Local & Area News

Apr 12, 2026 at 07:01 On April 10th, the Surface Water Monitoring Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources issued a Flood Watch for MNR Districts Chapleau/Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie (full list is below). With rain expected over the next 5 days with toral amounts ranging from 25 to 60 mm of rainfall expected. The most significant precipitation and milder conditions ...

A massive project to transport and bury all of Canada’s high-level nuclear fuel waste in northwestern Ontario has moved to the next stage of a federal review with today’s launch of a second 30-day comment period – this one on what information must be included in the multi-year review process. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has posted the “Draft ...

Weather: Today Clearing. Wind up to 15 km/h. High of 3. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight Clear. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then periods of rain mixed with light snow beginning before morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h before morning. Low -1. Road Conditions: News Tidbits: If you are not staying in Wawa to watch ...

November 29,1958 – April 8, 2026 Louis passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family after a long grueling courageous 7-year battle with cancer. Louis was a loving and compassionate husband and adventure partner to Mariane for 44 years. A proud father to Derek (Chantal) and Ashlee (Joe). He was the best Papa to Madison, Ethan, Kolten (Heidi), ...

First Half First: Team BUCKELL Second. Team TERRIS Third: Team FAHRER Second Half First: Team TERRIS Second. Team FAHRER Third: Team BUCKELL

RANK WINS G.P. BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 15 18 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 14 17 SPENCER, Diane 3 13 18 MATHIAS, Danette 4 12 18 LESCHISHIN, Barb 5 11 18 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 5 11 18 AMOS, Tracy 7 10 17 PARSONS, Rochelle 7 10 18 TAVELLA, Debbie 9 9 18 SZEKELY, Annik 10 8 18 SMITH-MORIN, Glynis 11 7 18 SWITZER, Anya ...

Confederation College is excited to begin offering in-school technical training for apprentice plumbers, expanding skilled trades education in Northwestern Ontario and helping address a growing demand for qualified tradespeople across the region. Confederation College has been approved as a Training Delivery Agent for the Plumber trade (306A). Apprentices registered in the trade must select Thunder Bay as one of their ...

Weather: Today Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of flurries changing to 30% chance of rain showers or flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 2. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Partly cloudy. 30% chance of rain showers or flurries early this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -6. Wind chill -10 overnight. ...

Another Curling League season has come to an end.  The regular season saw Team Terris as Club Champions and Team Leschishin finishing the season as Runners-Up. After the Mardh Break the Playoff games started. In the final game of the Playoffs, team T. Terris was up against team Leschishin. Fittingly, it was a very close game with the final rocks ...

Algoma Steel Group Inc., a leading Canadian producer of steel plate and hot rolled sheet products and Roshel Inc., a Canadian-owned defence manufacturer of smart armoured vehicles, have formed Roshel Algoma Defence, a joint venture to establish a Canadian Centre of Excellence for Ballistic Steel Production. This partnership is purpose-built to deliver sovereign ballistic steel defence solutions, including full-cycle capabilities ...

Born November 29, 1930, in Wawa, passed away at the age of 95 years. A lifelong northerner with a deep love for the land, Edward spent most of his working years with Algoma Ore, where he was known for his steady work ethic and quiet reliability. Outside of work, Edward was happiest in the outdoors. He was an avid trapper, ...

Weather: Today Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of rain showers or drizzle changing to 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers this morning. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near +3. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Mainly cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low -3. Wind chill -5 overnight. Road Conditions: News Tidbits: ...

Chapleau Minor Hockey Association h $2as won a $5,000 donation from Kruger Products, Canada’s leading paper manufacturer of Cashmere®, Purex®, Scotties®, SpongeTowels® and Bonterra® as a 2026 Kruger Big Assist regional winner. With the Kruger Big Assist donation, CMHA will expand opportunities for those who may face barriers to getting started in minor hockey. Funding will support the launch of an ...

From July 6 to 17, 2026, the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon will offer the “Apprends-P’tit” (Learn, Little One) program to children aged 3 and 4 who will be starting Kindergarten in a French-language Catholic school in September 2026.   This program is offered at no cost in CSC Nouvelon elementary schools to help little ones familiarize themselves with the school ...

Weather: Today Becoming cloudy this morning with 40% chance of flurries later this morning. Snow beginning near noon. Risk of freezing rain late this afternoon. Snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 late this morning. High zero. Wind chill -10 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Snow ending overnight then cloudy with 40% ...