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Weather Warnings (Chapleau – Gogama)

Nov 22, 2021 at 05:16 5:01 AM EST Monday 22 November 2021 Weather advisory ended for: Gogama – Foleyet 5:00 AM EST Monday 22 November 2021 Weather advisory ended for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Nov 21, 2021 at 23:15 10:27 PM EST Sunday 21 November 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Winter weather travel advisory in ...

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Weather Warnings (Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa)

Nov 22, 2021 at 05:14 05:13 EST Monday 22 November 2021 No Alerts in effect. Nov 21, 2021 at 21:45 9:32 PM EST Sunday 21 November 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Winter weather travel advisory in effect for tonight. A sharp cold front is moving east through the region, and has ...

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Weather Warnings (Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne)

Nov 22, 2021 at 05:13 05:11 EST Monday 22 November 2021 No Alerts in effect. Nov 21, 2021 at 21:45 9:32 PM EST Sunday 21 November 2021 Weather advisory in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Winter weather travel advisory in effect for tonight. A sharp cold front is moving east through the region, and has a burst of heavy snow ...

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Korah Intermediate

Algoma Public Health (APH) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Korah Intermediate School. As per provincial Ministry of Education guidance, an outbreak is declared in a school once it has been determined that within a 14-day period, two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 and: at least one case could have reasonably acquired their infection in the school setting; and ...

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Thessalon Public School

Algoma Public Health (APH) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Thessalon Public School. As per provincial Ministry of Education guidance, an outbreak is declared in a school once it has been determined that within a 14-day period, two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 and: at least one case could have reasonably acquired their infection in the school setting; and ...

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COVID-19 impacts additional ADSB schools

Algoma Public Health (APH) is advising that three additional schools have each had an individual test positive for COVID-19. The impacted schools are White Pines C & VS, Echo Bay and Central Algoma Secondary School. At this time, APH is conducting a careful investigation to identify close contacts. Examples of close contacts include household members, people who have been in ...

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APH: 41 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two potential public exposures

Algoma Public Health is reporting forty-one new cases of COVID-19 (#818 -#858): 39 – Sault Ste. Marie and Area 2 – Central & East Algoma Algoma Public Health has requested assistance from provincial case and contact managers and from other health units. They state, “If you are a case or a high-risk contact, you may receive a call from a ...

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APH investigates potential exposure to COVID-19 within Korah Collegiate & Vocational school community

Algoma Public Health (APH) is investigating a potential exposure to COVID-19 within the Korah Collegiate & Vocational school community. At this time, APH is conducting a careful investigation to identify close contacts. Examples of close contacts include household members, people who have been in direct physical contact or belong to the same classroom/cohort, and people who have spent more than ...

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East Algoma OPP – Suspicious Fire being Investigated

On November 19, 2021 at approximately 2:15 p.m., officers from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a fire at a vacant building on Lisbon Road in Elliot Lake. The Elliot Lake Fire Department were in attendance to extinguish the fire. The fire looked to be deliberately set and unknown person(s) vacated the property prior ...

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Morning News – November 20

Nov 20, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries or rain showers. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near plus 2. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 7. Wind chill minus 12 overnight. Status of COVID-19 cases ...

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Area Road Conditions – Nov. 20 at 07:27

Nov 20, 2021 at 07:27 Hwy 17 is reduced to one lane in the Mom/Dad/Baby Lake – Trapper’s Trail due to environmental clean up. updated at: 5:22 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and wet good ...

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Area Road Conditions – Nov. 23 at 06:01

Nov 20, 2021 at 06:01 All buses are running. updated at: 5:23 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa bare and dry bare and wet good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) bare and wet ...

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New stamp honours trailblazing singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie

  Canada Post has unveiled a stamp paying tribute to one of Canada’s most successful singer-songwriters – Buffy Sainte-Marie, C.C. Believed to have been born on the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan in 1941, Sainte-Marie is internationally renowned for her unique vibrato vocals and emotionally charged songs, which have been covered by hundreds of artists, from Elvis Presley and Neil ...

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