Local & Area News

Thursday Morning News – January 4

Jan 4, 2018 @ 07:22 Weather – Today Mainly sunny. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h late this morning. High minus 21. Wind chill minus 42. Tonight A few clouds. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light near midnight. Low minus 32. Wind chill minus 44.   Roads 2018-01-03 – early morning report 101 Timmins to Highway 144 partly snow covered with ...

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Extreme Cold Warnings Continue for Northern Ontario

Jan 4, 2018 @ 06:52 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Northern Ontario as shown in graphic to right A period of very cold wind chills is expected. Extreme wind chill values near or below minus 40 are expected early this morning in some locales, again tonight and Friday morning, and once again Friday night and Saturday morning. Dress warmly. ...

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ROY, Nicole Claire Marie

Jan 4, 2018 @ 06:45 Nicole quietly slipped away on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 at the F.J. Davey Home. Throughout her life journey, her beloved brother Mario Roy (Judy Scott) walked beside her every step of the way. Older sister of Lise Pitre (Michael) and Guylaine Kraly (Joseph). Returning to her hometown of Wawa, she will reunite with her parents ...

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SSM OPP respond to barricaded male in Goulais

On January 2, 2018 at approximately 8:50 p.m. members from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP North East Emergency Response and Canine Unit responded to a report of a barricaded person in a residence on Kirby Road . A lone male was taken into custody at approximately 4:00 a.m. on January 3, 2018 ...

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Wednesday Morning News – January 3

Jan 3, 2018 @ 07:57 Weather: Today – Periods of snow ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature falling to minus 22 this afternoon. Wind chill minus 36. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting ...

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Tuesday Morning News – January 2

Weather: Today – Flurries ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Periods of light snow beginning late this afternoon. Local blowing snow early this morning. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this afternoon. High minus 7 with temperature falling to minus 12 this afternoon. Tonight – Periods of snow. Local amount 2 ...

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Monday Morning News – January 1

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 ...

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Hwy 17 CLOSED (East of Batchewana River Bridge)

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 ...

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Lake Superior State University’s 43nd Annual List Of Banished Words

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 ...

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Extreme Cold Weather Continues across Northern Ontario

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 ...

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Sunday Morning News – December 31

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 ...

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