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Cold alert issued effective Saturday
A cold alert has been issued for Brantford and Brant County effective Saturday. An alert is issued when temperatures are expected to drop below -15C, without wind chill. It stays…
Implosion takes down remains of Lambton Generating Station
The smokestacks and remaining structures at the former Lambton Generating Station near Courtright came down Saturday morning in an implosion, according to Ontario Power Generation. Traffic on roads in a…
Resident suffers critical injuries in Waterford house fire
One person suffered critical injuries in a residential fire in Waterford on Saturday afternoon. Two occupants of the home at 23 Sylvia Street were in the care of paramedics when…
Hydrogen sulphide emission safely vented in Wheatley: officials
Municipal officials reported a hydrogen sulphide gas emission in Wheatley on Sunday, but are crediting safety measures for working as intended to mitigate the situation. Contractors drilling a monitoring well…
Last minute: The convoy diverted its route from Paris to Brussels… Belgium declared a state of emergency!
Last minute… The French police intervened in the convoy of hundreds of vehicles created to protest the coronavirus restrictions in France. Departing from Paris, the convoy started to head towards…
Free program trains over 100 PSWs across Southwestern Ontario
The province is wrapping up a free personal support worker training program that will have seen more than 100 graduates in Southwestern Ontario by this March, Ontario’s minister of labour,…
Health Alliance planning resumption of more surgeries
Officials at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance are planning to gradually resume more non-urgent and elective surgeries, though some surgical staff are still redeployed to other areas of the hospitals. The province’s…
Paris still under close surveillance
The police are ready until Sunday evening in case the self-proclaimed “freedom convoys” try again to demonstrate in the streets of the capital. On Saturday, they failed to block Paris,…
Arrest made in shoplifting
A 52-year-old Brantford woman is charged with shoplifting after Brant OPP responded Feb. 10 to a theft report from a Beverly Street West business in St. George. Employees provided information…
Blue Water Bridge open Saturday as police clear blockade in Windsor
Traffic was moving normally Saturday morning on the Blue Water Bridge near Sarnia as police in Windsor began clearing a blockade at the Ambassador Bridge. Windsor police tweeted shortly after…