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Ray Nagin, mayor of New Orleans, has ordered a mandatory evacuation of his city this Sunday morning. The precaution is being taken in the wake of the expected arrival later today of Category 5 Hurricane Katrina.

Here at SooToday.com, we always appreciate being set straight by our readers. Today, one reader used our feedback button to object to Tyler Simpson's description last night of the drive to Hempfest as "long and treacherous.

Robert Fantham of 303 Fifth Line East will make a video court appearance today after patrons and staff at Studio 10 were unimpressed by an openly displayed American-made 'junk' gun.

NEWS RELEASE ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS ******************** Mighty Ducks sign 2004 second-round pick Jordan Smith ANAHEIM, Calif.

Jeff Adams sparked a bowl of a funny-smelling, mossy-looking, tobacco-like substance at Hempfest on Friday.

When Ottawa-based Sound Venture Productions needed a Bo Derek lookalike for a 1999 classical music program featuring Maurice Ravel's Bolero , they hired Nadine Robinson (shown) to play the part.

ALGOMA HEALTH UNIT NEWS RELEASE ********************* Beach postings removed! The beach postings at Point des Chenes and Batchawana Bay Park have been removed. Test samples have determined that the water does not pose a hazard to swimming/bathing.

Yesterday was not a good day to launch a campaign against high gas prices.

OPP NEWS RELEASE BY CST. R.J. DINSDALE BADGE #5381 ********************** In July a lady and her family took a trip away from their home, on the Mission Road, Batchewana First Nation, for a few days.

OPP NEWS RELEASES BY CONSTABLE R.J. DINSDALE BADGE #5381 ********************** Our stepped-up enforcement efforts in the construction zones east of Sault Ste. Marie had an impact yesterday.