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It's a day the St. Clair Catholic District School Board has been working toward for years, the numbers are in from the police crackdown on dangerous driving habits over the long weekend, and Ontario's doctors are recommending some immediate steps that the provincial government can take to stop what they're calling a crisis in the healthcare system.

Two people are facing charges after OPP seized illegal drugs, cash, stolen vehicles, and guns from two properties in the Wallaceburg area, you may see some armed forces members driving and marching in the Blenheim and Cedar Springs areas this week, and firefighters will be visiting neighbourhoods across the Municipality of Chatham-Kent this weekend to ensure they have proper smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Three men are recovering from injuries sustained in an early morning crash in Merlin. OPP are looking for suspects who threw pumpkins off of highway overpasses around London. The province is looking at tightening up restrictions on when and where cities and towns can put in bike lanes. Inflation fell to 1-point-6 percent last month, Stats Canada says that's the lowest it's been since September 2021. Some CK residents will notice members of the armed forces training in the area tomorrow.

Chatham-Kent police have arrested a 27-year-old man for impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash just south of Merlin this morning that sent three people to the hospital, OPP are investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 72-year-old Chatham resident over the long weekend, and the province is looking at tightening up restrictions on when and where cities and towns can put in bike lanes.

Morning News for Tuesday, October 15, 2024

On Day 3 of the Brett Iler trial in Chatham, the defendant took the stand. CK police are looking into a break-in that saw an estimated $20K worth of tools stolen. Provincial police and Chatham-Kent police are taking part in 'Operation Impact' over the long weekend. The CPKC Holiday Train will roll into Chatham late next month. A recall has been issued for various models of Fisher-Price baby swings that have been linked to the death of five infants. Forecasters believe the Northern Lights could be visible through the weekend.

Noon News for Friday, October 11, 2024

A Chatham-Kent police officer will take the witness stand again today in the trial of a Windsor man accused of causing a fatal crash during Retrofest two years ago, the team of Entegrus employees who were headed south to help with the cleanup in Florida after Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton are back headed home a little earlier than expected, and the local totals are in from the recent CIBC Run for the Cure in Chatham.