Just after 10 p.m. this evening, a residence on Durham Street in White River caught fire. The White River Fire Department is currently on the scene battling the fire. Photos shared to Wawa-news by a White River resident show the building has been engulfed by flames. Wawa-news has been told that the propane tank exploded just before the firefighters ...

Council has approved proclamations that acknowledge May as Community Living Awareness Month and Huntington Disease Awareness Month.

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 8. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus 5 overnight. News Tidbits – Sudbury MP Paul Lefebvre is encouraging Sudbury residents to sign a City of Greater Sudbury flag wishing Alex Trebek well. Trebek ...

Ontario is holding public consultations on how children and youth with autism can be better supported. “I invite all people across Ontario to take part in the largest consultation on autism in the history of the province,” said Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. “We are listening, and your advice will be invaluable in helping us best ...

Weather – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries changing to 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. High plus 4. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill ...

Today, the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman has assumed all the investigative functions of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth. The Ontario government explains that this “is a crucial step towards building a better child protection system. These changes, set out in the Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 introduced last fall, will bring greater oversight and provide ...

Weather – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of wet flurries or rain showers late this afternoon. Periods of snow over southeastern sections late this morning and this afternoon. Wind east 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 2. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of wet flurries or rain showers early this evening. Wind east 20 ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 8. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness late this evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this evening. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. News Tidbits – The dates and lineup for the Wawa Music Festival have been announced. The festival will be held Friday, June 28 to Sunday, June 30. ...

Tyler Morrison is one of the fastest rising comedians in North America with his hilarious brand of working-class comedy. Tyler has headlined and sold out numerous shows across Canada and beyond. On his exhausting resume, you will find that Tyler has been featured at the Boston Comedy Festival, Atlanta Laughing Skull Festival, Just For Laughs 42 Festival, CBC’S Winnipeg Comedy ...

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of light snow beginning this morning then changing to periods of rain this afternoon. Wind becoming east 20 km/h this morning. High plus 5. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain changing to periods of light snow this evening and ending before morning then cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. ...

Weather – Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning near noon. Snow and rain showers early this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late this afternoon. High plus 4 with temperature falling to minus 1 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Periods of snow ending after midnight then clearing. ...

Weather – A few showers ending this morning then mainly cloudy. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 9. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy overnight with a few showers. Fog patches developing this evening. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – If you love Shrek and Fiona, you might consider going to watch the Musical Comedy Guild’s ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. High 7. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. A few showers beginning after midnight. Low plus 2. News Tidbits – Highway 11 remains closed from Smooth Rock Falls to Cochrane due to a collision. It has been ...

The Ontario Library Service (OLS) delivers services on behalf of the Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. In Ontario’s budget for 2019-20, which was tabled on April 11th, that ministry will have its funding cut by $58.6 million — from $1.55 billion to $1.49 billion.” The Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport has made part of that cut ...