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KWG, Spider get in on De Beers Northern Ontario venture

KWG, Spider get in on De Beers Northern Ontario venture

NEWS RELEASE KWG RESOURCES INC. ******************** KWG, Spider and De Beers deal MONTREAL, QUEBEC - (Feb. 20, 2006) - KWG Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:KWG) and its joint venture partner Spider Resources Inc.
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Switching failure causes big power outage

Switching failure causes big power outage

More than 7,000 PUC customers suffered an 11-minute power outage this morning that's being blamed on a fault during switching operations. The lights went out at 9:06 a.m.
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Highway 17 North re-opens

Highway 17 North re-opens

OPP NEWS RELEASES ******************** 9 a.m. - Highway 17 North re-opened Batchawana, Ont. - Officials with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of Transportation have re-opened Highway 17 between Batchawana and Wawa.
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Denis forgets to pay for his stuff at the dollar store

Denis forgets to pay for his stuff at the dollar store

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ******************* Denis Morin of 1-127 Gore Street was arrested on the 18th of February and charged with one count of theft under $5,000 and one count of possession of property obtained by crime.
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Gordon Leonard charged with fraud and forgery

Gordon Leonard charged with fraud and forgery

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ******************* 39-year-old Gordon Leonard of no fixed address was arrested on the 17th of February in the late afternoon. It is alleged that the accused attempted to cash a stolen cheque at a local business.
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(Picture) Four transports demolished on Hwy 17 N.

(Picture) Four transports demolished on Hwy 17 N.

As of 8 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police advise SooToday.com that Highway 17 remains closed north of Batchawana Bay because of gale-force winds and blowing and drifting snow.
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Highway 101 closure at Chapleau (9:04 p.m. update)

Highway 101 closure at Chapleau (9:04 p.m. update)

OPP NEWS RELEASE ****************** 9:04 p.m. - Highway 101 reopened Chapleau, Ont. - Highway 101 from Chapleau to Hwy 651 has been reopened as of 8:45 pm. ****************** Highway 101 closed Chapleau, Ont.
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Parco scores again for Italy, Canada loses to Finland

Parco scores again for Italy, Canada loses to Finland

The good news is that as of this afternoon, Saultbies have scored five goals in Olympic ice hockey at the 2006 Torino Games. The bad news is that not one of those goals was for Team Canada.
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Update on gun scare that closed Hwy 17 in North Bay

Update on gun scare that closed Hwy 17 in North Bay

OPP NEWS RELEASES ********************* 4:49 p.m. update 24-year-old Benjamin Artus of Cornwall, Ontario and 23-year-old Jeffery Lamarre of North Bay, Ontario have been charged with the following offences: 1.
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Jacob Desjardins meets his fans at the Gardens

Jacob Desjardins meets his fans at the Gardens

Four-year-old Jacob Desjardins was busy getting acquainted with Soo Greyhounds centre Andrew Desjardins (no relation) today at Memorial Gardens. It happened at the annual Season Ticket Holders Skate over the noon hour.
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