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Insp. John Campbell honoured for humanitarian response

Insp. John Campbell honoured for humanitarian response

Insp. John Campbell of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service will be among citizens and police officers honoured at the Ontario Provincial Police - North East Region Awards ceremony Thursday in Sudbury.
Meet President Bush's new 'war czar'

Meet President Bush's new 'war czar'

In an exclusive report, ABC News is reporting that President Bush has chosen Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute as his 'war czar' to oversee the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Lute is currently director of operations at the Pentagon.
MNR forest fire update - distributed by e-mail at 4:02 p.m.

MNR forest fire update - distributed by e-mail at 4:02 p.m.

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources distributed the following update to news media at 4:02 p.m. today. This reader-submitted image shows the sign in front of the Tunnel Lake Trading Post.
Check out the new guy at the Innovation Centre

Check out the new guy at the Innovation Centre

NEWS RELEASE SAULT STE. MARIE INNOVATION CENTRE ************************* The Innovation Centre's GIS department welcomes new GIS business development manager May 15, 2007 - The Sault Ste.
MNR issues statement about government-started fire

MNR issues statement about government-started fire

NEWS RELEASE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* Emergency area order implemented around Sault Ste. Marie Fire #13 SAULT STE.
Hampton slams MNR fire communication cutbacks

Hampton slams MNR fire communication cutbacks

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO NEW DEMOCRATS ************************* MNR cutbacks now a safety concern as communications cut back QUEEN'S PARK - NDP Leader Howard Hampton called on the Minister of Natural Resources to ensure that local media in Northern Onta
Rev. Jerry Falwell: 1933-2007

Rev. Jerry Falwell: 1933-2007

Media reports this afternoon indicate that Reverend Jerry Falwell has died after he was rushed to hospital after he was found unconscious in his office in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was 73.
Latest on Tony vs. the pump pirates

Latest on Tony vs. the pump pirates

NEWS RELEASE TONY MARTIN, MP ************************* NDP introduces federal bill to establish oil and gas Let's put an end to 'highway robbery' - Tony Martin OTTAWA – This morning, NDP MP Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain) introduced legislation th
2-hectare test fire burns 1,500 hectares, still out of control

2-hectare test fire burns 1,500 hectares, still out of control

What was supposed to be a two-hectare prescribed burn north of Thessalon by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on behalf of the Canadian Forest Service has now consumed an estimated 1,500 acres and is still out of control, Lindsay Munroe of th
Wow, what a deal - Toyota Prius hybrid for $280 a month!

Wow, what a deal - Toyota Prius hybrid for $280 a month!

Okay, don't you be rushing over to Northside Toyota today asking for the same lease price. But Frank and Mario Palumbo are so excited about getting the City of Sault Ste.