CK News Today

Snow-covered roads and some slick conditions in some areas of Chatham-Kent this morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is issuing a counter-threat to the U.S. if President-Elect Donald Trump follows through with putting tariffs in place on Canadian imports, and as the Canada Post strike drags on, the federal Labour Minister says he still has no plans to intervene.

A crash into the side of a liquor store in Blenheim has resulted in plenty of damage, but no charges. A Tilbury man charged with first-degree murder has fired his defence lawyer. Officials with Canada Post have called the union's latest offer unaffordable and unsustainable. Car seats sold through are being recalled by Health Canada. The first of two Christmas Wish Trees at local Chatham-Kent hospitals will be lit on Wednesday.

We have some more details now about where the negotiations are at between Canada Post and the union representing its workers, there has been another significant drop in the Bank of Canada's key interest rate, and firefighters in nearby Lakeshore have a warning about cheap off-brand lithium ion batteries like the ones used in phones and remote controlled cars.

The Special Investigations Unit has cleared a pair of Chatham-Kent police officers after a man suffered a fractured rib during an arrest earlier this year, hundreds of minor hockey players and their families are set to descend upon Chatham-Kent over the next couple of days, and funding from the provincial and federal governments will help three fruit producers in Chatham-Kent.

One Chatham-Kent Councillor believes council should condemn the province using the notwithstanding clause to clear out homeless encampments. Chatham-Kent police are looking for a red Ford Fusion that was involved in a crash in Tilbury yesterday morning. A Wallaceburg porch pirate picked up something she didn't expect, charges from CK police. More Canadians seem to be staying home for the holidays as tighter budgets keep them from travelling.  The Chatham Maroons are using their next event night to help those in need.

A Chatham-Kent councillor is speaking out against using the notwithstanding clause to clear out homeless encampments in Ontario, Chatham-Kent police are looking for a red Ford Fusion vehicle that was involved in a crash in Tilbury yesterday morning, and a 30-year-old Wallaceburg woman will have to show up for a future court date after Chatham-Kent police saw some posts online about porch pirates in Wallaceburg.

Chatham Hope Haven is getting funding to help give people experiencing homelessness a warm place to stay overnight this winter, the municipality of Chatham-Kent is also creating a new funding reserve to hopefully entice doctors to move to the area, and a 26-year-old Detroit resident is finding out the hard way that the 401 in Chatham-Kent is not a raceway.

Police have charged a Chatham-Kent man with multiple child porn offences. CK Council will be making decisions about Emergency Medical Services during tonight's meeting. The federal government has survived a third Conservative non-confidence vote. The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority expects minor flooding in low-lying areas. Rondeau Provincial Park was reopened to visitors Monday after it was shut down for a deer cull over the weekend. The latest episode of the 519 Podcast explores the unsolved, 1988 disappearance of Lisa Maas and the numerous attempts to find her over the years.

Chatham-Kent police are appealing to the public for tips as they investigate a break-in at a cottage on Erie Shore Drive, you may want to watch for some localized flooding over the next few days as the weather warms up and melts all of the snow that fell just north and east of Chatham-Kent, and Rondeau Provincial Park should be open to visitors again today after it was shut down for a deer cull over the weekend.

Chatham-Kent police are still on the lookout for a motorcyclist who sped away from officers in Chatham over the weekend, Canada Post says it's still waiting for a formal response from the union representing its striking workers, and encampments and homelessness will be back on the agenda at tonight's Chatham-Kent council meeting.