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Tony wants employment insurance benefits extended

Tony wants employment insurance benefits extended

NEWS RELEASE TONY MARTIN, MP ************************* Harper government’s lack of job-creation strategy has unemployed needing help OTTAWA - More than 500,000 Canadians who are unemployed and who have exhausted their employment insurance benefits ne

Today in history - February 2

A historical look at events that happened on February 2.
Hearst residents honoured for courageous rescue efforts

Hearst residents honoured for courageous rescue efforts

Two Hearst men are among 47 people to be honoured during a ceremony Thursday at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will present 46 Medals of Bravery and one Star of Courage.
Names released from Nairn Centre double fatality

Names released from Nairn Centre double fatality

OPP NEWS RELEASES ************************* 5:54 p.m.
Three local schools get new superintendent

Three local schools get new superintendent

A new French Catholic school board superintendent will oversee three Sault schools - Cardinal-Léger, Notre-Dame-des-Écoles and Notre-Dame-des-Grands-Lacs - as well as other District of Algoma schools in Dubreuilville, Elliot Lake, Hornepayne, Spanish
Drug charges follow highway traffic stop

Drug charges follow highway traffic stop

OPP NEWS RELEASE ******************** Drug enforcement traffic stop on Hwy 108 ELLIOT LAKE, ON - January 31, 2010, the East Algoma OPP in conjunction with the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit Sault Ste.
(4 p.m. update) Fatal crash closes Hwy 17 near Nairn Centre

(4 p.m. update) Fatal crash closes Hwy 17 near Nairn Centre

OPP NEWS RELEASES ************************* 4 p.m. update A detour is in place for passenger vehicles and school buses. The OPP is describing this as a fatal collision but no further information is available at this time.
College union could change strike deadline

College union could change strike deadline

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION ************************* OPSEU to college faculty: Vote no to employer offer TORONTO (February 2) - The union representing faculty members at 24 Ontario colleges is recommending that their members
Crime Stoppers Crime of the week

Crime Stoppers Crime of the week

NEWS RELEASE CRIME STOPPERS ************************* East Algoma OPP in Thessalon and Crime Stoppers need your help in recovering property that was taken from a residence in Johnson Township.
They're talking about Wawa weed prices on Fark.com!

They're talking about Wawa weed prices on Fark.com!

An OPP news release about a Wawa drug bust posted yesterday by SooToday.com has drawn notice from the satirical U.S. website Fark.com "Three youths from Sault Ste.