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OPP Report Deadly Long Weekend

Provincial police say four people lost their lives as a result of traffic and boating incidents over the Civic holiday weekend.

OPP say one person was killed in a vehicle collision on Saturday while another person died in a boating mishap. On Sunday, a cyclist was killed in a collision with a vehicle and another man died when his off-road vehicle collided with another vehicle.

The deaths came on what police are calling a "busy August Long Weekend" which coincided with two education campaigns, the "Slow Down, Move Over" campaign and the "Operation Dry Water" impaired boating campaign.

Despite the attempt at spreading a message of safety, police say more than 450 drivers were ticketed for failing to slow down or move over for emergency vehicles or tow trucks at the side of the road. More than 180 alcohol and other marine-related charges were laid as police checked boats on waterways across Ontario.

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Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.