Local & Area News

The first steps to preventing human trafficking is to learn about it. Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada, the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) is beginning a safeSPACES awareness campaign. ONWA’s safeSPACES awareness campaign uses yard signs to connects women, girls, and two-spirit people in our communities and those entrenched in human trafficking to resources. It promotes ...

On February 21, 2022 at approximately 10:41 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 at Catfish Lake Road. Through investigation, the driver was determined to be impaired by alcohol. As a result, Jason ROULEAU, 44-years-of-age, of Niagara Falls was charged with the following: Operation ...

On February 18, 2022, at approximately 11:15 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Mission Road in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 50-year-old person, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Break, Enter a dwelling house with intent to commit ...

On February 19, 2022, at approximately 3:55 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Hillcrest Avenue in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 32-year-old person, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault with a Weapon – Spousal, contrary to section ...

The Ontario government is making life more affordable and convenient for nearly eight million vehicle owners by eliminating licence plate renewal fees and the requirement to have a licence plate sticker for passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks, motorcycles and mopeds, effective March 13, 2022. “As the cost of living continues to go up, our government is cutting costs for families to ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario rend la vie plus pratique et abordable pour près de huit millions de propriétaires de véhicules en éliminant les droits de renouvellement des plaques d’immatriculation et l’obligation de munir les véhicules d’une vignette d’immatriculation pour les véhicules de tourisme, les camions légers, les motocyclettes et les cyclomoteurs à compter du 13 mars 2022. « À un ...

Happy Twosday, 2-22-22! Feb 22, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Periods of snow and local blowing snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 16. Wind chill near minus 31. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Night – Periods of snow and local blowing snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h ...

Due to inclement weather and poor road conditions all school related transportation services are cancelled today for all Boards in the Northern Area.  Schools remain open. Note: Transportation will be running in Hornepayne

Lisa Bruni of Sault Ste. Marie is celebrating after winning an ONTARIO 49second prize worth $50,000 in the December 4, 2021 draw. Her winning ticket was purchased at New York News in the Station Mall on Bay Street in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Government of Canada is investing in Science North to engage students and teachers across Northern Ontario and in First Nation communities in coding and digital skills programming through CanCode 3.0. After four successful years of Science North delivering CanCode programming to over 100,000 students and teachers across the region and beyond, the Government of Canada is providing Science North ...

Happy Family Day! Feb 21, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon then periods of snow. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 16. Wind chill minus 34 this morning and minus 25 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Periods of snow and local blowing snow. Amount ...

At 6:15 p.m. the highway was reopened. Feb 20, 2022 at 11:13 Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay has been closed due to poor weather and road conditions.

At 21:40 the highway was reopened. Feb 20, 2022 at 13:17 About 11:30 SE OPP, Wawa Fire and EMS responded to a two vehicle collision approximately 40km north of Wawa on Highway 17. There has been a fatality, and OPP are advising that “Motorists can expect the highway from Wawa to White River to be closed for several hours while ...

On February 19, 2022, at approximately 5:08 p.m., members from the Manitoulin (Espanola) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Anishinabek Police Service, the Manitoulin-Sudbury District Paramedic Services and the Sagamok First Nation Fire Department responded to a snowmobile collision on the Motorized Snow Vehicle (MSV) trail at Fort La Cloche Lake Road, within the community of Sagamok First ...

Feb 19, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Winter weather travel advisory Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming west 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High minus 14. Wind chill minus 33 this morning and minus 21 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index ...