Chatham-Kent’s Chief Medical Officer of Health says he's on board with Step 3 starting up but he's also expressing concerns about the arrival of the Delta variant in the area, a Chatham-Kent farmer has lost over 35 acres of crop after a brush fire ripped through a field near Merlin, and the cleanup is underway in Barrie... after a devastating tornado tore through that area yesterday afternoon.

Evening News for Thursday, July 15, 2021

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Chatham-Kent is holding steady in the single digits, Ontario is reporting 143 new cases of COVID-19 today along with 10 more deaths, and a new survey suggests many Canadians are still worried about opening land border crossings too soon.

The old Chatham jail is back on the market, a global microchip shortage is getting the blame for another couple weeks off for workers at the Windsor Assembly Plant, and three out of seven beagles that were stolen from a property in Lakeshore have been found now.

Evening News for Wednesday, July 14, 2021

No new cases and no new recoveries in Chatham-Kent today in the public health unit's latest COVID-19 report, Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls is speaking out about a controversial decision to move 75 long-term care beds from Tilbury to Belle River, and the Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate steady at a quarter of a percent.

The provincial NDP are joining residents in Tilbury who are calling for long-term care beds to stay in town, it appears COVID-19 has claimed another life on Walpole Island, and business leaders in Toronto are asking the province to bring in a vaccine passport.

Evening News for Tuesday, July 13, 2021

An alleged drug dealer in Windsor has been charged in connection with an overdose death, Ontario's not the only province looking to open up a bit more this week, and thousands of police officers showed up for the funeral of a Toronto cop who was killed in the line of duty.

An alleged drug dealer in Windsor has been charged in connection with an overdose death, Ontario's not the only province looking to open up a bit more this week, and thousands of police officers showed up for the funeral of a Toronto cop who was killed in the line of duty.