{"id":40476,"date":"2020-12-23T07:56:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=40476"},"modified":"2020-12-23T09:51:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:51:18","slug":"morning-news-december-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/23\/morning-news-december-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News &#8211; December 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Periods of snow except periods of rain near Lake Superior. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km\/h early this morning. Temperature steady near plus 2. Wind chill minus 7 this morning.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Periods of snow except periods of rain near Lake Superior. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind up to 15 km\/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 11 overnight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Weather Statement<\/strong> &#8211; Significant snowfall expected today.<\/p>\n<p>Snow will continue today and may mix with rain, predominantly near to the shoreline of Lake Superior before transitioning back to snow tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm are expected by Thursday evening. Snowfall amounts will likely be less than 10 cm near the shoreline of Lake Superior due to a mix of wet snow and rain expected there today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Road Cams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-23-at-9.18.59-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40485\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-23-at-9.18.59-AM-600x374.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-23-at-9.18.59-AM-600x374.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-23-at-9.18.59-AM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-23-at-9.18.59-AM-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-23-at-9.18.59-AM-1536x958.png 1536w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-23-at-9.18.59-AM.png 1552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<p><strong>Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tested (1)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Confirmed<br \/>\ncases (2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Active<br \/>\ncases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Resolved<br \/>\ncases (3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Deceased<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>69,550<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>63<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1 (3)*\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>62<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">Updated: December 22, 2020, 4:55 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<p>(1)\u00a0That Algoma Public Health is aware of.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Algoma residents who have confirmed COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n<p>*The number in brackets are active cases in non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma.\u00a0 These cases are not counted as part of Algoma\u2019s confirmed case count.\u00a0 APH conducts contact tracing and monitoring of self-isolation for all cases within Algoma.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0Patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria.\u00a0This number includes any persons who are deceased.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These data sets are preliminary and subject to change, pending further review.<\/li>\n<li>Confirmed positives will be reported as soon as publicly available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The OEB has set new electricity prices for households and small businesses for January 1 to January 28, 2021. In accordance with regulatory amendments made today, all consumers on the Regulated Price Plan will pay a fixed price of 8.5 \u00a2\/kWh for all the electricity they consume, regardless of the time of day or the total volume consumed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-reactroot=\"\">As part of our Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, we\u2019re proposing updates to the ministry\u2019s Statement of Environmental Values to better reflect our mandate and priorities. Learn more about our proposed amendments and have your say: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tp0xIS6Mni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ero.ontario.ca\/notice\/019-2826<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/covid-19-provincewide-shutdown\">Provincewide Shutdown<\/a>, on December 26, the Ontario government will cancel all in-vehicle passenger tests across Northern Ontario until January 9 and for all 27 public health unit regions in Southern Ontario until January 23. Road test cancellations are without penalty. DriveTest clients will receive a credit in the system in order to rebook their test when the Provincewide Shutdown period ends and the region is at a lower-risk COVID-19 level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather: Periods of snow except periods of rain near Lake Superior. Amount 2 to 4 cm. 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