CK News Today

A fight between roommates has led to charges against a 28-year-old Chatham woman. CK police responded to multiple break-and-enters over the long weekend, including one at a Chatham business. The municipality is looking to build a new steering committee. More than 1,800 students took part in the Lambton-Kent District School Board's Summer Learning program. About 15 million dollars is being invested to help protect Ontario farms. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants Ottawa to axe the temporary foreign worker program.

A 28-year-old Chatham woman is facing charges of assault with a weapon, mischief, and resisting arrest after an argument with her roommate got out of hand. Chatham-Kent police can strike another name off their wanted list. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is looking for participants to help update its cultural plan. More than 1,800 students took part in the Lambton-Kent District School Board's Summer Learning program. We could see a strike of full-time support staff at Ontario's public colleges starting next week. The Canadian Coast Guard's inshore rescue boat stations in Ontario are packing up for the year. Are you willing to follow Premier Doug Ford's advice and boycott Crown Royal?

Three tornadoes were spotted over Lake Erie last week, including one near Wheatley, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford dumped out a bottle of Crown Royal as he blasted the decision to shut down the Amherstburg bottling plant.

The president and CEO of the CK Chamber of Commerce believes the removal of the de minimis exemption is a direct attack on small businesses. A new report says bullying, poverty, and mental illness are on the rise among Canadian youth. Ontario's Premier dumped out a bottle of Crown Royal on Tuesday as he blasted the decision to shut down an Amherstburg bottling plant. Kraft Heinz is splitting a decade after a merger created one of the biggest food companies on Earth. Former New York Mayor and former associate of U.S. President Trump, Rudy Giuliani, is recovering after a car crash in New Hampshire. The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers weren't the only ones to benefit from a lot of strikeouts this past season.

The Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce is urging the public to buy local now that the U.S. government has gotten rid of the de minimis exemption. Unifor says First Student Canada, the school bus company, is threatening to lock out its members on September 15 if they don't accept the company's last offer. A new report says bullying, poverty, and mental illness are on the rise among Canadian youth. The federal finance minister says he plans to fix problems at the Canada Revenue Agency in the next 100 days. The death toll from a major earthquake in Afghanistan is up to 1,400 people. Decorated Canadian actor Graham Greene has died following a long illness. Special Olympics Chatham-Kent is getting $1,000 thanks to the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers.

Thousands of kids head back to school today, and that has police asking drivers to be extra careful, and the Ontario government has announced plans to remove interprovincial barriers for a variety of job sectors in the new year.

 

Kids are headed back to school next week, and enrolment numbers are up. International Overdose Awareness Day is approaching, highlighting the heavy toll drugs can take on users and those around them. More than 200 books are being pulled from Alberta's school library shelves.