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The Walpole Island Fire Department is looking to revitalize its first-ever fire truck. Chatham-Kent dog owners should make sure they've got their 2025 licences. Some Canadian renters continue to face affordability challenges even as rent prices have fallen. A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says if Canada doubles the pace of home construction over the next decade, housing prices will return to 2019 levels. Advocates for people with disabilities are asking the federal government to rethink a proposed tax bill.

New testing instruments are set to be installed around the site of the Wheatley explosion, a local high school is expanding to allow Grade 7 and 8 students, and you might see some localized flooding around the area because of the heavy rainfall we got yesterday.

There is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for the area with the possibility of a tornado. Local conservation authorities are warning of possible flooding in low-lying areas. A 36-year-old Chatham-Kent man is charged with robbery after he allegedly attacked a local employee with some kind of spray and stole cash from the business. A 33-year-old Chatham-Kent man is facing a handful of charges after a violent incident inside a Chatham home late Tuesday night. The 13th annual Blenheim Classics Auto Show and Art in the Park will both be happening in Blenheim on Saturday.

The heat isn't the only thing in the forecast that could cause some issues over the next day or so, a new record high for the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation's fundraising golf tournament, and The G7 Leaders Summit ended without a joint statement against Russia.

The sex assault trial of a Chatham-Kent doctor will be moving forward. A 45-year-old woman is facing charges after allegedly breaking into a man's home and attacking him. A new mural will soon be installed in downtown Chatham highlighting the area's vast history. A Member of Parliament from Alberta has officially stepped down to make way for Pierre Poilievre. About 80K Canadians are in the Middle East while the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates.

A Chatham-Kent doctor charged with multiple sex charges involving a minor is going to trial, a Whitby resident has been charged after a single-vehicle rollover that closed down a section of Highway 40 just north of Chatham for a few hours yesterday, and a new mural will soon be installed in downtown Chatham highlighting the area's vast history.

Morning News for Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Noon News for Monday, June 16, 2025

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