Local & Area News

  On Friday, April 9, before the start of the Spring break, the Chevaliers of École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) welcomed grade 8 students who will be making the transition to secondary school in September 2021.   During the morning, grade 8 students were able to participate in a variety of grade 9 courses such as Media Arts, English, French, Mathematics, ...

On April 14, 2021, Workplace Safety North (WSN) expects to host up to 500 online attendees at its annual Mining Health and Safety Conference.   The online event next Wednesday runs from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm ET, and is being offered for free this year to all workers and employers interested in the topics of leadership, mentorship, and mental ...

Today, Tuesday April 13, 2021, the Ontario Court of Appeal will begin hearing Ontario’s appeal of the Stage One decision regarding the Robinson-Huron Treaty Annuities Case. Canada is not appealing the Stage One decision. The 21 First Nations of the Robinson-Huron Treaty are committed to continuing to hold Ontario accountable to their Treaty responsibilities through this appeal. Decisions in both ...

Weather: Showers ending this morning then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light early this afternoon. Temperature steady near 6. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain showers changing to 40 percent chance of flurries or rain showers overnight. Fog patches developing after ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 4 new cases of COVID-19, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close contact.   Details of the confirmed case: Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #270 Close Contact Self-isolating April 11, ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin-hygiéniste en chef, impose un retour à l’apprentissage à distance dans les écoles primaires et secondaires pendant deux semaines après le congé d’avril. Cette décision difficile a été prise en raison de l’augmentation rapide des cas de COVID-19, des risques croissants que représentent les variants de la COVID-19 pour la population et ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has made the difficult decision to move elementary and secondary schools to remote learning following the April break. This move has been made in response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, the increasing risks posed to the public by COVID-19 variants, and the massive spike in hospital ...

Life is more enjoyable and significantly easier in many ways if you are a glass-half-full kind of person.  The meaning of the question, “Is the glass half empty or half full?” is a common proverbial phrase that delineates peoples’ outlook to be either optimistic (half full) or pessimistic (half empty).  It is a simplistic description of a person’s worldview.  Optimists look at ...

La vie est plus agréable et beaucoup plus facile à bien des égards si vous voyez le verre à moitié plein et non à moitié vide. Le sens de la question: « Le verre est-il à moitié vide ou à moitié plein? » est une phrase proverbiale courante qui décrit la vision des gens d’être optimiste (à moitié plein) ou ...

  Students from École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) had a lot of fun discovering old historic games. Guided by their teacher Mr. Kevin Auger during the world history class, the students were able to fabricate the Mehen, Royal Ur, as well as the the Dog and Jackal games. Afterwards, they were able to play some fun games while following the instructions! ...

  Des élèves de l’école secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) se sont beaucoup amusés en découvrant des jeux anciens. Guidé par leur enseignant M. Kevin Auger pendant le cours d’histoire mondiale, les élèves ont fabriqué le jeu Mehen, le jeu Royal d’Ur et le jeu du Chien et du Chacal.   Par la suite, ils ont pu disputer quelques parties amusantes tout ...

On April 10, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Batchewana Police Service and Anishinabek Police Service were requested to attend the Batchewana Health Center as two unknown persons were digging underneath vehicles with a reciprocating saw.   Officers attended the area, located the two persons matching the description and ...

On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope with a fundraising goal that was deeply personal: to raise $1 million to fund a cure for all cancers. Just 24 days into his run, that incredible goal became an audacious goal: to raise $1 from every Canadian. Today, four decades later, each of us has been deeply impacted ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 4 new cases of COVID-19, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area on Sunday, April 12, 2021. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close contact.   Outbreak declared at Echo Bay Early Learning Centre Algoma Public Health has also ...

Weather: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. High 14. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Showers beginning overnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 8. Status of COVID-19 cases in ...