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Environmental groups expressed concern today that only three of 43 “toxic hotspots” have been cleaned up in the Great Lakes region since the heavily polluted sites were identified more than two decades ago.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* TORONTO, March 6 - The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad is requesting the public's assistance in locating Adam Price, federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant as a result of his breach

The crashed transport that snarled traffic this afternoon on Highway 17 B has been removed. The trailer contained frozen food Its refrigeration unit continued to work and it's expected the load will be salvaged.

At least 10 people have been killed by gunfire in a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem, according to Fox News. Other reports place the death total at seven. Elsewhere, two bomb attacks in Baghdad have resulted in at least 54 deaths.

NEWS RELEASES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS SAULT AREA HOSPITAL ************************* Specialist backup for the Emergency Department March 6, 2008 - Emergency Department physicians at the Sault Area Hospital submitted their 60-day notice to the

NEWS RELEASE CRIME STOPPERS ************************* Crime of the Week – March 6 The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s assistance in solving a break and enter on Fourth Line West.

An Ontario Court judge has today rejected arguments from the Ontario Human Rights Commission that the province's helmet law discriminates against Baljinder Badesha, a Sikh motorcyclist who wears a turban.

NEWS RELEASE SAULT AREA HOSPITAL ************************* Temporary walk-in clinic closure March 6, 2008 - Sault Area Hospital’s (SAH) walk-in clinic will be closed tomorrow, Friday, March 7, 2008 because of a lack of physician coverage.

City Police have issued the following statement about the transport crash on Highway 17b at Trunk Road. To read earlier SooToday.com coverage of this story, please click here .

Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, currently investigating a weekend crash that seriously injured two male sledders at Marks Bay, advise SooToday.com this morning that they are not aware of any fatalities resulting from the head-on collision.