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Weather: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 25 this morning and minus 20 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 25. Wind chill minus ...

The Ontario government is accelerating the vaccination of residents in long-term care, high-risk retirement, and First Nations elder care homes by a new target date of February 5, 2021. To protect access to second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those who have already received their first dose, Ontario will maintain the maximum interval of 21-27 days for long-term care, ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario accélère la vaccination des résidents des foyers de soins de longue durée, des maisons de retraite à risque élevé et des établissements de soins pour personnes âgées autochtones d’ici une nouvelle date butoir, soit le 5 février 2021. Afin de protéger l’accès aux deuxièmes doses du vaccin Pfizer-BioNTech pour les personnes qui ont déjà reçu leur ...

It is with great sadness that today we are reporting the region’s second death related to COVID-19. Out of respect for the family, no further information is being shared.   “I am deeply saddened that we have lost another life to COVID-19,” said Dr. Jennifer Loo, Medical Officer of Health. “On behalf of Algoma Public Health, we offer our most ...

Passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 76 years with his family by his side on Saturday, January 23, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Val McMurdo for 49 years. Loving and very proud father of Jolene Binda (Dino) and Jaclyn Belanger (Hubert). Proud grandfather of Dominic (Corey), Sebastien, Benoit, Jeffory and Callie. ...

The Honourable Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure has announced a $200-million investment in municipalities through the 2021 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to help 424 small, rural and northern communities build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure. Wawa will be receiving $270,157. The table below shows Wawa’s neighbouring communities and the funding they will receive. “COVID-19 has created ...

Today, Premier Doug Ford and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, issued the following statement to mark significant milestones since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Ontario on January 25, 2020: “A year ago today, we were presented with one of the most difficult challenges in our history with the confirmation of the first case of ...

Le premier ministre, Doug Ford, et la vice-première ministre et ministre de la Santé, Christine Elliott, ont aujourd’hui émis la déclaration suivante pour marquer les jalons importants depuis la confirmation du premier cas de COVID-19 en Ontario le 25 janvier 2020 : « Il y a un an aujourd’hui, nous avons été confrontés à l’un des défis les plus difficiles de notre ...

Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Education, issued the following statement to provide an update on the return to in-person learning for schools in seven Public Health Units: “Our priority throughout this pandemic has been to keep students and staff safe. On the advice of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and following the introduction of additional and tougher layers of ...

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 11. Wind chill minus 24 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 20. Wind chill minus 19 this evening and minus 30 ...

On January 21, 2021, members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a shooting incident on Albert Street in Espanola. A person suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to hospital. Witnesses observed numerous people running away from the house afterwards. The OPP and Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Tactical Unit arrested three individuals a short ...

Weather advisory in effect for: Wawa – Nipigon Winter Weather Travel Advisory is in effect this morning and is expected to last until this evening from Wawa to Pukaskwa Park.  Snow at times heavy due to lake enhancement off of Lake Superior will result in poor road conditions and reduced visibilities. 5 to 20 cm of snow is expected, with ...

Weather: Snow at times heavy. Risk of snow squalls late this morning and this afternoon. Amount 5 to 10 cm except locally 15 cm over higher terrain. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. High minus 4. Wind chill minus 19 this morning and minus 7 this afternoon. Tonight – Flurries ending ...

Weather: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 27 this morning and minus 15 this afternoon. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Periods of light snow beginning overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 22. Wind chill minus ...

Argonaut Gold Inc. has announced that the province of Ontario has filed the Closure Plan for the Magino project.  Argonaut explains, “Site preparation, such as tree removal and clearing, is expecting to commence imminently, with construction scheduled to begin as soon as site preparation is complete.”  Construction should take two years, with first gold production at Magino during the first ...