Local & Area News

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning then light late this afternoon. High 7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low plus 1. Thursday – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain or drizzle late in the morning and in the afternoon. ...

CBC’s The Fifth Estate recently broke the news that the Canada Revenue Agency had discovered that hackers had managed to obtain confidential data on taxpayers used by private tax firm H&R Block. Fraudsters then used the confidential information, including H&R Block’s confidential credentials to log into the personal CRA accounts of thousands of individuals. What does this mean for most ...

It is with broken hearts and profound sadness that the family of Isabella Nowiski, 88 years old of Sault Ste Marie (formerly of Wawa, ON) announces her passing. Isabella passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the Sault Area Hospital on Sunday November 10th, 2024. Daughter of the late Hugh McCavana of Antrim Town and Margaret Willis of Kileen ...

Serge, born November 10, 1958, of North Bay, Ontario, 65, has passed away October 26, 2024, due to complications following surgery. Serge had approached the surgery with hope, believing it would bring him relief, yet the recovery process proved to be too challenging for him, and he was called home to God. In those tender final moments, Serge was not ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to ensure drivers stay safe during the upcoming snowy season while traveling on the roads. A key part of road safety is making sure your vehicle has proper road surface traction in the winter. All-season tires don’t work the same on snow, ice or cold pavement. The stopping distance of a car ...

One person was arrested and charged after police responded to a single motor vehicle collision in the ditch. On October 30, 2024, at approximately 2:39 a.m., the Superior East Chapleau detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 129, Reaney Township, south of Hwy 667. OPP arrived a short time later and ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy this evening. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill near minus 7. Wednesday. – Cloudy. Becoming a mix of ...

Winter weather travel advisory in effect: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne White River – Dubreuilville. and area shown in grey to the right Rain is expected to transition to snow early this morning as temperatures drop below freezing. Icy road conditions will likely develop as a result. While total snowfall amount are not expected to be overly high (5 to 10 cm), ...

Congratulations to Hillel and Nya who won the prizes for our Show Us Your Library Card Campaign! Remember, library cards are free to all Wawa and Hawk Junction residents! Thank you to everyone who participated! We had a blast seeing all the costumes coming into the library on Halloween! Thank you for taking the time to stop in and get ...

Nov 11, 2024 at 08:00 The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested one more youth in relation to the break-in and mischief at the Centennial Arena. On September 27, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m. police were called to the Centennial Arena on Spruce Avenue when contractors noticed extensive damage inside. A group of youths caused over $50,000 in ...

For several years, Ontarians have been experiencing turmoil and pain on several fronts: access to affordable housing, access to health care, shortage of physicians, inflation and cost of living, impossibly low social assistance support, and timely access to programming for children with Autism, to name but a few of the burdensome issues. Most of the way through his second term, ...

Depuis plusieurs années, les Ontariennes et Ontariens vivent des troubles et des douleurs sur plusieurs fronts : l’accès à un logement abordable, l’accès aux soins de santé, la pénurie de médecins, l’inflation et le coût de la vie, le soutien de l’aide sociale incroyablement faible et l’accès en temps opportun aux programmes pour les enfants autistes, pour ne citer que ...

Weather: Wawa: Today – Rain changing to periods of snow this morning and ending this afternoon then cloudy. Wind west 20 km/h becoming north 30 gusting to 60 then increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this morning. Temperature falling to zero this afternoon. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light after midnight. Low ...

The Rotary Club of Wawa is holding it’s Wawa Rotary Online Auction with bidding beginning on Sunday, November 17th to Saturday, November 23rd at 11 p.m. Registering to bid is easy, you just need your name, email address, phone number and a made-up password. No credit or debit cards are required. You will then get a confirmation email with a ...

Weather: Wawa Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 7. Wind chill minus 7 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 4. Sunday – Showers. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light early in the morning. ...