Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste. Marie ("Sault" pronounced "soo;" nicknamed "the Sault" or "the Soo"; 2001 population 74,566) is a city on the St. Mary's River in Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario. It is bordered to the east by the Rankin and Garden River First Nation reserves, to the west by Prince Township and to the north by Heyden. To the south, across the river, is the United States and the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is the seat of Algoma District.

Culture and Media

Sault Ste. Marie is the home of the 1993 Memorial Cup champion Sault Greyhounds. Famous NHLers who have played for the Greyhounds include Joe Thornton and Wayne Gretzky.

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Memorial Cup - Sault Greyhounds - Joe Thornton - Wayne Gretzky

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Famous natives of Sault Ste. Marie include Canada's first woman astronaut Roberta Bondar, rock band Treble Charger, comedian Carla Collins and hockey greats Phil Esposito, Tony Esposito, Marty Turco and Ron Francis.

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Roberta Bondar - Treble Charger - Carla Collins - Phil Esposito - Tony Esposito - Marty Turco - Ron Francis

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Radio stations

For stations licensed to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, see that city's article.

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• 88.1 FM - CBON-18 (La Première Chaîne)
• 89.5 FM - CBSM (CBC Radio One)
• 97.3 FM - CHIM-6 (Christian)
• 100.5 FM - CHAS - (EZRock, adult contemporary)
• 104.3 FM - CJQM - (country music)
• 530 AM - CIRS (tourist information)

Two former AM stations in the city, CKCY and CFYN, were shut down in 1992 as competition from the Michigan stations made it too unprofitable to continue broadcasting or to convert them to FM.

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CKCY - CFYN - 1992

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Television stations

For stations licensed to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, see that city's article.

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• 2 - CHBX, CTV (MCTV)
• 5 - CBLT-5, CBC (formerly CJIC)
• 12 - CIII-12, Global
• 20 - CICO-20, TVOntario
• 26 - CBLFT-20, SRC
• 38 - CHCH-5, CH

Print and web media

Other media include the daily Sault Star. Online news sites such as SooToday.com and LTVnews.com have emerged in recent years, due in large part to news cutbacks at MCTV.

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Sault Star - SooToday.com - MCTV

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