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• Scoreboard, Aug 20

  20-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBToronto 6 Tampa Bay 7Detroit 3 Pittsburgh 4San Diego 2 NY Mets 4Atlanta 4 Minnesota 6Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 0Arizona 7 Boston 6Miami 1 Philadelphia 4NY Yankees 5 Baltimore 3St. Louis 4 Cincinnati 5San Francisco1 Cleveland 0Seattle 7 Milwaukee 5Athletics 7 Kansas City 9Washington 6 Texas 0LA Angels 2 Houston 3LA Dodgers 6 Colorado 4---MLSColumbus 1 Montreal 2Toronto 3 Charlotte 3Philadelphia 2 Inter Miami 2Vancouver 0 Houston Dyn
  
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• Trucker charged with importing, trafficking cocaine via Blue Water Bridge: records

  20-08-2026 20:53 via theobserver.ca
  
  Another trucker has been charged with trying to smuggle illegal drugs into Canada via the Blue Water Bridge, court records show.Harinder Singh, 28, of Brampton, was arrested Aug. 13 in Point Edward, the village next to Sarnia that’s home to the twin-span international bridge, and charged with importing cocaine and possessing cocaine for trafficking, court records show.No additional information, such as the amount and street value of the drug allegedly seized by border officers, was availa
  
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• Lambton County's Kathleen Ave Housing Project nears completion

  20-08-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  With fresh paint drying and landscaping about to get underway, a 50-unit affordable housing development in Sarnia is gearing up to open its doors to local residents this fall.The three-storey, Kathleen Avenue Housing Project, is being constructed at 471 Kathleen Avenue by the County of Lambton.Housing Services Manager Melisa Johnson said construction has moved along quickly, with a lot of cosmetic imperfections being touched up now."On the first floor they're almost done the inter
  
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• Tip line set up in ongoing LHSC fraud investigation

  20-08-2026 17:42 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Investigators are hoping a newly established tip line will help in an ongoing fraud investigation concerning London's hospital network.The London Police Service launched an investigation in October 2024 after London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) brought forward allegations of fraudulent financial activity.OPP and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) -- a dedicated initiative led by OPP and the Ministry of the Attorney General -- have joined the investigation due to its complexity a
  
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• Free bike and road safety workshop at Canatara

  20-08-2026 17:40 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Local kids are being invited to tune up their road safety skills before hitting the pavement this school year.The workshop, in partnership with the Sarnia Police Service, is part of the First Five Kids Summer Workshop Series put on by the First Five Team at the West Lambton Community Health Centre."We know families are busy, and we know kids learn best when they engage and have fun. So we wanted to bring this educational opportunity directly into the community. That's why we partnered with the p
  
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• Sarnia flooring contractor gets house arrest for fraud, must repay victims $26K

  20-08-2026 15:13 via theobserver.ca
  
  While sentencing Kevin McMillan, a former Sarnia flooring contractor, to house arrest for defrauding customers of more than $26,000, the judge noted he enjoys football in his leisure time.Justice Mark Poland told McMillan now his spare time should be spent getting a second or a third part-time job on top of his full-time job.“Or whatever it takes to get these people paid back. That is absolutely mandatory and must be priority No. 1. You ought to have no leisure time in your life until the
  
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• Fraudster flooring contractor gets house arrest, must repay victims $26K

  20-08-2026 15:13 via theobserver.ca
  
  While sentencing Kevin McMillan, a former Sarnia flooring contractor, to house arrest for defrauding customers of more than $26,000, the judge noted he enjoys football in his leisure time.Justice Mark Poland told McMillan now his spare time should be spent getting a second or a third part-time job on top of his full-time job.“Or whatever it takes to get these people paid back. That is absolutely mandatory and must be priority No. 1. You ought to have no leisure time in your life until the
  
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• Grab a Teen Burger to help beat MS

  20-08-2026 12:04 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  On Thursday, August 20, A&W restaurants across the country are hosting their annual Burgers to Beat MS day, donating $2 from every Teen Burger sold directly to MS Canada.Since its inception in 2008, the popular fundraiser has raised over $23 million to support vital research, treatment, and care for those living with multiple sclerosis.Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world.According to Health Canada, roughly 290 out of every 100,000 Canadian adults live with the condition, w
  
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• UPDATE: Sarnia emergency crews respond to incident on Indian Road

  20-08-2026 02:15 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  No injuries are reported after an SUV slammed into a home in Sarnia Wednesday night.Sarnia Fire Rescue, Lambton EMS and Sarnia police responded to a home on Indian Road North between Errol Road and Michigan Avenue at around 7 p.m.A vehicle had struck a home, but fire officials say luckily the two residents inside the home an two people in the vehicle were not hurt.Sarnia Fire Rescue were on scene until about 9 p.m. and a section of Indian Road North was closed to traffic for a few hours.Further
  
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• Sarnia emergency crews respond to incident on Indian Road

  20-08-2026 02:15 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  An emergency incident closed part of a major Sarnia thoroughfare Wednesday night.Just before 8 p.m., Sarnia Fire Rescue announced on social media that the southbound lane of Indian Road North between Errol Road and Michigan Avenue was closed. Few details were immediately available, except that emergency crews had responded to the area and that the closure was necessary to safely operate and to protect the public.
  
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• Part of Indian Road North closed, public asked to stay away

  20-08-2026 02:15 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  An emergency incident closed part of a major Sarnia thoroughfare.Just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sarnia Fire Rescue announced on social media that the southbound lane of Indian Road North between Errol Road and Michigan Avenue.At this time, few details are available, except that emergency crews had responded to the area and that the closure was necessary to safely operate and to protect the public.The roadway will remain closed until emergency crews have completed their operations.Members of th
  
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• $1.28M in drugs, guns, and stolen property seized in months long investigation

  19-08-2026 21:01 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A police investigation that lasted several months has led to the seizure of $1.28 million worth of drugs, guns, and stolen property and the arrest of three people.The multi-jurisdiction drug trafficking investigation began in April after provincial police identified suspected drug trafficking activity affecting the Walpole Island First Nation community."On July 17th of this year, members of the Lambton County OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), supported by other specialized OPP units and fr
  
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• Two-way race emerges for Point Edward mayor

  19-08-2026 19:02 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  There's now a race for the mayors seat in the Village of Point Edward.Current councillor Paul Burgess filed his nomination papers on Monday, August 17.Burgess was first elected to council in 2014.He's running against Deputy Mayor Greg Grimes who filed his nomination papers back in May.Current mayor Bev Hand has not yet indicated if she is seeking another term in the fall.The deadline to file nomination papers for the October 26 election is 2 p.m. on Friday, August 21.
  
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• Sarnia police seize illicit drugs, loaded handgun in Confederation Line bust

  19-08-2026 17:48 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A substantial amount of cocaine and meth was seized in a recent drug bust in Sarnia.On August 10, members of the Sarnia Police Service (SPS) Emergency Response Team (ERT), K9 Unit, and drug unit executed a search warrant at a home on Confederation Line near Mandaumin Road.During the search of the home and a vehicle, police seized 176 grams of cocaine, 133 grams of methamphetamine, drug trafficking paraphernalia, $27,270 in Canadian currency and a loaded .40 caliber Glock 27 handgun.Police said t
  
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• Pinery Provincial Park removes campsites for ecological protection

  19-08-2026 17:47 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The number of campsites at Pinery Provincial Park has been reduced, as the Grand Bend site is brought up to current Ontario Parks management standards.Previously, there were over 1,000 campsites at the provincial park.In an email to Sarnia News Today, Park Superintendent Mark Custers said a total of 52 campsites in a sensitive ecological area were removed following the 2025 season."No further campsite reductions are planned, and work is underway to relocate a portion of the impacted sites to oth
  
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• New Indigenous comedy series Rez Cops set to premiere at Kettle Point

  19-08-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lights, camera, laughter — Kettle Point Productions will roll out the red carpet this Saturday, August 22 for the long-awaited premiere of its new Indigenous comedy series, Rez Cops.Writer and Director Leigh George said the entire six part series will be shown at the Kettle Point Pow Wow Grounds, or in the gymnasium at Hillside School if it rains."We were talking to one of our relatives about their experiences working with the police, and we found that their stories were so funny that
  
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• Sarnia police detail recent ‘significant’ drug, gun seizure

  19-08-2026 16:48 via theobserver.ca
  
  Sarnia police have released more details of a recent “significant” seizure of drugs and a firearm after which two men, one from Sarnia, the other from the Toronto area, were charged.Tactical officers with a warrant searched a home and vehicle in the 2900 block of Confederation Line in Sarnia about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 10, police said in a Wednesday release.The officers seized 176 grams of cocaine, 133 grams of crystal methamphetamine, a loaded .40-cal. Glock 27 handgun, more than $27,
  
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• Duo arrested amid ‘significant’ drugs and gun seizure: Sarnia police

  19-08-2026 16:48 via theobserver.ca
  
  Two men, one from Sarnia and one from the Toronto area, are facing charges linked to what Sarnia police are calling a “significant” seizure of drugs and a firearm.Around 10:30 p.m. Aug. 10, tactical officers raided a home in the 2900 block of Confederation Line in Sarnia as well as a vehicle, police said Wednesday. The officers allegedly found 176 grams of cocaine, 133 grams of crystal methamphetamine, more than $27,000 in cash, a loaded .40-calibre Glock 27 handgun and drug paraphe
  
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• West Nile-infected mosquitoes trapped in Petrolia: Lambton Public Health

  19-08-2026 16:17 via theobserver.ca
  
  This year’s first mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus in Lambton County were trapped Aug. 12 in Petrolia, says Lambton Public Health.No human cases of the virus have been confirmed so far this year in Lambton, an agency release said.West Nile has been detected in Lambton since 2002, with six lab-confirmed human cases since 2018. One local human case was reported in 2024.The agency sets out traps around the county each summer to monitor for adult mosquitoes carrying the virus.
  
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• TSL launch's Cheers to the Coast Passport Program

  19-08-2026 12:05 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Tourism Sarnia-Lambton (TSL) has launched its Cheers to the Coast Passport Program.The initiative aims to showcase over a dozen craft beverage producers across Lambton County."We just want to encourage everyone to go out and discover all the amazing craft beverage producers that we have in Lambton County. Whether it's your first time to one of them or it's a return visit, there's always something new to experience," said TSL Interim Executive Director Adam Veen.Participants can pick up a passpor
  
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• TSL launches Cheers to the Coast Passport Program

  19-08-2026 12:05 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Tourism Sarnia-Lambton (TSL) has launched its Cheers to the Coast Passport Program.The initiative aims to showcase over a dozen craft beverage producers across Lambton County."We just want to encourage everyone to go out and discover all the amazing craft beverage producers that we have in Lambton County. Whether it's your first time to one of them or it's a return visit, there's always something new to experience," said TSL Interim Executive Director Adam Veen.Participants can pick up a passpor
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 19

  19-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBToronto 10 Tampa Bay 5Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 4NY Yankees 3 Baltimore 1San Francisco 1 Cleveland 8St. Louis 3 Cincinnati 0Miami 4 Philadelphia 6 Arizona 4 Boston 9San Diego 5 NY Mets 2Athletics 3 Kansas City 4Seattle 0 Milwaukee 22Atlanta 1 Minnesota 4Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 4Washington 0 Texas 5LA Angels 3 Houston 1LA Dodgers 7 Colorado 6---WNBAIndiana 101 Toronto 95Los Angeles 77 Connecticut 85Atlanta 97 Las Vegas 82New
  
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• Man found guilty of trying to murder Sarnia cop

  18-08-2026 23:03 via theobserver.ca
  
  Ryan Whiteway sighed and cursed as he was found guilty Tuesday of attempting to murder a Sarnia police officer.Then he stood in the courtroom’s prisoner’s box and turned to look at the gallery of about 25 officers, many in uniform, there in support of their colleague, Karl Brown, who was nearly stabbed to death during a wellness check two years ago in a downtown Sarnia condo building.“This corruption runs deep. How dirty are you cops?” a handcuffed Whiteway shouted.The o
  
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• OPP searching for suspects in $1M copper wire theft

  18-08-2026 22:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton OPP are asking for the public's help in finding suspects after $1 million worth of copper wire was stolen in St. Clair Township.Officers were called to a reported theft from a business on Oil Springs Line between St. Clair Parkway and Greenfield Road in St. Clair Township, shortly before 7 a.m. on August 17.The theft is believed to have happened between 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, and the morning of August 17.According to police, the suspects gained access to the property by cutting a
  
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• Motorcycle crash claims one life

  18-08-2026 21:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  A man has been pronounced dead after a motorcycle crash in Port Lambton.Emergency crews were called to St. Clair Parkway between West French Line and West Holt Line in Port Lambton for a serious collision involving a motorcycle the evening of August 8.OPP said a 57-year-old man was airlifted to a London hospital for treatment. He has since been pronounced deceased.Anyone with information or dash camera footage is asked to contact Lambton OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stopper at 1-800-222-TIPS (
  
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• Watford's Centennial Park playground now open following delays

  18-08-2026 17:47 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The wait is over for families in Watford.After significant delays, the new playground at Centennial Park is finished and open to the public.The Watford Park Playground Revitalization Project started on June 1, and was originally scheduled to take about two weeks to complete.Warwick Township Parks and Recreation Manager Ryan Chamney said the delays in the project were outside the township's control."There were a number of challenges including weather and supply of a couple pieces of equipment tha
  
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• First West Nile Virus case of the season detected in Lambton County

  18-08-2026 17:45 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Lambton Public Health has confirmed the first local presence of West Nile virus this summer.A mosquito trap collected on Wednesday, August 12 in Petrolia tested positive for the virus.While no human cases have been reported in Lambton County so far this year, public health officials note that three positive human cases have already been confirmed across Ontario.West Nile can be passed to humans through an infected mosquito. A very small number of people will get sick but occasionally&n
  
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• Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project deploys all-female crews for first time

  18-08-2026 12:02 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  The Northern Tornadoes Project has marked an important milestone during its 2026 season.Western University's Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory Director Gregory Kopp said the discovery wasn't observed right away."We realized only in retrospect that we had sent out all female damage survey crews for four tornadoes," said Kopp. "We've been doing damage surveys for a long time and Northern Tornadoes Project was set up in 2017, but we realized 'oh, it's the first time we've just sent out al
  
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• Defibrillator donations honour fallen soldiers

  18-08-2026 11:47 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  Two defibrillators recently donated by the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund will honour the memory of two fallen soldiers from Lambton Shores.The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) said the two life-saving machines will be placed at Rock Glen Conservation Area in Arkona.The conservation authority said it's a fitting way to remember the service and sacrifices of Lt. Howard Vincent Pickering, who was killed in 1917; and Rifleman Edgar Dawson Butler, who die
  
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• Scoreboard, Aug 18

  18-08-2026 11:00 via sarnianewstoday.ca
  
  MLBSt. Louis 2 Cincinnati 1St. Louis 5 Cincinnati 6Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 7Miami 5 Philadelphia 6Detroit 8 Pittsburgh 5Arizona 1 Boston 11San Diego1 NY Mets 2Athletics 5 Kansas City 9Atlanta 2 Minnesota 4Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 7LA Dodgers 11 Colorado 5---WNBADallas 70 Golden State 78---Tuesday's GamesMLBNY Yankees at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m.San Francisco at Cleveland, 6:40 p.m.St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6:40 p.m.Toronto a
  
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