CK News Today

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.

Chatham-Kent police are putting out a call for tips as they investigate a serious motorcycle crash on Tecumseh Line, a Chatham-Kent OPP officer accused of manslaughter will be back in court today for Day 6 of his trial, and the trial of five former NHL players in London continues -- now with just the judge.

A downburst caused some noticeable damage in Chatham-Kent last week, a Chatham-Kent councillor who voted to remove dust control services for rural roads to lower municipal taxes is having a change of heart, and Canada Post has received a strike notice from the union representing thousands of postal workers.