CK News Today

Brett Iler has been found guilty of careless driving causing death and careless driving causing bodily harm. Local police were called to eight different crashes across Chatham-Kent on Thursday. Chatham-Kent police are looking for two suspects after $4K worth of products were allegedly taken from a local business. The province says it's willing to help out smaller and rural communities who are facing big increases for OPP services in the new year. Canada Post admits it's laying off some of its striking workers temporarily.

CK police were called to eight separate collisions on Thursday. Police are searching for two suspects connected to a break-in and theft at a Chatham business. The province says it's willing to help out smaller and rural communities who are facing big increases for OPP services in the new year. Canada Post admits it's temporarily laying off some of its striking workers. A U.S. company is recalling cucumbers sold in Ontario because of possible salmonella contamination. Five years after a devastating fire, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris should reopen next week. 

Environment Canada says winter is about to hit some parts of the province, local farmers don't seem too worried about a possible 25-percent tariff on their exports into the U.S., and CK residents were generous with food donations at the CP Holiday Train stop. These stories and more in your morning news. 

A 50-year-old Chatham resident is facing charges after a crash snarled traffic between Chatham and Wallaceburg Thursday morning. An accidental fire has caused $100K worth of damage at a Chatham residential complex. Another community open house is underway to talk about the Longwood to Lakeshore Hydro One project. Chatham-Kent's snow plow naming contest is back. The provincial government plans to allow nurses to order more tests and provide additional services as of July 1st next year. A social media ban for children under 16 has passed in the Australian Senate and will soon become a world-first law.

A 50-year-old Chatham resident is charged after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 40 that snarled traffic between Chatham and Wallaceburg, there's another community open house this afternoon to talk about the Longwood to Lakeshore Hydro One project and the preferred route options, and legislation to create a two-month-long GST holiday is expected to pass today.

Chatham-Kent homeowners will be paying just under 5 per cent more in municipal property taxes next year, a Chatham-Kent community is looking for answers from a local group home after two separate incidents in the past month, and Chatham-Kent police are putting out a warning about some people who are posing as bail bondsmen.

CK residents are being warned by police not to fall for individuals posing as bail bondsmen. Chatham-Kent police have released a photo of a man they're looking for in connection with an early morning robbery. Chatham-Kent council members will get back to budget talks tonight for round two. Canada Post says talks to end an almost two-week strike by its unionized workers have reached a standstill. A recent seminar aimed at helping prospective workers start an apprenticeship in Chatham-Kent was a big hit.

Noon News for Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Chatham-Kent's proposed municipal property tax increase is down to about 5.1 per cent, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation is putting out a call for donations after finding a matching donor who could double your impact, and it's not going well at the bargaining table for Canada Post and the union that represents its striking workers.

Chatham-Kent council will get its first crack at the 2025 municipal budget tonight, Ontario premier Doug Ford is calling for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to talk about tariffs and trade with the U.S., and a Dresden woman is celebrating a big win after she got lucky on a crossword lottery ticket.