Local & Area News

        The cold temperatures were quite bitter this weekend. But for those who ventured out, the blue skies and bright snow were a beautiful contrast for the blue water of Michipicoten Bay. Some hikers bundled up and hiked the trails in Lake Superior Provincial Park, some ventured to Government Dock and captured the ice on the rocks. ...

Do you like to play card or board games? You are invited to come out to our Card and Board Games Night on the second Thursday of the month. Games run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Wawa Goose Seniors’ Drop-in Centre at 63 Broadway (unless otherwise notified). So, come out and play. Bring your favourite game and invite ...

January 13th marks International AMBER Alert Awareness Day, honoring the memory of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman who was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas on January 13, 1996. The AMBER Alert program is being used in Canada, the United States of America and many other countries around the world. In Ontario, eight AMBER Alerts were activated in 2019. That included 12 abducted ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries changing to 70 percent chance of flurries near noon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 8. Wind chill minus 23 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy after midnight with 60 percent chance of light snow before morning. Wind ...

The 2020 Big Wish Lottery (License No. 11332) winners were drawn Jan. 11, 2020 at 5 p.m. in the Station Mall Centre Court. $100,000 cash winner: Ticket #03839 – Kyle Brazao $2,000 cash winners: Ticket #04094 – F. Bock Ticket #02197 – Kathren Maahs Ticket #00090 – Anthony Valade Ticket #08564 – Carol Macintosh Ticket #09810 – Shain & Franca ...

Weather – Clearing this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this afternoon. High minus 17. Wind chill minus 36 this morning and minus 24 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning after midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 21. Wind chill near minus 27. ...

A winter storm watch is in effect for Sault Ste. Marie to St. Joseph Island for today and tonight. Snow, heavy at times continues today and tonight with total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm possible in many areas. Strong northeast winds are expected to gust to 60 km/h will whip up freshly fallen snow with frequent very low to ...

Come out and support your local minor hockey players. There are games scheduled all day today: 11 – 2 p.m. Wawa Initiation (Timbits) vs Dubreuilville 1 – 2 p.m. Wawa Initiation (Timbits) vs Dubreuilville 2:30 – 4 p.m, Bantam Travellers vs Cochrane 5 – 6:30 p.m. Bantam Travellers vs Cochrane Go Travellers Go!

Weather – Light snow ending early this morning then clearing. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. Temperature falling to minus 16 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 21 this morning and minus 27 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness early this evening. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 25. ...

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) announcement of another one-day strike: “For the fifth time, OSSTF union leaders have directed their members to not show up to class. These union leaders will forcefully advocate for the interests of their members – from higher wages to enhanced ...

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) across North East Region (NER) conducted 1,638 Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) programs between November 23, 2019 and January 2, 2020. Officers arrested and charged 61 people for Impaired Driving related offences while another 30 motorists were issued various Automatic Drivers’ Licence Suspensions after registering in the warning range on the approved roadside screening device. ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 7 8 McCOY, Joe 2 6 8 KLOCKARS, Anna Lisa 3 5 7 HOFFMANN, Jim 4 4 7 BUCKELL, Chris 5 3 8 HALL, Dave 5 3 8 LESCHISHIN, Mark 7 2 8 TURMELLE, Katherine 8 1 8 Games – Thursday January 16, 2020 at 7 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 ...

Special weather statement in effect for: Chapleau – Gogama Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake Greater Sudbury and vicinity Kirkland Lake – Temiskaming Shores – Temagami Manitoulin – Blind River – Killarney North Bay – West Nipissing Sault Ste. Marie – Superior East (Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island – Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay) Snow or ice ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h. Temperature falling to minus 5 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 12 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Light snow ...

Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to heightened continued Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario escalation: “Families face union escalation far too often. It’s time for union leaders to end the games and the cyclical experience of escalation that hurts Ontario students.   Union leaders promised that their escalation would not impact students and their ...