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On August 12, 2020, at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute that occurred the night prior in a remote area near Dubreuilville. As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old person, from Sault Ste. Marie, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault – Spousal, contrary ...

Algoma Family Services (AFS) Foundation is proud to announce the return of the annual Great Escape Dream Draw throughout Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma District. This year marks the 24th Anniversary. Due to concerns involving Covid-19 the draw had been delayed from its original draw date in May. With Covid-19 still in mind The Great Escape Dream Draw has ...

Aug 17, 2020 at 08:57 Highway 17 is now open to one lane at the collision site – please be aware that emergency personnel may still be on scene. The location has been updated, to the weigh scales at Heyden. Aug 17, 2020 at 08:13 A person at the scene is saying that Highway 17 is blocked due to a ...

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Clearing near midnight. Low 10. Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – August 17, 2020 Algoma Public Health is in the process ...

Aug 16, 2020 at 13:43 Wawa-news has called and received confirmation that the red Dodge pickup is no longer of interest. “We still don’t have any further details to add at this time.” As such the photos of the vehicle have been removed. Please update your shares on social media.   Aug 16, 2020 at 11:06 Superior East OPP were ...

114 Players 1st FLIGHT: Jeremi Lord, Dimitri levesque, Shane Sherman – 6 under par 30 2nd FLIGHT: Bernie Erechook, Derek Chapman, spare – 3 under par 33 3rd FLIGHT: John Simon, Max Simon, Jeff Amos – 2 under par 34 4th FLIGHT: Brandon Case, Bradley Case, Dean Willand – 1 under par 35 5th FLIGHT: Scott Robinson, Vic Sillanpaa, Paul ...

  A Wawa-news reader took these photos to share. They are of a vehicle upside down in the ditch near Black Thunder Enterprises, MFN. There is police tape around the vehicle. Wawa-news hopes there were no injuries.

Weather – Increasing cloudiness. 60 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light near noon. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Low 12. Statistics from Algoma Public Health  ...

On August 13, 2020, at approximately 4:40 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a chemical spill on Highway 17 near Rabbit Blanket Lake. A commercial motor vehicle was forced to take evasive action in order to avoid a collision which resulted in one of its onboard totes to rupture and leak ...

Northern Credit Union has announced the winners of the 2020 CU Succeed Youth Bursary. This bursary is offered to Northern Credit Union members in partnership with the Ontario Credit Union Foundation.  In total, the program will award $10,000. The bursary was open to post-secondary students in Ontario who have applied for academic, vocational, or technical programs with winning applications demonstrating ...

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. High 27. Humidex 34. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming clear this evening. Low 16.   Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – August 13, 2020 (8:30 a.m.) Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following: Sault Ste. Marie & ...

all lanes are open. Aug 13, 2020 at 21:52 Wawa-news has been told that Hwy 17 is now open to one lane. Please exercise caution in the area as emergency services and OPP are still at scene. Aug 13, 2020 at 18:06 Highway 17 is closed at this time at Rabbit Blanket due to a transport trailer rollover. Reports from ...

Aug 13, 2020 at 13:46 The OPP are alternating traffic through the collision site (about 3km south of Chippewa River). There was a two vehicle collison, a minivan collided with a Volkswagen Van.   Aug 13, 2020 at 13:06 Traffic is backed up south of the Chippewa River Bridge to Jones Landing – about a 5km lineup. There is some ...

If you are anything like me – cooking meals for years on end, you have no idea of what to cook next. Here is a dish that I enjoy, you may as well. It is summer time, and the tomatoes are ripe. There are many ways to eat them, but my most favourite way is in a peameal bacon & ...

Harte Gold has restarted milling operations at its Sugar Zone mine in Ontario, Canada and confirmed filing financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Sam Coetzer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harte Gold, commented, “We are encouraged by the positive restart of milling operations at the Sugar Zone mine. We suspended operations at the Sugar Zone mine ...