Local & Area News

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 ...

Doug Ford’s refusal to scrap his risky back-to-school scheme has put the start of the school year in jeopardy, and Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says that’s putting parents, school boards, teachers and education workers in a terrible position, scrambling to sort out a safe September without the resources they need.   Horwath brought a school bus to Queen’s ...

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 ...

Doly Begum­­­­, NDP Early Learning and Child Care critic, said the Ford government’s release of its operational handbook for child care re-opening during COVID-19 on Thursday night has parents and child care advocates worried about skyrocketing costs, on top of the safety of children. “Instead of helping parents who have to go back to work, the Ford government is making ...

To all our clients, community partners, and funders: On behalf of the extraordinary team at Algoma Family Services (AFS), we are pleased to announce the resumption of in-person services. We recognize the last four and a half months have been challenging for many children, youth, adults, and families. While our offices were closed in March, we continued to provide many ...

With the window for rescuing the start of the school year about to slam shut, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is urging the Ford government to do much more than just give its permission for school boards to stagger the back-to-school week.   “Staggering arrival days means the Ford government needs to step up with child care and paid-leave options ...

MPP Catherine Fife, Official Opposition NDP Critic for Economic Growth, is calling on the federal and provincial governments to step up and provide struggling small businesses with desperately needed pandemic relief, by administering remaining Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) funds directly to small businesses. “For months, small businesses across the province have been struggling to keep their doors open ...

Ontario NDP Health critic France Gélinas issued the following statement in response to the announcement made by the Minister of Education Stephen Lecce on Thursday:   “The announcement from Minister Stephen Lecce offers absolutely no comfort at all to parents, school staff and students who are anxious and afraid about sending their children back to crowded classrooms in September. Lecce’s ...