Kenneth Armstrong
Multimedia Reporter at Village Media
News Reporter and Photojournalist at SooToday.com
Film photographer based in #SaultSteMarie Freelance photojournalist for CP, Reuters, etc. SooToday reporter by day
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2 weeks ago |
sootoday.com | Kenneth Armstrong
With 16 polls in the Sault Ste. Marie–Algoma riding remaining to be counted, the local Conservative candidate has called it an election night and said he will revisit the matter in the morning. Hugh Stevenson was behind by a few hundred votes when he cut his after-vote celebration short, around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday. Asked if he would consider running again in the future, Stevenson said absolutely. "But there's no need for that because we're going to crush it tomorrow morning," he said.
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2 weeks ago |
sootoday.com | Kenneth Armstrong
Firefighters responded to an apparent kitchen fire at a closed restaurant and catering business on Bruce Street Monday evening. Three firetrucks responded to a call at a locked Croatian Corner prior to 8 p.m. on Monday at the corner of Bruce Street and Wellington Street East. Firefighters with the Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services attempted to gain entry to the building and were eventually let in through the front door when someone with keys arrived on scene.
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2 weeks ago |
sootoday.com | Kenneth Armstrong
Aircraft from all over the world are repaired or refurbished at the Sault Ste. Marie facility.
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2 weeks ago |
sootoday.com | Kenneth Armstrong
The Goulais River has burst its banks and, in some cases, is surrounding some Pine Shores Road-area properties with high water levels. One week ago, the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a flood warning for the Goulais River watershed area. As snow in the bush continues to melt, the river has gotten faster, wider and deeper. Parts of the Goulais Bay community are dealing with the effects of the rising water, including some roads being flooded, with some properties cut off.
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2 weeks ago |
sootoday.com | Kenneth Armstrong
Nearly 20,000 people in the riding of Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma cast an advance ballot in the 2025 federal election. Elections Canada said in a news release Tuesday that the four days of advance polling between April 18-21 set a new record for turnout, with 7.3 million people casting ballots early. That's up 25 per cent from the 5.8 million people who took part in advance voting in the 2021 federal election. In Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma, the number of advance voters between April 18-21 was 19,899.
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