You will have a chance to share your thoughts on the proposed multi-year budget this afternoon, federal spending is up along with the deficit, and UCC's senior boys football team are SWOSSA champions.

The province has secured another tentative deal with a major teachers union, a 26-year-old Chatham-Kent man is facing a list of charges after he allegedly tried to steal some items from an LCBO in Chatham and then assaulted two employees who tried to stop him, and the latest Consumer Price Index shows inflation fell 0.7 percentage points to 3.1 per cent in October.

Two big budget requests will go before Chatham-Kent council members tonight ahead of the public consultations that start tomorrow, Ontario's colleges want the all-clear from the province to start hiking tuition rates again, and five new members will join the Kent Agricultural Hall of Fame today.

Noon News for Monday, November 20, 2023

Chatham-Kent police have arrested a 40-year-old man for trying to solicit intimate pictures from a young girl, a labour deal has been reached at Integram Seating in Tecumseh, and Ontario Liberal party members don't have much time left to make up their minds about who their new leader will be.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating the injury of a farm worker on Tuesday. The 2024 draft Chatham-Kent police budget is pegged at $36M dollars. A licensed clinical psychologist says a multi-pronged approach is needed to deal with addiction. The CFIA has issued multiple recalls for Malichita brand cantaloupes due to salmonella.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating an incident that occurred on Tuesday at a farm in the Town of Newbury. Police Chief Gary Conn will present the 2024 draft Chatham-Kent police budget to council on Tuesday. A licensed clinical psychologist from L.A. says a multi-pronged approach is needed to deal with addiction. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued multiple recalls for Malichita brand cantaloupes following an outbreak of salmonella.

The damage is estimated at $20,000 after a railroad tie fire in Chatham, restoration efforts continue at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance following last month's cyberattack, and the ground has been broken for a new Habitat for Humanity ReStore building in Chatham.

No word on a cause or a damage estimate yet after a railroad tie fire in Chatham's west end last night, the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission is ordering two temporary mobile water treatment plants for Wheatley, and Nathaniel Veltman will be sentenced on December 1st.