A few new candidates have entered local races in the federal election.
Dr. Hugh Stevenson's suddenly resigned after six years as Chief of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service - with Deputy Chief Brent Duguay stepping in as interim chief - as Stevenson's been appointed the Conservative candidate for Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma, the riding that includes the Highway 17 corridor including Wawa, Dubreuilville, White River, and the north shore of Lake Huron to Elliot Lake.
Stevenson will face off against Liberal incumbent Terry Sheehan, National Council of Indigenous Midwives Executive Director Laura Mayer - who's running for the NDP - and People's Party candidate Arnold Heino (update: Heino has now dropped his bid) - the Greens have yet to announce a candidate.
Meanwhile, former Timmins Mayor Steve Black's announced he's running for the Liberals in the riding of Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk - which includes the Chapleau area - where he'll compete against former forestry and mining executive Gaétan Malette of the Conservatives and former Moonbeam Mayor Nicole Fortier-Levesque for the NDP - the Greens and People's Party have yet to announce candidates in that riding.
Prospective candidates have two weeks to file: the nomination deadline's 2 pm Monday, April 7th, with the full list of candidates to be released the following Wednesday, April 9th.