Morning News – March 28

Mar 28, 2022 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – Sunny. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light late this morning. High minus 5. Wind chill -29 this morning and =7 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 3 or moderate.
• Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -20. Wind chill -9 this evening and -24 overnight.

COVID-19 Statistics:

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Tested	247,591	247,263	328
Confirmed Cases	6,416	6,361	55
Confirmed Cases in 2022	4,212	4,157	55
Active cases	443(6)	437(6)	6
Resolved	5,973	5,924	49
Deceased	42	42	0
Deceased in 2022	22	22	0
Central & East Algoma	619	614	5
Elliot Lake & Area	261	256	5
North Algoma	248	246	2
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	5,288	5,245	43

News Tidbits:

• In two separate meetings, Metis and Inuit delegates will speak with Pope Francis at the Vatican  today.
• Canada will play in the World Cup for the first time since 1986. They defeated Jamaica 4-0 in a qualifying game at BMO Field in Toronto.
• Congratulations to Jody Lorenzo and Sharon Lorenzo of Sault Ste. Marie who are celebrating after winning an ONTARIO 49 top prize worth $2 million in the December 11, 2021 draw. The brother and sister-in-law duo have been playing the lottery together since 2001 and said their favourite game to play is ONTARIO 49. “We play regular numbers – no significance to them,” they shared while at the OLG Prize Centre to collect their winnings.

Announcements:

• Premier Doug Ford and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education will be joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, as well as Karina Gould, Federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, to make an announcement at 11:00 a.m.
• Todd Smith, Ontario Minister of Energy, will be joined by Don Morgan, Saskatchewan Minister Responsible for SaskPower, Sonya Savage, Alberta Minister of Energy, and Mike Holland, New Brunswick Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development, to make an announcement about small modular reactors at 12 Noon.