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• Amazing Race Canada stop in Sarnia-Lambton an up-close experience for superfan

  26-08-2026 23:04 via theobserver.ca
  
  Katie Purdy calls herself an Amazing Race Canada superfan.So, getting a look behind the scenes when the reality show filmed in Sarnia-Lambton May 7 was a treat.“Watching the contestants . . . watching how the production actually runs, what’s all involved, the camera people . . . it was amazing,” said Purdy, with Purdy Fisheries in Point Edward.It was one of the Sarnia-Lambton stops in the season 12 CTV series that pits contestants against obstacles as they race through destina
  
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• Sarnia Labour Day Parade about solidarity, support: organizers

  26-08-2026 20:00 via theobserver.ca
  
  Arlene Patterson says she’s wearing her elbows up t-shirt again at this year’s Labour Day Parade in Sarnia.“Probably with more relevance than it was last year,” said the Sarnia and District Labour Council spokesperson.Elbows Up Canada was the theme for 2025’s parade , amid tariffs and threats from the United States administration.With new tariffs recently applied and a trade war underway, the sentiment remains relevant, said labour council president Candace Young.&
  
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• 2027 International Plowing Match finds new home near Petrolia following venue uncertainty

  26-08-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  After some mix-ups and local controversy earlier this summer, the Ontario Plowmen’s Association (OPA) has officially locked down the new site for the 2027 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo.It will be held on a family farm, just east of Petrolia, from September 21 to 25, 2027.The OPA says the Petrolia Line property, owned by Clayton and Linda McLauchlin and their family, delivers the perfect open landscape, easy access, and major operational footprint needed to pull off an event of
  
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• Playground included in 2026 Clearwater Arena improvements

  26-08-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  City of Sarnia crews are hard at work installing a new playground at Clearwater Arena.The project got underway this week as part of $1.1 million in upgrades to be undertaken at the facility this year.An artist's rendering of a new playground at Clearwater Arena (Photo courtesy of City of Sarnia)Other work being done this year, as part of the city's Clearwater Arena Plan, includes new rink boards and glass for the red rink, a spectator heater, dehumidification system, refrigeration plant upgrades
  
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• Nearly 400kg of cocaine seized at Blue Water Bridge: CBSA, RCMP

  26-08-2026 17:13 via theobserver.ca
  
  Border officers seized about 385 kilograms of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck at the Blue Water Bridge earlier this month, officials say.The Canada Border Services Agency and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, in a news release, said the seizure happened Aug. 13 at the Point Edward port of entry, after the truck was referred for secondary examination.The driver, not identified in the news release, was charged with importing a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance f
  
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• Excitement builds for possible power generation in St. Clair Township

  26-08-2026 12:28 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Local organizations and dignitaries are excited about the prospect of new power generation at the former Lambton Generating Station (LGS) site in Courtright.Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce announced a $500,000 investment on Tuesday for St. Clair Township to begin the consultation process.Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce announces $500,000 in growth readiness funding in St. Clair Township. August 25, 2026. (Photo by Natalia Vega)Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partners
  
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• Local Grade 6 duo raises over $7K for charity

  26-08-2026 12:23 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A pair of Sarnia students raised thousands for charity over the summer.  Grade 6 students at Cathcart Public School, Brooke Reiger and Amisha Duggal, held a charity garage sale in June.  A total of $7,200 was raised for the Inn of the Good Shepherd."Local businesses generously donated goods and services for the girls' charity garage sale, and the girls had a great turnout," read an email to Sarnia News Today from Amisha's mother Parveen Duggal.Brooke and Amisha held thei
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 26

  26-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBKansas City 5 Toronto 3Tampa Bay 1 Detroit 4Boston 7 Miami 3Colorado 3 Washington 1Houston 9 NY Yankees 7Milwaukee 2 NY Mets 3LA Dodgers 3 Atlanta 4Texas 7 Chicago White Sox 11Baltimore 13 St. Louis 1Cleveland 8 LA Angels 6Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 0Minnesota 2 Athletics 4Philadelphia 1 Seattle 4Chicago Cubs 4 Arizona 5Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 3---WNBAChicago 81 Connecticut 87Portland 78 Dallas 96Washington 94 Phoenix 84---Wednesday's GamesMLBTampa Bay a
  
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