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Two individuals are facing numerous charges after failing to stop for police. On March 5, 2024, shortly before 2:00 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Batchewana First Nation Police were notified that a vehicle had failed to stop for officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service. A short time later, officers located ...

A local resident is facing criminal charges after being arrested by police twice in one night. On March 7, 2024, shortly before 1:00 a.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of mischief on Third Avenue in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Marlee PANCO, 34 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and charged ...

    Congratulations to students of École Saint-Joseph who did their Premier Pardon— First Confession on March 6, 2024­.  

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 374 is holding our 55th year tradition of hosting the Annual Maple Syrup Festival on April 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2024. For many friends and family, it is a custom to travel many hours and fill up on fluffy pancakes, perfectly fried sausages covered in golden local maple syrup. The regular customers mark their ...

Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High +5. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Snow beginning after midnight. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this evening. Low -5. Wind chill -11 overnight. News Tidbits: Hwy 11 remains closed from Haileybury to Coleman ...

5:38 AM EST Friday 8 March 2024 Significant snowfall possible tonight into Sunday. Hazards: Snow, at times heavy. Total accumulations of 15 to 25 cm. Visibility may be reduced at times in heavy snow. Timing: Tonight into Sunday. Discussion: Snow, at times heavy, will begin after midnight tonight. Snow will taper from west to east through Sunday. There remains some ...

Workplace Safety North (WSN) has announced the lineup of speakers for the 26th annual Mining Health and Safety Conference, set to take place from April 16 to 18 in Sudbury. The conference, themed “Inclusive mines, a safer future,” emphasizes the importance of diversity and equity in ensuring safer work environments.   More than 300 delegates are expected to convene for ...

Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A23O0155) into the 27 November 2023 runway excursion involving a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 aircraft operated by Thunder Airlines Limited, at the Wawa Aerodrome, Ontario. The TSB conducted a limited-scope, class 4 investigation into this occurrence to advance transportation safety through greater awareness of potential safety issues. Air transportation safety investigation ...

In a few short weeks on April 8th, the long-anticipated total solar eclipse will be upon us. Standing on a specific 185-kilometre-wide path will result in witnessing the moon completely cover the sun.  Along the center of this path will result in a maximum of three to four minutes of totality. This path starts in Mexico and then continues over ...

RANK WINS G.P. BONITZKE, Wendy 1 9 13 TAVELLA, Debbie 1 9 13 LESCHISHIN, Barb 3 8 12 BURGOYNE, Teri-Lyne 4 7 13 MATHIAS, Danette 4 7 13 BLANCHET, Emma 6 6 12 KLOCKARS, Anna-Lisa 6 6 13 LOWE, Cheri 6 6 13 SPENCER, Diane 6 6 13 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 6 6 13 BUSSINEAU, Denise 11 5 11 PARSONS, Rochelle ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -3. Wind chill -5 overnight. News Tidbits: The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will open the Poe Lock to all marine traffic at 6 ...

This past Sunday we heard of different ways one might understand the Ten Commandments. They are found in Exodus 30:2-12, Deuteronomy 5:6-21 and Exodus 34: 11-26 is the Ritual Decalogue. The Ten Commandments concern matters of fundamental importance in Judaism and Christianity. The greatest obligation (to worship only God), the greatest injury to a person (murder), the greatest injury to ...

The last Game of the 2023-2024 Men’s Curling Season was played last evening. There was a tie for First and Second positions. Based on the statistics for the Season, Team Tom Terris is the Club Champion and the Mark Leschishin Team is Runner Up. Team Tom Terris won all head-to-head games with Team Leschishin. Playoffs begin Monday March 18th.  Note ...

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $1 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support the productivity and growth of businesses in the province’s maple syrup sector. The Maple Production Improvement Initiative is supporting 77 maple syrup producers with cost-shared funding to support a range of activities to enhance their operations. The initiative ...

Les gouvernements du Canada et de l’Ontario investissent plus de 1 million de dollars dans le cadre du Partenariat canadien pour une agriculture durable (PCA durable) afin de soutenir la productivité et la croissance des entreprises du secteur acéricole de la province. L’Initiative d’amélioration pour le secteur de l’acériculture soutient 77 acériculteurs grâce à une aide financière à frais partagés ...