{"id":34019,"date":"2020-07-09T07:57:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T11:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=34019"},"modified":"2020-08-19T18:21:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T22:21:38","slug":"morning-news-tidbits-july-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/09\/morning-news-tidbits-july-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News Tidbits &#8211; July 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather<\/strong> &#8211; A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches near Lake Superior early this morning. High 26 except 20 near Lake Superior. Humidex 34 except 27 near Lake Superior. UV index 9 or very high.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 16..<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marine Forecast &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"textSummary\">Wind variable 10 knots today tonight and Friday.<\/span> <span class=\"textSummary\">Waves one half metre or less.<\/span> <span class=\"textSummary\">Risk of thunderstorms today and this evening. Risk of thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening. Fog patches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heat Warning in effect for: <\/strong>Chapleau &#8211; Missinaibi Lake &#8211; Gogama &#8211; Foleyet<\/p>\n<p>Heat event continues until the weekend. Daytime high temperatures in the low thirties with humidex values in the mid to upper thirties are forecast until the weekend. Overnight low temperatures in the upper teens are also expected during this period. Slightly lower temperatures are expected by this weekend, although they may still reach the upper twentie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics <\/strong><strong>from Algoma Public Health<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; July 8, 2020 (8:35 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\">15,128<\/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\">14,061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Pending<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">1,043<\/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>News Tidbits:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"attachment_34020\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34020\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34020\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EcakNWQWoAQSyfS-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EcakNWQWoAQSyfS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EcakNWQWoAQSyfS-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EcakNWQWoAQSyfS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EcakNWQWoAQSyfS-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EcakNWQWoAQSyfS-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EcakNWQWoAQSyfS.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial fire suppression team from Manitoba has joined Ontario\u2019s fleet this week to help support fire suppression efforts. This team includes 4 waterbombers, 2 birddog aircraft, pilots, air attack officers and aircraft mechanic engineers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There were 7 new forest fires confirmed by late afternoon on July 8. 1 east of Lower Prairie Bee Lake, and 5 in the Sudbury area, and one near North Bay. There are twenty two active fires across the region. The fire hazard ranges from low to extreme across the region. With the exception of areas along the Quebec border and a small portion of the Far North near Fort Severn, the fire hazard is high to extreme this afternoon in most parts of the Northeast Region.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<aside>Four new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the mid-afternoon of July 8. The fire hazard is mainly high across the Northwest region with isolated pockets of moderate hazard in most sectors. Areas of extreme hazard conditions are emerging in the far north areas of the Nipigon and Sioux Lookout sectors.<\/aside>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<aside>The Station Mall (as all malls and stores) is continuing to face operating difficulties during the COVID-19 shutdown. . Closing sales are underway at Alia n TanJay and Nygard Plus, and nationally David&#8217;s Tea is undergoing restructuring, including store closures as they concentrate on online sales. Le Chateau is in negotiation with its lenders.<\/aside>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<aside>The Ontario government has again extended all emergency orders currently in force. They are now extended to July 22, 2020.<\/aside>\n<aside><\/aside>\n<aside>Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, and Jamil Jivani, Ontario&#8217;s Advocate for Community Opportunities, to make an announcement at 1 p.m.<\/aside>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather &#8211; A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches near Lake Superior early this morning. High 26 except 20 near Lake Superior. Humidex 34 except 27 near Lake Superior. UV index 9 or very high. 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