Noon News for Friday, January 24, 2025

A couple of housing proposals will be up for discussion at the next Chatham-Kent council meeting, a million dollars is headed to a local group to help protect communities along the North Shore of Lake Erie in Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex, and Ontario voters could be headed to the polls next month.

The proposed tennis dome just outside of Chatham is two years behind schedule. A 27-year-old Chatham man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted his 42-year-old roommate. The Bank of Canada is considering another cut to its key lending rates in response to possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports. Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder drug money. Canada is bracing for a flood of asylum claimants from the U.S. but no one seems to know what to expect.

A proposed tennis dome just outside of Chatham is running behind schedule but it should be done this year, a 27-year-old Chatham man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted his 42-year-old roommate, and provincial police are putting out a thank you to the public for helping them to track down a 35-year-old woman who was reported missing yesterday.

Chatham's Hope Haven has been busy but not overflowing during the extreme cold weather this week, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation's annual Wish Tree campaign managed to raise just over $158,000, and the deadline for Liberal Leader hopefuls is quickly approaching.

OPP from Chatham-Kent are asking for the public's help to find a missing 35-year-old Indigenous woman. The cause of a farm house fire east of Highgate is under investigation. Several Peavey Marts are closing across Ontario including the one in Chatham. An investigation by the Toronto Police Service led to a massive drug bust at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor. A new Leger poll shows that Premier Doug Ford would get a clear victory if an election was held in Ontario today. Spencer Marcus has re-signed with the Barnstormers.

No word on a cause or a damage estimate yet after a fire at a farmhouse just east of Highgate, a retail store that was once a staple for farm supplies is now shutting down several of its locations across Ontario, and an investigation by the Toronto Police Service led to a massive drug bust at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor.

Morning News for Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Environment Canada still has an extreme cold warning in place for the region.  One person has been killed following a head-on crash just east of Tilbury.  A man from Orford Township is facing charges after he allegedly threatened a municipal worker.  Inflation was down to1.8% in December. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that if the U-S imposes tariffs on Canada "Canada will push back."  A new survey says more than a third of Canadians feel they have no choice but to trust information online because they don't have a doctor.  The Chatham Maroons brought in almost $3,500 for the new Face Off for Mental Health program on Sunday.

A man from Orford Township in Chatham-Kent is facing charges after he allegedly threatened a municipal worker, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning Americans that the tariffs that could come into effect next month will not bring the prosperity Trump promised in his inauguration speech, and another positive report for keeping inflation in check.