CK News Today

A popular prom and grad wear giveaway is coming back to Chatham-Kent again this year, the LCBO is launching a pilot project to check your ID when you walk in instead of waiting until you're at the checkout counter, and an 18-year-old man is facing drug-trafficking charges after police seized about 50-thousand dollars worth of fentanyl from a home in Sarnia.

A federal announcement about loan forgiveness for rural doctors and nurses is welcome news for medical recruiters in Chatham-Kent, students at the two biggest school boards in Chatham-Kent will get a day off for the upcoming solar eclipse, and construction is underway on a new MRI suite at the hospital in nearby Leamington.

Multi-gas meters will start going out to Wheatley-area residents next week, the Ontario Government wants to make sure it's up to the voters to decide if they want a provincial carbon tax, and Premier Doug Ford also announced the province is putting an end to the annual vehicle registration program in Ontario.

Noon News for Monday, February 12, 2024

Chatham's Bridget Carleton is heading back to the Olympics, there will be a couple of Chatham-Kent connections at the upcoming Southern Ontario Tourism Conference, and Chatham-Kent's first-ever Black Excellence Awards and Gala is in the books.

The first-ever Chatham-Kent Black Excellence Awards take place tonight. Canada Post is aiming to raise the cost of stamps in the coming months. More salad kits have been recalled due to possible Listeria contamination. Taylor Swift will be a big part of the sports betting landscape on Super Bowl Sunday.

The first-ever Chatham-Kent Black Excellence Awards take place tonight. The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers will reveal their team mascot this morning. More salad kits have been recalled due to possible Listeria contamination. Taylor Swift will be a big part of the sports betting landscape on Super Bowl Sunday.

Noon News for Friday, February 9, 2024

There are a couple of information sessions coming up to talk about a proposed landfill expansion just north of Dresden, it'll feel a lot more like spring than the dead of winter today, and Chatham's Bridget Carleton led the way for Team Canada as they scored a big win in their first game at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament.

A 28-year-old Blenheim man is facing a handful of charges after Chatham-Kent police searched a store in the Blenheim area and found some illicit cannabis and some other drugs, Bell Media is selling off another 45 radio stations, and over 100 walkers are getting ready to hit the sidewalk in Chatham for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser.