CK News Today

Mailing addresses, affordable housing funding, and financial accountability for the CK community hub are all up for discussion at tonight's Chatham-Kent Council meeting, King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to arrive in Ottawa later today, and Kingsville and Leamington greenhouses cleaned up at the annual Greenhouse Competition.

A Chatham-Kent OPP officer on trial for manslaughter will learn his fate next month. CK Public Health has reported 165 cases of measles since the outbreak began as well as two new exposure sites in Chatham. A 35-year-old from Alberta is facing impaired driving charges after police were informed about some erratic driving in Chatham.  The 25th RetroFest is underway. A Chatham-Kent man will be spotting for one of the top-ranked Indy racers a the Indy 500.

The final arguments and submissions are coming before a judge in the trial of a Chatham-Kent OPP officer charged with manslaughter, it's RetroFest weekend in Chatham with hundreds of classic cars set to take over the city's downtown core today and tomorrow, and a Chatham-Kent man will be a spotter at the Indy 500.

A 22-year-old Wallaceburg resident is facing charges after a single-vehicle crash that killed a six-year-old child from Walpole Island, Walpole Island First Nation is going straight to the top in its opposition of a proposed landfill expansion in Dresden, and no strike at Canada Post as members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are refusing to work overtime.

CK police have charged a 35-year-old Wallaceburg man with assault and uttering threats. The head of Chatham-Kent's Chamber of Commerce sees some positive signs in Ontario's proposed budget. The union representing about 55,000 postal workers says Canada Post's latest offer "falls short." Residents of Mitchell's Bay are looking for a little recognition from Canada Post. Energy Star, the popular program that shows consumers which appliances are energy efficient, is on the chopping block in the U.S. and could have major impacts in Canada.

Noon News for Thursday, May 22, 2025

We could be just hours away from another labour disruption at Canada Post, Chatham-Kent police are still investigating a serious single-vehicle crash just east of Blenheim that sent one person to the hospital, and downtown Chatham will be a busy spot this weekend with Retrofest rolling into town again.

A 55-year-old man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries Wednesday morning following a single-vehicle crash. Chatham-Kent's mayor will take the community's fight against the proposed landfill expansion in Dresden directly to provincial officials on Thursday. Councillor Brock McGregor will serve as the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation's new director. Bell Canada says the widespread service disruption that affected more than 130K users in Quebec and Ontario has been resolved. Some local school children have turned a little starter money into more than $18K worth of charitable donations.