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• News briefs: Foundation launches 50/50 draw for Catholic schools

  17-08-2026 21:19 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Another 50/50 raffle has been launched to raise funds for local Catholic schools.Tickets are on sale for the St. Clair Catholic Education Foundation’s Back to School 50/50 Raffle with the winner being drawn Sept. 18, a release said.The foundation said its Spring Blessings raffle generated $52,920 in sales with the winner taking home $26,460. Since launching in March 2022, the 50/50 draw has generated more than $348,000 in total proceeds, the foundation said.The funds have supported projec
  
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• Man charged after bomb threat: Chatham-Kent police

  17-08-2026 21:07 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A man was charged after a bomb threat was made in Chatham, Chatham-Kent police say.Officers responded to a threat complaint at a Grand Avenue West address about 6 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, police said.Investigation revealed security was alerted to a man trying to get into vehicles in a parking lot, police said. When security told him to leave, the man became verbally aggressive and threatened to bomb the building.Officers arrested a suspect, police said.A man, 43, of no fixed address, is charged wi
  
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