CK News Today

Change is coming to the downtown Chatham dining scene. February marks the end of the annual industry-wide price freeze by grocers. No human remains were found at a construction site in Kingsville. Ontario's political leaders have started to define their pitches to voters. Canada's Health Minister is calling on the New Democrats to hold off on a federal election so bilateral pharmacare deals can be put into place. The black boxes from the plane that crashed with a military helicopter in Washington have been recovered.

CK Public Health and CKHA warn that community members may have been exposed to measles. The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority has issued a flood outlook for the area. A Wallaceburg woman is facing assault charges after an argument got out of hand. Dozens of events are planned across Chatham-Kent for Black History Month. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he'll honour Ontario's commitment to the electric vehicle sector if he's re-elected. The province's other political leaders also continue to campaign for the February 27 election. Sidney Crosby will be the captain for Team Canada in next month's Four Nations Face-Off.

It's believed everyone who was involved in an airplane crash near Washington D.C. last night has died, dozens of events are planned across Chatham-Kent for Black History month, and Ontario's political leaders are on the move as the provincial election campaign rolls on.

Two local people have been convicted of operating an illegal puppy mill, a former retirement home in Dresden that had its licence revoked a year ago has settled out of court, and divers are searching the Potomac River for survivors after a mid-air collision near Washington DC.

Be prepared to see some whiteout conditions and blowing snow if you're heading anywhere north and east of Chatham-Kent. Ontario's political leaders kicked off their campaigns for the February 27 election on Wednesday. A long-time municipal councillor plans to run for mayor during CK's next election. A Brampton man has been charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a Chatham-Kent police officer. The Bank of Canada lowered its interest rate to 3 per cent on Wednesday. Honda Canada has recalled roughly 17K vehicles because of a software glitch.

You may run into some whiteout conditions if you head north and east of Chatham-Kent today, a current municipal councillor for Chatham-Kent is throwing his hat into the ring to become the municipality’s next mayor, and Ontario party leaders kicked off their campaigns for the February 27 provincial election this morning.

Morning News for Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Ontario voters will officially head to the polls on February 27. The municipality doesn't believe the provincial funds provided to help clear out local homeless encampments will be enough. Fewer people are lighting up cigarettes in Chatham-Kent. The victim of a fatal car crash is being remembered for all the smiles he put on people's faces in his short life. Ontario has raised annual funding for the Agri-Food sector's Risk Management Program to $250M. Peavey Mart has confirmed that it will be shutting down all of its locations across the country.

The money that Chatham-Kent is getting from the province to clear out homeless encampments probably won't be enough to solve the problem locally, the Canadian Union of Public Employees says Ontario’s school boards are in severe crisis, and Premier Doug Ford is set to dissolve provincial parliament today and trigger an election.