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• Winter weather causes closures, cancellations in Brantford, counties of Brant, Norfolk

  15-01-2026 18:38 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Winter delivered a wallop on Thursday, prompting school closures, cancellations and a tricky morning commute. 
    Environment Canada issued an orange snowfall warning for much of southern Ontario, including Brantford and the County of Brant. Norfolk County is under a less severe yellow warning.
    Snowfall amounts of 20 to 35 centimetres are forecast for the Brantford area causing reduced visibility at times in heavy s
  
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• Remembering the life of Bette (nee Kolding) COLPITTS - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  15-01-2026 09:01
  Remembering the life of Bette (nee Kolding) COLPITTS  Brantford Expositor Obituaries
  
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• Jeffrey Lawrence KINGS Obituary - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  15-01-2026 09:01
  Jeffrey Lawrence KINGS Obituary  Brantford Expositor Obituaries
  
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• Brantford Stamp Show attracts collectors near and far - The Spec

  14-01-2026 23:08
  Brantford Stamp Show attracts collectors near and far  The Spec
  
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• Brant OPP caution residents about door-to-door sales by roofing company - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 22:15
  Brant OPP caution residents about door-to-door sales by roofing company  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Brant OPP caution residents about door-to-door sales by roofing company

  14-01-2026 22:11 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Brant County OPP are advising area residents to be cautious about door-to-door salespersons and to verify the credentials of companies who employ this sales method. On Tuesday, January 13, police began an investigation into a possible fraud incident in the town of Burford. A complainant told officers that a construction company called 24 Hrs Roofing and Masonry was selling home repairs and renovations door-to-door. The complainant paid a representative of the company $5,000 for ch
  
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• Could Brantford jail reopen? - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 22:02
  Could Brantford jail reopen?  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Could Brantford jail reopen?

  14-01-2026 21:59 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Could the long-closed Brantford Jail reopen as part of Ontario’s solution to severe overcrowding in correctional facilities? The province is currently reviewing ways it could increase the number of beds available for adult inmates, including looking at reopening former jails and correctional facilities. “We’re building (new facilities),” said MPP Will Bouma on Wednesday, “but our bureaucracies have figured out it’s a whole lot easier to reopen a facility than
  
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• Cold notification issued by Grand Erie Public Health as temperature plummets - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 20:31
  Cold notification issued by Grand Erie Public Health as temperature plummets  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Cold notification issued by Grand Erie Public Health as temperature plummets

  14-01-2026 20:28 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The medical officer of health for Grand Erie Public Health has issued a cold notification for the Grand Erie Public Health region (Brantford-Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk), effective Wednesday.
    A cold notification is issued by the MOH when parts or all areas of the region are expected to reach temperatures below  -15 C, or when wind chill values reach -20 C.
    The forecast calls for the temperature to plummet overnight We
  
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• Six Nations man racks up 18th driving conviction - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 19:36
  Six Nations man racks up 18th driving conviction  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Six Nations man racks up 18th driving conviction

  14-01-2026 19:32 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  A Six Nations man accused by a judge in 2006 of having no respect for the criminal justice system has now been convicted of at least 18 driving offences over several decades. Robert George Vanevery, 56, has faced dozens of driving charges just over the last five years and was convicted in court recently by two different judges – one of the convictions for an offence just a month after being released from custody. “This is a situation that’s becoming intolerable for everybody,&r
  
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• Federal NDP leadership hopeful visits Brantford - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 19:28
  Federal NDP leadership hopeful visits Brantford  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Federal NDP leadership hopeful visits Brantford

  14-01-2026 19:22 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The New Democratic Party needs to return to its roots and take its message to all working class Canadians, leadership hopeful Rob Ashton says. “We need to go to places where we haven’t been for a very, very long time,” Ashton said during a Monday visit to Brantford. “I love big cities like Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto but we have to start going to rural communities. “We have to tell the NDPers who left the party because they didn’t think they were being rep
  
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• Brantford Native Housing seeking clothing donations - BrantBeacon

  14-01-2026 18:55
  Brantford Native Housing seeking clothing donations  BrantBeacon
  
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• New exhibition at Glenhyrst reflects Michael Barber's lived experiences - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 18:51
  New exhibition at Glenhyrst reflects Michael Barber's lived experiences  Brantford Expositor
  
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• New exhibition at Glenhyrst reflects Michael Barber's lived experiences

  14-01-2026 18:50 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  A body of work that is autobiographical in nature and reflects the artist’s lived experiences and family history is presented in a new exhibition at Glenhyrst Art Gallery in Brantford. Indigenous artist Michael Barber’s exhibition The Messengers references his family’s survival of the Mohawk Institute residential school in Brantford and how its lingering presence has impacted him, according to Glenhyrst curator Matthew Ryan Smith. “The pigment and material applied to the
  
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• Retired teacher appointed Haldimand trustee on Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 18:13
  Retired teacher appointed Haldimand trustee on Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Retired teacher appointed Haldimand trustee on Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board

  14-01-2026 18:11 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board has a new trustee representing Haldimand County.
    Toni Poirier has been appointed to replace Mark Watson who resigned from the school board last October after coming under fire by the Minister of Education for not repaying expenses for a controversial trip to Italy in 2023.
    Poirier will represent the Haldimand community for the remainder of the current term of office. A
  
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• City of Brantford to host annual Winter Fun Fest - BrantBeacon

  14-01-2026 18:02
  City of Brantford to host annual Winter Fun Fest  BrantBeacon
  
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• Brantford to look at planting new weeping willow in Lorne Park - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 15:32
  Brantford to look at planting new weeping willow in Lorne Park  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Brantford to look at planting new weeping willow in Lorne Park

  14-01-2026 15:29 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  City officials have been asked to assess the feasibility of planting a new weeping willow tree or suitable alternative at Lorne Park. “There are generations of families that have gathered by the weeping willow trees for wedding and graduation photos,” Coun. Rose Sicoli said at a Jan. 13 committee-of-the-whole meeting. The Ward 1 councillor said a new tree to replace the one that was lost in 2023 would ensure the photographic back drop of the park would be available for future generat
  
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• Norfolk County's draft levy operating budget includes 5.5% property tax increase - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 05:01
  Norfolk County's draft levy operating budget includes 5.5% property tax increase  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Norfolk County's draft levy operating budget includes 5.5% property tax increase

  14-01-2026 05:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Norfolk County Mayor Amy Martin has released a draft 2026 levy operating budget that includes a 
  5.5 per cent property tax increase for a “median home” with an assessed value of $246,000.
    That amounts to an average tax bill of $4,084, an increase of $212.71 over last year. 
    “This budget is about balancing fiscal responsibility with the need to invest in critical services and infrastructure that matter most to our residents,&rdquo
  
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• ACS Lions senior girls volleyball team plays 'best game' - Brantford Expositor

  14-01-2026 01:49
  ACS Lions senior girls volleyball team plays 'best game'  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Committee of the Whole - Combined

  13-01-2026 23:59 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police investigate after St. George home hit by gunfire - Brantford Expositor

  13-01-2026 23:14
  Police investigate after St. George home hit by gunfire  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Police investigate after St. George home hit by gunfire

  13-01-2026 23:08 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Brant OPP are investigating after a St. George home was hit by gunfire early Tuesday morning.
    Police were called to the home on German School Road at about 8 a.m. The homeowner told police his home was targeted at 3:10 a.m. No one in the home was injured.
    Police say home surveillance video shows a dark-coloured vehicle pulled into the driveway and two suspects fired several rounds, striking and damaging the house and garage.
    The h
  
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• Federal NDP leadership candidate visits Brantford - BrantBeacon

  13-01-2026 21:32
  Federal NDP leadership candidate visits Brantford  BrantBeacon
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs, Guelph Storm and Kitchener Rangers players rank high with NHL talent scouts - CTV News

  13-01-2026 21:28
  Brantford Bulldogs, Guelph Storm and Kitchener Rangers players rank high with NHL talent scouts  CTV News
  
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• Photo released of suspects wanted for Brantford retail thefts - CTV News

  13-01-2026 19:09
  Photo released of suspects wanted for Brantford retail thefts  CTV News
  
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• Brantford police investigation of online "hypnosis study" leads to sexual assault charge - The Turtle Island News

  13-01-2026 18:25
  Brantford police investigation of online "hypnosis study" leads to sexual assault charge  The Turtle Island News
  
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• Brantford man facing sexual assault charge following online ‘hypnosis study’ ad - CHCH

  13-01-2026 18:11
  Brantford man facing sexual assault charge following online ‘hypnosis study’ ad  CHCH
  
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• Brantford man who posted ad for ‘hypnosis study’ accused of sexually assaulting respondent - CTV News

  13-01-2026 17:44
  Brantford man who posted ad for ‘hypnosis study’ accused of sexually assaulting respondent  CTV News
  
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• Brantford man charged with sexual assault in "hypnosis study" - Brantford Expositor

  13-01-2026 17:33
  Brantford man charged with sexual assault in "hypnosis study"  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Brantford man charged with sexual assault in "hypnosis study"

  13-01-2026 17:19 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  A 28-year-old Brantford man has been charged with sexual assault linked to an online post for a hypnosis study. The accused was arrested on January 9, 2026, for alleged inappropriate actions involving a 19-year-old female victim. Police said the accused was seeking “paid hypnosis study participants” through an online advertisement. The victim responded to the posting and went to the Grey Street residence of the accused just after 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan
  
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• Janet (née Smith) Rushton Obituary - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  13-01-2026 16:28
  Janet (née Smith) Rushton Obituary  Brantford Expositor Obituaries
  
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• Twin Valley Zoo family feud: Claws come out in dueling lawsuits over animal ‘sell offs’ and mistreatment - Brantford Expositor

  13-01-2026 16:19
  Twin Valley Zoo family feud: Claws come out in dueling lawsuits over animal ‘sell offs’ and mistreatment  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Twin Valley Zoo family feud: Claws come out in dueling lawsuits over animal ‘sell offs’ and mistreatment

  13-01-2026 16:18 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  A family dispute over a beloved Brant zoo has erupted into dueling lawsuits alleging animals were off-loaded to questionable animal dealers, mistreated and sold for meat. Twin Valley Zoo (TVZ) began over 30 years ago as a small petting zoo started by Henny Stallmann with her husband. Now, one of her sons, former zoo operations manager Tom Stallmann, is suing her over ownership. The zoo on Langford Church Road is an “iconic” spot in Brant County and “a jewel in the crown for tou
  
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• Maree Catherine LOVELESS Obituary - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  13-01-2026 09:02
  Maree Catherine LOVELESS Obituary  Brantford Expositor Obituaries
  
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• Joan E. KNIGHT Obituary - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  13-01-2026 09:02
  Joan E. KNIGHT Obituary  Brantford Expositor Obituaries
  
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• Ralph Alexander Church Obituary - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  13-01-2026 09:01
  Ralph Alexander Church Obituary  Brantford Expositor Obituaries
  
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• UPDATE: Police release identity of woman wanted in stabbing incident - Brantford Expositor

  13-01-2026 00:32
  UPDATE: Police release identity of woman wanted in stabbing incident  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Brantford mayor's budget increases road resurfacing projects, defers two splash pads - Brantford Expositor

  12-01-2026 22:08
  Brantford mayor's budget increases road resurfacing projects, defers two splash pads  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Brantford mayor's budget increases road resurfacing budget. - Brantford Expositor

  12-01-2026 22:08
  Brantford mayor's budget increases road resurfacing budget.  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Daryl Ross Alvestad Obituary | 1961 - 2026 - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  12-01-2026 22:03
  Daryl Ross Alvestad Obituary | 1961 - 2026  Brantford Expositor Obituaries
  
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• Brantford mayor's budget increases road resurfacing projects, defers two splash pads

  12-01-2026 22:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  More money will be spent on road resurfacing this year under the city budget prepared by Mayor Kevin Davis. The budget, which will be presented to city council on Jan. 21, calls for an additional $1.935 million to be spent on road resurfacing in 2026. The increase boosts the road resurfacing budget to more than $3.7 million or more than double the amount spent annually in recent years. It will enable the city to resurface about seven kilometres of road in 2026, up from about four kilometres
  
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• Brantford mayor's budget increases road resurfacing budget.

  12-01-2026 22:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  More money will be spent on road resurfacing this year under the city budget prepared by Mayor Kevin Davis. The budget, which will be presented to city council on Jan. 21, calls for an additional $1.935 million to be spent on road resurfacing in 2026. The increase boosts the road resurfacing budget to more than $3.7 million or more than double the amount spent annually in recent years. It will enable the city to resurface about seven kilometres of road in 2026, up from about four kilometres
  
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• Brantford Stamp Show attracts collectors near and far - Brant Beacon

  12-01-2026 21:12
  Brantford Stamp Show attracts collectors near and far  Brant Beacon
  
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• Police seek public's assistance to locate missing woman - Brantford Expositor

  12-01-2026 20:56
  Police seek public's assistance to locate missing woman  Brantford Expositor
  
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