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• Key takeaways from Habitat's Town Hall on affordable housing - The Sarnia Journal

  11-11-2024 20:08 via news.google.com
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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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• Indigenous support program could help boost Lambton College enrollment: spokesperson

  25-08-2026 21:48 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lambton College is hoping incentives for Indigenous students will help enrollment at the Sarnia school, and bolster a floundering program.The college recently announced financial, housing and other supports for Indigenous students through national charity Indspire.Eligible students who apply for Lambton’s two-year environmental technician, water treatment operations program can receive up to $34,000 in tuition, housing, transportation, equipment and other supports, said Dave Machacek, Lam
  
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• Indigenous support program could help boost Lambton College enrollment

  25-08-2026 21:48 via theobserver.ca
  
  Lambton College is hoping incentives for Indigenous students will help enrollment at the Sarnia school, and bolster a floundering program.The college recently announced financial, housing and other supports for Indigenous students through national charity Indspire.Eligible students who apply for Lambton’s two-year environmental technician, water treatment operations program can receive up to $34,000 in tuition, housing, transportation, equipment and other supports, said Dave Machacek, Lam
  
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• New power generation planned at former LGS site in Lambton

  25-08-2026 20:15 via theobserver.ca
  
  Ontario’s energy and mines minister says he wants to see nuclear power generation built in St. Clair Township, helping bolster provincial energy supply and creating thousands of jobs.“We see this as an awesome place for nuclear power,” Stephen Lecce said Tuesday, visiting the former coal-fired Lambton Generating Station site that was shuttered in 2013.Proposals for natural gas and battery storage at the 485-hectare (nearly 1,200 acre) property along the St. Clair River near Co
  
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• Lecce announces $500K investment to launch power generating plan in St. Clair Township

  25-08-2026 19:20 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Ford government is aiming to bring life back into the former Lambton Generating Station (LGS) site in Courtright with $500,000 in growth readiness funding to launch the planning process.Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce, along with area MPPs and local dignitaries, were in St. Clair Township Tuesday morning to announce the investment. "We know that in this community, there is tremendous opportunity," Lecce said. "Once a symbol of unce
  
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• 'Canadians will meet the moment', says finance minister

  25-08-2026 17:52 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The federal government is using the strength of Canadian labour to fight back in the current trade dispute with the American administration.Various members of Cabinet gathered at an Ottawa manufacturer on Tuesday to announce retaliatory measures against tariffs imposed by the U.S. government after trade talks failed last week.Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said that effective Tuesday, September 8, Canada will match tariffs on over 700 American-made products, amounting to abo
  
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• 'Canadians will meet the moment'

  25-08-2026 17:52 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The federal government is using the strength of Canadian labour to fight back in the current trade dispute with the American administration.Various members of Cabinet gathered at an Ottawa manufacturer on Tuesday to announce retaliatory measures against tariffs imposed by the U.S. government after trade talks failed last week.Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said that effective Tuesday, September 8, Canada will match tariffs on over 700 American-made products, amounting to abo
  
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• CBSA reports large cocaine seizure at Blue Water Bridge

  25-08-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reporting the seizure of tens of millions of dollars worth of cocaine from a truck entering Canada at the Blue Water Bridge.On August 13, the vehicle was referred for secondary examination and border officers confiscated 385 kilograms of the drug.The driver was arrested and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) laid charges of importing a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.The charges haven'
  
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• No contest: Five Lambton mayors win seats by acclamation

  25-08-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Mayors in five Lambton municipalities have been acclaimed for the upcoming term.Across Ontario, candidates running unopposed in the October 26 vote were acclaimed after 4 p.m. on Monday.In the Town of Petrolia, Joel Field has been acclaimed as the new mayor-elect. Current mayor Brad Loosley announced in February he would not be seeking another term after decades in municipal service.In Warwick Township, Todd Case has also been acclaimed as mayor.Enniskillen Township Mayor Kevin Marriot
  
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• Investigators still probing Davies' murder case after nearly four decades

  25-08-2026 12:25 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  It's been almost 40 years since a Sarnia real estate agent was found dead in her home, and investigators are still looking for answers.Morag Davies was last seen alive on August 23, 1988, by a co-worker who left her home on Retlaw Drive at around 10:30 p.m. or 11 p.m. The same co-worker went back to Davies' home on August 25,1988, after she didn't show up for work. Davies' body was found in her bedroom with multiple stab wounds, however, a murder weapon was never found and her killer has never b
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 25

  25-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBTampa Bay 4 Detroit 1Boston 4 Miami 2Colorado 3 Washington 13Texas 11 Chicago White Sox 2Cleveland 4 LA Angels 2Philadelphia 2 Seattle 9Pittsburgh 3 San Diego 2Chicago Cubs 7 Arizona 0Minnesota 9 Athletics 6Cincinnati 0 San Francisco 5 ---WNBAGolden State 80 Minnesota 66Atlanta 78 Los Angeles 71---Tuesday's GamesMLBBoston at Miami, 6:40 p.m.Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.Colorado at Washington, 6:45 p.m.Houston at NY Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Kansas City at Tor
  
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• Local tariff impact being assessed: Sarnia-Lambton chamber boss

  24-08-2026 22:10 via theobserver.ca
  
  It’s too early to tell what the impact of U.S. tariffs will mean for Sarnia-Lambton businesses, says the local chamber of commerce boss.Companies are “still trying to digest, figure out what’s what,” said interim chamber CEO Steve Crozier.“It’s going to take a few days.”The threat of tariffs has been in the news for weeks, with more than 500 Canadian products targeted by the White House under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.“Leading up to th
  
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• 'Significant progress' made on Highway 40 bridge project: MTO

  24-08-2026 18:12 via theobserver.ca
  
  “Significant progress” has been made replacing a Highway 40 bridge over CN Rail tracks in Sarnia, Ontario’s Transportation Ministry says.The $31-million railway overpass project began last year , after Windsor-area Facca Inc. was contracted.“Remaining work includes paving, traffic signal installation, demolition of the existing bridge, drainage works and roadside safety enhancements,” the ministry emailed earlier this month.The ministry didn’t say when the pr
  
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• St. Clair Township’s first cenotaph coming to Corunna Legion

  24-08-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The first cenotaph in St. Clair Township will be installed this fall.The granite monument will be located at the Royal Canadian Legion Leslie Sutherland Branch 447 in Corunna.It will include the names of 24 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country dating back to the First World War.Branch 447 Veteran Services Officer Shawn Osborne said the project started back in 2025, following a massive repair to a memorial at the Legion."We wanted to be able to establish something that gave
  
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• Two injured in serious weekend crash

  24-08-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Sarnia police continue to investigate a serious crash that sent two people to hospital Sunday.Police, Sarnia Fire Rescue and Lambton EMS responded to a two-vehicle collision on Michigan Avenue near Cambridge Crescent at around 3:20 p.m. Fire officials said on social media two individuals were taken to Bluewater Health, one in life-threatening condition. The area was closed to traffic for several hours, and reopened at around 11 p.m. Further details were not immediately available.
  
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• Trump threatens more tariffs on auto sector January 1

  24-08-2026 16:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  U.S. President Trump didn't wait for the dust to settle before imposing new tariffs on Canada's auto and steel sectors on Monday morning.On his Truth Social platform, Trump threatened to impose another 50 per cent levy on Canadian vehicles, parts, and steel starting January 1, 2027."Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years," Trump wrote, according to NBC News. "On Trade, and in other ways, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with."On Saturday morning,
  
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• Sarnia-Lambton Chamber calls for support as cross-border trade negotiations stall

  24-08-2026 12:12 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce is expressing strong concern, following the breakdown of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States over the weekend.On Saturday, the U.S. imposed its new 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28 billion of worth of Canadian goods after trade talks were suspended. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will match the tariffs, which are set to take effect on September 8. In a statement, the local chamber said as one of Southwestern Ontario’s mos
  
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• Puck drops for Sting training camp

  24-08-2026 12:10 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Sarnia Sting's Ironworks Fitness Training Camp kicks off this week, roughly three weeks before the 2026-2027 OHL season begins.The organization said the camp will provide an opportunity for Sting players and prospects to compete, build chemistry, and prepare for the season ahead.On-ice sessions will start on Tuesday, and intrasquad games will be held on Wednesday and Thursday. The camp schedule can be found below.Training camp will end with the Black and White Game on Friday,
  
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• SIU investigating after OPP cruiser collides with vehicle in North Middlesex

  24-08-2026 12:05 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Ontario's police watchdog has invoked its mandate following a serious crash in North Middlesex involving an OPP cruiser.At around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, a passenger vehicle and an OPP cruiser collided at the intersection of Nairn Road and Centre Road.Members of the Middlesex County OPP, Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and North Middlesex Fire Services responded.Police said both the driver of the passenger vehicle and an OPP officer were taken to hospital with serious injuries.The Special Inve
  
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• Lambton OPP investigating stolen motorcycle in Corunna

  24-08-2026 12:04 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton OPP are searching for a missing motorcycle and the person responsible following an overnight theft on Cameron Street in Corunna.It's alleged the theft happened  between 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday,  August 12 and 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 13.The stolen motorcycle is described as a red 2008 Kawasaki Ninja E2J, bearing vehicle identification number JKAEMJ188DA04220.The investigation is continuing, and OPP are appealing for the public's help in identifying those responsi
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 24

  24-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBToronto 3 NY Yankees 8Detroit 7 Kansas City 11St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 6Tampa Bay 3 Baltimore 1Washington 2 Miami 6Athletics 7 Houston 6NY Mets 1 Chicago White Sox 2LA Angels 3 Texas 5Cleveland 7 Colorado 2San Francisco 4 Boston 5Minnesota 1 San Diego 8Chicago Cubs 19 Seattle 2Pittsburgh 0 LA Dodgers 4Cincinnati 3 Arizona 5Atlanta 4 Milwaukee 2---CFLSaskatchewan 16 BC 30---NFL PreseasonSeattle 16 Tennessee 19---WNBASeattle 70 Dallas 92Washington 105 Portland 100L
  
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• Man arrested after Sarnia police surround Indian Road home for 5 hours

  23-08-2026 18:14 via theobserver.ca
  
  One person was taken into custody after tactical Sarnia police officers armed with rifles surrounded a home for about five hours Saturday night.Around 6 p.m., Sarnia police cautioned the public via social media to avoid an area in the city’s north end amid an “active investigation.” A section of Indian Road North – only the lanes heading north – were closed between Exmouth and Maxwell streets.“There is no risk to public safety,” police said. “Poli
  
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