Local & Area News

Jan 1, 2018 @ 10:18 For most of Northern Ontario, the extreme cold continues. Environment Canada warns that wind chill values of near minus 40 are occurring in most areas early this morning. “These wind chills will moderate during the day. Wind chill values may approach near minus 40 briefly again tonight for only portions of Northeastern Ontario. A warm ...

Jan 1, 2018 @ 09:25 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 20. Wind chill minus 39. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Flurries beginning near midnight. Local amount 2 cm. Wind becoming west 30 km/h gusting to 50 near midnight. Temperature rising to minus 11 by morning. Wind chill minus 30. Roads: Last updated: 101 Timmins to ...

Jan 1, 2018 @ 12:15 At 11:25 p.m. 511ONNortheastern tweeted: “Cleared: #AgawaBay: #Hwy17 is reopened at Mijinemungshing Rd North of Agawa Bay area.”

Dec 31, 2017 @ 22:27 At 10:24 511ONNortheast tweeted: “#AgawaBay: #Hwy17 is fully closed at Mijinemungshing Rd North of Agawa Bay area for removal of transport truck. #ONHwys”

Dec 31, 2017 @ 22:24 At 10:21 OPPCommunications tweeted: “CLEARED: COLLISION: #Hwy17 East of #Batchewana River Bridge #BatchewanaBay – Highway now OPEN.”

Dec 31, 2017 @ 20:25 Ontario511 tweeted at 7:57 p.m.: “Hwy17 is closed in both directions east of Batchewana River Bridge due to a collision.” Earlier at 7:12 p.m. OPPCommunicationsNER tweeted:  “COLLISION: #Hwy17 is BLOCKED in both directions East of #Batchewana River Bridge #BatchewanaBay – Single vehicle, Emergency crews enroute.” There is no other information available at this time, Wawa-news ...

Dec 31, 2017 @ 08:50 The wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University eschewed “fake news” and released LSSU’s 43rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. “We’ve drilled down and unpacked tons of pre-owned words and phrases deemed impactful by hundreds of nominators during 2017,” said an LSSU spokesperson. “Let that sink ...

Dec 31, 2017 @ 08:29 4:57 AM EST Sunday 31 December 2017 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville A prolonged period of very cold wind chills continues. A cold Arctic air mass continues to keep a strong frigid grip over Northern Ontario. Wind chill values of minus 40 or colder are occurring ...

Dec 31, 2017 @ 08:05 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 20. Wind chill minus 40 this morning and minus 32 this afternoon. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 29. Wind chill minus 38. Roads 2017-12-31 – morning ...

Weather Today – Flurries and local snow squalls ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 19. Wind chill minus 34. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. ...

Dec 30, 2017 @ 08:16 5:16 AM EST Saturday 30 December 2017 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Kenor – Nestor Falls Dryden – Ignace Red Lake – Ear Falls Sioux Lookout – Savant Lake Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Kapuskasing – Hearst Timmins – Cochrane Chapleau – Gogama Kirkland – New Liskeard – Temagami A prolonged ...

Dec 29, 2017 @ 10:42 a.m. Tweets are advising of a lane closure 60 kms north of Wawa (Hammer Lake area). There may be traffic delays. Wawa-news expects that the highway will be closed for a short time to allow the tow truck to remove the tractor and trailer.  

Dec 29, 2017 @ 09:34 8:20 AM EST Friday 29 December 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Current information suggests that snowsquall conditions have developed near Terrace Bay. ...

Dec 29, 2017 @ 09:31 5:10 AM EST Friday 29 December 2017 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville A period of very cold wind chills continues. A huge Arctic air mass continues to keep a strong frigid grip over Northern Ontario. Wind chill values near minus 40 or below are expected in most areas early this ...

Dec 29, 2017 @ 09:29 Weather – Flurries with risk of snow squalls. Local amount 5 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 13. Wind chill minus 33 this morning. Tonight, the flurries ending late in the evening then partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Risk of snow squalls this evening. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up ...