{"id":33477,"date":"2020-06-26T07:57:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T11:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=33477"},"modified":"2020-08-19T18:21:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T22:21:38","slug":"morning-news-tidbits-june-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/26\/morning-news-tidbits-june-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News Tidbits &#8211; June 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather<\/strong> &#8211; Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 60 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km\/h late this morning. High 19. UV index 7 or high.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches developing before morning. Low 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marine Forecast &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"textSummary\">Wind southwest 15 knots diminishing to light this morning then becoming southeast 10 near noon. Wind becoming light this evening then becoming west 10 Saturday morning. Wind increasing to northwest 15 Saturday afternoon. Showers this afternoon and tonight with a risk of thunderstorms. Fog patches forming this afternoon and dissipating Saturday evening. <span class=\"textSummary\">Waves one half metre or less building to one half to one metre Saturday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics <\/strong><strong>from Algoma Public Health<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; June 23, 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 style=\"height: 220px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"493\" 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\">12,063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Positive<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Negative<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">8,838 (last updated June 17, 2020)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Pending<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">901 (last updated June 17, 2020)<\/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\">24<\/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 \u2013 Yes (less than 5)<br \/>\nElliot Lake &amp; Area \u2013 Yes (less than 5)<br \/>\nNorth Algoma \u2013 No<br \/>\nSault Ste. Marie &amp; Area \u2013 Yes (19)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(June 18, 2020, 10:30 am)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Due to a transition in the way we are collecting and collating information with partners, the\u00a0<strong>pending\/negative\u00a0numbers<\/strong>\u00a0will be updated early next week.\u00a0 The numbers for\u00a0<strong>tested,\u00a0positives and resolved<\/strong>\u00a0continue to be posted daily and are\u00a0up-to-date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside>There were two new forest fires confirmed by late afternoon on June 25, and two other active fires: Peterborough 1 and Kirkland Lake 1. The fire hazard is mostly low to moderate for the central portion of the Northeast region, while areas to the southeast and northwest are showing a moderate to high hazard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were no new forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the mid-afternoon of June 25, wotj four active forest fires in the Northwest Region. Two are under control, one is being observed and one is being held. The forest fire hazard is predominantly high with areas of moderate and extreme hazard scattered across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Reemember if you are headed to the Sault Area Hospital (SAH) to have your money ready &#8211; the SAH will be reinstating parking fees for all beginning July 6. The SAH had suspended payments in early April.<\/p>\n<p>As part of all the changes we are seeing as of COVID-19, this year will see the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.terryfox.ca\/registrant\/EventLocationHome.aspx?eventid=320929&amp;langpref=en-CA&amp;LocationID=333061&amp;Referrer=direct%2Fnone&amp;fbclid=IwAR12pUcuxx-rVLWwtD4QQ3CNwNjFPWcvgmWcWfpp4tKvrVa3GZW3daU_eBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Fox Run be a virtual run<\/a>. Sign up, get involved and make this the biggest ever Terry Fox Run that Wawa has ever held. Save the date! Sunday, September 20th.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, to make an announcement at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather &#8211; Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 60 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. 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