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Evening News for Monday, December 2, 2024

A 29-year-old Ridgetown man is facing charges after he allegedly drove a stolen pickup truck into a ditch while he was trying to ditch local police. CKHA has recently received funding from the province through the Clinical Scholar Program allowing the hire of two new nurses. The Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent is set to benefit from some new legislation that's in the works in Ontario. Donations are down this year when it comes to the Salvation Army's Christmas Campaign goal of $550K. Feed Ontario's latest Hunger Report says food bank use has surpassed the resources and capacity of the provincial food bank network.

Noon News for Monday, December 2, 2024

A 29-year-old Ridgetown man is facing charges after he allegedly drove a stolen pickup truck into a ditch while he was trying to ditch local police, donations are down this year for the Salvation Army's Christmas Campaign, and the Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent is set to benefit from some new legislation in the works in Ontario.

Morning News for Monday, December 2, 2024

No injuries and no word on whether charges will be laid after a crash on Queen's Line between Chatham and Tilbury over the weekend, there's some renewed optimism in the ongoing Canada Post strike, and the snow we got in southwestern Ontario is nothing compared to what they got in cottage country.

Noon news for Saturday, November 30, 2024

Morning news for Saturday, November 30, 2024

Evening news for Friday, November 29, 2024

Brett Iler has been found guilty of careless driving causing death and careless driving causing bodily harm. Local police were called to eight different crashes across Chatham-Kent on Thursday. Chatham-Kent police are looking for two suspects after $4K worth of products were allegedly taken from a local business. The province says it's willing to help out smaller and rural communities who are facing big increases for OPP services in the new year. Canada Post admits it's laying off some of its striking workers temporarily.

Noon news for Friday, November 29, 2024

CK police were called to eight separate collisions on Thursday. Police are searching for two suspects connected to a break-in and theft at a Chatham business. The province says it's willing to help out smaller and rural communities who are facing big increases for OPP services in the new year. Canada Post admits it's temporarily laying off some of its striking workers. A U.S. company is recalling cucumbers sold in Ontario because of possible salmonella contamination. Five years after a devastating fire, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris should reopen next week. 

Morning news for Friday, November 29, 2024

Environment Canada says winter is about to hit some parts of the province, local farmers don't seem too worried about a possible 25-percent tariff on their exports into the U.S., and CK residents were generous with food donations at the CP Holiday Train stop. These stories and more in your morning news. 

Evening News for Thursday, November 28, 2024

A 50-year-old Chatham resident is facing charges after a crash snarled traffic between Chatham and Wallaceburg Thursday morning. An accidental fire has caused $100K worth of damage at a Chatham residential complex. Another community open house is underway to talk about the Longwood to Lakeshore Hydro One project. Chatham-Kent's snow plow naming contest is back. The provincial government plans to allow nurses to order more tests and provide additional services as of July 1st next year. A social media ban for children under 16 has passed in the Australian Senate and will soon become a world-first law.

Noon News for Thursday, November 28, 2024

A 50-year-old Chatham resident is charged after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 40 that snarled traffic between Chatham and Wallaceburg, there's another community open house this afternoon to talk about the Longwood to Lakeshore Hydro One project and the preferred route options, and legislation to create a two-month-long GST holiday is expected to pass today.