{"id":31440,"date":"2020-05-08T07:58:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T11:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=31440"},"modified":"2020-06-19T05:38:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T09:38:03","slug":"friday-morning-news-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/08\/friday-morning-news-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Morning News &#8211; May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather<\/strong> &#8211; Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northwest 20 km\/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 13 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate.<br \/>\nTonight Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 20 km\/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 6. Wind chill near minus 9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics\u00a0<\/strong><strong>from Algoma Public Health<\/strong> (May 4, 2020 (8:30 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p>Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Sault Ste. Marie &amp; Area<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Central &amp; East Algoma<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Elliot Lake &amp; Area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"237\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"109\" \/>\n<col width=\"128\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" width=\"109\" height=\"24\">Tested<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" width=\"128\">2,526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Positive<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Negative<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">2,284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Pending<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Deceased<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Resolved<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Total confirmed cases by area of residence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Central &amp; East\u00a0 Algoma &#8211; Yes (less than 5)<br \/>\nElliot Lake &amp; Area &#8211; Yes (less than 5)<br \/>\nNorth Algoma &#8211; No<br \/>\nSault Ste. Marie &amp; Area &#8211; Yes (13)<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(in order to prioritize your news watching, and perhaps reduce some stress)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 89px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"590\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"109\" \/>\n<col width=\"128\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"109\" height=\"24\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" width=\"128\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">11:30 a.m.<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">The Prime Minister will address Canadians on the COVID-19 situation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">1:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance, to make an announcement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div title=\"Page 1\"><\/div>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">\n<p>There are no forest fires in the northeast region this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Red Pine Exploration Inc. is relaunching the field activities and drilling at its Wawa Gold Project. The 2020 drilling program was suspended in March due to COVID-19. With strict health protocols in place, geologists are now on site to re-open camp and resume field operations this week, and the drilling program will relaunch within the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Many local sewers have been making masks for family and friends. A big thank you was mentioned by CHADWIC Home to <a class=\"profileLink\" title=\"Debbie Albert MacDonnell\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/debbie.macdonnell?__tn__=K-R&amp;eid=ARDTFBOpg8GGMrvBxus-uJQfwaJkzOp7O5mBzgw4KDbnwum0I56yrDf7OmK2_UxCBynHUMdLy9XGuTbp&amp;fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARATzw5O9Eo10WbNdkKjVdS1f3I1WD02aF3Ib-wdZFu8gNDSAPleG7CP2OXPu-l1jzj0UJA5xpB_0Kr2mtYTXbeXt0kkaveYes_Wg-TKKj1GTAO7NBVqhI8cbYxdONm0FoJr2qvB28BAv1Jiq1UHEkKdWhRj0U5EWdKStz5RP7Nz5QLrADHKkw8LcobFRNyHWJl-r8GQYWf3J2yCb2mbmwSW4V6WEbEZJcOgmpbtaXcdXcLNiy8yw9E7bqpIRFKE0Hc8gwJjEyJnIH1P0vcaGJO0ACbKmTpiJIAYKclI4DC32mmOkj6fFiOCZeSTf3O33IInvSTC0xfuT2ziaeV1P1Mn9eb_kNvbn32OiH9eYdvCnX-9d-4iFaHn\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/user.php?id=100000025733853&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARDTFBOpg8GGMrvBxus-uJQfwaJkzOp7O5mBzgw4KDbnwum0I56yrDf7OmK2_UxCBynHUMdLy9XGuTbp%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Debbie Albert MacDonnell<\/a> for her donation of handmade masks to the shelter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather &#8211; Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. 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