Morning News – April 7

Apr 7, 2022 at 07:56

Weather:

• Today – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries this morning. Periods of snow beginning near noon except periods of rain near Lake Superior. High plus 3. UV index 3 or moderate.
• Tonight – Periods of snow except periods of rain near Lake Superior early this evening. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 8 overnight.

COVID Statistics:

	Current	Previous	Change from previous report
Tested	251,242	250,941	301
Confirmed Cases	7,004	6,942	62
Confirmed Cases in 2022	4,800	4,738	62
Active cases	426	409(1)	17
Resolved	6,578	6,533	45
*Deceased	46	46	0
Deceased in 2022	25	25	0
Central & East Algoma	692	686	6
Elliot Lake & Area	302	297	5
North Algoma	262	261	1
Sault Ste. Marie & Area	5,748	5,698	50

 

News Tidbits:

• Sad to hear of the passing of Bjarni Tryggvason. He was among the first six Canadians to enter the astronaut program. He flew to space in Discovery in 1997, and was honoured with a Canadian stamp in 2003.
• Yesterday’s storm continues for a good portion of Northern Ontario with nearly 7,000 Hydro One customers without power today. Hydro One states that road closures, poor driving conditions and reduced visibility may delay some power outage restoration efforts. HydroOne expects that most of these outages will be resolved by 4:30 p.m.

Announcements:

• Todd Smith, Minister of Energy, will be joined by David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, to make an announcement about Ontario’s clean energy future at 9:30 a.m. in Niagara Falls,