Local & Area News

Weather – Periods of snow and local blowing snow ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 40 gusting to 70 late this morning. Temperature steady near minus 1. Wind chill near minus 11. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness before ...

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Rossport and points west, stating that strong wind gusts and local blowing snow is expected tonight and Sunday morning. The statement explained that an Alberta Clipper will sweep through northern Ontario tonight and Sunday. Locally strong wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h are possible as winds become northwesterly tonight. Strong winds, ...

On October 29, 2020, at approximately 1:30 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, about 10 kilometers south of Wawa. The vehicle passenger, Florence DINES, 77 years-of-age, from Capreol, was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later succumbed to her injuries. The driver was ...

Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are travelling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...

Wawa-news gets the following road condition information from Ontario511 – Please verify road conditions and closures as this information will change as reports are made and as weather changes in between road reports. Always be prepared for sudden road closures due to collisions or poor weather driving conditions when you are travelling. Ensure that you are prepared for lengthy road ...

Weather – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of drizzle this afternoon. Showers beginning late this afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming south 40 gusting to 60 late this morning. High plus 4. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Rain showers changing to snow before morning. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature rising to 6 this ...

Today, Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Universities, issued the following statement to remind students and faculty in the postsecondary sector to celebrate Halloween safely this year:   “Our number one priority is the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff at all of Ontario’s publicly-assisted colleges and universities. Ontario’s postsecondary sector has shown tremendous leadership in responding ...

Aujourd’hui, Ross Romano, le ministre des Collèges et Universités, a fait la déclaration suivante pour rappeler aux étudiantes et étudiants et au corps professoral du secteur postsecondaire de célébrer l’Halloween en toute sécurité cette année :   « La santé et la sécurité des étudiantes et étudiants, du corps professoral et du personnel de tous les collèges et universités financés par les ...

The Ontario government is investing up to $5 million to launch the Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program in five communities across the province. This program will help seniors on long-term care waitlists stay safe in the comfort of their own homes and communities for longer. Details of the new program were provided today by Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is updating the potential exposure advisory released on October 29, 2020. The date on the original release indicated October 26 as the exposure date. However, this has been updated to October 25 as the correct date.   Anyone who travelled on the Ontario Northland bus on October 25, 2020: 11:00 a.m. bus from Toronto to Sudbury, ...

On April 14, 2020, 26-year-old Alyssa TURNBULL was reported missing in Nipigon, Ontario. Today, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is announcing that a reward is being offered in this case.   At the time of her disappearance, Alyssa was residing in Nipigon. Alyssa is described as 5’3″ (160 cm), 100 lbs (45 kg) with shoulder length blond hair and blue eyes. She ...

On October 24, 2020, at approximately 6:25 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute on Aberdeen Street in Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, a 24-year-old person, from Springwater, Ontario, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault – Spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code ...

  Upon their return from lunch, students in the grade 7 and 8 grade class at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) as well as their teacher, Ms. Ashley Hunt-Robinson, lived a unique learning experience since their classroom had been transformed into a crime scene.   In order to solve the mystery, the students had to use the priority of operations, also known ...

  À leur retour du dîner, les élèves de la classe de la 7e et 8e année à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ainsi que leur enseignante, Mme Ashley Hunt-Robinson, ont vécu toute une expérience d’apprentissage puisque leur salle de classe avait été transformée en scène de crime. Afin de résoudre l’énigme, les élèves devaient utiliser la priorité des opérations, connue également ...

The number of Ontarians being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is on the rise.  In Ontario, there are more than 1.5 million individuals diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.  This represents approximately 10% of Ontarians.  This number rises to 29% when you combine the number of Ontarians diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and undiagnosed ...