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Canadian quarterback Ford finally getting a chance to start out of the gate for Elks

1 day ago | sootoday.com | John Korobanik

EDMONTON — For much of three seasons Tre Ford stood on the Edmonton Elks sidelines listening to fans chant: "We want Tre, we want Tre."No more chanting. The fourth-year quarterback out of the University of Waterloo, who got to start only when the Elks playoff chances were virtually eliminated the last two seasons, has been handed the reins of the team that has been revamped from ownership to upper management to coaching.
Henrique, Skinner help Oilers push Knights to brink of elimination with 3-0 win

2 days ago | sootoday.com | Shane Jones

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers were able to put a devastating loss behind them and come back with their most complete effort of the playoffs. Adam Henrique had a pair of goals and Stuart Skinner made 23 saves as the Edmonton Oilers blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series.
India claims its strikes inside Pakistan territory last week killed over 100 militants

3 days ago | sootoday.com | Munir Ahmed |Aijaz Hussain

ISLAMABAD (AP) — India’s military strikes into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan earlier this week killed more than 100 militants including their prominent leadership, the head of India's military operations claimed on Sunday. Lt. Gen.
City spending on winter control is $1.4 million over budget

4 days ago | sootoday.com | David Helwig

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service isn't the only local agency with an overspending problem this year. City councillors will learn Monday that their public works department has been shovelling truckloads of cash trying to cope with a large number of significant weather events this past winter. "Winter control activities are overspent for the first quarter of the year," said Steve Facey, the city's manager of finance.
Local man imprisoned for child pornography offences

4 days ago | sootoday.com | Linda Richardson

A Sault Ste. Marie man will spend four and a half years behind bars in a federal penitentiary for child pornography offences. Clinton Aikens, a 28-year-old first offender with no prior criminal record, was sentenced to the prison term last week when he appeared in a local courtroom. The sentence was jointly recommended by the Crown and defence.
Councillor accuses province of overlooking our transportation needs

4 days ago | sootoday.com | David Helwig

A resolution to be presented to city council next week suggests the Ontario government is deadheading the unique transportation needs of the province's north. Ward 1 Coun. Sandra Hollingsworth will ask that the city push for appointment of either a deputy minister or associate minister of northern transportation. The council meeting will be livestreamed on SooToday starting at 5 p.m. Monday.
BACK ROADS BILL: A road trip through history, nature and culture

4 days ago | sootoday.com | Bill Steer

There are no bugs yet! When was the last time you took an extended northern Ontario road trip on the main or the back roads? So, I borrowed the lead from the three-part story on the trek to Hudson Bay a few weeks back. “This is what happens when you don’t take a winter vacation to the Gulf of America.” (If we were to become a US state, it would be the 4th largest, after Alaska, Texas, and California by land area.) Never mind that.
Coun. Kinach challenges mayor's refusal to hang king's portrait in council chambers

5 days ago | sootoday.com | David Helwig

Stephan Kinach wants an official portrait of King Charles III to be hung in the council chambers at the Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre. And the Ward 4 city councillor wants it to happen fast. At next week's city council meeting, Kinach will ask his fellow councillors to vote on returning a royal portrait to the council chambers before the King arrives in Canada on May 26 for the throne speech the following day.
Sault and area weightlifters qualify for world championships in Las Vegas

5 days ago | sootoday.com | Darren Taylor

Sault and area weightlifters have experienced more competitive success. Trish Barber and Lisa Fryia of the Sault and Michelle Pearson of Echo Bay recently competed at the Masters Provincial Weightlifting Championship on April 18 and 19 in Burlington. Barber participated in the Women’s 60-64 age group, 86kg class. She lifted 49kg in the snatch and 68kg in the clean and jerk, finishing with a total of 117kg.
'Shameful': Former councillor accuses city of mismanaging downtown plaza

5 days ago | sootoday.com | David Helwig

Hardly a month after city council voted to disband the Downtown Association, former Ward 1 Coun. Paul Christian was sharply critical this week of what he called the city's 'shameful' management of the downtown plaza. Council's decision on April 7 to dissolve the 49-year-old business group, bringing all downtown development services under the city's umbrella, was prompted by Mayor Matthew Shoemaker's belief that the city could do the job better. "I’m confident we can ...