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Attempted murder of Sarnia cop trial: defence argues for stay of charges

24-07-2026 18:24 via theobserver.ca

The lawyer for the Sarnia man accused of the attempted murder of a Sarnia police officer is trying to get his charges stayed as she alleges her client was assaulted by police after he was arrested.“The level of violence exercised here was totally unnecessary,” Ryan Whiteway’s lawyer, Nicole DeBellefeuille, said Thursday as she argued her client’s Charter rights were violated. “A stay is the only remedy here.” The stabbing in the Seaway Centre Whiteway, 37, wa

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Deadline approaching for Sarnia Community Foundation grant applications

24-07-2026 18:09 via theobserver.ca

Community organizations have until the end of July to apply for grants scheduled to be awarded this fall by the Sarnia Community Foundation.The deadline is July 31 at 4 p.m. for applications to the foundation’s upcoming round of community impact grants.“We haven’t landed on a final total,” executive director Mike Barron said about the amount expected to be awarded this fall. “I do think it will be over $100,000.”Applications can be found on the foundation&rsq

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Sarnia legion Catch the Ace fundraiser ends its year with a $4.5 million winner

24-07-2026 17:50 via theobserver.ca

The first thing Ashley Norton bought with his $4.2 million Catch the Ace lottery win Thursday evening was a round for the house at the legion in Sarnia.Ashley Norton, who works at Imperial in Sarnia, won the 45th weekly draw Catch the Ace jackpot at Branch 62 of the Royal Canadian Legion ending a wildly successful fundraiser that turned Sarnia’s downtown into a community festival on Thursdays as thousands lined up to buy $5 tickets for a weekly prize and a progressive jackpot.The quest fo

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Sarnia legion Catch the Ace fundraiser ends its year with a $4.5-million winner

24-07-2026 17:50 via theobserver.ca

The first thing Ashley Norton bought with his $4.2-million Catch the Ace lottery win Thursday evening was a round for the house at the legion in Sarnia.Ashley Norton, who works at Imperial in Sarnia, won the 45th weekly draw Catch the Ace jackpot at Branch 62 of the Royal Canadian Legion ending a wildly successful fundraiser that turned Sarnia’s downtown into a community festival on Thursdays as thousands lined up to buy $5 tickets for a weekly prize and a progressive jackpot.The quest fo

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Five-storey apartment building planned for Corunna

24-07-2026 15:07 via theobserver.ca

Construction is expected to begin soon on a five-storey apartment building on Murray Street in Corunna.Vensuris Design Build, a company that recently completed construction of a six-storey building on Afton Drive in Sarnia, said in a news release the 83-apartment, mid-market building planned for Murray Street in Corunna is expected to open in the fall of 2027.“It’s going very, very well,” Lauren Pomerleau, vice-president of growth and performance for the Vensuris Group, said a

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