Local News

OPP NEWS RELEASE ***************** Ball park torn up Goulais River, Ont. - Someone with a heavy foot and little compassion is responsible for damage to the ball fields in Goulais River.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ******************** Have you seen this stolen Cat? Heyden, Ont. - An Echo Bay man is missing his 2002 Arctic Cat all-terrain vehicle after leaving it on a bush trail for a week.

Brookfield Power Ups came out on top as the Division A champions in today's Sault North Rotary Dragon Boat Festival. Shaw Cable took first place in the B Division finals, while Korah Collegiate's IB program came first in Division C.

The Edmonton Oilers have climbed back into the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. A late goal by Ryan Smyth broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Oilers to a 2-1 victory on Saturday night over the Carolina Hurricanes in Edmonton.

OPP NEWS RELEASE 7:09 P.M. ****************** Highway 17 west of Markstay closed due to serious collision (Warren, On) - Warren OPP advise that Highway 17 east of Stinson is closed due to a serious motor vehicle collision.

MEDIA RELEASE ALGOMA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ************ Convocation 2006 Algoma U is preparing for the 2006 Convocation Ceremony being held on campus at 2 p.m. today. Algoma U will graduate 140 students.

Jonathon Zarb (shown) and Nicole Taylor got themselves bloodied up today in an OSAID presentation geared to demonstrate the severity of driving while impaired.

Seth Wotten double checked his gear before saddling up and paddling out of the Sailing Club at Bellevue Park yesterday. Wotten, who left Montreal April 15, is canoeing to the far northwestern end of Canada.

A nine-day-old strike at Tenaris Algoma Tubes is now over. Three hundred members (74 percent) of Steelworkers Local 8248 voted in favour of the new collective agreement reached last night, with 103 voting against it.

NEWS RELEASE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER ********************** Premier's statement on incidents at Caledonia EDMONTON, June 9 - The following statement was issued by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty: "It was with great disappointment that I learned of the