{"id":72112,"date":"2025-02-20T07:57:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T12:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=72112"},"modified":"2025-02-20T07:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T12:58:23","slug":"thursday-morning-news-february-20-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/thursday-morning-news-february-20-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Morning News &#8211; February 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wawa &#8211; Pukaskwa Park<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Today &#8211; Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of light snow early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km\/h. High -7. Wind chill -21 this morning and -12 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Clear. Wind up to 15 km\/h. Low minus 22. Wind chill -14 this evening and minus 28 overnight. Risk of frostbite.<br \/>\nFriday &#8211; Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 40% chance of flurries late in the afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km\/h gusting to 40 early in the afternoon. High -5. Wind chill of -30 in the morning and -12 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>White River &#8211; Dubreuilville<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Today &#8211; Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of light snow early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km\/h. High -7. Wind chill of -26 this morning and -12 this afternoon. UV index 2 or low.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Clear. Wind up to 15 km\/h. Low minus 22. Wind chill -14 this evening and minus 26 overnight.<br \/>\nFriday. &#8211; Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 40 percent chance of flurries late in the afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km\/h gusting to 40 early in the afternoon. High -5. Wind chill of -30 in the morning and -12 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd\" data-ad-rendering-role=\"story_message\">\n<div id=\":r1qt:\" class=\"x1l90r2v x1iorvi4 x1ye3gou xn6708d\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Congratulations to our two lucky people whose names were drawn for the Wawa Volunteer Firefighter&#8217;s Valentine\u2019s Day early bird winners: Alex Bertrand and Dan Ohara! Don&#8217;t forget to get your tickets, the next draws are at the Wawa Ice Fishing Derby.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>It was disappointing to read in SooToday that Ontario NDP candidate Lisa Vezeau-Allen was the only SSM candidate to attend a scheduled all-candidates meeting Wednesday evening, despite all having been invited. Usually, you read about poor voter turnout.<\/li>\n<li>The RCMP has launched its annual &#8220;Name the Puppy Contest&#8221; for the German Shepherd puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in <span class=\"xn-location\">Innisfail, Alberta<\/span>. Each year, PDSTC recruits the help of kids between the ages 4 to 14 years old, from across <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> to send in names for the RCMP&#8217;s future police dogs. This year, participants are asked to send names that start with the letter &#8220;A&#8221;.\u00a0 You have until <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 19, 2025<\/span> to submit your name (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca\/en\/id\/cm7ceubmp009lx66anr7x267a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of the Saskatchewan Doctors&#8217; Strike of 1962 as an event of national historic significance. The strike had a profound impact, attracting national and international attention, and sparking heated debates about the future of health care. The strike ended on July 23, 1962, with the Saskatoon Agreement, which allowed doctors to control patient care and choose how they would be paid. This agreement became a model for the expansion of Canadian medicare in the following years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather: Wawa &#8211; Pukaskwa Park Today &#8211; Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of light snow early this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km\/h. High -7. 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