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Kenneth Armstrong

Kenneth Armstrong

Kenneth Armstrong is a news reporter and photojournalist who regularly covers municipal government, business and politics and photographs events, sports and features.

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VIDEO: 'It just rips your heart out,' Ford says of phone call with father of mass shooting victim

VIDEO: 'It just rips your heart out,' Ford says of phone call with father of mass shooting victim

Premier Doug Ford said on Thursday his government will 'dig deep' and 'add some teeth' to an NDP bill asking for intimate partner violence to be declared an epidemic
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Grieving Sault dad travelling to Queen's Park for debate on intimate partner violence

Grieving Sault dad travelling to Queen's Park for debate on intimate partner violence

Dan Jennings will bring his daughter Caitlin's story to the Ontario legislature this week for the debate on Bill 173, which calls on the province to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
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Algoma only public university in Ontario receiving fewer international student permits

Algoma only public university in Ontario receiving fewer international student permits

Algoma U president Asima Vezina said the new cap will not impact students in Brampton, Sault Ste. Marie or Timmins and it is not expected to impact staffing levels
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Sault Ste. Marie health centre that derostered 10,000 patients still awaiting word on 11M in ministry funding requests

Sault Ste. Marie health centre that derostered 10,000 patients still awaiting word on 11M in ministry funding requests

Documents obtained under freedom of information include a letter from GHC president to Ross Romano, urging the Sault MPP to address 'devastating' crisis in primary care
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Opioid death rate in Algoma nearly three times provincial average

Opioid death rate in Algoma nearly three times provincial average

Fluorofentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, was rarely detected among opioid toxicity deaths from 2021 to 2022; last year it was present in 21 per cent of recorded overdose deaths
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Ford minister defends northern investments in mental health and addiction supports

Ford minister defends northern investments in mental health and addiction supports

Ontario's associate minister of Mental Health and Addictions is highlighting other investments being made in Sault Ste. Marie while his government continues to halt new applications for supervised consumption sites in the province
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Ford minister fires back at criticism of mental health and addiction supports in the North

Ford minister fires back at criticism of mental health and addiction supports in the North

Ontario's associate minister of Mental Health and Addictions is highlighting other investments being made in Sault Ste. Marie while his government continues to halt new applications for supervised consumption sites in the province
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City staring at hazy road ahead on drug consumption site

City staring at hazy road ahead on drug consumption site

In one of his last acts as the city's CAO, Malcolm White presented a report to council outlining the next steps for an eventual supervised consumption site in the Sault
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In Algoma, opioid-related deaths continue to mount

In Algoma, opioid-related deaths continue to mount

According to new data released today, Algoma Public Health recorded 22 confirmed and probable opioid toxicity deaths in first six months of 2023 — including five in Elliot Lake, which matches the total number from all of last year in that community
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How did a convicted fraudster end up teaching law at Algoma University?

How did a convicted fraudster end up teaching law at Algoma University?

A disgraced former lawyer spent eight years working as a part-time instructor at Algoma. He is now fighting to regain his law licence, propelling his past into the spotlight
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