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• CUPE raising alarm over funding, capacity issues in Ontario hospitals

  07-08-2026 22:41 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A new research report on Ontario’s hospitals is raising the alarm over funding and capacity issues.CUPE is currently touring the province to discuss what it called chronic underfunding and increasing privatization of health-care services, with union officials making a stop in Chatham on Thursday.‘Pushed Over the Brink: The Escalating Assault on Ontario’s Hospitals’ notes this is creating additional strain on an existing crisis within the sector.Michael Hurley, president
  
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• CK VOTES: Marc Westerman running for council in Ward 6 North West Chatham

  07-08-2026 16:51 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Name: Marc WestermanAge : 52Ward: 6 Why are you running for council? I believe the best ideas don’t begin at the council table, but with the residents who live here, work here, raise families here, and build businesses here.One of the worst feelings is powerlessness, especially when something needs to change but no one seems to listen. Local government can’t solve every problem, but it can make sure people know their voice matters.Throughout my career and personal life, I’ve o
  
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• Children's mother testifies at ER doctor's sex assault trial

  07-08-2026 15:58 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Editor’s note: The following contains details some readers may find disturbing.The mother of two children who the Crown alleges were sexually assaulted by a Chatham-Kent emergency room doctor at his home testified this week at his trial.Robert Nathanial Wismer, 44, has pleaded not guilty to three counts each of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching involving individuals younger than 16 in connection with alleged incidents between Aug. 29 and Oct. 12, 2024.T
  
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