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SAH occupancy ‘at its highest in over two years’ in 2024 due to lack of primary care

SAH occupancy ‘at its highest in over two years’ in 2024 due to lack of primary care

Complex care needs, respiratory illnesses playing a role: in other hospital news, SAH cardiac program seeks Type 1 status to be able to perform special pacemaker implants
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Local youth get their chance to question provincial candidates

Local youth get their chance to question provincial candidates

The NDP, Liberal and New Blue candidates participated in an all-candidates meeting on Monday at the Algoma Youth Wellness Hub
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City councillors give nod to skyline-changing twin towers

City councillors give nod to skyline-changing twin towers

City councillors voted unanimously to rezone the property, clearing the way for 230 new apartments or condominiums
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VIDEO: Local NDP candidate Lisa Vezeau-Allen stops by our SooToday studio

VIDEO: Local NDP candidate Lisa Vezeau-Allen stops by our SooToday studio

In advance of Thursday's provincial election, we invited each of the local candidates from the four major parties to our downtown office for one-on-one interviews
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VIDEO: How an Ontario prof is saving climate change data from Trump's eraser

VIDEO: How an Ontario prof is saving climate change data from Trump's eraser

Tonight on 'Closer Look': With Donald Trump back in the White House, basic climate change data is starting to disappear from U.S. government websites — but not all of it
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Gardeners, spring is coming! Seedy Saturday takes place March 1

Gardeners, spring is coming! Seedy Saturday takes place March 1

Event takes place from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Algoma Public Health building
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Big snowfalls increase heart attack risks, so pace yourself: doc

Big snowfalls increase heart attack risks, so pace yourself: doc

'Warm up your muscles before shovelling by taking a quick 20- to 30-minute walk,' says Dr. Brad Dibble, cardiologist with PACE Cardiology in Barrie
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Here's the cheapest, priciest places to fuel up in Northern Ontario

Here's the cheapest, priciest places to fuel up in Northern Ontario

There's a 13 cent per litre difference between Timmins and the Sault
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VIDEO: Our reporters came from near and far to question Doug Ford at Algoma Steel

VIDEO: Our reporters came from near and far to question Doug Ford at Algoma Steel

'Hey Charlie, it's nice you flew up here to see me,' Ford told reporter Charlie Pinkerton from our Queen's Park bureau at The Trillium. He replied: 'I actually drove . . . just to ask you a few questions'
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WATCH: February 24 City Council

WATCH: February 24 City Council

Live coverage of the February 24, 2025 meeting of Sault Ste. Marie city council
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