(BlackburnNews.com photo)A week-long OPP Distracted Driving Campaign starts today.
A news release from the OPP indicates that this is shaping up to be the seventh year in a row where inattentive driving surpasses impaired driving as a factor in fatal collisions in the province.
So far this year, driver inattention has been listed a factor in 12 of the 51 fatal collisions investigated by the OPP.
Police are launching a week-long education and enforcement blitz.
A man charged with arson with disregard for human life following a fire at 99 McNaughton Avenue West in Chatham in January is out on bail for a second time.
Paisley Fraleigh was a part of Team Ontario's winning team at the 2026 U18 Women’s Tackle National Championship in Regina.
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.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
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.
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.
