Two Hydro One employees work at the top of a transmission tower to pull new shield wire across the St. Clair River. (Photo submitted by Hydro One)Hundreds of Hydro One customers are still without power in Essex County.
The hydro company reported the outage Thursday evening, which spreads between Leamington and Tecumseh, and is also affecting Lakeshore. Over 3,000 hydro customers experienced the outage, but as of midnight, only a few hundred were still without power.
Hydro crews have responded and are working to restore power.
Estimated power restoration was expected at around 8:45pm, but has since been extended to 4pm on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
