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NEWS RELEASE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* Forest fire situation update - East Fire Region August 24, 2010 It was another quiet day in the East Fire Region; only one new fire was reported today.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Trailer park residents victims of thefts ELLIOT LAKE, ON - The East Algoma OPP is currently investigating several thefts from a trailer park north of Elliot Lake.

NEWS RELEASE U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ************************* DANIELLE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM . . . EXPECTED TO BE TEMPORARY. AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC) THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Don't drink and drive . . . ELLIOT LAKE, ON - The East Algoma OPP has charged a local male after a routine traffic stop. August 21, 2010, at approximately 9:40 a.m.

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO LOTTERY & GAMING CORPORATION ************************* Ottawa resident wins $25 million Lotto Max draw TORONTO (August 24) - Gerald Clement of Ottawa has been playing the same lottery numbers, month after month, always hoping for

Three of Ontario's 30 new Family Health Teams will be located in the Sault and area, Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, announced today.

An airliner with 96 people on board has crashed in northeast China, CBC News is reporting. According to ground sources, rescuers are rushing to the site in Heilongjiang province. The plane went down in Yichun city at 10:10 p.m.

NEWS RELEASE U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ************************* DANIELLE UNEXPECTEDLY WEAKENS BUT FORECAST TO REGAIN STRENGTH. AT 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC) THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 46.5 WEST.

NEWS RELEASES PARKS CANADA ************************* Paving the way to the past Fort St. Joseph closing early for road upgrades ST. JOSEPH ISLAND, ON (August 24, 2010) - Bernt Gilbertson Enterprises Limited of St.

The fate of the old Eastgate Hotel is on hold for at least another few weeks.