CK News Today

Excavation work looking for any more gas wells in downtown Wheatley is set to begin in the next few weeks. A 53-year-old from Winnipeg is facing charges following a two-vehicle crash near Chatham-Kent. The RCMP says a father and son from the Greater Toronto Area are facing terrorism-related charges. Ontario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program. A legion pipes and drum band from Chatham is heading to New Brunswick to take part in the procession for the 49th Dominion Legion Convention. At the Olympics, the women's soccer team is through to the next round despite a six-point deduction and Canada now has seven medals.

More digging is set to start in about a month in downtown Wheatley, a father and son living in Toronto have been charged with multiple terrorism-related offences, and a 36-year-old Dawn Township woman is facing impaired driving and drug-related charges after police followed up on a traffic complaint about an erratic driver in Chatham.

Testing on a blue-green algae bloom in Lake St. Clair has come back and the health unit in nearby Windsor-Essex says the water is safe, we know the dates for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit now, and a listeriosis outbreak that prompted the recall of some plant-based milk alternatives has spread to a fourth province now.

Another swab event is being scheduled in Chatham-Kent, to help look for a bone marrow match for a local 16-year-old. Ontario's government says they're continuing to monitor and combat the issue of human trafficking in the province. The OFATV are collaborating with Co-operators Insurance to enhance safety and education for ATV riders. The Public Health Agency of Canada says the investigation into the Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based beverages is ongoing. And Canada had another productive day at the Olympics.

A second swab event is being held in Chatham to find a donor for a local 16-year-old boy who desperately needs a bone marrow transplant, Chatham-Kent police have caught up with a man who was wanted in connection with an assault in Tilbury two weeks ago, and some solid performances for the Canadians at the Olympics again today.

The first shovels are in the ground at the site of the new Children's Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent is hosting a special livestreaming event today to talk about access to safe, sustainable, and affordable housing, and the OPP is giving drivers a heads up that traffic in and around Leamington will be very busy starting Friday.

Rob Myers, the owner of the property at 100 King Street, says the municipality is not funding the DCC project. A 44-year-old Walpole Island man is facing multiple charges after leading CK police on a vehicle and foot chase over the weekend. A woman who was wanted in connection with an assault from earlier this month has turned herself in.  Ontario is trying to break the stigma around period poverty in schools. An appeal has been filed against FIFA's six-point penalty to the national women's soccer team in the wake of the drone spying scandal. Canada now has two gold medals.

A 44-year-old Walpole Island man is facing several charges after a police chase involving an ATV that ended in a farmer's field over the weekend, a 31-year-old woman who was wanted in connection with an assault in Wallaceburg earlier this month has turned herself in, and Parks Canada says progress is being made in the fight against the wildfires in Jasper National Park.

The Children's Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent is set to celebrate a major milestone today, two youths are facing assault charges after they were both arrested for a late-night incident in Blenheim over the weekend, and the latest survey of the damage in Jasper Alberta reveals about 30 percent of the buildings are damaged -- most of them homes.

Still time to get swabbed to see if you are a match for a local teen needing a bone marrow transplant, CK police briefs, and Celine Dion's triumphant return to performing.