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James Hopkin

James Hopkin

James worked as a video journalist for CTV Northern Ontario in Sault Ste. Marie, APTN National News in Halifax and CBC News in Saskatoon prior to joining SooToday in 2017.
He has worked on television, radio, print and digital news platforms at different points in his career.
Born and raised on Manitoulin Island, James is a proud member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory.

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Recent Work by James

Thessalon lumber mill closure is a 'significant loss for the community'

Thessalon lumber mill closure is a 'significant loss for the community'

Midway Lumber Mills Ltd. quietly shuttered operations and laid off workforce last month — after more than seven decades in business
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Killer sentenced in brutal death and disposal of Sault Ste. Marie woman

Killer sentenced in brutal death and disposal of Sault Ste. Marie woman

Shirley Hatley, 65, was viciously assaulted and strangled while visiting her boyfriend's Kawartha Lakes cottage in 2021
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Councillor in Algoma District has pay suspended for provocative, aggressive manner

Councillor in Algoma District has pay suspended for provocative, aggressive manner

Township of the North Shore approves penalties and sanctions for Ward 1 Coun. Richard Welburn following reports of 'aggressive and bullying' communications with staff
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Former Huron Shores councillor says stress played a role in his resignation

Former Huron Shores councillor says stress played a role in his resignation

Roger Mulligan says disagreements over municipal spending contributed to his abrupt departure from council
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Sault’s Greig Nori, Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley sue each other over sex abuse claims

Sault’s Greig Nori, Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley sue each other over sex abuse claims

Court documents obtained by SooToday reveal duelling lawsuits launched in wake of shocking sex abuse allegations detailed in Whibley's explosive memoir
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Sault Police officer fails to show up for disciplinary hearing

Sault Police officer fails to show up for disciplinary hearing

Const. Jarrott Forsyth — sentenced last year for assaulting and threatening to kill a woman — faces three allegations of discreditable misconduct under the Police Services Act
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Garden River member chains herself to vehicle, wears a muzzle to protest treaty settlement

Garden River member chains herself to vehicle, wears a muzzle to protest treaty settlement

'I’m wearing a muzzle, because I feel like a gag order is kind of like a muzzle' - Band member is demanding more money from Robinson Huron Treaty settlement for past compensation
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Civil suit involving CPM Properties director playing out in court

Civil suit involving CPM Properties director playing out in court

Lender alleges Nels Moxness — director of more than two dozen numbered companies with property holdings in the Sault — failed to pay off a $160,000 loan on a downtown property that's currently sitting vacant
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Little chip stand has grown up: Big Arrow Takeout serves up comfort food in Garden River

Little chip stand has grown up: Big Arrow Takeout serves up comfort food in Garden River

A small chip stand on the rez has grown into a takeout joint with an expanded menu
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Post-mortem of a crumbling real estate empire: James Hopkin's favourite stories of 2024

Post-mortem of a crumbling real estate empire: James Hopkin's favourite stories of 2024

Corporations linked to SID Developments have lost 120 rental properties in Sault Ste. Marie through insolvency — after plunging $144 million into debt over the failed business venture
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