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NEWS RELEASE NDP COMMUNICATIONS ************************* Northern Ontario New Democrats host major rally for CBC SUDBURY - New Democrat PM Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury), along with fellow New Democrat MPs Claude Gravelle, Charlie Angus and Carol Hughes

Two Green Bay, Wisconsin teenagers trying to enter Canada via the International Bridge are in City police custody this morning. During entry processing around 11 p.m.

With more temporary layoffs announced this week, the total number of hourly workers off the job at Essar Steel Algoma has reached 500, says the steelmaker's manager of corporate communications, Brenda Stenta.

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"Poetic justice, in my opinion," says Shawn Taylor, referring to Smoking , one of the pieces he was displaying tonight at Desi9n, Sault College's 2009 graphic design show. "The piece is denouncing cigarettes using cigarettes," Taylor told SooToday.

Hey hey hey! It's Saturday, time for another SooToday.com vintage Saturday-morning cartoon. Today, we offer our sleepless readers an episode of Bill Cosby's Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids , which ran from 1972 to 1984.

It would seem the Easter Bunny has arrived in Sault Ste. Marie a tad early this year. Faithful SooToday.com reader Larry Ricard sent us this picture today. He says the little fella has been hanging around his East End backyard for the last few weeks.

NEWS RELEASE U.S. CONGRESSMAN BART STUPAK ************************** More than 4,100 constituents join Stupak for first telephone town hall WASHINGTON – U.S.

NEWS RELEASE SEARCHMONT RESORT ************************** Searchmont Resort open in April? Skier/boarder appreciation Saturday and Sunday Searchmont Resort wants to thank all skiers and boarders for their support this past winter.

NEWS RELEASE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* $7,000 in fines for hunting deer on private property Two Hearst hunters have been fined a total of $7,000 for trespassing and hunting deer on private land.