The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. took the first step Thursday toward privatizing the operations of OLG Casino Sault Ste. Marie, as it unveiled sweeping changes to the province’s publicly-controlled gambling industry.[...]

Sault Ste. Marie is on standby waiting for possible evacuees from Timmins and Kirkland Lake fleeing forest fires. "There's not a firm order," of cities where those residents would be sent, said community emergency management co-ordinator Lauren Perry.[...]

A Sault Ste. Marie "sweep." That's how Kalle Wainio described the city's stellar showing upon accepting one of the two awards he copped Saturday night at the 2012 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards in Sudbury.[...]

New faces are a common sight at Sault Ste. Marie's annual youth drama festival. But usually not from this far away. To Be Determined Theatre Company, based in Guelph and Acton, is headed to Soothfest this week.[...]

While the Pilgrims were making their way on the fringe of the "New World", a tiny settlement was already laying down the foundations for it's future. Sault Ste. Marie can lay claim to being one of the oldest establishments in the Midwest. As you may imagine, it has a history that runs as strong as the river which has helped shaped it.

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, May 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Staff with the Ontario Disability Support Program are speaking out against downloading ODSP from the province to municipalities. They are members of the Ontario ...

Needles, syringes and sharps tossed carelessly away by drug users or others can be a hazard to anyone’s health.[...]

Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have approved a proposal to seek federal permission to open a $245 million casino in downtown Lansing, Mich., the tribe announced Thursday.The ...

A Sault Ste. Marie dance studio is offering free classes to help the city celebrate its 100th anniversary. Sherry Walsh Academy of Dance Arts is extending the offer to youth aged three to 16 in June.[...]

Two Sault Ste. Marie high schools are providing local residents with an opportunity to purchase a rain barrel — and help the environment and support charities. St. Basil Secondary School and the Korah Green Council team are partnering with RainBarrel.ca to sell the 100% recycled rain barrels.[...]