Seven people spent at least part, if not all, their Christmas in the police lockup – and are due in bail court for various offences today – including a 29 year old female who was arrested Christmas Day for assaulting her husband and threatening to kill him with a knife at their east end home. 20 year old Kevin Robinson and 26 year old Curtis Daynard, already in custody at the Remand Centre, were charged with assaulting another inmate – punching and kicking him repeatedly.

30 year old Travis William Hopper of 535 Cathcart Street was arrested on December 24th at 10:51 p.m. on the 100 block of Albert Street East for allegedly slashing tires of nine separate vehicles with a knife in that vicinity. The accused had a cut on his hand that required medical attention. He was charged with nine counts of mischief and appears in court February 1 2010.

A 38 year old man was arrested on December 26th at 11:20 p.m. at his home in the east end of the city following a domestic dispute with his common law. It is alleged that the accused assaulted the victim by grabbing and throwing her. He was charged for common assault and released with a court date of February 3 2010. The victim did not require medical attention.

OPP have identified 64-year-old Ronald Boreham of the North Shore as the man killed in yesterday’s motor vehicle accident on Highway 17 just east of Blind River. Police say he was killed when his vehicle was struck by an on-coming vehicle, when the driver of that vehicle lost control on the partially snow covered road. The crash led to 3 other people being sent to hospital in Blind River for non-life threatening injuries. OPP say the driver of the other vehicle has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a two vehicle crash on Highway 17 around 11:30am yesterday, just east of Blind River. Three other people were treated for non-life threatening injuries at hospital in Blind River. The name of the deceased person hasn’t been released yet, pending notification of next of kin. OPP closed Highway 17 to one lane for 4 hours after the crash.

Highway 17 just east of Blind River is closed to one lane of traffic. East Algoma OPP closed the Trans Canada around 11:30 Monday morning at Woodlawn Drive to one lane of traffic because of a motor vehicle collision. No details of the crash are known at this point. As of 12pm Monday, the highway was expected to be closed to one lane for three to four hours.

All Sault Ontario area snowmobile trails are currently closed, not yet safe for snowmobilers. A few–like 4 corners to Goulais–will be opening soon. You can go to ssmtrailblazers.com for more information. In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, all trails are open with some wet spots. Groomers should be out tonight if the temperatures stay cold. For more information you can go to tasatrails dot com.

A 23-year-old Nigerian man has been formally charged with trying to blow up a jetliner as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (OO’-mahr fah-ROOK’ ahb-DOOL’-moo-TAH’-lahb) was charged yesterday at the Michigan hospital where he’s being treated for burns.U-S officials say he claims to have received training and instructions from al-Qaida operatives in Yemen, but they have not verified that.

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The suspected terror attempt in the skies over Michigan has prompted new security measures at airports in Canada.They include more thorough searches of passengers heading to the U-S — and passengers will be able to take only one carry-on item on board their flights. Air Canada says passengers can no longer leave their seats within an hour of landing, and they are prohibited from having personal belongings or other items on their laps during that time.

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Security is being beefed up at airports in both Canada and the United States following a Christmas Day attempt to blow up a flight landing at Detroit. Air Canada and WestJet are advising passengers on U-S bound flights to expect delays because of added security screening. They say carry-on baggage will be limited to one item. WestJet says all passengers heading to the States must submit to a pat-down search, and their carry-on luggage will be searched by hand. The airline says the new procedures will remain in effect until at least Wednesday.
It’s advising passengers to get to the airport for trans-border departures three hours before the scheduled flight time.

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Five ducks are dead after someone allegedly plowed their car through a flock at the Station Mall parking lot. Security at the mall found the dead ducks yesterday afternoon after getting an anonymous phone call.
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Oil prices are on the rise – with winter inventories supposedly lower than expected in the U-S, causing the price of crude to spike by almost $3 a barrel the past couple days to more than $77 now. That has seen gas prices rise in most areas – except for Sault Ste Marie, where we’ve seen a slight decline overnight to 98.8 cents a litre on average. That compares with $2.55 a galon in Sault, MI – the equivalent of 73 cents a litre. In Sudbury gas is selling for 94.6 cents a litre, In Thunder Bay 93.8. In Timmins gas is selling for $1.03.6 a litre … 90 cents in Toronto and 84.4 in Ottawa.

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U-S President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul cleared its second 60-vote test yesterday with one to go today — a vote to limit debate on the full bill. Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak is one of about a dozen Democrats opposed to the bill because it does not prevent public funding for abortions – and they are feeling pressure. He says with about a dozen members of Congress standing firm on the abortion issue, the final bill will likely come up short.