Local & Area News

Weather: Today – Clearing this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High +4. Wind chill -7 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Low zero. Thursday – Mainly cloudy with 30% chance of showers. High 12. UV index 6 or high. Thursday Evening – Cloudy with 40% chance of rain showers or flurries. Low zero. News ...

Mountain View Public School will be closed for students today due to the Highway 17 North closure at Highway 552. Due to the Highway 17 North road closure at Highway 552, all school-related transportation beyond (west) this point will be cancelled for today. Transportation on Highway 129 in Thessalon will be cancelled today due to the highway closure.  This impacts ...

Apr 29, 2025 at 22:30 Highway 556 remains closed from Highway 552 to Highway 129, due to flooding. Length of closure is unknown. Apr 29, 2025 at 17:16 ON511 is advising that Highway 556 is closed from Ranger Lake to Searchmont due to the closure on Highway 129. That notification was made at 16:34.

Apr 29, 2025 at 22:30 Highway 101 remains closed at this time. There is no estimate as to when the highway will be reopened. Apr 29, 2025 at 13:27 Hwy 101 has been closed from Foleyet to Chapleau due to a sinkhole.

Apr 29, 2025 at 22:30 Sault Ste. Marie OPP are advising the following information regarding area road closures. They state, “Crews are hard at work repairing the damage on Highway 17. The highways will reopen when safe for travel. Updates will be provided as necessary.”   Highway 17 from Pinewood Drive in Wawa to Highway 552 in Goulais River remains ...

Apr 29, 2025 at 18:25 On511 is reporting that the collision near Cigar Lake has been cleared (17:53). The flooding on Hwy 17 at Hemlo Road has the eastbound lane closed. Please drive with care. Apr 29, 2025 at 17:15 From OPP North West Region (FB) 15:19 MARATHON ROAD CLOSURE: Highway 17 east of the Hemlo Mine is CLOSED due ...

Apr 29, 2025 at 17:34 ON511 is advising that Hwy 532 is closed between Searchmont and Hwy 552 (Heyden) due to flooding at 16:34 p.m.

Apr 29, 2025 at 08:08 At 8:07 this rainfall warning was ended. Apr 29, 2025 at 06:30 4:59 AM EDT Tuesday 29 April 2025 Rainfall Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall. What: Additional rainfall amounts of 5 mm. When: Continuing through ...

In 2022, the riding of Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing was dissolved and redistributed. Formerly represented by NDP Carol Hughes, Terry Sheehan of the Liberal Party is our new Federal representative for Sault Ste. Marie/Algoma. With 285 of the 287 polls reporting (7:36 a.m.) he captured 47.2% of the vote. In actual ballots, Sheehan took 29,917 votes with Conservative Hugh Stevenson with 28,432; 1,485 ...

Weather: Rainfall Warning Today – Cloudy. 40% chance of rain showers early this morning. Snow mixed with ice pellets beginning this morning and ending this afternoon. Risk of freezing rain late this morning. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 40 gusting to 60 late this morning. Temperature falling to -2 this afternoon. Wind chill -9 this afternoon. ...

Apr 29, 2025 at 06:35 Due to freezing rain in the Hornepayne community, all school-related transportation services will be cancelled today. Schools will remain open. Transportation is running as per normal in Wawa, White River, Dubreuilville & Chapleau today.

Apr 29, 2025 at 08:08 At 8:07 this rainfall warning was ended. Apr 29, 2025 at 06:29 4:59 AM EDT Tuesday 29 April 2025 Rainfall Warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall. What: Additional rainfall amounts of 5 mm. When: Continuing through ...

Apr 29, 2025 at 08:08 At 8:07 this rainfall warning was ended. Apr 29, 2025 at 06:29 4:59 AM EDT Tuesday 29 April 2025 Rainfall Warning in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Rain, heavy at times is expected. The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall. What: Additional rainfall amounts of 5 mm. When: Continuing ...

Apr 29, 2025 at 06:28 5:08 AM EDT Tuesday 29 April 2025 Special Weather Statement in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Icy conditions possible this morning. What: Icy and slippery surfaces. Risk of freezing rain. When: Early this morning. Rain will change to ice pellets or freezing rain early this morning and then to snow late this morning or early ...

Le mercredi 23 avril, l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) a été l’hôte d’un tournoi de hockey intérieur pour des écoles de la région. Des équipes provenant de l’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville), l’école Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne), St. Augustine Catholic School (Wawa), Sir James Dunn Public School (Wawa) et Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School (Hornepayne) se sont réunis à Wawa afin de ...