CK News Today

A group of Wallaceburg high school students has proved that kindness and compassion is alive and well in Chatham-Kent. The municipality wants to know what you think about the design of CK's Dream Field. For the first time in decades, the reigning monarch opened parliament by delivering the speech from the throne. Ontarians living with disabilities are getting a provincial tax break. The Olympic ban on Russian athletes continues for 2026, meaning we likely won't see NHLers like Alex Ovechkin on the ice. Chatham-Kent Barnstormers pitcher Mizuki Akatsuka has been named the IBL's Pitcher of the Week.

A lot more pomp and ceremony for the opening acts of Parliament today, a potential design for Chatham's new Dream Field project is now up for input and debate, and a group of Wallaceburg District Secondary School students is proving that kindness and compassion is alive and well in Chatham-Kent.

A Chatham man who shot someone three times in downtown Chatham two years ago could spend the next couple of years in prison, there could be some VIA Rail disruptions this summer if the railway and the union representing the workers can't reach an agreement soon, and the parade route is set for the Chatham Maroons' Sutherland Cup championship celebration.

CK police are assuring the community that there's no threat to public safety following a report of children being photographed at Kingston Park without permission. A fight between family members has resulted in charges. CK Public Health says a recent respiratory outbreak at Riverview Gardens is over. The nominees for CK's 2025 Senior of the Year award have been named. If you bought bread from a Loblaw store between January 2001 and December 2021, you're eligible for some compensation. St. Andrew's United Church is winding down this season's "Saturdays at 7" concert series.

MPs are back in Ottawa for the opening of Parliament, Canada Post workers won't be working any overtime hours as negotiations continue to try to reach an agreement on a new contract, and the shortlist is in for Chatham-Kent's Senior of the Year for 2025.

Mailing addresses, affordable housing funding, and financial accountability for the CK community hub are all up for discussion at tonight's Chatham-Kent Council meeting, King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to arrive in Ottawa later today, and Kingsville and Leamington greenhouses cleaned up at the annual Greenhouse Competition.

A Chatham-Kent OPP officer on trial for manslaughter will learn his fate next month. CK Public Health has reported 165 cases of measles since the outbreak began as well as two new exposure sites in Chatham. A 35-year-old from Alberta is facing impaired driving charges after police were informed about some erratic driving in Chatham.  The 25th RetroFest is underway. A Chatham-Kent man will be spotting for one of the top-ranked Indy racers a the Indy 500.

The final arguments and submissions are coming before a judge in the trial of a Chatham-Kent OPP officer charged with manslaughter, it's RetroFest weekend in Chatham with hundreds of classic cars set to take over the city's downtown core today and tomorrow, and a Chatham-Kent man will be a spotter at the Indy 500.