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With a fourth wave of Covid brewing in the background, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing NDP candidate Carol Hughes says she is ready to campaign safely, but would have preferred to wait until the pandemic was better controlled before asking Canadians to participate in a federal election. “In many ways the election is unnecessary,” said Hughes. “New Democrats were more than clear with the ...

Alors qu’une quatrième vague de Covid se prépare en arrière-plan, la candidate néo-démocrate d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes, se dit prête à faire campagne en toute sécurité, mais aurait préféré attendre que la pandémie soit mieux contrôlée avant de demander aux Canadiens de participer à une élection fédérale. “À bien des égards, l’élection est inutile”, a déclaré Hughes. “Les néo-démocrates ont été ...

Weather Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 25. Humidex 32. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 14. Heat Warning: White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are six active cases of ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting 4 new cases of COVID-19 (#411 – #414), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area tonight. All individuals are self-isolating., and through Algoma Public Health’s contact tracing, all close contacts have been notified.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #411 Unknown Self-isolating August 17, 2021 Case #412 Close ...

On August 18, 2021 members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Batchewana Police Service and Goulais Fire and Rescue responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 North, Goulais Township involving two pickup trucks.   Investigation revealed that both trucks were northbound and the lead truck was slowing down to make a left ...

  The Michipicoten Golf Club would like to take the time and thank the Rotary Club of Wawa.  For several years, the Golf Club has been looking into providing youth the opportunity to start golfing at a young age without having the financial burden of fees and equipment. Last year, the Golf Club introduced free golf to all youth 12 ...

Heat Warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Hot and humid conditions are expected to begin today and will continue through Saturday. Maximum temperatures: 29 to 31 degrees Celsius, with humidex values 34 to 36. Minimum temperatures: 16 to 17 degrees Celsius. Hot and humid air can also bring ...

First day of school is fast approaching and Algoma District School Board (ADSB) is excited to welcome our students back. We know that students will have many different feelings about the return to class on the first day. Which is why we have decided to kick off the school year with our first ever ADSB Show Up Event: IGNITE 2021. ...

Kenny Streule’s Malunderstood: A Virtual Performance Experience is part of Fringe North, the Sault Ste. Marie’s Fringe Festival from August 19-22, 2021. Filmed at Kenny’s childhood home on his family’s dairy farm southwest of Montreal, this virtual performance experience offers audiences a mixture of comedy, puppetry and storytelling. Tickets are pay-what-you-can for this digital adaptation of the original solo show ...

Kaireen, Lorna & Maria are taking a break during July and August and have distributed outlines for Morning Worship. If you would like to be included please call 705-856-1518. Although we cannot meet for Worship you may like to read the Scriptures for August 22nd, 2021 – Thirteenth after Pentecost. 1 Kings 8:(1, 10-11), 22-30, 41- 43    Solomon calls on ...

Now only 2 weeks and September is here and things will be starting to happen at the Legion. So far we have the lounge open a couple of days and hopefully we will start to see some events even still with some restrictions. Once again I like to mention that we have the Lift operational and so we have access ...

Weather Mainly cloudy. Clearing near noon. Hazy. High 25. Humidex 32. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Hazy this evening. Low 15. Heat Warning – (Dubreuilville – White River – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake – Gogama – Foleyet)   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are four active cases of COVID-19 in the ...

Algoma Public Health is advising the public of a potential exposure to COVID-19 for anyone who travelled on Air Canada, Flight AC 8320 on Saturday, August 14, 2021, from Sault Ste. Marie to Toronto. Passengers who sat in seats 2-8 should contact their local public health unit for further information. Actions to take: Anyone on board Air Canada, Flight AC ...

In response to evolving data around the transmissibility of the Delta variant and based on the recent experiences of other jurisdictions, the government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking action to increase protection for our most vulnerable, including frail seniors, immunocompromised individuals and young children who are not yet eligible for vaccination. This includes making ...

En réponse à l’évolution des données concernant la transmissibilité du variant Delta et compte tenu de l’expérience récemment vécue dans d’autres territoires de compétence, le gouvernement, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, prend des mesures pour accroître la protection des personnes les plus vulnérables, y compris les personnes âgées fragiles, les personnes immunodéprimées et les jeunes enfants qui ...