Weather –  Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this afternoon with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill near minus 8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries and risk of freezing drizzle. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind up ...

Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la Journée nationale de commémoration et d’action contre la violence faite aux femmes : « Le 6 décembre 1989, 14 jeunes femmes ont été assassinées à l’École Polytechnique de Montréal dans un acte de violence tragique et insensé. Pour la seule raison qu’elles étaient des femmes, leurs ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: “On December 6, 1989, 14 young women were murdered at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in a tragic and senseless act of violence. Their lives were unfairly and cruelly cut short, just because they were women. On this ...

The Hon. Erin O’Toole, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, issued the following statement on the sad anniversary of the massacre at the École polytechnique: “On December 6, 1989, a misogynist murderer, towering with horrible hate, broke the dreams of young women who had their whole lives ahead of them. “On that day, Canada was the victim of ...

L’hon. Erin O’Toole, le chef des conservateurs du Canada et de l’Opposition officielle, a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion du triste anniversaire de la tuerie de l’École polytechnique : « Le 6 décembre 1989, un meurtrier misogyne, animé d’une horrible haine, est venu briser les rêves de jeunes femmes qui avaient toute la vie devant elles. « Ce jour-là, le Canada ...

  Fourteen young women were murdered, and thirteen other people wounded on December 6, 1989. A man entered a classroom at Montreal’s École Polytechnique armed with a semi-automatic weapon; separated nine women from the fifty men in a classroom, opened fire on the women, screaming “J’haïs les féministes”. Six died, and three were wounded in that room. He left that ...

In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today: “As the resurgence of COVID-19 activity continues in Canada, we are tracking a range of epidemiological indicators to monitor where the disease is most active, where it is spreading and how it is impacting the health of Canadians ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement on the death of the Honourable Ronald A. Irwin: “It was with sadness that I learned of the passing of former Sault Ste. Marie Mayor, Member of Parliament, Minister, lawyer, and diplomat Ronald A. Irwin. “Mr. Irwin was born in Sault Ste. Marie and dedicated his life and career to community ...

Today, December 6, marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre. As we remember this tragedy, the Ontario Native Women Association (ONWA) calls upon all men and boys to Breaking the Silence against violence targeted to Indigenous women and girls. Men and boys have an important role in ...

Weather –  Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Periods of light snow beginning late this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 2. Wind chill minus 13 this morning and minus 6 this afternoon. Tonight – Periods of light snow. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus ...

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is asking anyone who worked as part of the underground shift (employees and contractors) during any of the following dates and shifts noted below to immediately go into self-isolation at home. November 21 – Day Shift November 22 – Day Shift November 23 – Day Shift November 24 – Day Shift November 25 ...

  There were some beaming smiles today at the annual “Fill a Sleigh” Day held at The Bargain Shop. This annual event put on by Wawa’s Emergency Services (Wawa Fire Department, Superior East OPP, and Algoma EMS) and hosted by The Bargain Shop, provides an opportunity for children to meet Santa and for individuals to make donations of items to ...

There are now seven cases of COVID-19 in Marathon. Superior North Catholic District School Board has issued a letter to the school community stating that the Board has received notification of a confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in our Holy Saviour Catholic School in Marathon. Contact tracing is underway with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) by ...

      The sun does come out once in a while – and when it does everyone’s spirits rise with it. On Wednesday morning, Wawa Lake was spectacular with the glassy water reflecting the town and hills. If the wind would quit blowing the ice that is trying to grow would be able to get a firm grasp and ...

Qui a dit que la grammaire n’était pas amusante ?! Les élèves de 7e et 8e année à l’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) ont travaillé les adverbes en s’échappant d’une salle d’évasion virtuelle! Malgré la pandémie, le personnel scolaire trouve des moyens amusants et enrichissants pour appuyer l’apprentissage des élèves du CSC Nouvelon.