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• Happy Birthday, Canada!

  30-06-2026 21:32 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Petra Tews (left) and Stephanie Driscoll prepare Driscoll’s home on Tuesday for the Canada Day celebrations in Port Dover. There is a full day of Canada Day activities on Wednesday at the lakeside town, starting at 9 a.m. with the Kinsmen Soap Box Derby in front of The Arbor, followed at 11 a.m. by the Parade of Boats at the Harbour Basin; a Dog Contest at noon in Powell Park; the Calithumpian Parade at 2 p.m. on Main and St. George streets; a 7 p.m. concert; and fireworks at 10 p.m. at L
  
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• Brantford gets hit with first heat wave of summer

  30-06-2026 21:20 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Grand Erie Public Health has issued a heat alert with sweltering temperatures forecast to extend into the weekend.Environment Canada also issued an orange heat warning with a “long duration heat event” starting Tuesday and running through to Friday and, possibly, into Saturday. Maximum temperatures could reach 36C with little relief overnight as temperatures drop to between 21 to 23C. The hottest days are expected to be Wednesday and Thursday, with maximum temperatures of 34 to 36C
  
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• Ongoing harassment charge laid Tuesday

  30-06-2026 20:15 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A 27-year-old Brant County man has been charged with “ongoing harassment” according to Brant OPP.Police said they went answered a complaint call early Tuesday at about 6:30 a.m. and arrested the man, charging him with two counts of criminal harassment through repeated communication and through threatening conduct.He’s also charged with extortion, intimidation and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.The man was held for a bail hearing later on Tuesday.Police
  
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• Local sports: Red Sox turning corner, Szoke a winner, Mercer on top of podium

  30-06-2026 19:33 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Brantford Red Sox may be turning a corner.Playing four times last week, the Sox went 2-2. The two victories pushed Brantford’s record to 6-12, moving them into a tie for sixth place in the nine-team league with the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers and Kitchener Panthers.Following a 5-4 loss to the Guelph Royals, Brantford defeated Barrie 8-6 and Chatham-Kent 14-13. The Sox then ended their week when Guelph beat them 10-4.It’s another busy week for the Canadian Baseball League team with
  
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• Brock leaves as Shadow Minister of Justice

  30-06-2026 18:11 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  After almost five years in the opposition’s shadow cabinet, MP Larry Brock announced Tuesday he’s “stepping back”.As part of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s shuffle of that cabinet, which left his senior leadership team unchanged, Brock and several other MPs were shuffled or removed in the 84-critic list.“It has been an honour and a privilege to have served in Shadow Cabinet alongside an incredible team of dedicated members of Parliament doing their pa
  
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• Brantford judge calls former hockey player 'a depraved human'

  30-06-2026 15:40 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Warning: This story contains information about child abuse that some readers may find disturbing.While they didn’t release his name last year, Brantford Police clearly were extremely concerned after arresting a minor professional hockey player for child pornography in Brantford last August.Dale Deon, 33, had a worrying on-line presence with a collection of online usernames including Deodee9, Daledeo, Karl Antigula and ‘Karl shy’.“The accused is known to have travelled ex
  
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• Brantford's Ryan Speight: 'Cool' to be drafted by CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders

  30-06-2026 08:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford’s Ryan Speight was 50-50 on whether he would be selected earlier this spring in the CFL draft.If he had bet on himself, which he’s been doing for years, he would have come up a winner as the Saskatchewan Roughriders picked him in the eighth round (74th overall) of the draft.“I was very surprised but at the same time, I kind of knew I’d earned it,” the Wilfrid Laurier University student said.“It was very cool to still get drafted and have people trus
  
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