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Darren MacDonald

Reporter · CA

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Darren MacDonald

    Police say two men kidnapped 15-year-old in the Sault (opens the original)

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    A wrong turn saved a 15-year-old youth who was being held against their will last week in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., according to police. The youth was saved when the alleged kidnappers headed to a hotel — but took a wrong turn and ended up on the International Bridge with the United States. Both men were arrested by Canadian Border Service Agency officials. The incident took place on Sept. 19 and involved 40-year-old Sahan Alam, a Sault Ste. Marie man, and Hasan Al-Mamun, a 29-year-old Sudbury, On

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Darren MacDonald

    Northern Ont. township councillor guilty of animal cruelty, assault (opens the original)

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    Len Menard, a councillor with the Township of the North Shore, has been found guilty of animal cruelty in connection with nine goats found dead on his property last September. Ontario Provincial Police said at the time that it was a case of long-term neglect. The investigation began in March 2025 after the OPP and Provincial Animal Welfare Services visited a property on Old Hydro Road in the community. There, they discovered a structure housing 10 goats, but only one was alive. “Veterinary consu

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Darren MacDonald

    Algoma Steel fined $1.2M for 2022 oil spill into St. Marys River (opens the original)

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    Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based Algoma Steel pleaded guilty this week to two federal charges related to the release of gear oil into the St. Marys River on June 9, 2022. The company was fined $1.2 million after pleading guilty to one count under the Fisheries Act and one count under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. “The fine will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund to support projects that have a positive impact on the environment,” according to a news release. I

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Darren MacDonald

    Man charged with killing OPP officer returns to court Oct. 21 (opens the original)

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    The man accused of running over and killing Ontario Provincial Police Const. Tarun Bali last spring in northern Ontario was in court Sept. 9 via video from the Monteith Correctional Complex. Justin Veronneau, wearing prison orange with a brown beard and shoulder-length hair, was told his judicial pre-trial will be held Oct. 8. Defence lawyer Sharon Sabourin said they have received an initial round of disclosure from the Crown, with more sent last week. There is quite a lot of information to go t

  5. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Darren MacDonald

    Hero pup honoured for saving her family from black bear in northwestern Ont. (opens the original)

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    The Purina Animal Hall of Fame has honoured a seven-year-old dog in Nipigon, Ont., whose quick actions helped save her family from a black bear in 2025. The incident took place Sept. 16 last year around 11 p.m. Colette Shwetz opened the door to let Chloe out, as she routinely did before bedtime. “When Chloe went down the deck stairs, she was met by a black bear hiding behind the railing,” Purina said in a news release announcing Chloe’s award. “The dog immediately rushed back upstairs, but the b

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