Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario June 18, 2008, Algoma University became an independent university, ending its longtime affiliation with Laurentian University in Sudbury. A new school, "Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig" (University), is poised to launch as a federated school of Algoma University. It will offer courses in Anishinaabe culture and language. Sault Ste. Marie is home to the Algoma District School Board and to the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board. It is part of the Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario and the Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario. It is also home to the following high schools: Sault Ste. Marie is
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in a 2-1 loss to the Sudbury Wolves. The 2008 OHL All-Star Classic was held at the Essar Centre during the 2007–08 season. Since the 2009-10 OHL season, all of the Greyhounds' games have been broadcast on the radio by Rock 101 in neighbouring Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, after previously airing for many years on Q104 and the defunct AM station CKCY, both out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Radio broadcasts have been called by announcer Gerry Liscumb Jr. since the 2005-06 season, with Lorne "Spanky" Robinson providing color commentary for select games. Prior to Liscumb, Gino Cavallo had called