The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Premier Doug Ford, Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, and honoured guests will pay tribute to the bravery, courage and sacrifice of past and present members of the Canadian Armed Forces at Queen’s Park today beginning at 10:00 a.m. They will unveil the Memorial to Honour Canadian Heroes ...

Weather –  Cloudy. 30 percent chance of rain changing to 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature steady near minus 1. Wind chill near minus 7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers or flurries late this evening ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District late yesterday afternoon (November 10, 2020). Case #57 is as a result of close contact, and the individual is self-isolating. The test was done November 9th, 2020. APH will notify all close contacts to this individual through contact tracing.   Tested (1)  Confirmed cases Active cases ...

EAST ALGOMA OPP CHARGE NEIGHBOURS   (BLIND RIVER, ON)- On November 7, 2020, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an ongoing neighbor dispute in the Town of Blind River.   Investigation determined, the neighbor disputes began in March 2020 and has escalated in recent times. Police were provided videos that began September ...

The Ontario government announced close to $20 million in combined federal-provincial infrastructure funding for communities in Northern Ontario. This funding is through the Local Government sub-stream of the COVID-19 Resilience infrastructure stream to help build and repair a wide range of infrastructure projects that respond to the impacts of the pandemic, including retrofits and repairs, COVID-19 response infrastructure, active transportation ...

The Ontario Government is begining a new program. The Ontario Workforce Reserve for Senior Support is a new program focused on recruiting, training and deploying individuals as Resident Support Aides (RSA) to work at homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. These RSA’s will assist residents with daily living activities including assistance during meal times and nutrition breaks or with the coordination ...

The beautiful weather of the past few days is coming to an end. A deepening low pressure area from the Southern Plains States will spread across Northern Ontario tonight bringing the possibility of freezing rain. As temperatures to drop to near or a little below the zero degree mark, freezing rain may develop and persist for a few hours overnight. ...

  44 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald was making her way across Lake Superior loaded with iron ore pellets. The November storm hit and the crew of the Fitz battled through 70 knot winds and 30 foot waves.  Just shy of shelter at Whitefish Bay, the Fitzgerald was lost with all hands. Across Lake Superior today, people remember the storm, ...

Weather –  Periods of rain. Amount 20 to 30 mm. Temperature steady near plus 3. Tonight – Periods of rain. Risk of freezing rain overnight. Rainfall amount 10 mm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this evening. Low minus 1. Freezing rain possible later tonight into early Wednesday. As colder air from the north filters in and ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting a new case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District. Case #56 is as a result of close contact, and the individual is self-isolating. The test was done November 9th, 2020. APH will notify all close contacts to this individual through contact tracing.   Tested (1)  Confirmed cases Active cases Resolved cases (2) Deceased 56,858 56 ...

Wawa-news was down for about 5 hours today, but is back in service. Thank you for your patience. Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 16. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Periods of rain beginning ...

Consider, if you will, this scenario: BigBlue, a major automaker, is hit with a massive recall of thousands of recent model cars because the ratchet mechanism in the seatbelts is defective.  Automobile safety authorities discover this because there have been so many people killed because they were ejected from the car in accidents.  An investigation into the cause determines that ...

Considérez ce scénario: BigBlue, un grand constructeur automobile, est frappé par un rappel massif de milliers de modèles de voitures récentes parce que le mécanisme à cliquet dans les ceintures de sécurité est défectueux. Les autorités de sécurité automobile découvrent cela parce qu’il y a eu tellement de personnes tuées parce qu’elles ont été éjectées de leur voiture dans des ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting eight (8) new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma district. Algoma Public Health explainss that through contact tracing, they notifiy all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health, you are not considered a close contact. Seven cases are from close contact with an individual.   Case Number Exposure Category Status ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. High 14. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy this evening. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h after midnight. Temperature steady near 12.   Status of COVID-19 cases in the Algoma District (from Algoma Public Health) Tested (1)  Confirmed cases Active cases Resolved cases (2) Deceased 56,109 47 4 ...