Invite

Inside SooToday

POPULATION 240

Brad Coccimiglio · 14h AGO

The final game of the regular season is in the books. Working away in a empty arena to file a game story. Not a bad place to be

Comment 1 Share

David Helwig · 14h AGO

The earliest of my many hundreds of Globe and Mail articles were written on an old Royal typewriter borrowed from my then-mother-in-law. I found out later that Ernest Hemingway was also a Royal man. I loved the confident sound of manual typewriter keys crashing onto the paper, especially at the beginning of a writing project. My secret for beating writer's block is a laptop program that emulates the sound of an old typewriter. There's even a …

Comment Share

Brandon Walker · 2d AGO

Today we chased down a rumour and were able to confirm it. It felt good! This is what journalism is all about. You work your butt off day in and day out to chase the stories that people want to read. This is why we do what we do!

BREAKING: Sault police chief abruptly resigns to run for federal Conservatives

www.sootoday.com

Comment 7 Share

Donna Hopper · 3d AGO

Maybe if we take down the winter-themed banners at head office, spring will finally arrive...? We're working on it!

Comment 11 Share

Brad Coccimiglio · 3d AGO

speaking of hockey coverage...Sault College's women's hockey team opens nationals today. We'll have game coverage throughout their run

Sault College women's hockey team looking for nationals three-peat

www.sootoday.com

Comment 4 Share

Brad Coccimiglio · 3d AGO

It's the last weekend of the OHL regular season. The Soo Greyhounds face Saginaw tonight and Sarnia on Sunday afternoon. They control their own fate when it comes to clinching a playoff spot. We'll have coverage all weekend

Comment 6 Share

Brad Coccimiglio · 4d AGO

Playoff spots are on the line in the last week of the OHL regular season. The Greyhounds grabbed a couple of important points Wednesday night in Sudbury

www.sootoday.com

Comment 3 Share

David Helwig · 4d AGO

When I started in this business, I thought news people were popular. That fantasy lasted less than 24 hours. Sometimes, if you tell people the truth, you please no one. But sometimes the truth needs to be told!

'Disrespectful': Business owners accused of parking all day on Queen Street

www.sootoday.com

Comment 3 Share

David Helwig · 5d AGO

Pretty much every journalist has a list of articles they wish they’d never written. About 45 years ago, I visited Kapuskasing and prepared a story for the CBC about a cold-weather testing facility there. I wrote about how the place helped automobile manufacturers evaluate new vehicle designs under the worst possible conditions. I ended the piece by cheekily explaining that the testing facility hired only women drivers. CBC aired the story. I …

Armed with 1926 copy of Highway Traffic Act, 94-year-old Saultite gets driver's licence renewed

www.sootoday.com

Comment 3 Share

Kenneth Armstrong · 6d AGO

I did a quick story a week and a half ago about an affordable housing project for women and women with children. When I interviewed Claudia Daniels about the project I asked her if there was anything else she was working on — and as it happens that one development is just one of the properties she has purchased and is fixing up under her company West Village Developments. She has some exciting ideas for Steelton and Jamestown, read about the …

Businessperson has big plans for Steelton and Jamestown

www.sootoday.com

Comment 7 Share

Brad Coccimiglio · 7d AGO

With Sault College's women's hockey team set to play in the ACHA D2 national championship this weekend, we'll have a preview story up this week along with game coverage throughout the tournament.

Comment 2 Share

David Helwig · 7d AGO

I can’t find the story link, but I remember once referring to Terry Sheehan as ‘baby-faced’ after he was first elected as a Ward 2 councillor in Sault Ste. Marie in 2003. We’ve both grown a little older since then! Sheehan was knocking on doors yesterday in Elliot Lake, seeking re-election in a soon-to-be-called federal election.

Comment 1 Share

Brandon Walker · 1w AGO

On a day when calls were not being returned, reporter Greg McGrath-Goudie pulled together this excellent column describing how difficult it can be to get someone to speak on the record. In this case, it was about the trade war, but sometimes people don't want to talk no matter what it's about.

COLUMN: SooToday reporter pondering what trade war means for Sault, Michigan

www.sootoday.com

Comment 3 Share

David Helwig · 1w AGO

Stick a sock in it?

Lisa Vezeau-Allen cleared of improper yakety-yak at city hall

www.sootoday.com

Comment Share

David Helwig · 1w AGO

Pens are an important part of my tool kit at SooToday, so I was immediately drawn to this photo posted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his last day on the job yesterday. I notice both pens shown are not the fancy models you’d expect a prime minister to use for an historic signature. The one at the top left is a Uni-ball Vision Elite Rollerball: a brand I’ve often purchased and used. Priced well under $5, known for consistent, skip-free …

2 comments 1 Share

Darren Taylor · 1w AGO

I've always found cadets, marching bands, Remembrance Day, that entire scene, to be interesting to watch and take in.

'Shooting, flying and jumping out of planes' – Local youth recommend joining cadets

www.sootoday.com

Comment 4 Share

David Helwig · 2w AGO

No one has greater love than this: to take a nuke for his American bros!

Mike Da Prat talks about Donald Trump and nuclear missiles

www.sootoday.com

Comment 1 Share

David Helwig · 2w AGO

Beloved Mr. President: I see you’ve changed your mind again about 50 per cent steel tariffs, at least for now. I, for one, am grateful for that, even if your negotiating style is a little exasperating. Also, I see in the news that Elon Musk just sold you a Tesla. After seeing you horse-trade today, be assured that I will NEVER buy or sell anything if it involves haggling with a Trump!

White House says Trump dropping plan to double steel, aluminum tariffs

www.sootoday.com

1 comment 1 Share

David Helwig · 2w AGO

Some days I feel like shredding all the bad news into metal scrap and feeding it into an electric arc furnace

Algoma Steel pushes for ‘swift’ government response to Trump’s doubling of steel tariff

www.sootoday.com

Comment 2 Share

David Helwig · 2w AGO

During political campaigns, pay attention to who is being attacked. Ammunition is rarely wasted on non-contenders. The candidate enduring the fiercest opposition is usually the front-runner.

Comment 8 Share

Brad Coccimiglio · 2w AGO

Brad Jacobs is now a two-time Canadian men's curling champion

UPDATE: Jacobs 'can't put into words' feeling of second Brier title

www.sootoday.com

Comment 2 Share

David Helwig · 2w AGO

There’s a big difference between a carnie and a Carney. One makes funnel cakes outside the Pee Wee arena. The other is Canada’s 24th prime minister, at least for a while.

Local Liberals vote overwhelmingly for Carney

www.sootoday.com

Comment 1 Share

Brad Coccimiglio · 2w AGO

Brad Jacobs on one side...E.J. and Ryan Harnden on the other...all from the Sault...we'll have coverage of the final of the 2025 Brier tonight

Comment 5 Share

David Helwig · 2w AGO

For all you wonderful people I’ve never met who ‘friend’ me on social media and then cruelly twist my arm for free plugs for your very-worthy events or causes, I offer you this heart-warming commentary from Bill Bonds at Channel 7 Detroit. I grew up on Detroit television!

TV News anchor Bill Bonds did 'not" plug Girl Scout cookies on air

1 comment 1 Share

Brad Coccimiglio · 2w AGO

We're a little over 30 minutes from puck drop here at the GFL. Full game coverage (live blog and game story) tonight

Comment Share

Loading...

You've reached the end of Inside SooToday, but you can explore content from other spaces.

Browse all spaces