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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.

A 22-year-old Wallaceburg resident is facing charges after a single-vehicle crash that killed a six-year-old child from Walpole Island, Walpole Island First Nation is going straight to the top in its opposition of a proposed landfill expansion in Dresden, and no strike at Canada Post as members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are refusing to work overtime.

CK police have charged a 35-year-old Wallaceburg man with assault and uttering threats. The head of Chatham-Kent's Chamber of Commerce sees some positive signs in Ontario's proposed budget. The union representing about 55,000 postal workers says Canada Post's latest offer "falls short." Residents of Mitchell's Bay are looking for a little recognition from Canada Post. Energy Star, the popular program that shows consumers which appliances are energy efficient, is on the chopping block in the U.S. and could have major impacts in Canada.

Noon News for Thursday, May 22, 2025

We could be just hours away from another labour disruption at Canada Post, Chatham-Kent police are still investigating a serious single-vehicle crash just east of Blenheim that sent one person to the hospital, and downtown Chatham will be a busy spot this weekend with Retrofest rolling into town again.

A 55-year-old man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries Wednesday morning following a single-vehicle crash. Chatham-Kent's mayor will take the community's fight against the proposed landfill expansion in Dresden directly to provincial officials on Thursday. Councillor Brock McGregor will serve as the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation's new director. Bell Canada says the widespread service disruption that affected more than 130K users in Quebec and Ontario has been resolved. Some local school children have turned a little starter money into more than $18K worth of charitable donations.

Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Caniff will have a chance to share concerns about a Dresden Dump expansion directly with provincial officials, the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation has a new director, and financial officials from G7 nations are meeting in Banff Alberta over the next two days to talk about pressing global issues.

Closing submissions are up next in the manslaughter trial for a Chatham-Kent OPP officer, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault is finally speaking out about the proposed landfill in his riding, and Ottawa is in talks with Washington about joining the Trump Administration's so-called Golden Dome missile defence system.

A 66-year-old Harrow man was airlifted to hospital after a Sunday afternoon crash in Chatham-Kent. CK police have charged a 40-year-old man with assault and dangerous driving after another man was hit with a vehicle. A Niagara woman has been arrested after she reportedly tried to use a stolen identity to buy a vehicle. Lower gas prices helped to slow inflation last month. Unifor thinks any Canadian company that moves jobs out of Canada because of American tariffs should face steep penalties. The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team continued with the testimony of two former teammates.