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Darren Taylor

Darren Taylor

Darren Taylor is a news reporter and photographer in Sault Ste Marie. He covers community events, political announcements and numerous board meetings. With a background in broadcast journalism before switching to digital media, Darren has a B.A. in History from the University of Toronto and community college diplomas in Visual Arts (Sault College) and Broadcast Journalism (Dean's Honour List, Loyalist College). Darren especially enjoys writing SooToday feature stories on interesting people and places.

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Recent Work by Darren

Need for speed: Northern man still racing snowmobiles at 85

Need for speed: Northern man still racing snowmobiles at 85

‘It’s an adrenaline rush,’ says Goulais River man who has won countless races since the 1960s
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'Anything for Canada': Veteran finally gets his Second World War medals

'Anything for Canada': Veteran finally gets his Second World War medals

Many Second World War veterans didn’t get their service medals for a simple reason: they didn’t ask and the federal government didn't always automatically give them out
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Northern man calls for more awareness, research for bladder cancer

Northern man calls for more awareness, research for bladder cancer

Ryan London says watch for warning signs: 'The longer you wait the less chance you have for a positive outcome'
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Now 101, oldest living former NHLer honoured by Sault steel plant

Now 101, oldest living former NHLer honoured by Sault steel plant

101-year-old Wochy, one of Algoma’s oldest retirees, receives personalized hockey jersey from company
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New to the North, award-winning author has a story to tell

New to the North, award-winning author has a story to tell

'Writing isn’t what I do. It’s what I am': Judy Penz Sheluk, who recently moved to the Sault, has authored murder mysteries and instructional books for aspiring writers
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Psychedelic treatment office for mental health has 90% client success rate

Psychedelic treatment office for mental health has 90% client success rate

'It’s groundbreaking and it’s incredible that it’s here in Sault Ste. Marie,' says social worker Julie Myers of ketamine therapy
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Health coalition gears up for referendum against private clinics

Health coalition gears up for referendum against private clinics

Citizen-run vote to be held May 26 and 27 in protest of Ford government’s Bill 60, which allows private clinics to perform certain medical procedures as a way, the province argues, of clearing waitlists
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Birding best medicine for man battling Lyme disease

Birding best medicine for man battling Lyme disease

Born in New Liskeard, Bob Bell tells his story of suffering eased by birding in a new book
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Freedom Convoy heads to Ottawa; some truckers oppose government’s vaccine mandate

Freedom Convoy heads to Ottawa; some truckers oppose government’s vaccine mandate

Though vaccinated, truck drivers say vaccines should be a personal choice
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‘The time is now to reopen the border,’ Northern Ontario tourism businesses say

‘The time is now to reopen the border,’ Northern Ontario tourism businesses say

Outfitters call on feds to reopen Canada-U.S. border to fully vaccinated Americans
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