{"id":82712,"date":"2026-04-17T07:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=82712"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:56:56","slug":"friday-morning-news-april-17-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/friday-morning-news-april-17-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Morning News &#8211; April 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"table mrgn-bttm-md textforecast\" style=\"height: 136px;\" width=\"599\" data-v-1c24213a=\"\">\n<tbody data-v-1c24213a=\"\">\n<tr class=\"pdg-btm-0\" data-v-1c24213a=\"\">\n<td data-v-1c24213a=\"\"><strong title=\"Friday\" data-v-1c24213a=\"\">Today<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-v-1c24213a=\"\">Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of drizzle early this morning. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km\/h this afternoon. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"pdg-tp-0\" data-v-1c24213a=\"\">\n<td data-v-1c24213a=\"\"><strong title=\"Friday night\" data-v-1c24213a=\"\">Tonight<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-v-1c24213a=\"\">Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight then periods of rain. Fog patches developing after midnight. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Low 1.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-07.49.37.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-82713\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-07.49.37-300x134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-07.49.37-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-07.49.37-600x268.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-07.49.37-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-at-07.49.37.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you are travelling west, be careful and watch for changing road conditions. Freezing rain with ice build-up of up to 2 mm is expected this morning, ending later this morning. The warning starts at Marathon and is west into Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Queen Street Cruise has announced that pre-registration is now open for the 9th annual downtown event, June 19th and 20th, 2026. Participants can secure their spot and \u201cJoin the Ride\u201d for just $20 per vehicle, with the option to bundle registration with the official 2026 QSC event t-shirt for a total of $45.<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">The Bushplane Museum has launched their Fly-in Fishing Raffle. Funds are being raised for their Future Impact Project, our campaign to help fix our roof. The 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0place winners of this raffle will be taken on a 3-day fly-in fishing weekend for two\u00a0valued\u00a0at $4,596.84 with\u00a0Errington\u2019s Wilderness Island\u00a0and Hawk Air! The 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0place winners get a 30 minute sight seeing flight for 4 with Killarney Air Services Ltd. The draw date is June 17th at 1 p.m.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather: Today Mainly cloudy. 30% chance of drizzle early this morning. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km\/h this afternoon. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy near midnight then periods of rain. Fog patches developing after midnight. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Low 1. 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