CK News Today

A total solar eclipse will blanket the region in darkness later today, a pair of teen boys are facing weapons charges after police got a call about someone in a vehicle pointing a gun at a home in Wallaceburg over the weekend, and new builds in Chatham-Kent could be getting a break on their building permit charges.

Police will be implementing a traffic control plan on Monday in anticipation of an influx of tourists. The Jean Collective is holding a Women's Leadership Conference in Wyoming next Saturday.  Ontario intends to help families of first responders who have died by suicide or in the line of duty. The death toll following the massive earthquake in Taiwan has risen to 13. The young killer whale still stranded in a lagoon near Vancouver Island has been given the name "Brave Little Hunter."

To ensure everyone stays safe and has a great experience during Monday's total solar eclipse Chatham-Kent's emergency services have been preparing for a year and a half. Prominent women from Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, including CK Councillor Alysson Storey, will soon come together for the Women's Leadership Conference. Ontario is investing $3M into the Ontario Immediate Family Wellness Program to help families of first responders who have died by suicide or in the line of duty. The young killer whale still stranded in a lagoon near Vancouver Island is a girl.

A Chatham man is facing a child luring charge and a date with a judge after he allegedly used various social media platforms to lure a minor, Chatham-Kent police are also investigating a serious crash southwest of Chatham that sent two people to a London hospital with serious injuries, and Premier Doug Ford has written a letter to the Prime Minister calling for an urgent meeting to talk about the federal carbon tax.

The municipality of Chatham-Kent has chosen a preferred site for some new transitional cabins to help address the local housing crisis, Chatham-Kent police are holding an online safety presentation later this month, and Ontario's Superior Court has struck down parts of a law that was designed to deter activist disruptions in the agriculture sector.

We have more information now on the voting options for the provincial byelection in Lambton-Kent Middlesex, volunteers who make a difference across Chatham-Kent will be honoured later this month with a special event, and Ford Canada is pumping the brakes on the launch of electric vehicle production at its Oakville Assembly Plant.

Morning News for Thursday, April 4, 2024

If you were affected by last year's cyber attack on several hospitals in Southwestern Ontario, you should find that out soon, a byelection has finally been called for the provincial riding in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, and two people are facing charges after police were called in for a report of gunshots being fired on Walpole Island First Nation.

Morning News for Wednesday, April 3, 2024