A 35-year-old man is facing several charges after a damage spree in Ridgetown that started with him stealing a bottle of booze, a batch of Hydromorphone pills are being recalled, health care is at the top of the agenda for Ontario Premier Doug Ford today as he meets with some of his counterparts from the Atlantic provinces.

Noon News for Sunday, August 21, 2022

Morning News for Sunday, August 21, 2022

There are just under two hours left until nominations close for the upcoming municipal election, the OPP has charged two truck drivers after yesterday's pair of crashes on the 401 near Belle River, and a 61-year-old Michigan man is facing mischief charge after he allegedly cut some hydro lines to a new residential development in Wheatley.

Officials at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance say they're mostly optimistic with the province's plan to improve the healthcare system, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Chatham-Kent are putting out a call for more mentors, and today's the deadline for filing nomination papers to run in the municipal election in October.

Evening News for Thursday, August 18, 2022

Still some trouble on the 401 this morning in Essex County, Ontario's health minister has released some of its plans to address the healthcare crisis in the province, and residents of Chatham-Kent and Leamington are being given a chance to learn more and ask questions about abandoned gas wells in the region.

You can expect some slowdowns if you’re heading towards London on the Highway 401 this morning, a Dresden school principal has been fined $2,000 for breaking pandemic protocols back in 2020, and COVID-19 has claimed another life in Chatham-Kent.

A crash between a cement truck and an SUV that closed down a section of Queen's Line near Tilbury for several hours yesterday has taken a tragic turn, a 33-year-old Walpole Island man has been arrested after he allegedly threatened to burn someone's house down, and GM is recalling almost half a million SUVs in the US because of a seat belt problem.

The Ontario Health Coalition is raising the alarm over concerns that the Ford government is planning to privatize health care in the province, a shortage of children's pain killers at some pharmacies may mean you'll have to get a prescription, and there are some concerns that the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor and Detroit may not be ready by the 2024 deadline.