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• London dad pushing daughter's wheelchair 200 km in fight for $493K surgery

  25-08-2026 21:03 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Every time Joe Gesualdi’s daughter watches him leave their London home to carry on the fight for her future, she gives him the same message.“I love you,” Sydney, 27, tells him. “Please be careful.”Those words of concern are coming from a young woman whose life changed in a split-second car crash three years ago.She is troubled that her parents have been pushed to the lengths they have to hopefully secure life-altering surgery that is only available in the United St
  
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• Mississaugas of the Credit pow wow attracts 2,500 despite rain

  25-08-2026 00:45 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Despite wet weather on the weekend, about 2,500 people attended the 38th annual Three Fires Pow Wow.Held on the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Three Fires differs from the nearby Six Nations Champion of Champions Pow Wow in that it’s not a competition.“We draw a lot of people because they like the traditional pow wows, and the smaller venue,” explained Faith Rivers, chair of the New Credit Culture Committee, who noted that some dancers from Attawapiskat First Nation
  
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• Experienced bottle feeders needed for litter of abandoned newborn pups

  25-08-2026 00:22 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A local dog rescue operation is asking for help after taking in 11 newborn puppies left in a box in Brantford. Hillside Kennels Animal Control picked up the abandoned pups, which are just one or two days old, by a trail on Monday morning and transferred them to Sato Saved End of the Line Dog Rescue and Rehabilitation.“There is no excuse for dumping puppies,” said a social media post made by Hillside Kennels. “We worry about the mom who may be worried where they have gone, or t
  
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• Abandoned newborn pups in foster care; supplies, funding still needed

  25-08-2026 00:22 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Volunteers have stepped up to help care for a litter of 11 newborn puppies abandoned along a Brantford trail on Monday.In a Facebook post Sato Saved End of the Line Dog Rescue and Rehabilitation said they now have enough people to foster the pups, which are just a few days old and will require bottle feeding every three hours for the next four weeks.Hillside Kennels Animal Control picked up the pups Monday morning and transferred them to Sato Saved.“There is no excuse for dumping puppies,
  
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• Brant County has six candidates for mayor

  25-08-2026 00:01 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Two more mayoral candidates filed their nominations last week, bringing to six the number of people looking to lead Brant County Council.Kent Hollett and Stuart Braid have joined David Swanson, Graham Horner, Christine Garneau Bisaillon, and Jennifer Kyle in the race to become mayor.The following is a list of candidates seeking a position on county council:Ward 1 (two to be elected): Incumbent John MacAlpine, John Kemp, Denise Louise Dyment, Mary-Jane Brown, Steve Schmitt, and Mike Petrella.War
  
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