Morning Express – Tuesday, July 2

Photo by April Jokelainen

Starting today with a mix of sun and cloud but the clouds will eventually win out by afternoon. Those clouds will result in scattered showers developing in the afternoon with more pronounced showers for the evening. Temperatures remain in the low 20’s. The rain will stick around for part of the day Wednesday before they exit the area for late Wednesday into Thursday.

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    Craig Huckerby is a seasoned broadcast and media professional with over 43 years in local media. Starting in television, Craig became known as "the weather guy" on local television before pioneering internet media in the Sault. Craig is credited for bringing local television back to the Sault via the internet in 2003 with LTVNEWS.COM and was instrumental in launching SooNews.ca and Local2.ca. Craig has also won numerous International Film awards for director of the documentary, "Was I Next?, The Sean Cribbin Story"

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