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Wildfire smoke is affecting the air quality in Chatham-Kent. Shovels are finally in the ground for a housing project in Chatham that was proposed four years ago.  A 34-year-old man is facing charges after a Chatham store was reportedly robbed at knifepoint. Canada's unemployment rate ticked up to 7 per cent in May. Canada's Liberal government tabled some landmark legislation Friday afternoon. Folgers Coffee will soon be off the shelves at Loblaw grocery stores.

A housing project years in the making is finally coming to fruition in Chatham, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent is planning for future urban growth and development but there are some challenges and barriers in the way, and the Carney government is ready to table legislation to remove interprovincial trade barriers.

A tragic update in Ontario's latest measles report, phase two of the new regional park on Bear Line Road in Chatham should done by the end of the year, and municipal officials in Chatham-Kent are exploring all of their options for fighting against the expansion of a landfill just outside of Dresden.

Local leaders and residents in Chatham-Kent are disappointed with Bill 5 passing through the Ontario legislature. A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to two more years behind bars for a shooting in downtown Chatham two years ago. Three dozen people have been arrested, including a 38-year-old from Chatham-Kent, in a province-wide child sexual exploitation investigation. Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health has announced the death of a baby in southwestern Ontario, partly because of measles. An open house is underway in Tilbury to talk about the route that was chosen for Hydro One's Longwood to Lakeshore transmission lines.

Noon News for Thursday, June 5, 2025

A controversial bill has passed at Queen's Park despite strong opposition from MPPs and Indigenous communities, Bothwell will be buzzing with the sound of chainsaws over the next four days, and no power outages to report this morning after some strong storms rolled through last night.

The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood outlook for the area. A horse has died after a barn caught fire south of Chatham Tuesday night. No one was hurt after a home in Chatham caught on fire. Dorothy Wright-Wallace is Chatham-Kent's 2025 Senior of the Year. Bank of Canada's key interest rate is holding steady at 2.75 percent. The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers will honour a pair of baseball greats this month.

A horse has died after a barn caught fire south of Chatham, Chatham-Kent fire crews were called to a second fire yesterday, and two of the most prolific baseball names to come out of Chatham-Kent are set to receive special recognition from the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers this month.