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Chatham-Kent police have arrested a third person in connection with a murder investigation. The victim in the murder case has been identified as 27-year-old Louise Thomson from Milton, Ontario. The Lambton Kent District School Board and ETFO have ratified the collective agreement reached earlier this month. Minister of Agriculture, Rob Flack, is pushing back a planting deadline for local soybean farmers. WestJet has cancelled 25 flights in anticipation of a strike by the company's maintenance engineers.

Chatham-Kent police have arrested a third person in connection with a murder investigation in Chatham that started earlier this month, all the wet weather we've been having this spring is prompting the province to push back a planting deadline, and Canada Day celebrations start tonight with a parade in Ridgetown and fireworks in Tilbury.

The United Way of Chatham-Kent will be joining forces with the United Way in nearby Windsor-Essex soon, no damage and no evidence that a tornado touched down after a funnel cloud was spotted in the Pain Court-area a week ago, and the second annual Run for the Kids went the distance over the weekend, beating last year's fundraising totals.

An investigation by the Northern Tornadoes Project confirms that there were no injuries or damage done by last week's tornado near Pain Court. A new McDonald's is coming to the east side of Chatham. There are plenty of ways to celebrate Canada's birthday this weekend, all across Chatham-Kent. If you have your fines all paid off and you're in good standing with the province you won't have to renew your license plates anymore. Elvis Presley's actual blue suede shoes are up for auction.

A fifth McDonald's restaurant is coming to Chatham, you will have plenty of options to choose from if you're looking to celebrate Canada Day this weekend in Chatham-Kent, and if you have your fines all paid off and you're in good standing in the province of Ontario, you won't have to renew your license plates anymore.

School isn't even out yet but a local charity group in Chatham-Kent is already looking ahead to September, the Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent is looking for a permanent drop-off location where people can deposit their empties as a donation, and as of tomorrow, children and adults with a disability tax credit can apply to the Canadian Dental Care Plan.

Power has been restored to a majority of Hydro One customers, just north of Chatham, after it was knocked out for almost 2,300 users earlier today.  For the third time in three days police are reporting a fatal incident on Longwoods Road.  A hidden gem of a beach in Chatham-Kent is closing down.  The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is welcoming four new doctors to its pediatric, emergency, and hospitalist teams. Inflation climbed back up to 2.9 percent last month.

For the third time in three days police are reporting an incident on Longwoods Road between Chatham and London that claimed someone's life, a hidden gem of a beach in Chatham-Kent is closing down, and Canadians paid 2.9 percent more last month for goods and services.

The Field of Dreams Committee has the green light from Chatham-Kent council to start raising money for a new baseball diamond in Chatham, council members voted fully in favour of mandating paper bags for leaf and yard waste collection, and municipal staff in Chatham-Kent will also be reviewing parking in downtown Chatham.

One person was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries due to a fire and explosions at a garage in Merlin. The Chatham Golden Eagles say a break in at their facility has dealt a severe blow to the team.  An underwater search and rescue team is looking for a missing swimmer near Leamington. The LCBO is extending its store hours ahead of a possible strike by its workers.  The former tornado capital of Canada has been dethroned by Ontario. The Windsor Police are preparing for huge crowds along the city's riverfront tonight for the Ford Fireworks.