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If you're heading north east of Chatham-Kent at all this weekend you'll likely run into some messy road conditions. Ontarians can expect the $200 rebate cheque from the provincial government by the end of the month or in early February. The federal government has now released the full schedule for rebate and benefit payments in 2025.  The provincial government has capped child-care fees at $22 for children enrolled at centres under the national $10-a-day program. The US Surgeon General thinks its time to put warning labels on alcohol to tell people about the risk of cancer. Audible.com has chosen local Executive Producer David Farquhar's version of the Secret Garden as one of the best 20 classic audio dramas of all time.

You'll likely run into some messy road conditions if you're heading toward London this weekend, you may notice a little boost to your bank account today from the federal government, and non-alcoholic drinks and mocktails are growing more popular in Canada -- especially for younger adults.

You could run into some snowy conditions if your travels take you toward the London area or further north than that this weekend, a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and three other teens got a stern talking to after a fake bomb threat stopped the VIA rail train in Chatham on New Year's Day, and a Leamington man is charged with voyeurism and public mischief after the OPP were called to investigate a suspicious person.

CK police closed Prince Albert Rd between McNaughton Ave E and Gregory Dr for several hours for hydro pole repair. A 15-year-old is facing consequences after police received a call about a bomb on a train headed into Chatham-Kent on New Year's Day. OPP say they caught a Merlin resident going 140 km/h on Highway 40 just north of Chatham on January 1. People are once again being told to make sure their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in working order. In 2023, Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs earned an average of $13.2M. Chatham-Kent's first baby of 2025 is a girl.

Life will be slowing down pretty quickly for a 52-year-old Merlin resident who was caught going way too fast on Highway 40 just north of Chatham on New Year's Day, the first Chatham-Kent baby born in 2025 is a girl, and New Orleans is moving ahead with plans to re-open Bourbon Street as the investigation continues into yesterday's deadly incident on that same street where a driver plowed into a crowd -- killing at least 15 people.

Morning News for Thursday, January 2, 2025