Morning News for Sunday, May 23, 2021

Morning News for Saturday, May 22, 2021

As of midnight tonight, golf courses and tennis courts will be allowed to open up, some elective and non-urgent surgeries are set to resume at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, and the number of charges laid against protesters who attended an anti-lockdown rally held in Chatham almost a month ago is holding steady at five.

Drivers can still expect some slowdowns on the eastbound Highway 401 approaching Tilbury after a tractor trailer fire earlier this morning, we're expected to find out more information this afternoon on the province's plan for how it'll gradually re-open the province, and the number of active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent is down slightly today.

OPP have closed the eastbound Hwy. 401 between Tilbury and Chatham as they respond to a tractor trailer fire, the Ford government could give us details on its reopening plan later today, and Chatham-Kent’s top public health official is taking aim at the anti-vaccine movement and clearing up some questions about the AstraZeneca shot.

Evening News for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Chatham-Kent firefighters are at the scene of a blaze on Inshes Avenue in Chatham, a man in his 60s is the latest death linked to COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent, and a new report says the number of opioid-related deaths rose alarmingly in all parts of Ontario during the pandemic.

The former Navistar site on Richmond Street in Chatham won’t be sitting empty for much longer, some new housing developments are in the works for Dresden, and Chatham mother of three is taking home a big chunk of change after winning a large prize on a scratch ticket.