• Local Journalism Initiative

    Concerns about day care loom large in wake of YMCA closure announcement

    When YMCA officials announced on Tuesday that local operations will cease as of May 15, they made sure to mention that day care is one of the services they are hoping to keep alive. The Sault Ste. Marie YMCA offers 541 licensed day care spots across the city, with 140 of those spots being situated at the organization's recreation centre on 235 McNabb St. But now that this building is up for sale, Danica Boissoneau doesn't know what that means for her 18-month-old daughter, who just got enrolled

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    Jasper and the rest of Canada had warmest winter on record

    If you thought that we just had a pretty mild winter, then you were right. This past winter was the warmest in Canada since record keeping began, said Alysa Pederson, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. “We talk about climate change a lot, but a big part of this year and this winter, was [that] we were also in a very strong El Niño,” Pederson said. “That's what we would expect of El Niño. And then, of course, this year was a relatively strong one. We expected it to be warme

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    Strange celestial phenomenon: Atmosphere turns half white

    Residents of the Philippine island of Mindanao filmed a strange sight at the end of March. One half of the sky appeared white, the other blue. There was an optical phenomenon behind the two-tone appearance.