COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)
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Dozens of new COVID-19 cases added in Midwestern Ontario over the weekend

Huron Perth Public Health reported a dozen new cases of COVID-19 confirmed over the weekend. There are 34 active cases. Four residents are hospitalized with the virus. The pandemic has lead to the deaths of 65 residents. There are outbreaks at Bluewater Rest home in Bluewater, and Knollcrest Lodge Long Term care in Perth East.

The Grey Bruce Health Unit added no new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, but there are still 22 active cases in the region. Three residents are hospitalized due to COVID-19 and there 22 residents have passed away due to the virus since the pandemic began. The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported one new case of COVID-19 Sunday, in the Town of the Blue Mountains. Three cases were added Saturday in Grey Bruce.

On Monday, Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health added 70 new cases of the virus since Friday, 14 of them in Wellington. There are 46 active cases in Wellington, including eight in Mapleton and one in Wellington North.

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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.