CK News Today

The bid for the Chatham-Kent Community Hub project came in nearly $4 million under budget, but some councillors still aren’t on board. 'Fresh Meat', a horror film shot at the old Chatham jail, will premiere at the Chatham Capitol Theatre on November 1st. The Toronto Blue Jays were unable to sweep the Yankees in the A.L.D.S. as they lost 9-6 to New York.

The bid for the proposed Chatham-Kent Community Hub project has come in $4 million under budget. Chatham-Kent council voted down two motions that would have allowed roughly 30 wind turbines to be built near Ridgetown. The U.S. government announced that it will impose a duty on large trucks manufactured outside the country, including those made in Canada.

A fallen piece of furniture is being blamed for a fatal collision in Chatham-Kent. CK police have arrested a 28-year-old man after a pregnant woman was injured in Wallaceburg. In a break from tradition, Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government now plans to table the federal budget in the fall instead of spring. The day before his sit-down with U.S. President Donald Trump, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre had some scathing words for Canada's Prime Minister. Nobel Prize week has opened with the announcement of shared winners for the prize in medicine.

Chatham-Kent councillors will contemplate some long-term energy investments during Monday's meeting. MPs will be looking for answers today, as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to appear at a parliamentary committee about Canada's budget. Let us know if you think Mark Carney will come back from Washington with a tariff-ending deal. A Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers' Leadership Summit in Quebec City is wrapping up. Ontario and Ottawa have signed a bilateral agreement to improve French instruction from preschool to post-secondary school. France's new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, has resigned after less than a month on the job.

A solar developer is asking Chatham-Kent council to lease two pieces of municipally owned industrial land. Two wind developers will also be seeking council support tonight to build large wind farms near Ridgetown. Get ready to pay more for your morning coffee at Tim Horton's, and the Toronto Blue Jays are just one win away from advancing to the American League Championship Series after beating the Yankees 13-7. 

Listen to the Noon News for Chatham-Kent for Saturday, October 4, 2025.

Listen to Chatham-Kent morning news for Saturday, October 4, 2025