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Burford Optimists Club asks for help to locate stolen food trailer

20-07-2026 16:54 via brantfordexpositor.ca

The Burford Optimists Club is appealing to the public for help to locate their food trailer.The long, silver trailer — with the club’s logo emblazoned on the angled front panels — was stolen at about 10:05 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, 2026, from its storage location at 2nd Concession and Country Road 25 in the County of Brant.The trailer bears an Ontario licence plate J3972V and contains cooking equipment and resources needed to raise funds for Burford youth activities and organiz

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Burford Optimist Club asks for help to locate stolen food trailer

20-07-2026 16:54 via brantfordexpositor.ca

The Burford Optimist Club is appealing to the public for help to locate their food trailer.The long, silver trailer — with the club’s logo emblazoned on the angled front panels — was stolen at about 10:05 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, 2026, from its storage location at 2nd Concession and Country Road 25 in the County of Brant.The trailer bears an Ontario licence plate J3972V and contains cooking equipment and resources needed to raise funds for Burford youth activities and organiza

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Man accused in Brantford stabbing death found unfit to stand trial

20-07-2026 16:52 via brantfordexpositor.ca

A Brantford man accused of stabbing another man to death in the downtown area last August has been found unfit to stand trial.Norman Shaganash, 28, was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing a stranger to death at about 3 a.m. last Aug. 2.At the time, police said the suspect in the case ran away from the scene but was found nearby at 10:30 a.m. and charged with the death and with two counts of failing to comply with probation.Shaganash has been in custody since the incident, a

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Back to enjoying summer: Public health lifts air quality advisory

20-07-2026 16:23 via brantfordexpositor.ca

People in Brantford and the surrounding area can safely return to enjoying outdoor activities without worrying about smoke from Northern Ontario’s wildfires.Grand Erie Public Health has lifted an air quality advisory issued by Dr. Jason Malenfant, Grand Erie’s medical officer of health, on July 15. The advisory was issued after the air quality in the region reached dangerous levels and covered Brantford, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk.The poor air quality prompted alerts from Environm

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Back to enjoying summer. Air quality alert lifted in Brantford-Brant

20-07-2026 16:23 via brantfordexpositor.ca

People in Brantford and the surrounding area can safely return to enjoying outdoor activities without worrying about smoke from Northern Ontario’s wildfires.Grand Erie Public Health has lifted an air quality advisory issued by Dr. Jason Malenfant, Grand Erie’s Medical Officer of Health, on July 15. The advisory was issued after the air quality in the region reached dangerous levels and covered Brantford, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk.The poor air quality prompted alerts from Environm

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