Morning News for Wednesday, August 13, 2025

An arrest has been made in connection with a weapons call in Wallaceburg, which drew a noticeable police presence over the weekend. The Ontario Land Tribunal will have the final say on whether plans for a new apartment building can move ahead in Chatham. An environmental program that helps communities reduce risks from climate change is holding three public meetings in Chatham-Kent. Authorities suggest anyone planning to participate in the Port Huron Float Down should reconsider. The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers know when and where they will play their first playoff game this year, they're just waiting on an opponent.

Hydro One is working to resolve a power outage just north of Chatham, an arrest has been made in connection with a weapons call in Wallaceburg that drew a noticeable police presence over the weekend, and the Ontario Land Tribunal will get the final say on whether plans for a new apartment building can move ahead in Chatham.

Chatham-Kent's largest homeless encampment will be able to stay where it is for at least a couple more weeks, open-air burn bans are popping up across southwestern Ontario, and kids will have a chance to try riding the bus this weekend before school starts in September.

A series of registration events are happening this month, hosted by the St. Clair Catholic School Board. The Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors says home sales were down 11.5% compared to July last year. Chatham-Kent police blocked off the area of Murray Street and King Street in Wallaceburg over the weekend because of reports of a suspect with a gun. A 46-year-old man from Raleigh Township is facing an impaired driving charge after he allegedly hit a sign in a parking lot in Blenheim over the weekend. If you didn't get enough of Canada's favourite sweet treat in Chatham earlier this summer, you can indulge some more in Windsor this fall. On September 7, one ticket will cover two preseason games at the Chatham Memorial Arena.

Another record fell in Chatham-Kent's home sales market in July, there are some registration events coming up for families looking to attend a school in the St. Clair Catholic District School Board, and a 46-year-old man from Raleigh Township is facing an impaired driving charge after he allegedly hit a sign in a parking lot in Blenheim over the weekend.

A heat warning is still blanketing Southwestern Ontario, tonight's Chatham-Kent council meeting could set the stage for where a large homeless encampment in Chatham will stay, and an investigation continues into a fatal house fire in Rodney.

Chatham-Kent is under an extended heat warning. The future of a controversial high-rise planned to go up in Chatham will be debated by CK Council on Monday. A 41-year-old man has been arrested after police say he was caught on camera breaking into a Dresden home. A 56-year-old Lakeshore man is charged with impaired driving and dangerous driving after a crash in Comber Thursday night. New data shows Canadians are still travelling at the same rate, but to places other than the U.S. A think tank in Montreal says the federal government should cut the public service by 64,000 people.