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.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent is making a move in the right direction today, Ontario is removing the capacity limits for organized public events like Santa Claus parades and Remembrance Day ceremonies, and the province is investing an additional $373-million to extend the temporary wage enhancement for personal support workers.

Pressure's mounting on the province to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all school-aged children once it's approved for them, a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for education workers would mean thousands of teachers would be out of a job, and a yellow trailer top shaped like a duck that went missing along Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent has been found.

The Chatham-Kent public health unit is reporting another COVID-19 death in the area, the Acting Medical Officer of Health in nearby Windsor-Essex is urging pregnant and breastfeeding mothers to get vaccinated, and a 41-year-old Chatham man is finding out the hard way that no communication means no Facebook messages, either.

Chatham-Kent Public Health is tightening up its restrictions on who can go into indoor sports and recreational facilities in the municipality, Unifor Local 444 plans to file a grievance against Stellantis over its policy at the Windsor Assembly Plant, and after 18 months, Caesars Windsor is dusting off the stage at the Colosseum.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent is going down a bit today after a bump over the weekend, Ontario's hiring more long-term care home inspectors, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled his new cabinet ministers.

Planning is underway for next year's municipal budget talks in Chatham-Kent, municipal officials are looking for your help to name its fleet of snowplows, and some big questions will be answered this morning when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils his new cabinet.

Evening News for Monday, October 25, 2021

There's a jump in new COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent today, the provincial government is looking at making some changes to Ontario's labour laws, and a 22-year-old Chatham man who was wanted on an outstanding warrant is in even more trouble after he was allegedly spotted biking around with some suspected cocaine.