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• Dolly Parton's legacy remembered by Brantford residents

  27-08-2026 21:35 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  An outpouring of grief has flooded social media platforms and conversations with the passing on Tuesday of the Dolly Parton, arguably the Queen of Country Music.“It is difficult to find the words to express what Dolly Parton’s passing means to me,” Brantford’s Jeanne Smitiuch wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday. “For the past 11 years, I have had the extraordinary privilege of helping bring Dolly’s dream to life for children and families across Canada. What be
  
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• Summer isn't over yet: Health unit issues heat alert

  01-09-2026 22:16 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Summer isn’t over yet. Scorching heat on the first day of September has prompted Grand Erie Public Health to issue a heat alert for Brantford-Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk. A heat alert is issued by the medical officer of health when Environment and Climate Change Canada issues a yellow‑level or higher heat alert for the region, indicating that conditions may pose health risks for some individuals.The high temperature in the Brantford area reached about 30C on Tuesday, feeling like 41
  
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• Two arson cases get culprits prison-level sentences

  01-09-2026 22:10 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Two cases of arson resulted in near-identical sentences for two locals who endangered the lives of sleeping residents.In one, a 34-year-old woman who had been living on the streets and self-medicating with crystal methamphetamine, broke into her childhood home on Darling Street in Brantford and started a fire in the basement.In the other, a 42-year-old man set fire to an electrical meter at a Mary Street home in Brantford after tussling with a woman who lived there.Ashley C. Williams received s
  
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• Brantford Police Service launches back-to-school safety campaign

  01-09-2026 22:07 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  With students soon returning to classrooms, the Brantford Police Service is reminding motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists to slow down, stay alert, and make safety a priority. Throughout September, the BPS Traffic Unit will conduct a Back-to-School Road Safety Campaign focused on promoting safe driving behaviours and addressing offences that put students and other road users at risk.Officers will be conducting targeted enforcement for speeding, aggressive driving, distracted driving, and stop-
  
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• What's open, what's not: City announces Labour Day scheduling

  01-09-2026 22:04 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Residents will be able to golf, play pickleball and swim at city-owned facilities on Labour Day but other municipal buildings including city hall will be closed Sept. 7.Following is a list of what city facilities are open and closed on Labour Day:– Earl Haig Family Fun Park will be open, weather permitting from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with pools closing at 5:30 p.m. Park amenities include lazy river, splash pad, leisure pool and waterslide and mini putt.– Woodman Pool and Community Centr
  
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• Federal minister visits Brantford hockey stick plant as part of tour to talk tariffs

  01-09-2026 00:53 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The federal government is committed to giving Roustan hockey stick manufacturer and other industries across the county “a shot to trade around the world,” federal minister Evan Solomon said after visiting the Brantford plant on Monday.Solomon, the minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), made a stop at the Roustan Hockey factory, Canada’s only comme
  
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• Three Brantford residents among seven charged in $913K drug seizure

  31-08-2026 22:59 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Seven people, including three from Brantford, are facing 64 charges following the seizure of more than $913,000 worth of suspected fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, along with more than $100,000 in stolen property, during searches across Southwestern Ontario.Ontario Provincial Police said Monday the charges stem from a multijurisdictional drug-trafficking investigation that also led to the seizure of more than 6.5 kilograms of illicit drugs and firearms.The OPP-led Provincial Guns and Gang
  
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• Make child's health part of back-to-school plan: Grand Erie Public Health

  31-08-2026 18:18 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  As families get ready for a new school year, Grand Erie Public Health reminds parents and caregivers that health should be part of every back-to-school checklist.Simple preventive measures can help reduce illness, support well-being, and ensure students are ready to make the most of the school year ahead, said Terri-Lynn Ovens, manager of school health.“Back-to-school is a great time for families to check in on their children’s health and well-being. Making sure immunizations are up
  
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• Make child's health part of back to school plan: Grand Erie Public Health

  31-08-2026 18:18 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  As families get ready for a new school year, Grand Erie Public Health reminds parents and caregivers that health should be part of every back-to-school checklist.Simple preventive measures can help reduce illness, support well-being, and ensure students are ready to make the most of the school year ahead, said Terri-Lynn Ovens, manager of school health.“Back-to-school is a great time for families to check in on their children’s health and well-being. Making sure immunizations are up
  
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• Bulldogs win one, lose one in pre-season action

  31-08-2026 16:30 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Brantford Bulldogs are .500 following their first two pre-season contests.A pair of outings this past weekend left the team with a win and a loss to begin their 2026-27 campaign.On Saturday, Brantford visited Barrie looking for a measure of revenge after the Colts eliminated them in the Eastern Conference Final last season. Instead, Barrie came away with a 4-3 victory. Noah Lapointe, Jack Good and Owen DeGraff each scored for Brantford, while Xavier Lieb and Cullen McCrate each had a pair o
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs win one, lose one in pre-season action

  31-08-2026 16:30 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Brantford Bulldogs are .500 following their first two pre-season contests.A pair of outings this past weekend in Barrie left the team with a win and a loss to begin their 2026-27 exhibition campaign.On Saturday, Brantford entered the showcase event against the hometown Colts, the same team that eliminated them in the Eastern Conference Final last season. Barrie came away with a 4-3 victory in a game that saw Noah Lapointe, Jack Good and Owen DeGraff each score for Brantford, while Xavier Li
  
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• Soap box derby to honour beloved trade unionist, volunteer

  31-08-2026 14:20 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  This year’s Brantford & District Labour Council soap box derby will celebrate a milestone and honour a long-time volunteer.“We’re looking forward to the soap box derby as we always do but this year’s will be special for a couple of reasons,” labour council president Don Guest said. “We’re celebrating the soap box derby’s 70th anniversary, a real milestone for the event, and were honouring Bob Sardinski.“He was the volunteer at the finish
  
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• Good Stuff sale raises funds for children's village

  30-08-2026 16:40 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Good Stuff Trunk Sale in Brantford gave area residents a chance to sell items.It was also a chance for the Kiwanis Aktion Club to help the community by raising funds for the Children’s Safety Village of Brant and Brantford.The Aktion Club organized Saturday’s event that invited residents to register for a booth where they could display and put up for sale items they would normally sell at a garage sale.The Aktion Club is supported by the Kiwanis Club for adults with developmenta
  
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• Six suspected drug-related deaths reported in Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk: Public health

  29-08-2026 15:05 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Six suspected drug-related deaths have prompted Grand Erie Public Health to issue an alert for the region.Public health officials say there were six suspected drug-related deaths across Brantford, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk between Aug. 1 and Aug. 25. There were also 22 drug-related hospital department visits between Aug. 22 and Aug. 26 in the region.Many of the recent incidents and emergency department visits involved opioids or medetomidine, public health officials said in a statement relea
  
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• Grand Erie Public Health issues drug-alert for Brantford, Brant and Haldimand, Norfolk

  29-08-2026 15:05 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A drug alert has been issued by Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH) following a spate of drug-related incidents and hospital emergency room visits in the area.Public health officials say there were 22 drug-related hospital department visits between Aug. 22 and Aug. 26 in Brantford, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk. There were also six suspected drug-related deaths across the region between Aug. 1 and Aug. 25.Many of the recent incidents and emergency department visits involved opioids or medetomidine,
  
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• 'It will remain Lake Ontario', says chief of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

  28-08-2026 21:16 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump can try to change the name of the American side of Lake Ontario but Margaret Sault says the Great Lake will remain Lake Ontario on this side of the waters.Sault, the elected chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, said the shared lake is older than either Canada or the United States and the Mississaugas have a vested interest in the lake through an official water claim.“For the Mississaugas of the Credit, it will remain Lake Ontario and, more impo
  
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• 'It will remain Lake Ontario': says chief of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

  28-08-2026 21:16 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump can try to change the name of the American side of Lake Ontario but Margaret Sault says the Great Lake will remain Lake Ontario on this side of the waters.Sault, the elected chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, said the shared lake is older than either Canada or the United States and the Mississaugas have a vested interest in the lake through an official water claim.“For the Mississaugas of the Credit, it will remain Lake Ontario and, more impo
  
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• Early morning shots fired on Powell Road in Brantford

  28-08-2026 20:51 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Multiple shots were fired into the garage area of a Powell Road residence early Friday morning.Brantford Police said no one was injured despite residents being inside the home, but there was plenty of property damage as a result of the many shots fired toward the building at around 4:15 a.m.Other sources say up to 14 rounds may have hit the home’s garage and at least two vehicles.Powell Road, which is just off Longboat Run, was closed in the early morning. A small section remained blocked
  
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• Prison cell phone led cops to Brantford drug dealer

  28-08-2026 20:24 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A criminal with a cell phone in Kingston’s Joyceville prison accidentally alerted Brantford Police to a local drug dealer back in 2024.Nolan E. Penfold, now-35, became the target for both other criminals and the cops after corrections officers found the cell phone and discovered texts from a prisoner directing someone outside the prison to “knock him (Penfold) out of the game”.The detailed instructions described Penfold’s white Mercedes Benz, how to crowbar his door, det
  
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• 'Pass the Puck' lets customers give an assist and pay it forward

  28-08-2026 20:22 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Pass the Puck Forward brings a Brantford twist to “paying it forward.” Developed by Brantford resident Steve Karalis and inspired by the city’s hockey heritage, the initiative invites residents to give an assist to someone who could use one. Five local businesses – Pace’s Take Out & Catering on Henry Street, Mercases Little Italy Eatery and Catering on Henry Street, Maria’s Pizza West on Colborne Street West, Sweet Bakery on Fairview Drive, and Altitude C
  
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• Brantford council candidate dealing with 2022 election charges

  27-08-2026 21:51 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Former Brantford city councillor and current council candidate Dave Wrobel is running as a Ward 2 councillor while still facing eight charges for allegedly breaching the Municipal Elections Act regarding finances during his last election run in 2022.But Wrobel’s lawyer said he has “grave concerns” about the timing of the case, which wrapped up the disclosure process two years ago.“We have not heard a reasonable explanation about why there has been a two-year delay,&rdquo
  
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• Brantford Police seek help to find missing woman

  27-08-2026 21:39 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Brantford Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a missing woman, 25-year-old, Chyaene. She is described as Indigenous, about five-foot-three, with dark hair, brown eyes and a medium build. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black shorts, and white slides. Police say Chyaene was last seen on North Park Street in Brantford on Aug. 25. Police are concerned for her well-being and seeking assistance from anyone with information that could help find her. Any
  
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• Cancellation of Brantford night market event disappointing for organizer, city

  27-08-2026 20:16 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Both city staff and the organizer of the Downtown Brantford BIA’s The Garage: Urban Night Market say they are disappointed by the cancellation of this year’s event over complications with the venue.The second annual event, which was to include some 50 vendors, and a couple dozen performers and musicians, was to be held on Sept. 26 on the top level of the Market Street parkade.Ben Strasser, owner of local marketing company All Day Breakfast, was hired by the BIA to organize the event
  
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• Public quick to identify gas station robbery suspect

  27-08-2026 19:09 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  It took just hours on Thursday for Brantford police to identify a person now charged with robbing a local gas station Monday.Police put out a photo and a request to the community for help just before 1 p.m. on Thursday and four hours later said the man had been identified and charged.Those charges are from an incident at a Colborne Street West and Oak Street gas station where it was reported a man wearing a hoodie went in just before midnight and showed a knife.He robbed the store of a small am
  
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• Police ask for public's help to find gas station robbery suspect

  27-08-2026 19:09 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect involved in a gas station robbery.On Monday, Aug. 24 at about 11:45 p.m., officers were dispatched after receiving a report of a robbery at a gas station at Colborne Street West and Oak Street. It was reported that a male with a knife robbed the store for a small amount of cash, leaving the business before police arrived.The suspect is described as about five-foot-eight with an average build and blonde hair. He was we
  
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• Downtown Revitalization Project update: Aug. 31 to Sept. 4

  27-08-2026 16:59 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The downtown revitalization project continues through the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.Underground infrastructure installation and road construction continue on Icomm Drive. Deep sanitary sewer installation is complete, with storm sewer and watermain work now underway. Temporary traffic changes will take effect Sept. 1 to support ongoing construction. The closure of Icomm Drive is expected to continue until the end of September. The following temporary traffic changes will be in place beginning S
  
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• Brantford Downtown Revitalization Project update: Aug. 31 to Sept. 4

  27-08-2026 16:59 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The downtown revitalization project continues through the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.Underground infrastructure installation and road construction continue on Icomm Drive. Deep sanitary sewer installation is complete, with storm sewer and watermain work now underway. Temporary traffic changes will take effect Sept. 1 to support ongoing construction.The closure of Icomm Drive is expected to continue until the end of September. The following temporary traffic changes will be in place beginning Se
  
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• Group support can be 'lifesaver for those going through grief'

  27-08-2026 16:39 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Grief is challenging for anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. But there is help through GriefShare, a 13-week grief recovery course being offered at two churches in Brantford starting in September.The 2026 fall session of the course is being offered at Queensway Baptist Church (beginning Sept. 9), and Celebration Church (beginning Sept.8).“Grief can be totally overwhelming,” says Don Bernard, congregational care pastor at Celebration Church. “The emotional pain can
  
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• Players lace up skates for the Ice Man Cup in Brantford

  27-08-2026 00:31 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Hockey players — both professional and those on their way to the big leagues — laced up their skates on Saturday afternoon for the second Ice Man Memorial Cup game at the TD Civic Centre in Brantford.The charity game is a memorial to Jimmy “The Ice Man” MacNeil, the beloved Zamboni driver at the Civic Centre for many years, who died in 2023 at the age of 62.In 1999, MacNeil won the title Zamboni Driver of the Year in a promotion by the company that manufactures the ice-r
  
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• Tariffs are going to hurt us all: Brantford Chamber of Commerce CEO

  26-08-2026 22:17 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Virtually every local business — and eventually each person — is going to feel the effects of the tariffs promised earlier this week as trade talks between Canada and the USA collapsed.“From solo entrepreneurs to large corporations that rely on international trade, we’re all going to be in a situation where some part of the supply chain or transportation is going to be impacted,” said David Prang, the CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant.“Whether fu
  
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