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Sunday, Feb.9, Luke 5:1-11 “ ‘Follow me’ is Jesus’ invitation to a new life. If the four fishermen Simon and Andrew, James and John accept the invitation, their lives will be forever different. They will be different. They will no longer catch just fish. They will fish for people.’ When Jesus says, ‘ I will make you fish for people,’ ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries this morning. Flurries beginning this morning. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. High -9. Wind chill -22 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods ...

The Algoma District School Board and the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board advise parents that they are adjusting their PD Day schedule, such that Thursday, February 27, 2025 will be a Professional Development Day and therefore students will not attend school on that day. As a result, the Professional Development Day scheduled for March 28th, 2025, is cancelled, and students ...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s implementation of tariffs on steel and aluminum: “Donald Trump has unleashed a trade war on Canada and our workers. We can’t let it go unanswered, and we can’t let working Canadians pay the price for Trump’s attack.     Workers are worried they’ll lose their job. Families are ...

Le chef du NPD, Jagmeet Singh, a publié la déclaration suivante en réponse à l’imposition de tarifs douaniers de Donald Trump sur l’acier et l’aluminium :   « Donald Trump a déclenché une guerre commerciale contre le Canada et nos travailleuses et travailleurs. Nous ne pouvons pas laisser cela sans réponse, et nous ne pouvons pas laisser les travailleuses et travailleurs ...

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 10 12 FAHRER, Tom 2 7 12 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 6 12 MITRIKAS, Eric 3 6 12 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 5 5 12 HALE, Ron 5 5 12 TERRIS, Spencer 5 5 12 McCOY, Joe 8 4 12 Men’s Curling next week will be on Wednesday. The MMCC is closed on Monday for Family ...

On February 6th, 2025, at 3:30 p.m., members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a call for service for a single vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 627. Investigation determined that the driver had been consuming alcohol, and an approved screening device (ASD) test was administered. The driver failed the test and was arrested and ...

On February 10, 2025, at approximately 5:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to an on-going sexual assault investigation in Elliot Lake. On February 7, 2025, a family member reported that a 14-year-old girl had not returned home from school when she was supposed to. Police learned that the girl was picked up ...

When Donald Trump imposed arbitrary tariffs on Canadian steel in 2018, our government fought back, countering them dollar-for-dollar, and we won. That is what we will do this time, while providing support and relief to workers and industry that will be affected. Our community and our country pulled together then with great resolve and our region is already answering the ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park. Today – A mix of sun and cloud with 60% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High -12. Wind chill -27 this morning and -15 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 60% chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -17. Wind chill -16 this evening ...

Feb 11, 2025 at 03:44 The highway has been opened. (3:32 a.m.) Feb 10, 2025 at 23:44 The road closure has been extended and is now from Wawa to Heyden. Feb 10, 2025 at 21:24 Highway 17 is closed once again from Wawa to Havilland (Havilland Shores Drive). Feb 10, 2025 at 16:38 The highway has been reopened, please drive ...

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 10 10 BUCKELL, Chris 2 8 10 FAHRER, Tom 3 7 10 McCoy, Joe 4 6 9 GLOVER, Justine 5 4 11 HALL, Dave 5 4 10 LESCHISHIN, Barb 5 4 9 STOYCHOFF, Peter 5 4 8 SWITZER, Terry 5 4 9 DUGGAN, Sarah 10 3 10 RAINVILLE, Heather 10 3 9 TREMBLAY, ...

On February 8, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver who had just left a local convenience store on Esten Drive South in Elliot Lake. Prior to leaving, the regular customer/driver purchased beer and made derogatory comments towards the store clerk using racial ...

Weather: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Today – Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries this morning. Flurries at times heavy beginning near noon. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Local blowing snow this afternoon. Wind becoming west 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High -7. Wind chill -24 this morning and -14 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. ...

On February 6, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Dugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Frobel Drive in City of Elliot Lake. As a result of the warrant being executed, police seized: Suspected Drug              Estimated Street Value over 1300 grams    Fentanyl                          over $ 362,000 over 900 grams      Cocaine                           over $ ...