Dec 27, 2017 @ 09:27 Donald Bretzlaff est une personne âgée qui vit avec le diabète de type 2 depuis près de deux décennies. À cause de sa maladie, il a perdu une jambe et ne voit plus que d’un œil. Il a aussi des lésions des nerfs qui lui causent de la douleur.   Depuis quatre ans, M. Bretzlaff ...

Dec 27, 2017 @ 09:10 Across Northern Ontario, the ‘Extreme Cold Warnings’ continue: 5:23 AM EST Wednesday 27 December 2017 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A period of very cold wind chills continues. Extreme wind chill values of minus 40 or below continue this morning. Wind chills will moderate during the ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 22. Wind chill minus 42 this morning and minus 32 this afternoon. Tonight will be clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 32. Wind chill minus 38.   News Tidbits – Today is the John Haight Memorial Hockey Tournament. The Wawa Mustangs are holding a Pub Night tonight from ...

9:57 AM EST Tuesday 26 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Snow squalls are continuing this morning. Snow squalls will shift south of the region later this morning. There is a potential for local total snow accumulations of 15 to 30 cm by later this morning. In addition, local blowing snow ...

Dec. 25, 2017 Merry Christmas from Andrea Horwath On behalf of New Democrats from across Ontario, Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating today. I hope you get the chance to spend time with your friends and families – time where busy schedules and daily routines slow down so you can enjoy a meal together, and take in the joy of the ...

Dec 25, 2017 @ 20:31 At 8 p.m. OPP advised Hwy 17 from Sault Ste Marie to Hwy 546 (Iron Bridge) was reopened. Dec 25, 2017 @ 18:18 The Blind River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise that Hwy 17 from Sault Ste Marie to Hwy 546 (Iron Bridge) has been closed because of weather conditions creating poor visibility.  

Dec 25, 2017 @ 18:12 511ONNortheastern tweeted at 17:34 “Lane and shoulder are open.” Dec 25, 2017 @ 15:56   Ontario511 tweeted at 15:49 that there has been a collision 15 kilometres south of the Hwy 17/Hwy 519 Junction. The westbound lane and shoulder are blocked. Ontario511 has not tweeted any other information at this time. Wawa-news expects that there ...

Dec 24, 2017 @ 19:45 Wawa-news has confirmed with North Bay that the OPP have reopened Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana. Please be careful driving tonight, and snow squalls are still showing on the Montreal River Radar. Merry Christmas all!  

Dec 24, 2017 @ 19:24   Santa has been cleared for Canadian airspace, and two CF-18 escort pilots are ready to join him as he travels around Canada delivering presents – track his journey by clicking here!

Dec 24, 2017 @ 12:22 Highway 17 between Wawa and the Soo is closed due to weather conditions.   Ontario Provincial Police have confirmed the highway closure is from Wawa to Batchawana Bay (Highway 563).

Weather – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature falling to minus 11 this afternoon. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this evening. Flurries beginning near midnight. Local amount 5 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 20. Wind chill minus 25.    

Dec 22, 2017 @ 13:24 A snow squall warning has been issued for Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville During a snow squall visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Snow squall conditions expected to persist this afternoon. Current information suggests 15 to 25 cm of ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 12:50 There have been moose and wolves on Isle Royale for many, many years. There have been woodland caribou and wolves on Michipicoten Island for a number of years too. Both islands have captive populations that are affected by ice bridges, and a finite ecosystem. The Boreal Woodland Caribou were restored to Michipicoten Island in the ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 08:06 Jamie McDonald? Who is Jamie McDonald? Perhaps you should ask who was that costumed man who ran across Canada?   Jamie McDonald ran across Canada costumed as a superhero raisingmore than £250,000 for children’s charities in the UK and Canada in a bid to give back to the charities that supported him as an unwell ...

Dec 22, 2017 @ 07:56 Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this morning. High minus 8. Flurries are expected tonight. Local amount 5 cm. Low minus 16. Roads – 2017-12-22 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 bare and dry road 2017-12-22 2:13 101 Highway 144 to Shawmere River bare and ...