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• Brantford’s Quality of Life - Investment Benefit Highlight

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• Brantford’s Location - Investment Benefit Highlight

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• Brantford’s Community Support and Strength - Investment Benefit Highlight

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• Brantford’s Affordability - Investment Benefit Highlight

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• Brantford Business Highlight: Miura Canada

  07-10-2026 15:53 via City of Brantford
  
  
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• Brantford Business Highlight: Mitsui High-tec Canada Inc.

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• Brantford Business Highlight: Massilly North America

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• Brantford Business Highlight: Hilton Foods Canada

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• Brantford Business Highlight: Hartmann North America

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• Brantford Business Highlight: Grissin Bon Limited

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• Brantford Business Highlight: GIZEH Packaging NA Inc.

  07-10-2026 15:09 via City of Brantford
  
  
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• Brantford Business Highlight: Flora Food Group

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• Brantford Business Highlight: Casasanta Baking Solutions

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• Brantford Bulldogs goalie Vilmer Salen Forsberg continues his hot play

  03-10-2026 04:50 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  The Brantford Bulldogs and goaltender Vilmer Salen Fosberg remain undefeated.Hosting Brampton on Friday at the TD Civic Centre, the Bulldogs (6-0-0-0) needed a shootout to score a 5-4 win against the Steelheads (0-5-0-1).With the win, Sweden’s Salen Forsberg continued his hot start to the season with his fourth win against no losses.It’s easy to see why Salen Forsberg was able to make 44 saves, many with his glove hand, as the six-foot-six, 220-pound netminder has hands like bear pa
  
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• All aboard: Brantford groups call for GO bus express service

  02-10-2026 22:15 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  The Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant is among local groups climbing aboard efforts to improve Brantford’s connection to the Aldershot GO Station.David Prang, the chamber’s CEO, says an express GO Bus connecting Brantford to the Aldershot station is the single most impactful investment that could be made to improve regional transportation.“Brantford-Brant is at a pivotal moment in its economic development,” Prang said at a recent city council meeting. “As labour
  
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• Quadruple amputee on mission to inform about sepsis

  02-10-2026 22:00 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  Amalie Henze says she’s halfway to becoming a true bionic woman after getting outfitted with prosthetics.The now 21-year-old had her hands and feet amputated in 2023 due to a little-understood condition and is now working to ensure every Canadian is aware of sepsis and the trauma and death it can cause.“My story is not unique,” said Henze.“Sepsis can happen to anyone and, for so many, the common denominator is that before it became part of their story, people were totall
  
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• Brantford company welcomes federal government support

  02-10-2026 21:30 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  The president of TRUE Sports of Brantford is welcoming a new federal program that aims to help Canadian manufacturers grow their businesses.“This is an important announcement because it allows Canadian companies, Canadian-owned companies to compete with the best and to grow manufacturing in Canada for years to come,” Geoff Sarjeant said. “We’ve gone through so many fluctuations in feelings and emotions over the past couple of months, the support of the federal government
  
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• Brantford councillors pay tribute to retiring colleagues

  01-10-2026 21:30 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  Brantford city councillors said farewell to a couple of long-service colleagues who are retiring after decades of service.Councillors, at their final meeting before the Oct. 26 municipal election, paid tribute to Ward 3 Coun. Greg Martin and Ward 2 Coun. John Sless.“When I was new to council John was generous with his time, experience and his advice,” Coun. Gino Caputo (Ward 2) said. “He has been a mentor and I know I’m not the only person to have benefitted from his kno
  
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• Brantford resident killed in crash on Highway 24 North

  01-10-2026 21:15 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  A 71-year-old Brantford resident has died following a three-vehicle collision on Highway 24 North (Brant Road) on Wednesday.Brant County OPP say emergency services were dispatched to the scene at about 11:10 p.m. Upon arrival, officers determined that a vehicle attempting to make a left turn from a private driveway was struck by a northbound vehicle.The impact from the collision resulted in a third vehicle becoming involved in the collision, Brant OPP say.The driver exiting the private driveway
  
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• Brant OPP investigating Wednesday fatal collision

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  A 71-year-old Brantford resident has died following a three-vehicle collision on Highway 24 North (Brant Road) on Wednesday.Brant County OPP say emergency services were dispatched to the scene at about 11:10 p.m. upon arrival, officers determined that a vehicle entering the road from a private driveway and was attempting to make a left turn when it was struck by a north bound vehicle.The impact from the collision resulted in a third vehicle becoming involved in the collision, Brant OPP say.The
  
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• Kindergarten registration at local Catholic schools moves from January to October

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  If your child was born in 2023, this month is the time to register them for kindergarten at local Catholic schools for classes beginning September 2027.By moving registration from January to October, the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board is giving families an earlier opportunity to learn about kindergarten, connect with their future school community and access information and resources that will help prepare children for school, said a news release from the board.“The
  
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• Brantford's Mohawk Institute Residential School a moving experience

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  Sherlene Bomberry spent much of Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday sitting on a chair watching a sea of people in orange shirts walk freely up the laneway to the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford.“I remember when I first came here when I was ten, it was a lifetime of prison going up these steps and staying here. The separation; all kinds of not good stuff,” recalled the 70-year-old Six Nations woman who attended the Mush Hole
  
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• 'All kinds of not good stuff', says survivor of Brantford's Mohawk Institute

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  Sherlene Bomberry spent much of Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday sitting on a chair watching a sea of people in orange shirts walk freely up the laneway to the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford.“I remember when I first came here when I was 10, it was a lifetime of prison going up these steps and staying here. The separation; all kinds of not good stuff,” recalled the 70-year-old Six Nations woman who attended the Mush Hole &
  
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• Employers will learn about 'Growing Your Workforce' at conference in Brantford

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  For the first time, one of Southwestern Ontario’s leading workforce conferences is coming to the Grand Erie region. The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie will host the Growing Your Workforce 2026 Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Six Nations Polytechnic in Brantford, bringing together employers, educators, workforce professionals, service providers, community leaders, and policymakers from across the region. As labour shortages, skills gaps, and changing workforce expectations cont
  
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• Canada accused of violating international law over Indigenous people

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  An indictment of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools has been a long time coming and the government needs to make things right, says a survivor of the Mohawk Institute.“It has been a long time since I was in a residential school and to think that it has taken this long,” Roberta Hill said Wednesday after the International Permanent Peoples Tribunal determined that Canada is violating international law by failing to investigate and prosecute crimes against Indigenous people. &l
  
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• 'Goo-covered' eagle rescued from Brantford landfill set free

  01-10-2026 00:41 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  A goo-covered bald eagle whose wings were bound by a stinking sticky muck when rescued from Brantford’s landfill site in late August has been returned to the wild.Chantal Theijn, operator of Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge in Nanticoke, posted on social media that the bird has been set free.“After four washes her plumage was clean and she spent a considerable amount of time preening to return her plumage to flighted status,” said the post. “It was a delight to see her go free
  
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• Oxford County approves new Reconciliation framework

  30-09-2026 16:12 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  A week ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Oxford County adopted a new framework intended to embed reconciliation efforts into local governance.Oxford County council approved its first Indigenous Reconciliation Framework document, which requires employees across the organization to share responsibility and translate its suggestions into action, during its Sept. 23 meeting.In the spring, Oxford County staff hired NVision Insight Group Inc. to work with staff on the document.
  
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• 'It's been the honour of my life,' Kevin Davis says at final council meeting as Brantford's mayor

  30-09-2026 05:21 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  Brantford has grown rapidly under the leadership of Mayor Kevin Davis over the past eight years, says the CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Brantford Brant.The city also confronted major challenges including housing, navigated a global pandemic and became a business-friendly community, David Prang said at Tuesday’s city council meeting.“During that time council advanced a new official plan, supported the development of hundreds of new affordable housing units, welcomed the Brantford Bu
  
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• Chamber CEO thanks Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis for his leadership

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  Brantford has grown rapidly under the leadership of Mayor Kevin Davis over the past eight years, the CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Brantford Brant, said Tuesday.David Prang said the city also confronted major challenges including housing, navigated a global pandemic and became a business-friendly community.“During that time council advanced a new official plan, supported the development of hundreds of new affordable housing units, welcomed the Brantford Bulldogs and moved forward with th
  
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• Public invited to Sanderson Centre open house to mark 40 years of theatre's restoration

  29-09-2026 17:37 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  The City of Brantford’s Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts will open its doors for a free public open house on Friday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the theatre’s revitalization and restoration.The celebration marks four decades since the sold-out Oct. 2,1986, re-opening performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. “Forty years ago, our community came together to help bring this historic theatre back to life,” said theatre manager Glenn Brown. “We
  
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• Provincial test scores show local students continue to struggle with math

  28-09-2026 23:52 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  Though still below the provincial average in all areas of assessment, the Grand Erie District School Board continues to show modest improvements in the latest provincial test scores. Results from the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board show improvement in reading and writing testing in Grade 6, and stable numbers in Grade 3, and Grade 10 literacy testing. Like many students across the province, local students continue to struggle in math. Just 47 per cent of Grand Erie and 48
  
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• Police seeking driver in hit-and-run after pedestrian in wheelchair struck in Brantford

  28-09-2026 23:00 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  The Brantford Police Service Traffic Unit is investigating a hit-and-run at the intersection of Stanley and Chatham streets at about 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28. Police say the driver struck a pedestrian in a mobility assist wheelchair and left the scene.The extent of the victim’s injuries is unknown, said police. The driver was last seen travelling southbound along Stanley Street.The vehicle is a dark coloured sedan, which may have scratches to the left-front driver’s side fender. A
  
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• Marking their territory: Bulldogs fans sign on to the new Sports and Entertainment Centre

  28-09-2026 20:38 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  The Voice has made his mark on Brantford’s new $152-million Sports and Entertainment Centre.Glen O. Christensen was one of many fans of the Brantford Bulldogs who joined team officials and dignitaries for a steel-signing ceremony Friday at the facility’s construction site on Market Street South.“I had heard about it and at first, I wasn’t going to go,” Christensen said of the Sept. 25 ceremony, “But I’m really glad I did.“It was a once-in-a-lifeti
  
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• Marking their territory: Bulldogs fans sign on to new Sports and Entertainment Centre

  28-09-2026 20:38 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  The Voice has made his mark on Brantford’s new $152-million Sports and Entertainment Centre.Glen O. Christensen was one of many fans of the Brantford Bulldogs who joined team officials and dignitaries for a steel-signing ceremony Friday at the facility’s construction site on Market Street South.“I had heard about it and at first, I wasn’t going to go,” Christensen said of the Sept. 25 ceremony, “But I’m really glad I did.“It was a once-in-a-lifeti
  
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• Stolen vehicles worth $375,000 recovered by Haldimand OPP

  28-09-2026 19:47 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  Haldimand County OPP has charged two people and recovered 17 stolen vehicles with a combined value of about $375,000 following a Sept. 22 search of a Hagersville property.High-end vehicles including an Alfa Romeo, an Audi and jeep models were among the stolen vehicles recovered by police during the search, provincial police said.The investigation began as a stolen property incident and evolved into a larger, more complex case prompting officers to obtain a search warrant for a property on Haldi
  
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• Brant Pride Joy wraps up five months of events in Brant County

  28-09-2026 15:50 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  While many communities across Canada observe Pride month in June, Brant Pride’s season lasts over five months, culminating with the third annual Brant Pride Joy event on Sunday at Lions Park in Paris.“We start in May and do small events,” noted Brant Pride founder Rubyyy Jones. “One of the purposes of that is, there’s this argument of ‘stop sexualizing children’ and I feel like ‘stop sexualizing us’. We don’t like the way we are so oft
  
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• Man suffers serious injuries in Sunday afternoon assault in Brantford

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  An arrest has been made following a physical altercation Sunday in the area of Dalhousie and Clarence streets in Brantford that sent a man to hospital with serious injuries.Brantford Police officers were dispatched to the scene at about 1:38 p.m. and, working with Brant-Brantford paramedics and Brantford fire, provided immediate medical assistance to the victim. The man was transported by paramedics to an out-of-area hospital.Police found a suspect who was taken into custody without incident an
  
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• Brantford police investigating Sunday afternoon assault

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  Brantford Police has made an arrest following a Sunday physical altercation in the area of Dalhousie Street and Clarence Street that sent a man to hospital with serious injuries.Offices were dispatched to the scene at about 1:38 p.m. and, working with Brant-Brantford paramedics and Brantford fire, provided immediate medical assistance to the victim. The man was transported by paramedics to an out-of-area hospital.Police found a suspect who taken into custody without incident and officers remain
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs go on scoring spree against Kingston Frontenacs

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  After recording a shutout last week in his first career OHL start, goaltender Chase Petrova proved he wasn’t a one-hit wonder.In net against Kingston at home on Saturday, Petrova stopped 35 shots as the Brantford Bulldogs hammered the Frontenacs 10-4 to move to 4-0 on the season.The 17-year-old said last week’s 6-0 blanking of the Guelph Storm was just a matter of getting comfortable.“Yeah, I had no nerves,” the six-foot-one, 172-pound goaltender said.“I think I ju
  
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• Paris Panthers senior football team a work in progress

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  The Paris District High School senior football team people saw on Saturday won’t be the same as the one they’ll see at the end of the season.Hosting Assumption College in their Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk season opener, the Panthers were beaten 28-0 by the Lions.Three long plays and a few missed assignments were the major causes in the loss for Paris but the biggest contributing factor may just be that the team is green.Not only did the Panthers start eight
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs move to 3-0 on season

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  Big George Komadoski isn’t going to make the scoresheet often for the Brantford Bulldogs but his role on the team can’t be underestimated.The six-foot-four, 210-pound defenceman didn’t record a point in his team’s 5-2 win on Friday against the Peterborough Petes at the TD Civic Centre. Like his prior appearances for the Bulldogs, Komadoski made his presence felt in other ways.So far this season, the Bulldogs have allowed one power-play goal on 10 attempts with Komadoski
  
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• Long-time Brantford criminal gets long prison sentence

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  A Brantford man with a long criminal record and a longer drug habit told a judge in 2011 his oxycontin addiction had taken everything and made him a monster.“I don’t want to be (that) anymore,” Shawn Joseph Biehn told the court 15 years ago.But, despite a criminal record already filled with breaking and enters, copper thefts, armed robberies and many breaches of court orders, Biehn seemed incapable of getting help or reigning in his criminal tendencies.In 2019 he was arrested
  
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• 'Buzzing boulevards' pilot project proposed for Brantford

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  Brantford is about to embark on a “buzzing boulevards” pilot project.Councillors have recommended for approval a pilot project that would allow 12 residents to plant native species on their boulevards. The project would be led by the Eagle Place Community Association in collaboration with the city.“This is a practical, community-led idea that could support pollinators and give people another option of caring for their boulevards with clear rules to protect safety and accountab
  
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• Day and Stay program reopens at John Noble Home

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  Clients, staff and dignitaries gathered at the John Noble Home in Brantford to celebrate the reopening of its Day and Stay program on Friday after three years of construction.Improvements to the now-37,000 square foot facility that houses the Day and Stay program include a new activity room, new windows and flooring in the bedrooms, improved lighting, heating, and air conditioning, larger wheelchair accessible washrooms, and an overall freshening up of the area.During the construction, Day and
  
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• Brantford electors have three ways to vote in the municipal election

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  Brantford households should be receiving a Voter Information Letter by October 1 that outlines three different options for eligible electors to vote in the 2026 municipal election.Online voting – also called Vote by Internet – will be available starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13 until 8 p.m. on election day, Monday, October 26. Voters can use their own mobile device or computer, including the use of personal assistive technology, anywhere with access to the internet. The Vot
  
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• Brantford firefighters' association, paramedics union raising public safety as municipal election issue

  24-09-2026 22:10 via Www.brantfordexpositor.ca RSS Feed
  
  Firefighters and paramedics are making public safety an issue as voters in Brantford and Brant County prepare to elect new municipal councils on Oct. 26.The Brantford Professional Firefighters Association and OPSEU Local 256 representing Brant Brantford paramedics have registered as third party advertisers for the campaign. It is the first time the union and the association have taken this step.“We’ve never had a candidate advocate for us,” Brett Palfreyman, the unit chair for
  
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• Brant County OPP recover $1 million in stolen construction equipment

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  Brant County OPP officers have recovered 62 pieces of stolen construction equipment valued at about $1 million. Police say the equipment, including high-value excavator components such as GPS modules and antennas commonly used in the construction industry, were recovered after the execution of a search warrant on Sept. 9.Two people have been charged. Police are working to identify and return the recovered equipment to its owners.“This significant recovery demonstrates the commitment of th
  
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• Brantford businesses team up to tackle tariffs and trade war

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  There was a lot of passion and little panic as local business representatives gathered for the first-ever Brantford Industrial Expo on Wednesday.More than 500 people from more than 200 Brantford companies and organizations gathered at the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Brantford and Conference Centre for a day of networking, conversations as they look for ways to navigate tariffs and the Canada – U.S. trade war.There was a lot of energy at the event as company representatives spoke about t
  
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• Brant OPP charge driver, seize 400 pounds of cannabis from vehicle

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  An Iroquois, Ontario resident has been charged after Brant OPP found 400 pounds of cannabis in a vehicle during a RIDE check. Police were conducting a RIDE program at about noon on Sept. 23 on Big Creek Road near Pauline Johnson Road in Brant County. Police say a large quantity of what appeared to be cannabis was in plain view inside a vehicle that was pulled over. A 28-year-old has been charged with possession of illicit cannabis and possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling. Police say a
  
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• Grand River Arts Festival a celebration of the arts

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  Hundreds of people made their way to the Grand River Arts Festival held Friday and Saturday on the grounds of the Glenhyrst Art Gallery in Brantford. The celebration included art, live music, theatre and performance art.
  
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