Local & Area News

Mar 29, 2025 at 02:50 The highway has been opened. Mar 28, 2025 at 20:29 Highway 17 has been closed due to poor weather conditions. The highway is closed between Wawa and the Jct of 17/563 at Batchawana. Wawa-news has been made aware of a single vehicle rollover just south of the Jct of 17/Hwy 556 (Ranger Lake Road), and ...

Mixed Curling is divided into two (2) Sections of (8) games each. First Section Winners: Team TERRIS – First Team BUCKELL – Second Second Section Winners: Team BUCKELL – First Team FAHRER – Second Team RAINVILLE – Second (There is a tie for Second.) Mixed Curling thanks all of the players for a great season.

The Wawa Men’s Curling Season is complete for the 2024/25 season. Regular Season Standings: Champions – Team Tom Terris Second – Team Tom Fahrer Playoff Standings: Champions – Team Joe McCoy Second  – Team Tom Terris Third – Ron Hale

The Wawa Ladies Curling Season is complete for the 2024/25 season. RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 16 18 BUSSINEAU, Denise 2 14 18 SWITZER, Anya 2 14 18 TAVELLA, Debbie 4 13 18 MATHIAS, Danette 5 12 18 BONITZKE, Wendy 6 11 18 SPENCER, Diane 7 8 18 CHIUPKA, Lorna 7 8 18 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 7 8 18 AMOS, ...

Weather: Snowfall Warning in Effect Today – Cloudy. 30% chance of flurries early this morning. Snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning. High -2. Wind chill -13 this morning and -8 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Snow at times heavy. Amount 10 cm. ...

11:20 AM EDT Friday 28 March 2025 Weather Advisory in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Winter weather travel advisory in effect for today. What: Total snowfall accumulations of 7 to 15 cm. Reduced visibility in areas of heavier snow. Difficult travel conditions. When: Tapering off tonight. Snow associated with a low pressure system is expected to affect areas north of ...

NEW BOOKS on the 7- Day Shelf this week is “Bonded in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Good Dirt” by Charmaine Wilkerson, “The Fury of the Gods” by John Gwynne and “Careless People: a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams. En Français, nous avons “Vous parler de mon fils” par Philippe Besson. Come on in and ...

Weather: Significant snowfall with a spring storm is expected to begin Friday afternoon Today – Flurries ending near noon then clearing. Local blowing snow this morning. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 early this morning then light early this afternoon. Temperature falling to -5 this afternoon. Wind chill -8 this afternoon. UV index 3 ...

Suddenly at his home on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at the age of 67. Partner of Laurie Lacasse. Good friends to Esther and Lynn. Ken was kind, generous, loyal and caring. He was passionate about his Indigenous culture. He enjoyed fishing and hunting in Hawk Junction in his younger days. Ken will be missed dearly. As per Ken’s wishes, there will ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h late this morning. High +1. Wind chill -21 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clear early this evening then partly cloudy with flurries beginning overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h. Low -6 with temperature rising to zero by morning. Wind chill -10 this evening. Thursday – Flurries ending early ...

Social media is a powerful tool for communication, business and information sharing, but it is also being used to commit fraud. Fraudulent accounts, deceptive advertisements and impersonation tactics are being used to steal personal information, access financial accounts and pressure individuals into making payments. These cyber-enabled crimes continue to evolve, costing Canadians millions each year. How Fraud Occurs on Social ...

Weather: Today – Periods of light snow ending late this afternoon then mainly cloudy. Amount 2 cm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h this morning. High -5. Wind chill -18 this morning and -9 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -15. Wind chill -10 this evening and -19 overnight. ...

Chad Edgar was elected chief of Michipicoten First Nation in a weekend general election. 535 voters chose Chad over incombent Pat Tangie, who received 122 votes. There were 657 ballots cast for chief with 10 spoilt. For Council, 644 ballots were cast and 20 spoilt. The new Council is: Rachelle Phillippe, Evelyn Stone, Taryn Michel, Dan Beaubre, Peggy Rice, Joseph ...

As I seek your trust once again to represent Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma, I am reminded daily of the strength and resilience that define our area. We are communities built on hard work, determination, and an unwavering commitment to progress. Our steel industry, the backbone of our local economy, has provided for generations of families, given countless individuals a ...

The countdown is on! With just 36 days until Canadians head to the polls, The NDP and Team Laura Mayer is on the ground and growing strong in the newly formed riding of Sault Ste. Marie–Algoma—a new riding that is vast and as beautiful as the people who call it home. This new riding merges a large portion of Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing ...