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The early morning fire that broke out in downtown Bothwell has been ruled accidental.  A 45-year-old man from Chatham was arrested in Amherstburg in connection to a child luring investigation. If you live in Lighthouse Cove, you might see golf carts on local roads this spring. Ontario taxpayers should get a $200 cheque in the mail soon. The U-S Supreme Court has upheld the law banning TikTok in the United States.

Bothwell residents are reeling after an early morning fire in the town's downtown core that tore through three buildings, if you've been living in Ontario for the past couple of years and you've been filing your taxes you should get a $200 cheque in the mail pretty soon, and you might see golf carts ripping around in Lighthouse Cove this spring.

Canada is ready to impose tariffs on U-S imports as soon as Monday if needed, the race is on to replace Trudeau as Prime Minister and Liberal Leader, and a ceasefire isn't in place just yet between Israel and Gaza but it sounds like it's very close.

Drivers are reminded to slow down and adjust their driving to road and weather conditions. A man wanted in connection to the August 25th fire at 99 McNaughton in Chatham has been arrested. A man has been arrested following a break-in at a Chatham business. CK Public Health says almost 1,700 notices have been sent to parents and guardians of Chatham-Kent students who have incomplete immunization records. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is launching a new Canada-U.S. relations council. Red 3, the synthetic food dye recently banned in the United States, will not be banned in Canada unless new information comes to light.

Police have finally tracked down a 48-year-old man who was wanted in connection with a fire at an affordable housing complex in Chatham, students who aren't up to date on their immunizations will be getting some paperwork and a special assignment this month, and former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is expected to officially announce his run at the Liberal Party Leadership today after teasing it earlier this week on the Daily Show.

A former United Way of Chatham-Kent employee has been sentenced to house arrest after defrauding the local agency out of more than $300,000, a number of Bothwell residents want to separate the town from Chatham-Kent, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not going to seek re-election as an MP.

The 48-year-old Tilbury woman who cheated the Chatham-Kent United Way out of more than $300K learned her sentence this afternoon. Ontario Premier Doug Ford wore a hat declaring "Canada is not for sale" for tariff talks with the Prime Minister and other provincial leaders. Ontario has launched a new tool to help crack down on repeat and violent bail offenders. The second annual Cornhole for Hospice tournament takes place on Saturday, February 8. Starbucks has ended it's open door police at all stores across North America.

A 48-year-old Tilbury woman who cheated the Chatham-Kent United Way out of more than $300,000 will learn her sentence this afternoon, federal government officials are outlining some of their plans for beefing up security along the Canada-US border, and the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation is still pushing for registrations for its second annual Cornhole for Hospice tournament.

Chatham's Outreach for Hunger had a very busy year in 2024, greenhouse sector officials are still waiting for a meeting with the municipality of Chatham-Kent, and the Insurance Board of Canada is warning Canadians their home insurance rates could go up this year.