Three people in their 30s are facing charges after a drug bust on Walpole Island, there won't be traditional Santa Claus parades in Chatham-Kent this year -- even though the province has lifted COVID-19 capacity limits for them, and Wheatley residents who were affected by the August explosion will have another chance tonight to have their questions answered.

Evening News for Tuesday, November 2, 2021

A noticeable dip in active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent today, Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers are appealing to the public for tips after someone started a fire on Halloween at a recently condemned home in Chatham, and Ontario will be raising the general minimum wage from $14.35 an hour to $15 an hour in the new year.

A firefighter from out of town is getting credit for his quick action after he spotted some smoke at the side of a home in Tupperville, Premier Doug Ford is reportedly going to raise Ontario's minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour, and another solid turnout for a drive-thru Halloween event held at Tilbury Auto Mall over the weekend.

Two new COVID-19 outbreaks are being reported today in Chatham-Kent, Ontario surpassed another milestone in the pandemic today, and all of the staff at the hospitals in Chatham-Kent are either fully vaccinated now or have a valid exemption.

A new report says food banks across Canada are bracing for a tidal wave of new clients, Chatham-Kent police have caught up with a 41-year-old man who was wanted on a handful of warrants, and the Chatham-Kent Fire department is getting a boost from Enbridge Gas.

Noon News for Sunday, October 31, 2021.

Noon News for Saturday, October 30, 2021. 

No more details from police yet about a serious crash that has closed a section of Queens Line between Chatham and Tilbury, a slight bump in new COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent today, and we should get an update next week on when Ontarians can expect to be eligible for their COVID-19 booster shots.

Investigators have found an abandoned gas well near the site of the explosion in Wheatley in August, the province is expanding COVID-19 testing options at schools, and the COVID-19 shot will not be added to the list of mandatory vaccines for students in public schools -- at least for now.