The province is doubling down on its efforts to make sure all long-term care workers vaccinated if they can be, hospital officials in Chatham-Kent are working on a plan to clear the backlog of surgeries that's been piling up during the pandemic, and a bear sighting is the talk of the town in the Lambton Shores area.

Evening News for Monday, May 31, 2021 

There's been another death in Chatham-Kent linked to COVID-19, three more members of the Old Colony Mennonite Churches in Chatham-Kent are facing charges after police were called to three more illegal gatherings on Sunday, and dozens of upgrades could be coming to various municipal buildings across Chatham-Kent.

Some of Ontario's oldest residents will be able to start booking their second doses of COVID-19 vaccine this morning, dogs in Blenheim could soon have a spot to run free, and some changes could be on the way to Chatham-Kent's long grass and weeds by-law.

Noon News for Saturday, May 29, 2021

Expect a wet and windy start to the weekend if you live along Lake Erie, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent is down again today, and the province is shortening up the time between first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Enforcement officials in Chatham-Kent haven't asked the Attorney General to step in a close down some defiant local churches but that could be the next step, we should get an update on the province's vaccine rollout plan later today, and a  Quebec MP who made headlines for accidentally appearing naked during an online meeting has been caught up in another embarrassing moment on camera.

Yet another drop in active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent, the local health unit hit a significant vaccination milestone, and a 27-year-old Blenheim man has been charged with impaired driving after a close call on Queens Line early this morning.