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Police charge Brantford man with drug trafficking, seize large quantity of cocaine

08-07-2026 18:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca

Brantford Police Service officers seized cocaine with a street value of about $158,000 and charged a Brantford man after a drug trafficking investigation in the city.The investigation was launched in May by the Drug and Firearm Enforcement Unit. On July 3, police executed a warrant to search a Lombard Street house and vehicle. Seized was about 1,580 grams of cocaine, multiple cellphones, drug packaging material, a digital scale, and Canadian currency. A 52-year-old Brantford man is charged with

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Brantford candidates get lessons on election sign bylaw

08-07-2026 14:49 via brantfordexpositor.ca

Brantford’s bylaw enforcement department has spoken to three candidates about the city’s election sign bylaw in recent weeks.City officials on Tuesday confirmed that they have conducted three investigations involving registered candidates displaying election signs prior to the permitted date of Aug. 21.Ward 3 councillor Dan McCreary, who is running for mayor, was approached by the city’s bylaw enforcement department and told to remove an electronic billboard he had on display

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Information 'gold.' New program would help first-responders better serve vulnerable residents

08-07-2026 03:26 via brantfordexpositor.ca

Brantford city councillors are looking at a program that would give police officers, firefighters and paramedics important information about vulnerable people in need of help before arriving at the scene of an incident.City councillors unanimously supported the idea of having city staff come up with a voluntary emergency alert address program for vulnerable people and those with disabilities. Their decision will come to council on July 27 and, if approved, the program would be developed with th

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Health Unit renews call for testing re dental office

08-07-2026 03:13 via brantfordexpositor.ca

The local health unit has, for the first time, made a public appeal for former patients of Dr. George Chan to get tested for blood-borne infections.Chan’s office was closed at the beginning of November last year after an inspection team from Grand Erie Public Health found a series of lapses in infection prevention and control (IPAC) in his office after being alerted to the situation by his receptionist.“Former patients who have not yet been tested are encouraged to do so, as the inf

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Health unit renews call for dental patients to be tested

08-07-2026 03:13 via brantfordexpositor.ca

The local health unit has, for the first time, made a public appeal for former patients of Dr. George Chan to get tested for blood-borne infections.Chan’s office was closed at the beginning of November last year after an inspection team from Grand Erie Public Health found a series of lapses in infection prevention and control (IPAC) in his office after being alerted to the situation by his receptionist.“Former patients who have not yet been tested are encouraged to do so, as the inf

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