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Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 8 overnight. News Tidbits: A Federal Court judge has ...

I am writing in advance of the Thunder Bay City Council’s debate on the ‘proximity principle’ that will be held on Monday, October 30. I wanted to share some information on this subject, as well as some quick facts about the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO).   Who is the NWMO?   Founded in 2002, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization ...

With Halloween only a night away, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has created a fun safety video message to remind trick-or-treaters, parents and drivers of some tips to ensure a spooky yet safe Halloween night. Below are some additional pointers for a hauntingly safe and fun Halloween: Trick-or-treaters should always walk on a sidewalk if one is available and use ...

5:32 AM EDT Monday 30 October 2023 Weather Advisory in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Winter weather travel advisory in effect. This alert began at 8:47 p.m. Sunday, October 29th, 2023. This will be the first accumulating lake effect snow event of the season for most areas. The ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. Wind becoming west 20 this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill near ...

On October 26, 2023, shortly after 11:00 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a suspicious person on a property on Finn’s Bay Road in Laird Township. The owner of property observed a person on their security cameras walking in front of their garage and confronted the person. That person walked away ...

The arrest of a person wanted for domestic assaults, led to further weapons charges. On October 21, 2023, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a domestic assault, that had occurred earlier in October, at a residence on Highway 129, south of Chapleau. The investigation led to an arrest warrant being ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain or drizzle early this morning. Showers beginning this morning then changing to 40 percent chance of drizzle this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 11. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of drizzle changing to 40 percent chance of rain ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) has made an arrest in connection with a 1973 homicide in Attawapiskat. Helen Carpenter was found deceased on October 23, 1973. She was 21 years old at the time of her death. An investigation was conducted at that time, but no charges were laid. In late 2019, following the Missing and ...

At 5:09 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Freezing Rain Warning for: Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Freezing rain is expected this morning. Freezing rain, at times mixed with snow and ice pellets, is expected this morning. Precipitation should remain as rain for lower elevation areas near Lake Superior. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways, and parking lots ...

On Monday, October 23rd, His Eminence Kurt Cardinal Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, appointed Bishop Thomas Dowd, Bishop of Sault Ste-Marie, as the Co-Moderator of the Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC) for a period of 7 years (2023-2030). This position is expected to take Bishop Dowd out ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Periods of rain beginning late this morning. Amount 5 mm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 2. News ...

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “Traitors Gate” by Jeffrey Archer, “The Ghost Illusion” by Kat Martin, “Holly” by Stephen King, “Santa & Company” by Fern Michaels. En Français, nous avons “Le Chateau des Secrets-Le Rêve Brisé” par Marie-Bernadette Dupuy.   Staff Pick of the Week: “Long Road to Mercy” by David Baldacci. From the book ...

At 6:14 p.m. Environment Canada issued a Special Weather Statement. A low pressure system is forecast to affect the area beginning Thursday night and continue on Friday. Rain, snow, freezing rain and ice pellets are all expected with this system. Precipitation will likely start out as rain, possibly mixed with some light snow, early Thursday evening as temperatures remain just ...

Last Sunday we heard about giving to Ceasar that which belongs to him, that was money because there was a picture of Ceasar on the coins. Give to God what belongs to God and that is yourself because you are made in the image of God the Creator.   Scriptures for Sunday, October 29th Deuteronomy  34: 1-12   Moses dies and ...