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The Blackburn News Podcast presents: Vaccine vacancy

There have been few debates in recent memory that have split people along partisan lines more than the debate over why Canada and Ontario haven't vaccinated more of their citizens.

So where does the fault lie?

Is it at the feet of Prime Minister Trudeau for not getting enough vaccines quick enough, or at the feet of Premier Ford for the way vaccines have been distributed.

Like most things, the answer is more complicated.

So, host Craig Needles decided to speak to a couple of people with different perspectives: London North Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos and Professor Amir Attaran, a frequent critic of both the federal and provincial response to the pandemic.

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New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.