To provide an additional layer of protection against COVID-19 and variants including Omicron, the province has launched a holiday testing blitz to offer rapid antigen tests to individuals free of charge at pop-up sites across the province, as well as at select LCBO stores across Ontario. This initiative is part of the government’s enhanced COVID-19 testing strategy to mitigate the ...

Dec 16, 2021 at 10:12 Congratulations to Christian Lapointe, winner of Week 25 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#28) that Christian selected contained the Ace of Hearts, winning $726. The progressive pot next week is estimated at $13,065! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health ...

Dec 16, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Rain showers changing to snow this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Blowing snow this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming southwest 60 gusting to 90 early this morning then diminishing to 40 gusting to 70 late this afternoon. ...

Algoma Public Health reported twenty-two (22) new cases of COVID-19 (#1,530 – #1,552) last night (December 15). Twenty are in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and two (2) are in Central & East Algoma. There are currently 260 active cases.

Strong southwesterly winds gusting to 100 km/h are expected today. The winds are being generated because of a Colorado Low that is moving through Ontario today bringing strong winds throughout most of northeastern and southern Ontario. Environment Canada warns that utility outages may occur. Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. Loose objects may be ...

Strong southwesterly winds gusting to 90 km/h are expected today. The winds are being generated because of a Colorado Low that is moving through Ontario today bringing strong winds throughout most of northeastern and southern Ontario. Environment Canada warns that utility outages may occur. Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. Loose objects may be ...

Dec 16, 2021 at 06:30 At 5:28 this morning Environment Canada cancelled this warning. Dec 15, 2021 at 16:09   At 2 this afternoon the rainfall warning changed. A better timeline was offered, stating that the rain, heavy at times is expected to begin around midnight. The amount of rain has increased to a possible 25 to 35 mm before ...

Many school buses are cancelled in the Sudbury Area,  Mattawa area (all main and side roads are iced over), Temagami to Hearst, including Timmins. So if you have to travel in any of these areas be aware of changing road conditions and drive safely.   updated at: 5:28 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa ...

Alors que le coût des biens essentiels comme le logement, la nourriture et le carburant devrait continuer d’augmenter au cours des prochains mois, les familles canadiennes qui cherchaient de l’aide dans la mise à jour financière d’aujourd’hui seront déçues, selon la députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes. Mme Hughes note qu’il n’y a pas eu grand-chose pour remédier aux pressions exercées sur ...

With the cost of essentials like housing, food, and fuel expected to continue to increase in the coming months, Canadian families looking for help in today’s fiscal update will find themselves disappointed, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes notes that there was little to address the stresses to household budgets, and nothing to ask those who have profited the ...

Dec 15, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Periods of drizzle and rain showers beginning early this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Fog patches developing this morning. Wind south 20 km/h. High 8. Tonight – Periods of drizzle changing to showers near midnight. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Fog patches. ...

Group Health Centre (GHC) is currently monitoring an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Second Floor Surgery/Primary Care Department at the 240 McNabb Street location. Algoma Public Health (APH) has identified 8 confirmed cases of COVID-19 connected to this outbreak. The Ministry of Health defines a COVID-19 outbreak as two or more laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases involving patients or staff within a ...

Algoma Public Health reported thirty-four (34) new cases of COVID-19 last night, Tuesday, December 14. Twenty-nine (29) cases are in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and five (5) are in Central and East Algoma. There are currently 271 active cases.

Local Area Road Conditions Note: Route 26 servicing St. Anne School (Spanish) will be cancelled today due to freezing rain.   updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry bare and wet good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry good ...

Environment Canada is warning of significant rainfall Wednesday night into Thursday for Pukaskwa Park to Wawa. This is part of a low-pressure system that is expected to track through the Midwest into the Upper Great Lakes by Wednesday that is creating significant rainfall warnings west along the shores of Lake Superior. It is possible that 20 – 4o mm of ...