• Brantford Police asking for public's help to locate stolen military medals

    Brantford Police asking for public's help to locate stolen military medals
    The Brantford Police Service is asking for the public’s help to find two historically significant military medals stolen from a Brantford home.Police say on Sept. 15 at about 8:30 p.m. suspects entered a Hardy Road home and stole several items, among them British Royal Marines medals of valour, which have significant personal and historical value to the victim. The stolen medals include: A British Royal Marines medal of valour featuring service bars; and another British Royal Marines meda
  • Woodstock motorist charged with stunt driving in Brant

    Woodstock motorist charged with stunt driving in Brant
    A 17-year-old driver from Woodstock has been charged with stunt driving.On Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at about 1:30 a.m., a Brant OPP officer stopped a vehicle after it was seen traveling at a high rate of speed on King Edward Street, west of Dumfries Street in Brant County.The driver has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act with drive motor vehicle – perform stunt – excessive speed, and speeding 50+ km/h over the posted speed limit. The driver’s licence was suspended f
  • Riding to be without MP starting Friday when Larry Brock officially leaves office

    Riding to be without MP starting Friday when Larry Brock officially leaves office
    Brantford-Brant South will be without Member of Parliament as of Friday. Larry Brock, first elected in 2021, announced in early August he would be resigning from the role effective Sept. 18 to return to his role in the Crown Attorney’s Office in Brantford where he promised to “continue to be an advocate of change.” Brock’s resignation triggered a byelection which must be held by mid-April. A date has not yet been set.Brock is the third Conservative MP to resign this summ
  • Two fentanyl dealers sentenced to prison terms

    Two fentanyl dealers sentenced to prison terms
    Two mid-level Brantford fentanyl dealers – each with previous drug convictions — were sentenced in Superior court recently to multi-year sentences, both expressing their repentance and their commitment to change.Kaya Folland, 35, pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl for trafficking earlier this year in a Colborne Street motel, while she was out on bail for the same charge from 2024.Jonathan C. Ludwig, 39, pleaded guilty to having fentanyl and many other drugs stashed around his
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  • Indigenous 'living classroom' brings culturally informed education to learners in long-term care

    Indigenous 'living classroom' brings culturally informed education to learners in long-term care
    One of Ontario’s first Indigenous “living classrooms,” marrying education and hands-on care, is operating at St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre.An official opening of the classroom, from which the first cohort of personal support worker students has graduated, was held Tuesday at the Brantford long-term care facility.“It’s a place where education is embedded within the care environment,” Dr. Azim Gangji, vice-president, academic at St. Joseph’s Health S

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