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OPP urges paddlers to exercise caution on the water
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (290+ words) The arrival of Victoria Day weekend has resulted in more people heading out on the water to enjoy the warm weather. It also marked the beginning of Safe Boating Awareness Week, with Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urging people not to…...
Bruce County IPM beautification contest open for submissions
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (347+ words) Bruce County residents whose gardens and properties are shining this spring are encouraged to enter the 2026 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) Beautification Contest. Local organizers are encouraging residents, farmers and business owners to enter, as registration for the…...
Huron-Kinloss opens depot for residential recycling
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (217+ words) The Township of Huron-Kinloss has opened a Residential Recycling Depot to respond to recent changes to Ontario's Blue Box program. In a release issued this week, the Township said it has secured approval to open the depot at the Huron…...
CK youth volunteers celebrated in Chatham
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (423+ words) Nearly 50 youth from across Chatham-Kent were recently recognized for their outstanding volunteerism. The students were nominated by their school principals. "Chatham-Kent is a growing community. You are its future, and seeing what you are already accomplishing gives me a great…...
What's open and closed in Windsor-Essex on Victoria Day?
21+ hour ago (672+ words) The temperature is rising outside, and we're now in the midst of the unofficial opening of the summer holiday season. Monday is Victoria Day, a federal statutory holiday. Canada is the only former British realm with a holiday honouring Queen…...
Scoreboard, May 17
21+ hour, 25+ min ago (345+ words) Buffalo 8, Montreal 3 Montreal 2, Ottawa 1 (OT) IIHF World Hockey Championship Austria 5, Great Britain 2 Slovakia 2, Norway 1 Canada 6, Italy 0 Finland 4, Hungary 1 Switzerland 4, Latvia 2 Slovenia 3, Czechia 2 (OT) Toronto 2, Detroit 1 (10) St. Louis 4, Kansas City 2 Colorado 4, Arizona 2 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 13, Baltimore 3 Miami 10, Tampa Bay 5 (10) Cleveland 7, Cincinnati…...
Windsor border convoy leads to police warning
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (191+ words) The Windsor Police are warning people that blocking roadways is strictly prohibited. According to a social media post from the Windsor Police Service, a convoy of vehicles is participating in a demonstration in the Windsor-Detroit Border area. Officers report the…...
Hanover Police seek suspect in credit card fraud
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (269+ words) Hanover Police are asking for the public's help locating a suspect that helped defraud a local computer store. According to police, on March 26, the business was contacted over the phone by a man posing as the owner of a fictitious…...
Sarnia compost site to open this Saturday for long weekend sale
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (311+ words) The City of Sarnia is opening up its compost site'for the long'weekend'to give'local gardeners a jump start on their growing seasons. Environmental Services Compliance Superintendent Katherine Gray said the site, located at 379 St. Andrew Street,'is typically closed on Saturdays,…...
Windsor ready to control "noxious weed" wild parsnip
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (253+ words) Another sign that warmer weather is on its way: the City of Windsor will begin spraying in the Little River Corridor and the Ojibway Prairie Complex to control wild parsnip. Wild parsnip is considered a noxious weed in Ontario, so…...