city
Cameras monitored by Sault Ste. Marie Police Service will start scanning the licence plates of all vehicles entering and exiting the city via Highway 17 East and North later this year. The move, police say, will make it easier to track suspect vehicles connected to activities such as human and […]
Canada to quarantine travelers, suspend flights south
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced stricter restrictions on travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus — including making it mandatory for travelers to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense when they arrive in Canada and suspending airline […]
SIU investigating death at Albert Street East apartment building
A 30-year-old man has died following a confrontation with police at an Albert Street East apartment building Saturday, the Special Investigations Unit has confirmed. The full text of the release from SIU follows: A 30-year-old man has died following a confrontation with police at an Albert Street East apartment building Saturday, the […]
Fatal snowmobile crash near Ranger Lake under investigation
The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fatal collision involving a snowmobile and a pickup truck near Ranger Lake on Sunday evening. A news release issued today by the OPP states that the victim, a 40-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, was pronounced deceased […]