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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Sault and points east

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Sault and points east

The following weather advisory was issued by Environment Canada at 10:45 a.m. today. Similar warnings are in effect for the Greater Sudbury, North Bay, West Nipissing and Kirkland Lake, New Liskeard Temagami regions.
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Jason Williams rear-ends a truck on his motorcycle

Jason Williams rear-ends a truck on his motorcycle

OPP NEWS RELEASE ********************* Echo Bay, Ont. - The driver of a motorcycle escaped injury on Saturday afternoon after he slammed into the back of a pickup truck on Highway 17 in Echo Bay. On Saturday at about 3:15 p.m.
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Man arrested for swinging pipe at firefighters

Man arrested for swinging pipe at firefighters

OPP NEWS RELEASE ********************* Bail cort appearance for pipe-swinging Batchewana man Goulais River, Ont. - A Batchewana First Nation man will appear in bail court this morning after a pipe swinging incident in Goulais River on Saturday night.
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Cops seek 'seasonally challenged' people in Havilland Bay

Cops seek 'seasonally challenged' people in Havilland Bay

OPP NEWS RELEASE ******************** Havilland Bay, Ont. - On Sunday morning at about 10 a.m.
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OPP release name of victim from Saturday's Mile Hill crash

OPP release name of victim from Saturday's Mile Hill crash

OPP NEWS RELEASE ******************** Victim in Saturday night's fatal crash identified Heyden, Ont. - Sault Ste. Marie OPP are continuing their investigation into the fatal collision that took the life of a Goulais River man on Saturday night.
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More about the people who died last week near White River

More about the people who died last week near White River

This morning's edition of the Winnipeg Sun has an article that talks about some of the five lives that were cut short by last week's fatal crash on Highway 17 near White River.
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Condi does Beirut

Condi does Beirut

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived this morning in Beirut, Lebanon as she begins a Middle East peace mission. She's expected to meet both Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
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Roger charged with stealing stuff from the wind farm site

Roger charged with stealing stuff from the wind farm site

NEWS RELEASE SAULT STE. MARIE POLICE SERVICE ********************* 32-year-old Roger Chabot of 162 Sutton Place was arrested on the 24th of July just after 2:30 a.m.
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Richard switches allegiance from Canadian Tire to Wal-Mart

Richard switches allegiance from Canadian Tire to Wal-Mart

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ********************* On the 21st of July officers from Patrol Service and Investigation Services arrested 30-year-old Richard Gabrylewicz of no fixed address and charged him with two counts of theft under $5,000 and one coun
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42 photos of people having fun at the Italian Festival

42 photos of people having fun at the Italian Festival

Sunday at the Bondar tent, Saultites donned their red, white and green, and gathered to celebrate at the Italian Festival sponsored by the Elettra Society and the City of Sault Ste. Marie. An afternoon of karaoke, featuring Sault Ste.
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