Olympic high jumper Derek Drouin in Sarnia as he gets ready for the Rio Games. June 25, 2016 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Jake Jeffrey)Olympic high jumper Derek Drouin in Sarnia as he gets ready for the Rio Games. June 25, 2016 (BlackburnNews.com photo by Jake Jeffrey)
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Bolt Bolts To Third Straight Gold, Drouin Advances to Finals

Markham's Andre De Grasse earned Canada its first medal in the men's 100 metres in 20 years. DeGrasse won bronze at the Rio Olympics with a personal best time of 9-point-9-1 seconds. Donovan Bailey was the last Canadian to reach the podium in the event, when he won gold in 1996. Usain Bolt became the first person to win three straight Olympic 100-meter titles. American Justin Gatlin took silver.

Meanwhile, Derek Drouin of Corunna tied for the best jump of 2.29 metres and qualified for tomorrow's final.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

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.

(File photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks)

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.