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A 47-year-old Chatham woman has been arrested and charged after she allegedly threatened to kill a local store owner, the Ontario Liberals have a new leader, and there's word that the Bank of Canada is expected to hold its key interest rate steady.

Dr. Stephanie Lui is seeing an increase in the number of people with viral illnesses. Ontario Provincial Police say they arrested 18 men who face a total of 77 charges related to child sexual exploitation. Heads of state gave short speeches at COP28 yesterday to announce deals or pledges aimed at demonstrating their commitments to stopping climate change. Experts say that despite warmer temperatures, Canadians should still be prepared for severe weather this winter.

Members of the Ontario Liberal Party will find out who their new leader is today. Police have arrested 46 men in three provinces as part of an anti-child pornography operation. A Canadian family physician is seeing an increase in the number of people with viral illnesses. Durham Police are warning the public to stay away from a kangaroo that escaped on its way to a Quebec zoo if it's spotted.

The union that represents Catholic teachers is asking for outside help as negotiations continue with the province, teachers represented by the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario will start voting on their tentative agreement on December 11, and a 22-year-old from London is charged with impaired driving after a vehicle ended up in the centre median of the Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent overnight.

Property taxes are going up next year in Chatham-Kent, OPP say they've tracked down the person responsible for calling in several bomb threats to schools across Ontario a few weeks ago, and Ontario has introduced some new legislation that's aimed at making it easier for victims of crime to sue offenders for emotional distress.

Chatham-Kent police believe they may have cracked open a case that could be linked to multiple break-and-enter incidents, municipal budget talks are back on again tonight in Chatham-Kent, and a new report says labour shortages have cost Ontario small businesses more than $16-billion in revenue.

The proposed property tax increase in Chatham-Kent has been chopped down a bit after the first night of budget talks, people who need a warm place to stay overnight in Chatham-Kent should be able to find some room at Hope Haven in Chatham again this year, and construction is underway on a new warming shelter on Walpole Island.

Chatham-Kent council members will get their first crack at the municipal budget tonight, Chatham-Kent's generosity came shining through once again to unofficially kick off the Christmas season when the CP holiday train came rolling through, and the province is also bringing in a Code of Ethics for real estate agents and real estate brokerages.