CK News Today

A 41-year-old Chatham-Kent man is facing a pair of assault charges after he was allegedly seen assaulting a woman twice in public, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is speaking out against the federal carbon tax increase, and Windsor is getting ready to host its own NFL Draft party later this month.

Tech teachers in Ontario might not need to have technological credentials to teach certain courses this fall, the YMCA of Chatham-Kent kicked off its annual fundraising with two big donations, and the lowest-paid workers in federally regulated industries are getting a pay bump.

We're still waiting for word from police but multiple reports are coming in saying that Highway 3 is closed this morning coming into Blenheim from Cedar Springs, Chatham-Kent police are also investigating a break-in in Erieau where someone caused "significant damage", and Chatham-Kent is looking for feedback as it thinks about making some changes to the municipality's Leaf and Yard Waste Collection.

A 43-year-old has been arrested in Chatham for aggravated assault. Some businesses and services will have the day off on Easter Monday. Critics say Ontario's budget needs to do more to address climate change. Ontario's Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency ahead of next month's solar eclipse.

What's open and closed on Easter Monday? Ontario's top doctor is calling for more restrictions on legal substances and some decriminalization of illegal ones. Ontario's Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency ahead of next month's solar eclipse. Efforts to coax an orphaned whale calf out of a lagoon near Vancouver Island have been paused.

The province's four largest school boards are suing the companies that own Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and SnapChat, upgrades and some renovations are on tap at several local Catholic schools in Chatham-Kent this year, and two more youths have turned themselves in after an attack an a teen with autism at a bus stop in Windsor.

One person has been arrested and police are looking for a second suspect after officers seized about $250,000 worth of illegal drugs during a pair of busts in Chatham earlier this week, the Special Olympics Ontario School Championship Games are now fully funded thanks to some very generous sponsors, and the last of the four big teachers' unions in Ontario has ratified its agreement with the province.

Noon News for Wednesday, March 27, 2024