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Full text of White House press briefing

Full text of White House press briefing

The following is the full text of a press briefing conducted this afternoon by White House Press Secretary Tony Snow (shown) at the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine.
New forest fire in Sault area

New forest fire in Sault area

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOREST FIRE UPDATE ************************* East Regional situation report June 30, 2007 New Fires Yesterday - 4 Active Fires Today - 8 Total Fires To Date - 230 Total Hectares To Date - 2,830 Current situation There we
UK raises terror threat to 'critical' - attack 'imminent'

UK raises terror threat to 'critical' - attack 'imminent'

In the wake of today's Jeep attack on Glasgow International Airport, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has just declared that the United Kingdom's terror threat has been bumped to to the highest level of "critical.
Blackpool airport closed after Glasgow attack

Blackpool airport closed after Glasgow attack

Sky News television is reporting this afternoon that the international airport in the English seaside town of Blackpool has been closed in the wake of today's terror attack on Glasgow International Airport.
Aven's lucky lettuce adventure (12 photos)

Aven's lucky lettuce adventure (12 photos)

Aven Reid lucked out at the Algoma Farmers' Market in the Bondar Pavilion parking lot today. Aven is showing off the lettuce he found with the help of his lucky red train that he's reported to be almost never without.
U.S. tightens air security after terror attack in Glasgow

U.S. tightens air security after terror attack in Glasgow

The Department of Homeland Security will be tightening security at U.S. airports after today's Jeep attack on the main terminal building at Glasgow International Airport in Scotland, media reports indicate.
Arrests made after burning SUV slams into Glasgow Airport

Arrests made after burning SUV slams into Glasgow Airport

Two men have been led away in handcuffs after a speeding Jeep Cherokee spewing flames slammed at full speed into the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport this morning. All flights have been suspended and the airport has been evucated.
(Photo gallery) International Bridge opens to pedestrians

(Photo gallery) International Bridge opens to pedestrians

Okay, if you try walking across the International Bridge later today, the people at Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Homeland Security are going to give you grief.
National Day of Action: 'unprecedented cooperation'

National Day of Action: 'unprecedented cooperation'

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* National Day of Action concludes peacefully in Ontario ORILLIA, ON (June 30) - The Ontario Provincial Police acknowledges and commends First Nations people for the integrity and respect they brought to the m
The tuggers are back! (video, 19 photos)

The tuggers are back! (video, 19 photos)

The 2007 running of the tugs is on today in the St. Marys River. The Great Tugboat Race will be making the river water boil starting at 12 noon on the Sault Ste. Marie waterfront.