Local News

Prime Minister Steven Harper will be making a funding announcement at the Waterfront Inn & Conference Centre at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, SooToday.com has learned.

What on earth were you thinking, Lisa Bell-Murray? All the evidence points to you being a darn nice lady.

The federal Liberals say they will introduce a confidence motion in early October. CBC News quotes Liberal Bob Rae as saying his party will vote against the minority Conservative government at the earliest opportunity.

OPP NEWS RELEASES ************************* Furniture taken from lobby ELLIOT LAKE, ON - Police are currently investigating a theft from the lobby of an apartment building at 3 Washington Crescent.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Traffic Unit are seeking the public’s assistance with their investigation into a motor vehicle collision that occurred on August 26 at approximately 6:55 p.m.

Yesterday, SooToday.com posted a letter from Sault MP Tony Martin. Today, the Sault Ste. Marie Conservative Electoral Association responded by issuing the following news release.

OPP NEWS RELEASES ************************* 911 is for emergency calls,only! ELLIOT LAKE, ON - The East Algoma OPP in Elliot Lake has charged a local man after repeat calls to 911. On Saturday, August 29 at approximately 1:30 p.m.

A fire completely consumed a garage and destroyed a 1972 Corvette Stingray it housed at 153 Wilding Avenue in Sault Ste. Marie's West End this morning. Sault Ste.

A charge of first-degree murder against Keegan Matthew Periard was dismissed this morning, but the 20 year-old Saultite was ordered to stand trial for second-degree murder.

NEWS RELEASE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER OF ONTARIO ************************* Employees to repay taxpayers for inappropriate use of funds Ontario's largest arm's-length bodies will no longer have final approval of their own expenses.