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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENVIRONMENT CANADA ***************************** SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR CITY OF THUNDER BAY - KENORA - NESTOR FALLS - DRYDEN - IGNACE - FORT FRANCES - RAINY LAKE - ATIKOKAN - UPSALA - QUETICO - SUPERIOR WEST -

City Police and the RCMP jointly executed a search warrant Saturday afternoon at 802 Bonney Street in Sault Ste. Marie, seizing cocaine, marijuana and codeine with a street value estimated at $1,120.

The following freezing rain warning was issued this morning by Environment Canada for Gogama - Foleyet. ************************* Periods of freezing rain likely tonight into Monday early morning.

Restricted public access to Crown land continues to trouble a Northern Ontario MPP. Gilles Bisson, a New Democrat representing Timmins-James Bay, returned to the matter this past week in the Ontario Legislature.

The Soo Greyhounds saw a late 5-4 lead disappear into a 6-5 overtime loss to the Windsor Spitfires on Saturday night at the Essar Centre. Brett Findlay scored two goals for the Hounds. Further details will be posted on the Sports page.

Thousands of yuletide cheer-filled Saultites lined Queen Street in the hopes of catching a glimpse of everyone's favourite jolly dude during the annual Rotary Santa Claus Parade.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENVIRONMENT CANADA ************************* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED FOR WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA SAULT STE.

The Catholic Church's unequivocal no-exceptions ban on use of condoms is about to end. Pope Benedict XVI says in a new book that condoms are justifiable in some cases, including when used by male prostitutes to prevent the spread of AIDS.

"Kids and fresh new fallen snow are a great recipe for making a snowman," loyal reader Lena Pino noted when she sent us several photos from Rush Avenue.