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• Sarnia woman wins $100K ENCORE prize

  11-09-2026 12:05 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A Sarnia woman is celebrating after matching the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the July 25 LOTTARIO draw to win $100,000.Kristal N is a mother of three and grandmother of one.She said she’s a loyal lottery player and this is her first big win. “I always add ENCORE to my tickets,” she shared while at Ontario Lottery and Gaming's (OLG) Prize Centre in Toronto to collect her windfall.Kristal said she discovered her big win while enjoying her usual Sunday morni
  
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• Lambton OPP warn tampering with election signs is a crime following spike in complaints

  15-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  With Ontario’s municipal elections coming up on October 26, Lambton OPP have issued a warning to anyone thinking about messing with campaign signs.The detachment is reporting a recent spike in complaints about election signs being stolen, vandalized, or removed without permission.Officers are reminding the public that tampering with or damaging campaign property isn't just a nuisance, it’s a crime under the Criminal Code of Canada that can result in formal charges.Anyone with details
  
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• Groundbreaking expected this fall for $14M CEE Hospital redevelopment

  15-09-2026 17:38 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A contract has been awarded for a major redevelopment project at CEE Hospital in Petrolia.Bluewater Health has awarded a $14 million construction contract to K&L Construction Ltd. for the redevelopment of the Emergency Department and Diagnostic Imaging areas at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital.Construction is set to begin this fall following a groundbreaking in October or early November, and is expected to take 36 to 42 months to complete.The work will be done in six multi-faceted phases
  
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• $10K goal set for Trail and Ale fundraiser

  15-09-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Organizers of Rayjon Share Care's annual Trail and Ale walk/run, highlighting local trails and breweries, are hoping to see registration 'fill up' this year.Race participants will meet at the Howard Watson Trail, across from Michigan Avenue, on Saturday, September 19.Race Director Erin Gilbert said they're aiming to have just over 200 participants."We were fairly close to selling out last year," she said.Last year, the event raised $10,000, which is the goal for this year.Registration can be don
  
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• Sarnia's average home price steady as listings jump in August: realtors

  15-09-2026 15:36 via theobserver.ca
  
  More than 300 new listings came on the Sarnia-area housing market in August, nearly 24 per cent more than in the same month last year, new data from as local realtors group show.That was “a lot more than I was expecting,” said April Barnard, president of the Sarnia-Lambton Association of Realtors.New listings had been down slightly on average earlier in 2026 until August’s jump, she said. “That’s a pretty big increase.”The local housing market had 692 active
  
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• Truck fire causes delays on Blue Water Bridge

  15-09-2026 13:37 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  No injuries were reported after a vehicle fire broke out early Tuesday morning on the Blue Water Bridge.Point Edward Fire and Rescue was called to the border crossing at around 6 a.m.Firefighters arrived to find a commercial motor vehicle fully engulfed in flames on the westbound lanes of the Blue Water Bridge.The fire was quickly extinguished and  contained to the cab of the truck.The twin-span international bridge was closed to traffic in both directions while crews tackled
  
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• $100M Imperial Sarnia fall maintenance project begins

  15-09-2026 12:11 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Imperial Sarnia's fall turnaround estimated to cost over $100 million got underway on Monday.The company said in a social media post, work at the Sarnia site is expected to last through mid-October.Imperial said nearly 1,000 contractors will work alongside its employees each day to complete critical maintenance, inspection, and reliability work."Safety remains our highest priority," the company said in its post. "Extensive planning and preparation have gone into this turnaround to help protect o
  
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• United Way launches $1.5M campaign with Day of Caring

  15-09-2026 12:07 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  It's the official kickoff to the 2026 fundraising campaign: the United Way of Sarnia-Lambton's Annual Day of Caring.Resource Developer Bruce McDonald said nearly 100 volunteers are donating their time at 17 job sites across Lambton on Tuesday, September 15."Our main goal is to assist individuals living in their homes, so they can continue to live in their homes," he said.Volunteers will be painting, cleaning, doing yard work and helping out with small building projects at local no
  
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• All-candidates forums held in St. Clair Township

  15-09-2026 12:06 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Electors in St. Clair Township can hear from those running in the fall municipal election during an upcoming all-candidates forum.The Optimist Club of Moore and Optimist Club of Sombra Township are hosting two events with municipal and school board trustee candidates. The first event will be held on Wednesday, September 16, at 7 p.m. at the Port Lambton Community Hall. The second will be held on Tuesday, September 29, at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 447 in Corun
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 15

  15-09-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBDetroit 6 Toronto 5Chicago White Sox 7 Cleveland 3LA Dodgers 4 Cincinnati 1Baltimore 2 NY Mets 1Atlanta 3 Chicago Cubs 7NY Yankees 8 Minnesota 3San Francisco 1 St. Louis 2San Diego 8 Colorado 7Seattle 4 LA Angels 6Miami 7 Arizona 8---NFLDenver 10 Kansa City 31---Tuesday's GamesMLBMilwaukee at Pittsburgh, 6:40 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:40 p.m.LA Dodgers at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.Athletics at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m.Philadelphia at Washington, 6:45 p.m.Detroi
  
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• Joining Terry's team: Cancer survivor shares her story ahead of Sarnia's Terry Fox Run

  14-09-2026 23:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  Christine Schofield says she was fine physically.The Sarnia woman had just gone through a lumpectomy, and six months of radiation and chemotherapy for breast cancer.She found the lump after her friend, a former nurse, was giving tips on how to look.It was buried deep, she said.Her surgeon told her she was lucky, she recalls. That most women wouldn’t find it.She was diagnosed in 2018, when she was 36, she said. She had never been screened, and had little family history of cancer.Schofield
  
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• Cancer survivor ready for Terry Fox Run in Sarnia

  14-09-2026 23:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  Christine Schofield says she was fine physically.The Sarnia woman had just gone through a lumpectomy, and six months of radiation and chemotherapy for breast cancer.She found the lump after her friend, a former nurse, was giving tips on how to look.It was buried deep, she said.Her surgeon told her she was lucky, she remembers. That most women wouldn’t find it.She was diagnosed in 2018, age 36 at the time, she said. She had never been screened, and had little family history of cancer.Schof
  
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• Cancer survivor ready for Sarnia's Terry Fox Run

  14-09-2026 23:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  Christine Schofield says she was fine physically.The Sarnia woman had just gone through a lumpectomy, and six months of radiation and chemotherapy for breast cancer.She found the lump after her friend, a former nurse, was giving tips on how to look.It was buried deep, she said.Her surgeon told her she was lucky, she recalls. That most women wouldn’t find it.She was diagnosed in 2018, when she was 36, she said. She had never been screened, and had little family history of cancer.Schofield
  
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• Deadly Hwy. 402 crash trial: Sarnia jury acquits woman of dangerous driving

  14-09-2026 23:24 via theobserver.ca
  
  A Sarnia woman charged with dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm after a deadly 2023 crash on Highway 402 West was acquitted of all charges by a jury Monday.Traffic was at a standstill in the slow lane of the two-lane highway from the Blue Water Bridge to past Modeland Road on Oct. 2, 2023. Shortly before 2 p.m., a 2007 Freightliner truck pulling a loaded trailer was going 88 km/h in the fast lane when it hit the driver’s side of a black 2018 Audi Q5, driven by Sarnia’s S
  
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• Deadly Hwy. 402 crash trial: Jury finds accused not guilty

  14-09-2026 23:24 via theobserver.ca
  
  A Sarnia woman accused of dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm linked to a fatal crash on Highway 402 three years ago was found not guilty of all charges Monday by a jury after a weeklong trial.Traffic heading west was at a standstill in the slow lane of the two-lane provincial highway from the Blue Water Bridge to past Modeland Road on Oct. 2, 2023. Shortly before 2 p.m., a red 2007 Freightliner truck pulling a loaded trailer was going 88 km/h in the fast lane when it hit the driver
  
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• Gordon Foundation gives $5M to Bluewater Health Foundation

  14-09-2026 22:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  Bluewater Health Foundation is celebrating a $5-million donation from the Gordon Foundation.The donation – the largest individual gift to the health foundation yet – will go toward improving local cardiac care services and setting up a $3-million endowment fund, said executive director Kathy Alexander.“It’s a long-standing gift to the organization and the community,” and creates a legacy, Alexander said, thanking the Gordon Foundation for its generosity.The Gordon
  
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• Gordon Foundation donates $5 million to Bluewater Health Foundation

  14-09-2026 22:34 via theobserver.ca
  
  The Bluewater Health Foundation is celebrating a $5-million donation from the Gordon Foundation.The money, representing the largest individual donation in the foundation’s history, is going towards improving local cardiac care services, and setting up a $3-million endowment fund, said foundation executive director Kathy Alexander.“It’s a long-standing gift to the organization and the community,” and creates a legacy, Alexander said, expressing gratitude for the Gordon Fo
  
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• Sting sign Brown, assign him to Leamington Flyers

  14-09-2026 21:20 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Sarnia Sting have signed 2026 third round draft pick Brody Brown to a Standard Player Agreement.The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) made the announcement Monday ahead of the upcoming season.The Wheatley, Ontario native joins the Sting after a strong season with Vaughan Kings, during which he scored seven goals and added 28 assists in 33 games played. The six-foot-three forward joins Captain Alessandro Di Iorio, Cole Emerton and Sarnia fourth overall pick Adrian Sgro, as former Vaughan King playe
  
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• Electrical appliance sparks overnight fire in St. Clair Twp.

  14-09-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A weekend fire resulted in $250,000 in damage.The blaze broke out on Saturday morning, just after 2:30 a.m., at a home at 2871 Oil Springs Line.St. Clair Township firefighters, from four stations, were called to extinguish the fire. Lambton OPP and EMS also attended the scene.Crews stayed through the night until clearing the area around 9:13 a.m. No injuries were reported, and the home was unoccupied at the time. Fire Chief Richard Boyes said the fire is believed to have been caused by an electr
  
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• Sarnia-themed mural installed on Imperial tank

  14-09-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Imperial Oil's Sarnia site has partnered with a local artist to enhance one of its tanks with a mural.Imperial Sarnia Public and Government Affairs Manager Kristina Zimmer said planning for the project started about a year ago."We recently constructed a new tank near Indian Road, where the overpass is, essentially coming in and out of Sarnia," Zimmer said. "When we were constructing the tank, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to showcase something that essentially captures the spiri
  
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• Locals invited to preview Inn of the Good Shepherd’s Lodge expansion this Thursday

  14-09-2026 17:35 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Inn of the Good Shepherd will share information about its proposed lodge expansion on Thursday evening.Executive Director Jack Christine said a public open house will be held on September 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army at 970 Confederation Street in Sarnia."There will be a video walk through of the existing lodge as it is now, we'll have some rendered drawings of what the expansion will look like, we will have some community partners there, members from the county's soc
  
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• Pedestrian dies in Saturday crash on Walpole Island: police

  14-09-2026 16:52 via theobserver.ca
  
  A pedestrian is dead after a Saturday crash on Walpole Island First Nation, provincial police say. Walpole Island police, OPP officers and paramedics responded after a sport utility vehicle and pedestrian collided on Chiefs Road, between Tecumseh and Austin roads, about 11:30 p.m., a Lambton OPP release said. The pedestrian, a Walpole Island resident, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The road was closed for several hours for the investigation, which continues with help from th
  
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• Travel tours boosted inflation to 3 per cent in August

  14-09-2026 16:12 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  For the first time since July 2024, the rising cost of groceries in Canada did not outpace headline inflation.Statistics Canada released its Consumer Price Index report on Monday.Canadians spent another 2.8 per cent on groceries last month compared to August 2025. That's compared to a 3.1 per cent increase in July.The cost of dairy, fresh or frozen pork, condiments, and fresh fruit continued to accelerate, and since August 2021, the cost of groceries has increased 29 per cent.Headline inflation
  
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• Construction moves indoors as Lambton College residence reaches key watertight phase

  14-09-2026 12:06 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  With windows in and the building officially watertight, construction on Lambton College’s new student residence has shifted into high gear inside.Tilbury Properties Corporation Partner Michael Kaye said it's been a very busy site this summer."Since topping off, we are now technically watertight," Kaye said. "All of the windows have been installed, the glass curtain walls both running up the side of the building from the second floor to the fifth floor on the front of the building, as
  
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• RCMP warns of increase in violent, online crimes targeting youth

  14-09-2026 12:03 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is issuing a warning to be wary of violent online groups exploiting children and youth.The RCMP said these groups, often made up of youth, are known to target and manipulate vulnerable children and youth across widely accessible online platforms.For example, the "COM" (short for "community") is a virtual network of groups and individuals engaged in illicit activities that glorify child sexual abuse and exploitation materials,
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 14

  14-09-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBBaltimore 1 Toronto 8Colorado 1 Detroit 8NY Mets 0 NY Yankees 2Philadelphia 9 Atlanta 4LA Angels 5 Washington 6Kansas City 1 Boston 4LA Dodgers 4 Miami 6Houston 4 Tampa Bay 14Cleveland 9 Minnesota 2Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 3Chicago White Sox 1 St. Louis 3Pittsburgh 4 Chicago Cubs 3Seattle 7 Athletics 8Texas 7 Arizona 6San Diego 6 San Francisco 4---GOHLLondon 2 Elmira 6Komoka 2 Chatham 6St. Thomas 4 Listowel 3 (OT)---PJHLWalkerton 3 Fergus 8
  
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• Fall Fair season picks up steam in Lambton County

  13-09-2026 23:11 via theobserver.ca
  
  PETROLIA – Fall fair season is officially off and running in Lambton County.The Petrolia and Enniskillen Fall Fair ran Friday through Sunday on the fields and parks beside the Greenwood Recreation Centre. The event on Friday featured inflatables, a petting zoo, kids’ activities, the opening ceremonies, a dance show and a tractor pull, according to the Petrolia and Enniskillen Agricultural Society’s website.Day 2 on Saturday had beef and pet shows, a kids’ and main parade
  
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• Walpole Island pedestrian killed by SUV

  13-09-2026 18:12 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A pedestrian has died following a single-vehicle collision on Walpole Island First Nation on Saturday night.Around 11:20 p.m. on September 12, emergency services responded to a collision involving an SUV and a person on Chiefs Road, between Tecumseh Road and Austin Road.The pedestrian, a 48-year-old individual from Walpole Island First Nation, was pronounced dead on scene.Chiefs Road was closed between Tecumseh Road and Austin Road for several hours for the investigation, but has since reopened.
  
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• Sarnia Fire offers drowning prevention tips in wake of recent tragedies

  13-09-2026 12:30 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Sarnia Fire Rescue is reminding the public that safety is paramount while out on the water swimming or boating.Fire Life Safety Educator Mike Otis said the warnings come after multiple tragic drownings on area waterways over the past several months."Never swim alone. Make sure you're with a buddy," said Otis. "Know your limits and don't overestimate your swimming abilities. People underestimate the power of water and the changing currents, changing weather conditions. There's undertows and rip c
  
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• Scoreboard, Sept 13

  13-09-2026 11:14 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBDetroit 11 Colorado 7 NY Mets 12 NY Yankees 2Chicago Cubs 4 Pittsburgh 3Toronto 7 Baltimore 3Washington 6 LA Angels 5 San Diego 7 San Francisco 6Boston 5 Kansas City 1 Miami 4 LA Dodgers 3Minnesota 4 Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 3 Houston 2Milwaukee 13 Cincinnati 9 Atlanta 12 Philadelphia 2 Chicago White Sox 6 St. Louis 5Texas 6 Arizona 2Seattle 19 Athletics 1---OHL PreseasonNorth Bay 8 Owen Sound 5 Windsor 6 Flint 2Kitchener 3 Barrie 2---GOHLChatham 4 London 1LaSalle 5 Komoka 2Woodstock 5 Stratford
  
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