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George Carlin, the first-ever host of Saturday Night Live and the second-best stand-up comedian of all time (after Richard Pryor) according to Comedy Central, has died. He was 71. U.S.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Thirty-seven-year-old Robert Nicolson of 68 Koprash Court was arrested on the 22nd of June at 3:10 p.m. on Laronde Avenue and charged with one count of consume over the legal limit.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Forty-six-year-old Steven Gasparotto of 49 Pardee Avenue was arrested on the 21st of June just after midnight on Wellington Street East and charged with one count of consume over the legal limit.

This has been a huge weekend for fundraising for the Sault Ste. Marie skate park, with the Superior Community Skatepark Association hosting big events at both the Speak Easy and the John Rhodes Community Centre.

This past week, we were showing you a reader-submitted photo of a pair of bald eagles spotted by a SooToday.com reader near Thessalon. Today, we're pleased to show you a bald eagle photographed much closer to home by faithful reader Karen Coutu.

NEWS RELEASE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER ************************* Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain.

City Police picked up Daniel Roy Sampson, age 44, of 77 Spadina around 2 a.m. today and charged him with impaired driving. The story is a bit surreal. Police say Sampson was attending a wedding reception and wisely chose to take a cab home.

A 34-year-old local man is facing multiple charges after a woman's East End home was illegally entered. Police accuse the man of getting into the place by cutting out a screen at the back of the residence.

Cassandra and Erika Carlson were spotted, along with many others this afternoon, celebrating St-Jean-Baptiste Day and French-Canadian culture at the Roberta Bondar Pavillion.

Dressed in traditional First Nations garb and sporting a black balloon, three-year-old Jaycee Edgar joined other First Nations peoples, Métis and Inuit from across the region today to celebrate National Aboriginal Day at Bellevue Park.